chicagoing ADN, RN

chicagoing has 11 years experience as a ADN, RN.

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1. Nurses and their pens

   chicagoing replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Another fan of Pentel Energel 0.5 mm in black! I label my pens with my name :)

2. registered nurses in Illinois

   chicagoing replied to kingzen's topic in Illinois

   My sister-in-law is a Philippines-born RN who worked in Pharma for 10+ years before coming to IL nearly 7 years ago. She never worked as an RN and signed up for a review class in the city, passed the NCLEX on her first attempt, and landed a job in th...

3. I want to quit my job

   chicagoing replied to chicagoing's topic in New Nurse

   Dontlookback, the beauty of nursing is that if one area doesn't suit my fancy, I could always try something else. I am just trying to find the best way to work through this problem without thinking "I want to quit." I have been in the working world ...

4. I want to quit my job

   chicagoing replied to chicagoing's topic in New Nurse

   Lady Free, I do enjoy my job very much, just as long as I am not on that one unit. I can't stress enough how much I LOVE working with the elderly, and I know that if it shows. It would not work for me financially to work there PT or FT because the pa...

5. I want to quit my job

   chicagoing replied to chicagoing's topic in New Nurse

   I really do believe there is poor ventilation on that unit. My sister-in-law who is a supervisor elsewhere said that I should have called in so my supervisor could have found a replacement. In my defense, I have worked with a headache in the past, ...

6. I want to quit my job

   chicagoing replied to chicagoing's topic in New Nurse

   That was one of my concerns. I don't want to be the nurse who comes across as not being flexible or unable to adapt to situations. But when I see that another employee is allowed to not work with 60% of our population, it makes me wonder if they wo...

7. I want to quit my job

   chicagoing posted a topic in New Nurse

   Long story short: I have been at my first job (LTC, includes subacute floor) & "like" it most of the time except for when I work the subacute floor. I signed on to float, and work 2-3 nights/week. I enjoy the LTC side, but when I am sent to suba...

8. hating rehab unit

   chicagoing replied to Nursearaeg's topic in Geriatric

   OP, I feel your pain. I am interested to see if your DON ends up granting your request. I am in a similar situation (except subacute is not my forte...have only worked there 2 times in the first 4 months...then twice in 3 days) and love the LTC side....

9. Do Your Coworkers do this?

   chicagoing replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in Relations

   I work night shift and my coworkers do not do this. I hear the most complaining from the oncoming day shift because they are quite often short a few nurses. I really do feel badly for people, but when I have to listen to the complaining, that cuts in...

10. Starting pay rates: Then & now

    chicagoing replied to Nola009's topic in Geriatric

    Oops sorry I was a little tired writing this after I got home from work this AM. No, I do not have benefits and do pay for my own health insurance. I also do not live as close to the facility as others, so gas & tolls add up. I am single with no ...

11. Starting pay rates: Then & now

    chicagoing replied to Nola009's topic in Geriatric

    I was hired at a nursing home in the Chicago suburbs in November 2013 and my starting pay was $33/hr. I am a new RN with an ADN. I am a registry float, so there is a $10/hr differential. LPNs who are registry floats start at $28/hr. PT and FT LPNs st...

12. Where is the best place to buy scrubs, shoes, and gear?

    chicagoing replied to astanley129's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I recently started using cherokee4less dot com. We were required to wear Cherokee tops, pants, and jacket while in nursing school; however, the tops and jacket were required to be embroidered by the local scrubs store This website also carries Dicki...

13. RN-BSN programs in Illinois?

    chicagoing replied to ms.nurse13's topic in School Programs

    Admission to the traditional & accelerated BSN programs is competitive. Admission to the online RN to BSN program is NOT competitive.

14. As a new grad RN, would you take an Assisted Living position

    chicagoing replied to Nola009's topic in New Nurse

    I am also a new grad...passed the NCLEX in June and didn't even start applying to jobs until October. I applied for exactly three: one hospital position and two in LTC (one in my city, the other 20 miles away). I received one rejection (hospital) and...

15. Washing scrubs

    chicagoing replied to N_madison's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I am a new grad and was require to wear scrubs during nursing school for clinical days only. I am not a germaphobe but always thought that once the scrubs left the house, they were "dirty". Even though I had two sets of tops/bottoms, I washed the one...