cicf2005

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1. bagels, doughnuts or other?

   cicf2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

   It's my last day of clinical tomorrow and I want to bring in some food for the staff. Would you rather have people bring in bagels, doughnuts, or something else? I feel like doughnuts have been done so many times and that people are just tired of ...

2. Volunteer in Latin America

   cicf2005 replied to gingerik's topic in General Nursing

   If you go on idealist.org, you can search for health related volunteer opportunities abroad. A lot of the places welcome medical students so I imagine a nurse will be an asset to the community, as long as you are willing to learn. I agree that some...

3. how to choose a first job

   cicf2005 posted a topic in Career Support

   How can you tell if a hospital is good to their new nurses? I've been on several interviews but HR and the nurse managers always seem so nice and supportive. I would love to talk to the staff during the shift but how do I go about doing that? Do I ...

4. better to work rotating shifts or full time nights?

   cicf2005 replied to cicf2005's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for the advice! It definitely made it much easier to decide on the full-time night shifts with no regrets. I was really worried about the learning experience but I'm glad to hear that I will learn just as much on the night shift. I ...

5. better to work rotating shifts or full time nights?

   cicf2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new grad and am deciding between two jobs (different hospitals). One is 12 hour night shifts (7p - 7a) but no rotating shifts. The other one is 8 hr days/nights/evening rotations. I am a person who values good sleep so I would rather work th...

6. Surgical floor for New Grad

   cicf2005 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I will be graduating this year and have several interviews set up. I am just wondering, would a surgical floor be a good place for a new grad to start? Or, is this too limiting? Would a medical floor be better? I wanted a general med/surg floor ...