peanutsauce

peanutsauce specializes in Pediatrics, Congenital Heart Disease.

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1. Questions for Night Shift Nurses

   peanutsauce replied to Tazhaz's topic in General Nursing

   1. What is it like to work nightshift? I rotate shifts. Nights can be just as busy as days, but with less people/interruptions around. 2. Can you tell me a little about your sleeping habit before a night shift? I keep myself on a night shift sleep s...

2. New Grads / First Job Survey

   peanutsauce replied to Scarlettz's topic in Career Support

   Degree type: Bachelors Graduation month/year: May 2012 Sex: Female Age range: 19-24 Job Setting: Hospital Geographical Location: California Race/Ethnicity: Mixed How long have you been looking for your first job before being hired? Offer 3 months aft...

3. What Do Hospitals Look At For New Grads?

   peanutsauce replied to Soliloquy's topic in Job Hunt

   Also, keep it to one page. Your resume gets one minute, maximum, with a recruiter. Make it count!

4. What Do Hospitals Look At For New Grads?

   peanutsauce replied to Soliloquy's topic in Job Hunt

   Hospitals know what you did in nursing school -- important to note on your resume would be the medical centers you rotated through for which rotations - This can give the institution of the scope of your experience in nursing school ie at large resea...

5. Should You Commute To Nursing School?

   peanutsauce replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

   It definitely IS possible! Bravo to you for making that long commute work. It shows a ton of determination to be able to pull that off! I did the train/bus game during nursing school... 1.5 hours in the weekday AM's when trains ran frequently, and 2 ...

6. Nursing student here...need encouragement. Not sure I can do this!!

   peanutsauce replied to rocksteady1's topic in General Students

   I agree 100% with Hygiene Queen! Psych has everything to do with the nurse-patient interaction. Even on straight psych floors, nursing skills still pop up. Also, many psych patients are even more acutely aware of what you're doing, which could lead t...

7. How did/do you pay for nursing school?

   peanutsauce replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

   A combination of: academic scholarships, state/federal grants, loans, and a relatively small amount of help from my parents. Thankfully, I came out not too ​far in debt!

8. NCLEX TOMORROW!!!

   peanutsauce replied to Futurenurse108's topic in NCLEX

   Best of luck!

9. How exactly do you "sell" yourself?

   peanutsauce replied to citylights89's topic in Job Hunt

   Networking can be something as simple as mentioning that you're a nurse looking for a job to people you meet. You never know who might know, or be someone who can help you on your journey. As far as selling yourself, I strongly recommend putting tog...

10. Do you keep your personal life private while in nursing school?

    peanutsauce replied to Kadambari's topic in General Students

    I kept my personal life private for the most part. However, I did meet quite a few close friends who had similar backgrounds as me, and opened up to them about my life in general. Those friendships will truly last a lifetime. I wouldn't keep your pe...

11. There is always one..

    peanutsauce replied to wbrown06's topic in General Students

    There really is always one. I found it to be worse at the beginning of my program, when overall there were more questions, anxiety, and less self-directed learning going on. I definitely agree with others about addressing the professor about your (ve...

12. Panic Panic Panic Time!!!!

    peanutsauce replied to missy0910's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    First of all, take a deep breath. I'd look at your syllabi, and see which books are being used within the first week or two of class. These ones, you might need to purchase from the bookstore. If it's not being used until later in the semester, purc...

13. Why I Became a Nurse: Discovering My Dream Job

    peanutsauce replied to nursefrances's topic in Rock

    Stories like this make me smile, and truly lighten up the at times bleak stories shared on AN. Thank you for sharing!

14. Poll to " former" new grads. How did you land that 1st job?

    peanutsauce replied to NursieNurseLPN's topic in Job Hunt

    I did a clinical rotation at the facility where I was hired, but not on the same unit. I applied online, like everyone else, and was selected for a panel interview, and then a unit interview, after which I was offered the job. For me, it wasn't netwo...

15. Feeling overwhelmed..

    peanutsauce replied to Scrubs_girl's topic in General Students

    Take this opportunity to look back upon what you HAVE accomplished so far. You have made it through your pre-requisites, into nursing school, and into the hospital to learn to take care of patients. Only you have the ability to say if it is worth it,...