joie.de.vivre

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1. Passed CMC in 2023-- ask me anything!

   joie.de.vivre replied to babyisa's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the amazing advice! You made me feel more at ease and that helped for sure, I passed!!

2. Passed CMC in 2023-- ask me anything!

   joie.de.vivre replied to babyisa's topic in General Nursing

   I only have general tele experience, not particularly specialized in cardiac units and I recently moved to the ED and have not yet started my training on trauma/critical care. I have my PCCN. I signed up for the CMC mostly to review my cardiac stuff ...

3. Air Force RN reserve candidate with depression?

   joie.de.vivre replied to joie.de.vivre's topic in Government

   Is it typical for the application to include consent to release medical information? That consent is included plus information of my past and current PCPs. This does make me feel a lot better about my chances. I would like to think...

4. Air Force RN reserve candidate with depression?

   joie.de.vivre posted a topic in Government

   Hi, everyone. I've been an RN since 2013 and I'm in the application process for the Air Force RN reserve program. I have yet to share this with my recruiter but I was first diagnosed with major depressive disorder in 2016 when my grandmother died. I ...

5. Want to go back to school but for what?

   joie.de.vivre posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi everyone. I graduated with my BSN and have been working at a SNF for exactly one year now. I enjoy it but I wish it was more challenging and I feel like there isn't much more I can learn at my facility. I would like to go back to school and obtain...

6. RN-New Grad Versant Ukiah Valley Medical Center

   joie.de.vivre replied to ursuscalifornia's topic in California

   It would be discriminatory if they did not hire you because you aren't a seventh day adventist but I think they're just confirming if you're okay with the hospital being affiliated with a religion and that they may start meetings with a prayer or spi...

7. I want to start a support thread for us unemployed New Grads in California

   joie.de.vivre replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in California

   Hello my name is natnatnaz and I'm an unemployed New Grad. License type: BSN Time out of school: 6 months # of positions applied to date: More than 50 easily, I lost count after that. Dream RN position: CVICU or some type of disaster management ...

8. Can an RN work as a CNA?

   joie.de.vivre replied to ursuscalifornia's topic in California

   Hi there! I haven't personally applied for a CNA position based on what my classmates who've tried have said. They are having difficulty finding jobs and applied to CNA positions in hopes of advancing internally. However, they were rejected because t...

9. What other types of jobs options can I explore besides floor nursing?

   joie.de.vivre replied to lynds80's topic in Career Support

   I also had the same question as you when I graduated. I preferred public health and was not looking forward to working on the floor but was advised to start at a hospital. I'm not sure what you want to do with your career but in my situation, I neede...

10. job search for new grad in disaster/public health nursing

    joie.de.vivre replied to joie.de.vivre's topic in Job Hunt

    Thank you! This clears up a lot of questions I have.

11. job search for new grad in disaster/public health nursing

    joie.de.vivre posted a topic in Job Hunt

    I'm interested in disaster nursing and plan on pursuing a master's or doctorate degree in this area. I know that med-surge skills are necessary for this but after clinicals, I realized working in a hospital/skilled facility is not for me. I loved my ...

12. EKG/vent etc certification before getting license

    joie.de.vivre replied to joie.de.vivre's topic in Student Assist

    Thank you!! My school already provides CPR and ACLS, thank goodness.... I'll look these up.

13. EKG/vent etc certification before getting license

    joie.de.vivre posted a topic in Student Assist

    What kinds of certification classes can I take as a BSN student that can help me once I'm a nurse? I've looked up EKG certification classes but all I could find were EKG tech classes. Anyone have any ideas or specific classes to recommend in the Oran...