chrisg0705

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1. Tired of floor nursing

   chrisg0705 replied to chrisg0705's topic in General Nursing

   Hello, Thank all of you for your help! I':)m definitely going to check out your ideas. If I had known what I know now, I NEVER would have changed careers. Bedside nursing is backbreaking work and nurses treat each other like ****. It is hard to go to...

2. Tired of floor nursing

   chrisg0705 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone, I haven't been to this site in a long time, I look forward to "meeting" everyone again! I have been a floor nurse for the past three years and have grown to hate it. I am looking for ideas of other opportunities in nursing. I am an...

3. Med/Surg to Psych

   chrisg0705 replied to chrisg0705's topic in Psychiatric

   Hello, Yes, I am in LA. I am at Aurora Las Encinas. I started general orientation on Monday the 9th. I will start on the floor next week. Where did you get hired? Yes, let's keep in touch!

4. Med/Surg to Psych

   chrisg0705 replied to chrisg0705's topic in Psychiatric

   Hi, Guess what? I just got hired for a psych position on the spot two days ago too! Our stories sound so similar! My nurse manager told me it was a good idea to get the med/surg experience first. Best of luck to you and let me know how it goes. C...

5. Med/Surg to Psych

   chrisg0705 replied to chrisg0705's topic in Psychiatric

   Hi, Cedars requires experience. I have not tried White Memorial. I'll check there. If you look at the job bulletin for NPI it always says experience needed. It also says New Grad positions are closed for Spring of 09. I'll call them again and fi...

6. Med/Surg to Psych

   chrisg0705 replied to chrisg0705's topic in Psychiatric

   The Semmel Institute at UCLA requires two years of experience. I don't have psych experience. Do you know where I can go that hires psych nurses without psych experience? IMHO, I would work per diem in med/surg before you make the switch. Med/surg...

7. Med/Surg to Psych

   chrisg0705 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hello, How can I go from Med/Surg to psych in Los Angeles? It seems like you need experience for the psych positions. Do I need to try to find a psych training program and if so where in LA? Thanks!

8. New Nurse - need help with wounds

   chrisg0705 posted a topic in Wound

   Hi, I am a new med/surg nurse (3 months) and need help with which dressings to use on different stages of decubs. I realize different hospitals use different products, but if I could get a general idea of what to use when it would be great. Our hos...

9. What do OR nurses do on a day to day basis?

   chrisg0705 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi, I interviewed for an OR position yesterday, and would like to know what a circulating nurse does on a day to day basis. What situations would require critical thinking (examples) and how about time management? If you could tell me more about wh...

10. Help! Interview questions after problems

    chrisg0705 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I need some help and advice. I am working on a Tele/Gero unit (new grad - have only been working for 4 months) and in all honesty I am in over my head. The floor is incredibly busy, the residents write alot of orders and I can't keep u...

11. Advice to a new nurse wanting to quit...

    chrisg0705 replied to rnang123's topic in New Nurse

    I know exactly how you feel! I also work on a cardiac unit and I hate every second of it. Every day I have to fight to keep from quitting. I am so stressed out and have lost all confidence and self-esteem. To make things worse, I ended up making ...

12. 8-4:30 Job/5:30 to 11 Nursing Prog:Doable?:3Fulltime Employed/Evening ADN Program

    chrisg0705 replied to rainswhisper,RN's topic in General Students

    HI, I am a nursing school student and also work full time. It can be done, although it isn't easy. Some suggestions that worked for me. I study everyday at lunch, and on both breaks. I study all weekend, every weekend. I do need to warn you thou...

13. Background Checks For CNAs

    chrisg0705 replied to JamesfromMaine's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know, juvenile records are sealed. You could check with your local legal aid office.

14. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    chrisg0705 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    help people to not have to work five days a week. to not have fifteen e-mails from fifteen different people about something you have already taken care of but they can't find where they put your work to not have files waiting on my desk that five dif...

15. Taking blood pressures

    chrisg0705 replied to OhioMTCRN07's topic in General Students

    HI, I had the exact same problem. First, buy your own stethescope and spygomometer and take a friends BP. See if you can hear well doing it this way. I found out I was letting the valve out too much, so I couldn't hear well. Also, practice, pract...