christinacub

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1. New Disaster Nurse for health department

   christinacub replied to christinacub's topic in Public/Community

   Hi Rizz, Thanks so much for your reply. I really appreciated your input. It was helpful. I talked them into a 4 day a week job as I truly just wanted part time. This should be interesting. It's good to know people want to stay. I wonder if I will ...

2. New Disaster Nurse for health department

   christinacub posted a topic in Public/Community

   Just got a job offer and needed some advice. I have been a nurse off and on for 10+ years with experience in the hospital(old experience) school nursing, ambulatory care, pediatrics, dermatology, jail and occupational nursing. This new job wants to ...

3. Patient First

   christinacub replied to MissBrittanyRN's topic in Maryland

   Okay I wrote a bunch of stuff then lost it...errrr Questions: Your nursing philosophy, what is your strengths, weaknesses? Did you have a conflict with another employee and how did you resolve it?" What would fellow employees say about you/your work....

4. Patient First

   christinacub replied to MissBrittanyRN's topic in Maryland

   Hi Kinder, Funny you should ask. I went for the 2nd interview yesterday. She spent an hour asking me similar interview questions. This PF just opened so its all very fresh and new. Then she took me through the open area(I i had dressed in scrubs a...

5. Patient First

   christinacub replied to MissBrittanyRN's topic in Maryland

   okay I will let you know what happens.

6. Patient First

   christinacub replied to MissBrittanyRN's topic in Maryland

   Hey KinderRN, They haven't gotten back to me yet. I know they called my old bosses for references the day of the interview. I didn't expect I would hear back from them until this coming week anyhow. Next step is for them to call me, set up either a 2...

7. What is it like to work at Patient First?

   christinacub replied to christinacub's topic in General Nursing

   Interviewer said they would ACLS certify me. Have never been certified as that. What is that training like as well? Anything I can do to prep for that?

8. What is it like to work at Patient First?

   christinacub posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I know there is a PF thread already but it's old and I thought I'd start a new one here. I just interviewed yesterday and all looks promising. I just wondered what others' experience have been like. The good the bad and the ugly? Thanks

9. Patient First

   christinacub replied to MissBrittanyRN's topic in Maryland

   Mollymae- How very odd that you posted this today as I literally just walked in from my interview with Patient First. I knew they would provide a test because of the posts here which were helpful. BTW, I tried to write down some of the ques in case ...

10. What do you like about being a research nurse?

    christinacub replied to AwayWeGo's topic in Research

    Thanks so much to all the research nurses who posted on this thread. It was incredibly helpful! I just applied to a research position and wondered what to expect. I am not sure I will be called since I do not have research experience. C

11. Patient First

    christinacub replied to MissBrittanyRN's topic in Maryland

    Hi, I see this post is old but I typed in Patient First and this came up. I would LOVE to know more specific questions on the test so that I can review. I have been a school nurse so I may be weak on meds. I have applied to a Patient First position a...

12. Jail Nurse needs info

    christinacub replied to christinacub's topic in Correctional

    Thanks so much to all the replies. Today is day #4 for training for me. Since I am PT and work 2 days a week(3days while training), my training may take longer than normal. My supervisor spent alot of time going over "the orientation books". Anyway...

13. Corrections Nurse vs Clincial Nurse

    christinacub replied to Nurse This!'s topic in Correctional

    Hi there, I just started corrections last week! Have been orienting and omg...I hope I remember what to fill out and where it goes and what to sign lol. I have some anxiety myself about dealing with withdrawls and what a patient looks like that is ...

14. feel like an idiot

    christinacub replied to katygw's topic in General Nursing

    I love the story a nurse educator likes to share. She put on a blood pressure cuff backwards and pumped and pumped and it exploded off the patient. She said something like "oops, that one's not working" then prayed..."Lord please don't let me kill an...

15. Jail Nurse needs info

    christinacub posted a topic in Correctional

    Hi, I just started Friday with Orientation to Light Security Corrections Nurse for a holding Jail- up to 18 months. Some of these are work-release inmates and other are more max security. I was wondering what sort of medical pathophysiology I shoul...