BA_anthropology

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1. Let RN license lapse to get out of "Old" new grad rut?

   BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! I live in the metro area of the East Coast. Because we can get by on my husband's salary for now, me relocating and splitting up the family just isn't something we think is a good idea for...

2. Let RN license lapse to get out of "Old" new grad rut?

   BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

   Again, as indicated in the original post and explicitly stated above, I would never lie about it. That wasn't even on the table as an option. And the "sales pitch" as you put it is the exact and...

3. Let RN license lapse to get out of "Old" new grad rut?

   BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

   THANK YOU for this response. This sums up exactly what I was going to respond, too! Also, because I saw it mentioned a couple of times, I would have been extremely upfront with the hiring manager....

4. Let RN license lapse to get out of "Old" new grad rut?

   BA_anthropology posted a topic in General Nursing

   1.5 years after graduation and I have not a single nursing job under my belt. What is a girl to do after spending all that money and time and work on an education? I've come up with a plan? What do...

5. No luck with a new grad job- should I go back to school? Any nurse managers around?

   BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Thanks for the responese!! Do you know, if I went back for a BSN would I be considered a new grad (and eligible for a job) even though I got my RN license after finishing my diploma

6. No luck with a new grad job- should I go back to school? Any nurse managers around?

   BA_anthropology posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I'm wondering if I go back for either an RN-MSN program or a RN-BSN program, will I still find myself just as unemployable? I gradated in Dec 2011 with an RN diploma degree. Right after graduation,...

7. Advice about getting into critical care

   BA_anthropology posted a topic in Critical Care

   Okay, I'm sure there are a lot of posts asking a very similar question, but my situation is just a tad bit different and I'd appreciate any opinions. I'm a "new grad" nurse and I really want to get...

8. Just want to share

   BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Students

   I got 10cc's of residual the first time, gave 600 cc of free water because when I got there his Na+ went way up (600 to replace insensible water loss, I learned!), titrated up his feedings, then got...

9. Just want to share

   BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Students

   Thanks, I still changed it. I'd rather not share at all than share too much.

10. Just want to share

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Students

    You know what, I originally used information that was not totally true-- you know, similar in the level of care it would require but the real story "story." I was definitely thinking about HIPAA....

11. Just want to share

    BA_anthropology posted a topic in General Students

    Today in clinical py pt has a foley that has been irrigated (perhaps it will need to be irrigated again), a PEG that needs residual check Q4H (never done this before) and has been having 300cc's of...

12. Taking 6 months off nursing...right after graduation?

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, thanks for all the suggestions and feedback everyone! I'm still not 100% sure what the next best thing to do is. Hopefully, something will pan out with getting experience over there (thanks for...

13. Taking 6 months off nursing...right after graduation?

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that's the plan. Does it make any difference for finding a job when I get

14. Taking 6 months off nursing...right after graduation?

    BA_anthropology posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, So traveling for 6 months after graduation has been the plan since before I started nursing school, but I'm terrified I'm going to be 100% out of luck finding a job when I get back....

15. MD's orders

    BA_anthropology replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed! I actually tried REALLY hard to think of what I should say and do to make sure the patient felt safe with both the doctor and myself. Including just stating that it wasn't how I'd learned to...