Nursey Face

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1. 7 wks pregnant, offered 36 hr night position

   Nursey Face replied to Nursey Face's topic in General Nursing

   oh and i think i'd be covered from FMLA since i've worked here for over 3 years and i work over 20 hours/week.

2. 7 wks pregnant, offered 36 hr night position

   Nursey Face replied to Nursey Face's topic in General Nursing

   thanks so much ladies! i had read that there were some studies that said working night MAY put you at great risk for pre-term labor, something to do with the flipped circadian and all, so that freaked me out. when i worked in general medical, i rare...

3. 7 wks pregnant, offered 36 hr night position

   Nursey Face posted a topic in General Nursing

   hi everyone! i started about 3 months ago in an outpatient rn job. i came from inpatient medical. i was recently offered to interview at my dream job - labor and delivery. the hitch is that i am 7 weeks pregnant and the position is 36 hour nights! h...

4. Simmons versus MGH Direct Entry Nursing

   Nursey Face replied to questionableresource's topic in Massachusetts

   I have to disagree with people who stated to go to Simmon's if you want to work why you go and not stress too much. I went to Simmons and most of the women who went did not work and everyone was super stressed out. It's very vigorous and it's a lot o...

5. Job Shadowing

   Nursey Face replied to Nursey Face's topic in General Nursing

   This is exactly what I thought! Thanks!

6. Job Shadowing

   Nursey Face replied to Nursey Face's topic in General Nursing

   I want to stay in my facility. I work at one of the best hospitals in the world.

7. Job Shadowing

   Nursey Face replied to Nursey Face's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, yes I am doing it on my own time. I'm not hiding anything but I also don't want her to get nervous that I'm leaving soon. What if I shadow and all of these other floors do not compare and then I've created a situation where my nurse manager thin...

8. Job Shadowing

   Nursey Face posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am coming up on my 1 year anniversary on a medical floor. I would like to job-shadow on different floors of interest in the hospital. It is for informational purposes for me so when I do look for my next job, I can make an informed decision. Do ...

9. Simmons Accel. 18-mo BSN?

   Nursey Face replied to eep128's topic in Massachusetts

   Get ready to work your ass off! The summer is not bad so try to enjoy it because the first semester is a ton of work. It's a great education and challenging. Good luck!

10. How many times have you cried???

    Nursey Face replied to CareBayer's topic in New Nurse

    I have been off orientation for 2 months and have probably cried at least 10 times. Maybe 3-4 times at work in private and many times at home. What makes me cry is how overwhelming the job can be and also how the seasoned nurses have the tendency t...

11. I passed at 75!!! Advice . . .

    Nursey Face replied to Nursey Face's topic in NCLEX

    Hi, I used the qbank only. it was just like the nclex even the way it looked. good luck all!

12. I passed at 75!!! Advice . . .

    Nursey Face posted a topic in NCLEX

    Spend the $299 and buy the Kaplan Qbank . . . i used all 1000+ questions in 8 days and then took the nclex. it was JUST like the nclex . . . I also took a nclex review course that is a part of the tuition at the school i went to. that was helpful but...

13. Last final - holy crap!

    Nursey Face posted a topic in General Nursing

    I did it! Took my last final! I have almost officially graduated from nursing school! woo!!!!!

14. New grad salary in Boston hospitals?

    Nursey Face replied to greygooseuria's topic in Massachusetts

    Hi - when will you graduate? If you have another semester left after this one - get a PCA/CNA position! It will help you so much. If there is a hospital that you have or have had a clinical at that you are interested in being a CNA in, contact you...

15. Starting acclerated BSN in Jan 08 - is it worth it?

    Nursey Face replied to jcague's topic in Massachusetts

    Hi there - I am graduating in about 3 weeks from the accelerated BSN program at Simmons College (18 month Dix Scholar Program). I have a job lined up at MGH on a general medical floor starting in February. I started working as a PCA this past May ...