JuliaR

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1. just venting out

   JuliaR replied to JuliaR's topic in Texas

   thanks eric! how long have you been working in MD Anderson? and in what floor? i really hope i would be able to hear from your hospital again.

2. just venting out

   JuliaR posted a topic in Texas

   my family relocated here from another state and I was very optimistic that i will be able to secure a job at one of the hospitals in the Medical Center (Houston). Before I relocated i submitted my resume online to Methodist, MD Anderson, Memorial Her...

3. so disappointed :(

   JuliaR replied to JuliaR's topic in General Nursing

   hi pkapple, the nurse manager changed my rotation without talking to me first...this is what i didn't like. regarding the charge nurse, i will also tackle this issue with her when i come back to work. thanks!

4. so disappointed :(

   JuliaR replied to JuliaR's topic in General Nursing

   hi classicdame, this charge nurse is going with me to the other rotation as what i've posted earlier , so imagine, . there were few instances where i want to answer back to that charge nurse but out of respect (because she's old already),i just don't...

5. so disappointed :(

   JuliaR replied to JuliaR's topic in General Nursing

   thanks feldner, what she also told me was that she cannot move the other two nurses because of seniority and the other two nurses as well because they are new. but you know what, this reasoning ,i can't accept because prior to this incident, she alr...

6. so disappointed :(

   JuliaR replied to JuliaR's topic in General Nursing

   smiles04, yes i am full time in this rotation, that's why im so affected by what she did. it's not in our policies and procedures about consulting us first before changing our schedule but still, i have a life of my own, my family h as established a ...

7. so disappointed :(

   JuliaR replied to JuliaR's topic in General Nursing

   pearl thanks for the reply. this is what my husband also told me... the bottom line is productivity, i know,deep in myself ,that i won't be able to function properly if the nurse manager will insist on me going to the other rotation

8. so disappointed :(

   JuliaR replied to JuliaR's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for replying dutchgirlrn!talking to my nurse manager the first time i come back to work is the first thing i will do. you know what, i'm really not the confrontational type of person, i just keep mum about something if i still have the patienc...

9. so disappointed :(

   JuliaR posted a topic in General Nursing

   Today i got a call from my nurse manager, she said, that she has changed my rotation. The reason being, there's not enough manpower at that rotation. After hearing that i got annoyed, i mean, she did not even bother consulting me. And to add insult t...

10. Is Med/Surg attracting new grads?

    JuliaR replied to Mito's topic in Med-Surg

    Hi RN-PA, Thank you so much for your words of encouragement! I just hope that my preceptor will be someone just like you...it must be difficult for you to didn't have a mentor or a supportive preceptor while you were on your orientation. I bet you ...

11. Is Med/Surg attracting new grads?

    JuliaR replied to Mito's topic in Med-Surg

    Hi everyone! as i was reading ur posts, i don't know if i feel excitement or fear. I graduated BSN last 1997 from the Philippines and since then, I didn't have a nursing work-related experience. Recently, I passed NCLEX-RN and i just had my first in...

12. passed NCLEX-RN without nursing work experience

    JuliaR replied to JuliaR's topic in Career Support

    Hi suzanne4! that's good! because they were really helpful in my review =) JuliaRN

13. passed NCLEX-RN without nursing work experience

    JuliaR replied to JuliaR's topic in Career Support

    Hi Suzanne4, Yes, we are still required to go thru the Credentials Verification (by CGFNS). Regarding the books that I used for review, they are the following: 1) MOSBY Comprehensive review (CD) 2) Lippincott Book (with practice questions on CD) 3) S...

14. passed NCLEX-RN without nursing work experience

    JuliaR replied to JuliaR's topic in Career Support

    Hi SUzanne, Thanks for replying to my posts! Here in Florida, foreign nurses like me can sit for an NCLEX-RN without taking cgfns. I guess Florida is one of those states that allow this. I have an L2 visa (dependent of L1 visa holder) and I already h...

15. passed NCLEX-RN without nursing work experience

    JuliaR replied to JuliaR's topic in Career Support

    Hi suzanne4, I'm planning to schedule my english exam (IELTS) this may 15. As soon as I pass it, I wil lthen proceed to start processing my VisaScreen. Right now, i live here in Miami,Florida and i intend to practice nursing here also. JuliaRN PS i'm...