lovinmymac

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1. New nurse with severe osteoarthritis and a bad knee

   lovinmymac replied to lovinmymac's topic in Disabilities

   Well, I have a question, should I lie and not tell anyone that I have osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease, scoliosis of the lower spine, and venous insufficiency with heavy leg syndrome? I've been filling out multiple job applications, applie...

2. Mulitple Med Errors

   lovinmymac replied to naynay6802's topic in Medications

   I will tell you one thing, being overwhelmed at work can make a person nervous and cause errors itself. I know because I have truly been there. I have had multiple errors too, but not all at once. I worked as LPN for over 5 years and so yeah, erro...

3. Wondering about the hiring process

   lovinmymac posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Does anyone know the hiring process of the local public health department. I live in North West Kentucky and I sent in my app and I got a confirmation letter from the capitol of Kentucky stating they received it and are reviewing it. So how long do...

4. 12 hour shifts and weight/exercise.

   lovinmymac replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Stress 101

   Okay for starters, you sound like me when I was working 12 to 16 hours a day over a year ago. I was at first only working on weekends then I switched to the 12 hour days that was mandatory. So I was lifting weights every other day, I was doing card...

5. I'm a community nurse now!

   lovinmymac replied to %63theend's topic in Public/Community

   What are some things to know for an interview for the health department? Can someone please reply? I've posted this similar question in various places across the forum and no one has ever replied.

6. Got the Job!!! (Health Dept.)

   lovinmymac replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Public/Community

   What are some things they ask in the interview? I applied and I received my confirmation from the capital of my state so I was wondering what things do I need to be prepared to know for an interview. I really would like to have a job like this. I ...

7. Where can a new grad nurse work outside of the hospital?

   lovinmymac replied to Dreaming2's topic in General Students

   You say you did pap tests? Does the RN do this or the Nurse Practitioner? I am confused. I was never taught that in school. What exactly does a RN do in the Health Department as an entry level nurse?

8. New nurse with severe osteoarthritis and a bad knee

   lovinmymac replied to lovinmymac's topic in Disabilities

   I scratched the general surgery job, I was told by an employee who works there that the general surgery job is too hard for an entry level RN. She gave me advice about critical care or the Med Surg FAmily unit first. I thought of transitional care ...

9. New nurse with severe osteoarthritis and a bad knee

   lovinmymac replied to lovinmymac's topic in Disabilities

   I don't know what to do. I've been researching for jobs and if you go to home health they want 1 year of experience, but I don't know if that means as a RN or any clinical experience. I need a job. I need something that I can do with my bad knee. ...

10. Where are new grads being hired right now?

    lovinmymac replied to vwgirl22's topic in Job Hunt

    Well, from my understanding, there were 14 of us in my class, only 13 passed so far and almost all of us have jobs except about 3 or 4 of us. I'm really not sure. But from I know, most of them got a job in the hospital, and the others in long term ...

11. Going for my first RN job interview for MDS Coordinator

    lovinmymac replied to lovinmymac's topic in Job Hunt

    Well, they called me, but I didn't get the job, so yeah I'm upset kind of. I wanted that office RN job so bad. They told me that someone with MDS experience over me got the job, but I was the first one to get it, but since they had someone with mor...

12. Going for my first RN job interview for MDS Coordinator

    lovinmymac replied to lovinmymac's topic in Job Hunt

    Well, I just returned from my interview. It went just fine. My nervousness is over. I am hoping and praying that I get this job. It would mean a lot to me. I do know more about the job position now than what I did know before. I researched the ...

13. Going for my first RN job interview for MDS Coordinator

    lovinmymac posted a topic in Job Hunt

    Hi all, I'm going today for my first RN job interview for the MDS Coordinator job. Do you have any suggestions for me? What do I need to know as MDS Coordinator?

14. New nurse with severe osteoarthritis and a bad knee

    lovinmymac replied to lovinmymac's topic in Disabilities

    What about a staff development coordinator? I saw a job posting for that. I used to get nervous in front of crowds when I was younger, but I am interested. A person told me when I worked in long term care before that I would make a good one for th...

15. New nurse with severe osteoarthritis and a bad knee

    lovinmymac replied to lovinmymac's topic in Disabilities

    Here is a job I have found in my area for General Surgery. This is the description: Assesses/evaluates, plans, implements, reassesses/reevaluates the needs of the patient/family Responsible for discharge planning of the...