raincitynurse

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1. What do you tell people who want to be nurses?

   raincitynurse replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

   I say, if you're hearts not in it, don't do it, because the money will ever be enough to make you happy (or to like it).I tell them get the best grades possible, because competition for slots in school is rough.And I tell them go work as a CNA, if yo...

2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   raincitynurse replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Last november I showed up early for a first clinical shift. It was very cold and very dark, and I had to park way out back where the original hospital still stood.Built in the late 1800s, and continously added on to, I was assured that I would be abl...

3. What motivates you to go to work every day?

   raincitynurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   Because I worked so hard to get here, I love being a nurse,I hate house chores,I love making a difference,I hate being bored,Its rewarding, disgusting, dramatic and sometimes I get to run in the hospital and pretend I'm on tv...

4. NCLEX: Authorization to test in CA...how long did it take?

   raincitynurse replied to raincitynurse's topic in California

   pdilla: thank you so very much for your reply and answering all my questions! i have decided that the best route is applying directly for my california license. you and myrn19 have been most helpful! i hope the universe rains good deed sprinkles ...

5. NCLEX: Authorization to test in CA...how long did it take?

   raincitynurse replied to raincitynurse's topic in California

   Thank you so much for your reply! I know the time frame for evey board of nursing is different, and it is great to some perspective!Cheers!RainCity

6. NCLEX: Authorization to test.....how long did it take? advice!

   raincitynurse posted a topic in NCLEX

   got a few questions for everyone! it would help me make some huge decisions if i could get a lil feed back :) graduating in one state in june, moving back home to california, possibly in the same month, and trying to decided what steps to take to ge...

7. NCLEX: Authorization to test in CA...how long did it take?

   raincitynurse posted a topic in California

   Got a few questions for everyone! Would help me make some HUGE decisions if I could get a lil feed back :) Graduating in one state in June, moving back home to California possibly in the same month, and trying to decided what steps to take to get li...

8. Trying to get into RN program

   raincitynurse replied to amraebrown's topic in Washington

   Tacoma Community College runs a lottery, but you might need to repeat that A&P2 first, I beleive a 2.8 is the lowest they will take. Also investigate Clover Park Technical in Tacoma, they do a wait list, can be a year + wait. Peirce College look...

9. Medication Errors?

   raincitynurse replied to Monica08's topic in General Nursing

   Interesting question! I've wondered what the systemic effects of a nebulized drug would be if taken po or iv. Thanks to snazzy-jazzy for breaking it down.

10. "Knock, Knock!"

    raincitynurse replied to sophiee's topic in General Nursing

    Geee, if I had to knock hard enough for people to hear me on every door I went in, I'd have bloody knuckles!!

11. Nursing makes me nuts!!!!

    raincitynurse replied to ksc0723's topic in General Students

    There are 10+ nursing programs within 45 miles of me, and every single one wants different prereqs! School A wants a psych class only they offer, schools B and C want statistics, but B also wants a PE course. D wants chem and only basic psych, and ev...

12. If you did not need the money...?

    raincitynurse replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    Heck! I paid money to get to be a nurse! Not to mention endless anxiety over exams, clinicals, and my waning social life! Would I work ANY job for free? Heck no! Thats crazy talk! Would I work like I do now if I won millions of dollars...no way!! I'...

13. Needlestick Injuries Scaring Me Away From Nursing, HELP! :(

    raincitynurse replied to xoshelbugxo's topic in Career Support

    I was way more scared of dirty needles before I became a nurse! Living in a big city wich was undergoing a serious needle drug problem, I was a barrista at the time. Even with"secure"locked bathrooms, at the end of the night you would surely be wipin...

14. Would you do it all again?

    raincitynurse replied to laski's topic in General Nursing

    YES! I'd do it again! All the headache, all the heartache, I love being a nurse. The most important advice I could give: if you're not going into nursing because you love it, you will soon grow to hate it. If you love it, you have something that wil...

15. Realistic expectations of a nursing career

    raincitynurse replied to jenoglv's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Nursing is awesome, hard, draining, fulfilling. You might work four ten hour day or nights. You might work 12 a week in a private home. You could work in a slow clinic,a crazy ED, or rural Alaska. You may walk to work our commute two hours. You cou...