BaltimoreHon

BaltimoreHon BSN, RN

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  1. Resume Critique requested

    You need to shorten it to one page. When I was office manager for an audiology practice I was told by my manager to toss any resume longer than one page and I believe that is a common practice. A short objective statement at the beginning is also i...
  2. Maryland Board of Nursing Horrors

    The letter I wrote really was what helped me get my license 3 days before I had to start work. The governor's office actually called the board of nursing and by some miracle they were able to produce a license for me within 24 hours of the phone cal...
  3. Prejudice Against Overweight Patients: An Issue To Ponder

    To be totally honest, I do have a certain amount of prejudice regarding morbidlly obese patients. When I have one I know that it really will increase my workload for the day; from having to use the hoyer lift, to washing the patient, changing incont...
  4. Associate's degree v. Bachelor's degree starting wages.

    I am a new graduate ADN nurse at a magnet hospital. My BSN collegues do not start at a higher rate of pay than I do. The difference lies in advancement opportunities. Without a BSN there comes a point where I can no longer climb the clinical nurse...
  5. Do you wear rings?

    I don't wear any rings at all because all the alcohol based rub that we use before entering and upon exiting the patient's room does not dry very well under my rings and ends up cracking my skin. I do wear a a very short necklace that would be almos...
  6. Hospitals only hiring BSN's?

    It definitely depends on the local job market. Here in Baltimore while there are a lot of hospitals there are also tons of area nursing schools just pumping out the new grads every six months. There are so many new grads that the hospitals can affo...
  7. Don't let it discourage you. I would say that most nursing students I have known have been written up at least once for something. Some instructors like to write you up for little mistakes, others just point it out and let it go and only write you ...
  8. How To Get a Job As a New Grad Nurse

    Some very good advice. I just graduated with an ADN from our local community college and I managed to get a job at a local magnet hospital. For me, what made the difference is that last year instead of planning to have a nice summer off I started a...
  9. Best shoes for young nurse with plantar fascitis

    The kinesio taping made a huge difference.
  10. Best shoes for young nurse with plantar fascitis

    I have spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars in the past year trying to get relief from plantar faciitis. While it is not cured yet, I have found that on days I work 600mg of ibruprofen, kinesio taping (look up on youtube), and Sannitas (used to ma...
  11. How hard is it really to get a 4.0 in Nursing school

    Getting A's in my BA/Sociology curriculum was a piece of cake. Getting straight A's in my ADN/nursing curriculum almost drove me insane! It was the most challenging thing I ever did but I graduated really feeling like I accomplished something remar...
  12. Starting Salary [new grad]?

    Baltimore: $26.38 base salary, with rotating D/N 28.89/hr plus excellent benefits at magnet hospital. From other local new grads I hear the starting salaries average around $26. Many new grads are having trouble finding work here
  13. Hopkins new hire

    Are you still looking for a place? I know someone who is renting out the cutest townhome in a very nice neighborhood only a few miles from JHH.
  14. AACC Spring 2012 hopefuls?

    Congratulations spring 2012 students! You will love the program. AACC students are very well prepared to enter the workforce as RN. I am finishing third semester now and will be entering fourth semester (yeah). We didn't have as many hybrid cours...
  15. apparently, peri care is optional

    CNAs on our floor do straight caths and foleys. We also do trach care and G-tube feedings in addition to VS, baths, and fingersticks.