Blue Cat

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    College campus RN?

    We see student athletes who come in for sick visits or immunizations. They have access to the athletic trainers and sports MD for the teams. It's interesting that it sounds like it's a dual role in family practice and the campus. Is it for a hospital...
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    College campus RN?

    Yes, we do, as well as outreach on campus and partnering with the college of nursing to provide flu vaccinations. We are involved in student orientation days as well. The health side of our department is only myself and the director, however we share...
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    College campus RN?

    I am a campus nurse for a private university. I started almost a year ago and love it! I came from an urgent care and med-surg background, still work PRN urgent care. My department consists of my director (an RN) and myself, we have standing orders t...
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    Charting..... HELP!

    We use Meditech at my facility and there is next to no space to free-text very much at all. I think the free-text space for a pain assessment allows for 50 -100 characters max. We can link a note where we can free-text, which involves going to a comp...
  5. This is in the OR! I hope patients refuse to have surgery there until this policy is changed. I would not want a nurse in the room with my open surgical wound wearing the same clothing that she was wearing while cleaning up who-knows-what from a prev...
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    Single mom in nursing school...

    I am a single mom and graduated from nursing school in Dec '12. You can do this! I was terrified about how I would make it work, but somehow it did. Do you have any neighbors you trust? I became good friends with one of mine and she would get my kids...
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    Single moms, daycare and day shift

    I am so sorry you have to deal with all of that from your ex while trying to manage working after all the hard work you put into becoming a nurse. I can relate to the anxiety it causes you because when there is an ex like that involved, "normal" solu...
  8. Thank you for the thoughtful responses! Blue
  9. Thanks for the advice. I can't find the "edit" tab, so can't correct the misspelling. Blue
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    Shoes, shoes, shoes

    I wear Merrells and have never had tired feet at the end of my clinical days. I'm starting my first job so we'll see how they do with being on my feet full-time. UniformDiscount.com | Nursing Scrubs, Medical Uniforms & Shoeslue
  11. I am excited and nervous and anxious to finally start my career as a nurse. I expect to be overwhelmed and feel like a fish out of water. I don't want to feel that way though. I am nervous about what the expectations will be of me.....how much the st...
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    New RN, foreign graduate, no experience

    Try Northshore University Health System Leading Medical Offices and Hospitals in Chicago | NorthShore If it's a matter of needing your transcripts from your school I would suggest requesting those asap so that you will have them when needed. It sound...
  13. Unfortunately, it's one of those postings that doesn't give the practice name or specific location. No way to bypass the online application process. Blue
  14. That's what I thought. If there were a place to enter free text, I would clarify that while I do not have the experience, I am a self- starter, very driven, etc. I'm running out of options and need a job. It is very disappointing to have worked so ha...
  15. If an online application asks directly "do you meet the requirement of __ years of experience?" before you can even complete the application should a new grad answer yes in order to apply anyway? I don't feel right doing that, but with every post sta...