md/vaRN

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1. Hating my job

   md/vaRN replied to c.kelly20's topic in New Nurse

   OMG...I feel like you wrote your post from my perspective completely!!! I was fortunate enough to land a highly sought after job at an amazing hospital on a med-surg unit...a little more than a month ago. Within a month I lost 16 lbs...(mind you, I...

2. Cringe worthy follow up Note

   md/vaRN replied to MrChicagoRN's topic in Job Hunt

   Additionally, this person could have had a perfectly written resume...but that's not hard these days, many people have someone else do it for them. So this could actually be the first written coorespondence from this person....AHHHH!!! I wrote a fo...

3. please help me to answer this question...

   md/vaRN replied to sama alghad's topic in Student Assist

   I would think they would send someone else to work on the second patient. But agreed it sounds like an EMS dispatch situation more than anything. EMS doesn't leave a patient to go to another patient...communications (dispatch) just sends another clo...

4. failed for the third time

   md/vaRN replied to icandothis09's topic in NCLEX

   I think a lot more people don't pass than you think! When I went to my interview I mentioned that I just passed NCLEX on my first try...thought all 3 of the people were gonna pass out. They all said "wow, really???" I wanted to say..."yeah, surprised...

5. Just failed 1st exam

   md/vaRN replied to freckles23's topic in General Students

   Does your textbook have an additional CD or online site. I know our main textbook had an online site you could go to and take test questions for the particular chapters, also could do a crossword puzzle on there too. Wow to the 70%, we had to have 75...

6. What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

   md/vaRN replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Professionalism

   I swear that was the office manager before I became a nurse. I wrecked my jeep in the snow and said I wouldn't be in. She said "I dont' know why you cant make it in, I did". I gave 4 weeks notice my next shift. She was such a double standard person. ...

7. tucking scrub pants in shoes

   md/vaRN replied to dudemursebrah2b's topic in General Students

   When I first read this I thought "is this person for real?". I don't care how young or hip a peron thinks they are, nursing school clinicals, and the hospital are where you suck it up and blend in fashion wise. I just graduated in May and we all wo...

8. Interview Attire

   md/vaRN replied to green34's topic in Job Hunt

   Suit for sure...and I like the pants suit! I had nice Lands End black pants, went to Kohls and bought a black jacket to go with it...made my own super cute suit..got the second job I interviewed for as a new grad!

9. September 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   md/vaRN replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   Do you have ringing in your ears? YES!!!...well they are call bells...