jxRN

jxRN

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  1. UCLA New Grad Program 2010

    hope to meet you guys too. I'm from out of town.. and would definitely like to meet some new nursing friends! - Jen
  2. Tired of nurses threatening to quit!!!

    i work right next to a nurse who complains day in and day out-- almost every second she's working, theres something to complain. it seriously gets REAL old REAL fast. maybe just get someone who is appreciative of their job to work there.. instead of ...
  3. UCLA New Grad Program 2010

    whoa we get uniforms????? i thought i was going to need scrub shopping! anyone know what color is ucla-sm?? i think i start sept 2
  4. UCLA New Grad Program 2010

    :nmbrn:
  5. How can nurses avoid burnout?

    agreed!
  6. My First Medication Error

    we are humans, and we make mistakes. don't tear yourself up over it. i've known couple nurses who make mistakes, and some does not even want to owe up to it-- even after being confronted. By the end of the day, no one is really hurt, and it tested yo...
  7. UCLA New Grad Program 2010

    hey guys! can you guys give me some insight on the TalentPlus behavioral interview??? I just got the verbal offer from the manager after the interview, and reassured me that the personality interview was something I don't have to worry about but need...
  8. i hate med-surg

    i'm wondering... you think management leaves the unit short-staffed because theres honestly NO nurses they can hire out there... or you think they rather do the $$ game. Less staff= less money management spends. That's the theme at my facility. I ha...
  9. Have you been assaulted by a patient?

    acute psych..... SO YES!!!!!! i've witnessed the staff getting bite by patients with open wounds and teeth marks + bleeding. another staff got punched in the face and got a swollen black eye because the pt thought the staff was "talking crap" behind...
  10. Job Offer

    nurse patient ratio is a huge one.. consider your load. your safety there.. risk for losing a license?
  11. The 1st check as an rn....yay!!! Or nay!!

    i just got my first paycheck and i was deducted over 1k in taxes. FML!!!!!!
  12. How old were you. when you become RN?

    23 BSN
  13. I'm a new grad who recently found a job in the bay area, and i'm not gonna lie, the $ is sooo good. Nurses can easily make over 90-100K here. I'm in acute pscyh/ adolescent psych and the job is soooo stressful. The nurses I work with are pulling dou...
  14. I can't really do LTC/ Med-Surg stress is too much on my body. Feel like i'm going to run around like a headless chicken. too much heavy heavy lifting for my back. I was told in nursing school to go into medsurg, but i'mma try to steer clear and head...
  15. Hello lovely nurses, I'm a new grad nurse and recently found a Acute Psych position. Just wondering if i'll be having difficulty going into other fields later on..?? Some people say getting out of Psych is pretty hard once you go into it. is that tr...