ShinyRedGloss

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1. You're Hired!: The New World Of Hiring Nurses??

   ShinyRedGloss replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Job Hunt

   Just another note on the personality test...they must be all the rage in HR these days. I've applied to many teaching jobs that required the test and some biology tech jobs. Even a few retail jobs. It's frustrating because you what answer they want a...

2. CNA jobs and the distance it takes to get to them!

   ShinyRedGloss replied to IdianaCNA1993's topic in CNA/MA

   The drive does get very tiresome. I drove 40 miles one way to work and also to my school for my first degree. Blowing snow and black ice. gag I can't tell you how many times I fell asleep. Such is rural living. Gas is insane all over. I would pick th...

3. First Lab was Chaos - advice?

   ShinyRedGloss replied to melc0305's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hang in there and come prepared. I remember I walked out of my first college chemistry lab because I was so confused and embarrassed by my mistakes. Definitely talk to your instructors. Sugguest they write instructions on the board or make a handout?...

4. Visitor silencing neighboring alarms

   ShinyRedGloss replied to PediLove2147's topic in Safety

   I can only speak from the visitor/patient prospective atm....Those alarms do get annoying but I would never touch anything. When you are in a medical facility it is just expect that you will hear things such as alarms. Some people are so arrogant. I'...

5. I think I got fired before I even got to start my new job.

   ShinyRedGloss replied to SlaveHeart's topic in CNA/MA

   Just stay positive. I hear you about the chai tea. I do the same with green tea and iced coffee. Give your little ones big hugs when they wake up tomorrow. Steal it if you have to. Good luck.

6. I think I got fired before I even got to start my new job.

   ShinyRedGloss replied to SlaveHeart's topic in CNA/MA

   I'm very sorry that you've had such a trying experience. Finding child care is a big problem and can mean the difference between staying at home or working for a mother. Unfortunately, most of us do not have the option to stay home regardless of the ...

7. Being an ugly nurse

   ShinyRedGloss replied to mofomeat's topic in Relations

   We all have our flaws, but if you are clean and look professionaly dressed, who cares? I don't. I don't think most patients really will as long as they are getting proper care. Half the time I'm visually at my worst when I enter a hospital. Sweats, m...

8. I got the job!

   ShinyRedGloss replied to pockunit's topic in Job Hunt

   Congratulations!

9. 3 F's in previous BS/Likelyhood of ABSN?

   ShinyRedGloss replied to ShinyRedGloss's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thank you for your very detailed response. I didn't realize there were so many admission processes. Hopefully, I can dress up my flaws some how. If anyone else has any experience with having failing grades in non-prereq courses and BSN/ABSN, I would ...

10. Can someone "dumb down" what Obamacare really means?

    ShinyRedGloss replied to EarthwormRN's topic in Activism

    I think everyone should have access to affordable health care but I also think I should eat without gaining weight. There are ideals and then there are realities. Unfortunately, politics plays on the ideals. I wouldn't mind paying so everyone could g...

11. If we had a conservative nurses forum

    ShinyRedGloss replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism

    I'm more of a liberal, but don't really align with one party. Politicians all have their own agendas. I used to be more conservative but I cannot support a party that denies loving consenting adults from getting married or anyone having a say over th...

12. Information on the Varies Nursing Specialties

    ShinyRedGloss posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nursing student yet and I'm just doing my research. I want to learn more about the different nursing specialties/ways to be a nurse but don't enough lifetimes to spend reading every article under each specialty soooo... Are there any good l...

13. Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    ShinyRedGloss replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

    I graduated May 2010 with a degree in biology with teacher certification. I taught and didn't like it. I wanted to be a doctor/psychiatrist but new I needed a back-up so I wanted to go the premed route but pick up teaching certification at the same t...

14. Fall 2012 Microbiology Students -- STAND UP!

    ShinyRedGloss replied to Exhaustipated's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I already had micro but just wanted to wish you luck. Like a lot of bio classes micro is a bunch of memorization. I know it sounds silly but to remember certain pathways I made stories. I know it's morbid but I remember how HIV infects cells because ...

15. Do Other Professionals Skip Restroom Breaks And Meals?

    ShinyRedGloss replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I was high school teacher at a poorly organized urban school. I didn't know what food was. I exaggerate but I did average 1.5 meals a day. I lived on coffee and so did my most of the other teachers. Lunch was only 30 minutes and you didn't get break...