littlehoneybee

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1. Where in the US do they need RNs really bad?

   littlehoneybee replied to Nazzerena's topic in General Nursing

   Salina, Kansas. I heard some radio ads saying they were hiring new grads and paying sign on bonuses for experienced RNs.

2. Strange federal interview

   littlehoneybee posted a topic in Government

   I recently interviewed for a position as a staff nurse on a med/surg unit in a military hospital. I expected to get performance based questions, but was surprised that none of the questions I was asked involved actual patient care. Instead, I was a...

3. RESUME REVIEW - Please help

   littlehoneybee replied to koalim1's topic in Job Hunt

   Your experience should be in reverse chronological order. Objectives have been replaced with a professional summary. Remove the part about references because that is understood.

4. Odd interactions

   littlehoneybee replied to remotefuse's topic in Relations

   When I was a nursing assistant, I was floated to the peds unit a few times. One day, we admitted a four month old baby girl and while I was taking her temperature rectally, her father asked if I was sexually turned on because I was smiling. That gu...

5. A Rant by a Special Snowflake.

   littlehoneybee replied to Lulu Belle's topic in CNA/MA

   My co-worker took a pay cut going from an tech to an RN in the same hospital. She had worked in the ER for five years, but HR refused to pay her her tech wages once she became an RN. She was paid RN new grad wages which were several dollars less pe...

6. States that hire ADNs

   littlehoneybee replied to WCSU1987's topic in Job Hunt

   Texas

7. cover letter help!

   littlehoneybee replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in Job Hunt

   There's a lot of passive voice in your in your letter. Change the passive voice to past tense to make your sentences stronger. Remove the "haves." For example, "I am a registered nurse and recently graduated..." "...I gained a deep understanding.....

8. Tips for better time management?

   littlehoneybee replied to Johnny654's topic in New Nurse

   Something that helped me when I was orienting to a new unit, was to carry a small notebook where I could jot things down. I found it especially helpful for learning the computer charting system. That way, I didn't have to ask my preceptor or another...

9. Please critique my resume

   littlehoneybee replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Job Hunt

   I would remove the part about references at the bottom. Everything I read now states that is old fashioned and understood. Also, I've read that you shouldn't have a lot of lines/asterisks because they can alter the formatting if your resume is scan...

10. do you have a previous degree?

    littlehoneybee replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    I had a degree in biology, but didn't want to work in a lab. I had volunteered in a hospital and nursing seemed like natural fit. My biology degree was a great asset to me; it made nursing school as breeze.

11. Pretty sure it's dismal

    littlehoneybee replied to ceebeejay's topic in Job Hunt

    It's HIPAA, not HIPPA.

12. Rant: behavioral questions/interviews

    littlehoneybee replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Job Hunt

    I agree that these types of questions show how you think on your feet and handle stressful situations. I remember one interview I had in which the manager's first words to me were, "I don't even know why you applied to this job. What are you hoping ...

13. Does anyone else get grief from their family for choosing nursing?

    littlehoneybee replied to planetoi's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Twenty years ago when I decided to go to nursing school, I got criticism from both parents. My mother insisted I was selling myself short and was too smart for nursing (I'd graduated from the number one public university with a science degree) and I...

14. Nurses need a pedometer

    littlehoneybee replied to Brian's topic in Rock

    I wore a pedometer when I was in charge of a 70 bed cardiovascular stepdown. I ended up walking seven miles on a slower night, but eight to nine was typical.

15. blue tubex injector

    littlehoneybee replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    I've had mine since the late 90s. It works so much better than the Carpuject! I hope I never lose it!