brujacakes

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1. Need advice Please- Call Center RN job?

   brujacakes replied to ORRN0808's topic in Triage

   I would take the call center job in a heartbeat. Less risk to you and your future child & less stressful than running around like a chicken w/ your head cut off on these hospital floors. Where do you find call center type jobs?

2. Help, I hate my job

   brujacakes replied to TiffTiffRN's topic in LTAC

   I too am in my first year of nursing & working my first job as a new grad in LTC, 7 months in. I can say I am as miserable as you sound and think about calling off everyday I have t go into work. 46:1 patient ratio w/ 2 CNA's on nightshift, as ...

3. I need to vent :(

   brujacakes replied to RN.amour's topic in General Nursing

   Well said bigmamma. There are many good reasons why 80% of new grads quit their first job within 6 months, lol.....a stat from an old, crotchety nursing instructor meant to warn us about what lay ahead for the graduates. I'm transferring now after ...

4. Is this normal?

   brujacakes replied to Nick2you's topic in Geriatric

   I NEVER answer my phone anymore, ringer off permanently, I am not a good person to call in an emergency, lol

5. Is this normal?

   brujacakes replied to Nick2you's topic in Geriatric

   Oh, I forgot the staffing issues.....I am called constantly to come in early, stay late, work another shift....all for STRAIGHT time, they will offset your overtime by having you work half your regular shift on a day when it is convenient for them be...

6. Is this normal?

   brujacakes replied to Nick2you's topic in Geriatric

   I share your pain, I too am a recent grad (May 2014) and accepted a full-time 11-7 position in a LTC facility because simply I needed to work asap when I finished school. My orientation was 2 weeks of watching videos from the 1970's about very few th...

7. 2014 Pearson Vue Trick (PVT) Poll

   brujacakes replied to mslovebug's topic in NCLEX

   Got the good pop-up and passed.

8. Passed! NCLEX!

   brujacakes replied to kmama13's topic in NCLEX

   Congrats, mission accomplished....this one anyway:-) I took mine yesterday and am waiting painfully for my name to show up on the state's site. Pure torture.

9. dosage calculation help

   brujacakes replied to nfleurant's topic in Student Assist

   When I first began nursing school, I was in a panic over med math. Practice a lot, use formulas that work for YOU and make sense to YOU, not everyone else and once you get med math down, you will learn to love it when you see it on exams because the...

10. Testing SOON! Question.....

    brujacakes replied to Nurse2beMN's topic in NCLEX

    I just tested yesterday, still waiting for results. In my opinion, just focus on subject matter in your own personal weakest areas.....I am sure grades on exams in school pointed these areas out. Review that content, practice SATA questions so you ...

11. How far out do you apply for jobs?

    brujacakes replied to brujacakes's topic in General Students

    Interesting the job market can be so different just a couple of towns away. End result: I applied to my first hospital mid-January (I graduate 5/14/14) for a GN position and was called within a week by a nurse recruiter who is guiding me through cho...

12. My Fellow Nursing Students

    brujacakes replied to LoveNeverDies's topic in General Students

    Sometimes it just takes an adjustment of perspective. Thank you for sharing. -Fellow third semester miserable student

13. How far out do you apply for jobs?

    brujacakes replied to brujacakes's topic in General Students

    Glad to hear I am on the same page with thinking about Nov for applying. As per first poster, yes, I do know I need to pass NCLEX, I think we are ALL painfully aware after multiple semesters of nursing instructors beating us up with NCLEX style que...

14. Tips for Surviving the 1st Semester of Nursing School

    brujacakes replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    I am in my third semester of nursing school, graduating in May. My tidbits of advice: Do a little bit ALL the time, cramming does not work, too much info. to try and cram it in last minute. Ace the easy stuff: professionalism points for punctuality...

15. How far out do you apply for jobs?

    brujacakes posted a topic in General Students

    I am a nursing student with a graduation date of 5/2014 and was just wondering if there were some schools of thought on when I should begin applying for jobs. The job market in NE Pennsylvania is pretty decent but I have heard there may be some hoop...