RedDirtNurse

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1. Advice on part-time job will going to nursing school?

   RedDirtNurse replied to RNCub's topic in Arizona

   After you have finished a certain amount of nursing courses (depends on your program and where you live) your instructor can fill out a form and you can take a short test that will allow you to work as a CNA. I would highly recommend doing this for ...

2. Need Survival tips for Night Shift!

   RedDirtNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Starting my first nursing job this week on 7p-7a. I've never worked nights before and I'm a little worried about getting into the swing of it and not walking around like the Night of the Living Dead. Anybody got any great advice?? And how do you go ...

3. Working with student nurses

   RedDirtNurse replied to LisaRN1105's topic in General Nursing

   As a recent grad about to start my first job (in a teaching hospital), I just gotta say I'm glad I didn't read this while I was still in clinicals...would have made me even more nervous to mess up or get in the nurses' way! As a student I always tri...

4. help...new grad and wondering what type of questions are given at interviews

   RedDirtNurse replied to vanna123's topic in Career Support

   Be sure to know what the hospital's or facility's mission statement is, and what their "slogan" is (like "Service, Compassion, Dedication" or "Courtesy, Compassion, and Care") I was asked yesterday in my peer interview if I had seen the hospital's ...

5. LVN jobs in dallas? HELP!!!!!!

   RedDirtNurse replied to ltbaby's topic in Texas

   Can't help you with specific places (I'm in the Lubbock area), but just wanted to encourage you. I graduated in August, and my entire class has been in the same boat...no experience, no jobs, etc. But in the last couple of weeks several of us have ...

6. LVN pay in Lubbock?

   RedDirtNurse replied to RedDirtNurse's topic in Texas

   Hmm. Probably right on the negotiating thing...Both places are strictly rehab hospitals, no LTC. Thanks. Hoping the Med/Surg job works out for me. Should be a better deal all around.

7. LVN pay in Lubbock?

   RedDirtNurse posted a topic in Texas

   I am a new LVN (graduated in August, licensed in September)...finally getting some response to the thousand and one resume's I sent out. I have been on one interview and have another tomorrow. I was actually offered the job after the first intervie...

8. help...new grad and wondering what type of questions are given at interviews

   RedDirtNurse replied to vanna123's topic in Career Support

   I am also a new LVN...had my first interview last week (and was offered the job!) and have another tomorrow. I was in the exact same position as this was my first time interviewing for a nursing job. I was taken to a peer interview with four interv...