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mykg has <1 years experience.


Registered Nurse, Parent, Artist, Adventurer

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  1. Try different tactics. I had applied online to various hospitals and it seemed like I was never going to get a call back. I decided to call one of the hospital's HR department and they forwarded my message to the person who had posted the position ...
  2. 2013 Grad - Still can't get acute care job

    This is a similar situation to what I see happening to many Associate Degree grads in Chicago. One thing you may wish to consider is to find small neighborhood hospitals that aren't part of a large conglomerate and aren't even bothering to seek magn...
  3. oh and just today I read this: Use of Transdermal Melatonin Delivery to Improve Sleep Maintenance during Daytime which makes me think I'm going to seriously consider experimenting with a melatonin patch as opposed to the pill when I next work midni...
  4. 5 Ways Night Shifters Can Sleep Better Now!

    One thing to possibly consider as well is the use of a melatonin patch Use of Transdermal Melatonin Delivery to Improve Sleep Maintenance during Daytime you can find them on amazon.
  5. I'm a student nurse right now, but I've worked midnights for over 5 years in various jobs and left to my own devices I often end up being nocturnal (perhaps because of this work history). One thing you really have to do is take melatonin because if ...
  6. Thanks everybody! Great answers! I think I'm going to figure out a "script" for myself where I'm clustering multiple things together and practice it out on my wife in order to get the time down.
  7. I'm a 2nd semester nursing student on an acute care clinical rotation, I was told by my instructor to do a Head-to-toe assessment on a patient. This took about 15 minutes to do. The nurse I was with's only comments were that in real life you are not...
  8. Thanks klone! That being said... I'm hoping to hear of examples where people have matriculated. Any takers?
  9. Below is my unanswered email to Western Governors University (I sent it to their representative a month ago). Has anyone on here got accepted into a Nurse Practicioner Program after getting their Bachelors degree from WGU? Dear Jessica, Recently a...
  10. City Colleges of Chicago Fall 2014 Nursing

    Truman for me too!
  11. City Colleges of Chicago Fall 2014 Nursing

    Whooohoo! I got accepted! I just got my letter via email! How ironic!
  12. City Colleges of Chicago Fall 2014 Nursing

    91.3 on TEAS and 3.65 GPA here. I guess we can't register for the fall until we get that letter/email saying we are in or not?
  13. Chicagoans taking the TEAS in Jan?

    I did it! I got a 91.3% I'm pretty happy with that!
  14. Chicagoans taking the TEAS in Jan?

    Ugg! I didn't pay for another test. I just bugged ATI to give me another date and they did. I'm taking it this Thursday. Sorry that they are giving you the "that is not my job" runaround!!!! I'm glad to have some more time to solidify so many ...
  15. Chicagoans taking the TEAS in Jan?

    Well, strangely enough.. the inclimate weather has closed the schools tomorrow. I hope I can make the test up sometime this week!!!! Thanks for all of the info and encouragement Natasa!