melp718

melp718 has 6 years experience.

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1. Nurse Licensure Endorsement Services

   melp718 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello fellow nurses! I recently was hired by a company that helps patients across the USA. I live in NJ and cannot obtain the compact licensure, we are currently partially compact, I have been watching the board of nursing site like a hawk waiting fo...

2. I'm extremely slow at passing medications

   melp718 replied to Lemon Bars's topic in New Nurse

   No!! Don't give up!! You got this!! As everyone has said before we all started out this way! You have been doing it such a short amount of time and it is no way an indicator that you are not doing well or going to get it. Its better to take your time...

3. Looking for a really good Diagnostic Tests book

   melp718 replied to melp718's topic in General Nursing

   I actually have come across that book in my search and it has gotten a lot of good reviews, it is very high on my list to purchase. Thank you for your recommendation!

4. Looking for a really good Diagnostic Tests book

   melp718 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all! I hope everyone had a great week and enjoy the upcoming weekend! As the title states, I am looking for a really good diagnostic tests book...with not too much emphasis on laboratory testing. I am a clinical review nurse at a preventative ...

5. Feeling Very Hopeless

   melp718 replied to melp718's topic in Job Hunt

   Thank you everyone! Its amazing how low you can feel and then how it can all turn around when a simple thing like "You're Hired" is said. It reminds me of the NCLEX, all those thoughts and doubts and what ifs and then you read that one little word, "...

6. New Grad reflections: the pride and pain

   melp718 replied to scaredsilly's topic in New Nurse

   Hello Sacredsilly! I don't know if you remember me, but you posted a very encouraging and uplifting post to my "Feeling Hopeless" thread: https://allnurses.com/nursing-first-job/feeling-very-hopeless-948588.html I replied to your post thanking you, a...

7. Feeling Very Hopeless

   melp718 replied to melp718's topic in Job Hunt

   Hello all! I wanted to update this post with something very uplifting! I was recently hired and start Oct.20th....and the cherry on top..is that it is my dream job :) It just happened so suddenly and unexpectedly..I received a call from the office...

8. Feeling Very Hopeless

   melp718 replied to melp718's topic in Job Hunt

   Chiandre: I agree, I completely agree. In NYC it is all about who you know. I have been networking in terms of friends that are working in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, etc. They have all given my resume in and I have yet to hear from the HR. I ...

9. Feeling Very Hopeless

   melp718 replied to melp718's topic in Job Hunt

   I am checking in, and I must apologize for the grammar errors in my passage. > ________________________________________ Scaredsilly: Thank you for taking the time to read and reply! Thank you for all your kind words of encouragement and trying to ...

10. Feeling Very Hopeless

    melp718 posted a topic in Job Hunt

    Hey all, I thought Id vent or not really vent but voice my strain and hopeless feelings about not finding a job yet. I have read many inspiring stories here and tried to get myself perked up to no avail. I have been on allnurses for a couple years. ...

11. Other LPN areas other than Bedside?

    melp718 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    Let me start off by saying that I am a New Grad, I graduated in June 2011, and just recently found a job through the help of an Agency that managed to represent me; even though they do not represent new grads. I am grateful for that because I was in ...