EMcGrady

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1. Nursing with fibroids

   EMcGrady replied to EMcGrady's topic in General Nursing

   Copied from Caliotter 3 "I lost consciousness on the job from hemorrhaging and got carted off to the hospital by ambulance. Guess who didn't have a job when she was discharged from the hospital? Get your act together and take a medical...

2. Nursing with fibroids

   EMcGrady replied to EMcGrady's topic in General Nursing

   Will the cups work if you have large (size of a quarter or much larger sometimes) clots?

3. Nursing with fibroids

   EMcGrady replied to EMcGrady's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all so much for your suggestions and coping skills. It's shocking how many women will have these issues at some point in their lives. I wish you all the best in your ongoing battle against the menses...well, maybe not so much a battle as a...

4. Nursing with fibroids

   EMcGrady posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all, This is not apost asking fo rmedical advise, just putting that out thre now. I'm a new nurse just starting an internship program. I happen to have fibtroids with mentral periods that last about ten or soo days at a time. Is there anyone ...

5. Legacy Health RN Residency 2011

   EMcGrady replied to ttt-n's topic in Oregon

   Rejection email just came for me as well. But, I made it into an internship in Coos Bay, and I'm very happy :) Good luck everyone with your job search.

6. Legacy Health RN Residency 2011

   EMcGrady replied to ttt-n's topic in Oregon

   I hope it all turns out for the best for all of you! :)

7. Columbus Ohio=no new grad rn jobs

   EMcGrady replied to leaBSN's topic in Ohio

   I feel your pain:heartbeat Sadly, the rest of the states are not much better. I do know that the state hospital in Salem, Oregon is takingon new grads. It's psychiatric care, which isn't most peoples first choice, but may be better than LTC. Maybe th...

8. UPDATE --- "Inefficient training at first job, considering quitting"

   EMcGrady replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Nursing

   Practice common interview questions in front of a mirror. i looked up behavioral interviews questions (weakness/strength for example). It would also probably be good to be prepared to talk about past nursing experiences and what you did right/wrong a...

9. Still Unemployed for 5 months and still counting

   EMcGrady replied to Chuvaaaaa's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry for your stress. It's taken me a long time to find real possibilities too. I've heard Texas has new grad positions?? I know that Oregon State Hospital, a psych hospital, in Salem is hiring new grads a lot. They're opening a whole new facility ...

10. UPDATE --- "Inefficient training at first job, considering quitting"

    EMcGrady replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Nursing

    This gives me hope! Congratulations!!

11. How to go about saying thank you to your nurse?

    EMcGrady replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    You could call the hospital and ask about flower delivery. A box of chocolates would not be turned away :) It's so great that you want to go out of your way to say thank you. Nursing, like so many other jobs that are there to help people out, goes un...

12. Weakness for an answer in a job interview

    EMcGrady replied to Critsplace's topic in General Nursing

    I've said before that my weakness is being intimitated when talking to doctors or managers. I also will say that I've been working on this with a nursing mentor who has guided me in ways to be efficent as well as being a patient advocate. For example...

13. Looking for an efficient way to keep notes

    EMcGrady replied to orange_dolphin's topic in General Nursing

    I organize my notes the same as above mentioned on paper. What helps me keep track of my schedule is having a small vitals chart and then a list of what needs to be done each hour. I mark off completed things with a different pen color. It's my "brai...

14. Exposed to bodily fluids, what would YOU do?

    EMcGrady replied to naijanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar thing happen during a clincal in nursing school. I was taking out an IV (I hadn't placed it) and somehow the blood spurted and splashed across my face and into my eyes. This was right after her talking about her "dancing" job. Amazi...

15. Difficult Interview Questions

    EMcGrady replied to adamsli88's topic in Career Support

    Hi, I've been spending time going over interview questions as well. During nursing school we all kept reviews of our performance each term. I foudn that a lot of what I reviewd on had to do with ethical, leadership, learning...ect...situations. Just ...