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I thought out my answers ahead of time, and I even typed them out and spoke them out loud to myself. Rehearsing may seem stupid, but once you've visualized yourself saying this to the recruiter/RN...

I was lucky enough to have an opportunity to volunteer at a medical tent at the Boston Marathon as a new grad. Maybe there is something like that around your area?

Are you stuck with this ONE preceptor? Any chance you can get a different nurse to precept you? If I were you, I would definately talk to the other new grads and see if there is any chance you can...

Maybe you can try working the night shift! If you blush in the dark...your patients cant see you! :p But seriously, I would talk to my PMD and see if there is something that you can take because...

Ortho/Surgical floor!! =)

Thats an AWESOME story!! Everything happens for a reason is my quote that I kept telling myself because I too applied to over 150 jobs, and got rejected SO many times. I just got hired to work at my...

Graduated May 2009 in Boston Applied to about 150 jobs, including out of state Finally JUST got hired last week for a FT position at the hospital where I am a CNA. So it took about 15 months.

Like April, RN said, in Boston a few months back we had a water shortage for a couple days. It was rough. At first, we didn't know what we were going to do, but thankfully the kitchen just sent up...

Fellow nurses! I have a plain and simple question for all your Orthopedic fanatics out there. WHY ORTHO?? I would like to know what it is about orthopedic surgical patients that you...

I honestly couldnt even read your post because of the way you typed it. Cut it out!!! It hurts our eyes!!!! Thanks. :D

On my floor, charge nurse no longer gets a 1$ incentive, and now they are taking anywhere from 1-3pts...so basically, we DONT have a charge nurse to help facilitate and assist sometimes cuz they are...

Send a thank you note to whomever you interviewed with after you interview. Smile. Wear a suit. Bring extra copies of your resume and cover letter since you may not know how many people you are...

try doing a manual on a KICKING...SCREAMING 2 yr old. Being in Pediatrics is tough. almost ALL the kids here have automatic BP's checked. Also, we have little tiny 7 day old peanuts that need BP's...

STATUS: There are NONE! I also work as a CNA in a major boston hospital. Been there for almost two years. I graduated in May 2009 and been a nurse since Nov 2009. I spoke to my RN manager and...

I work with kids and I mostly do nights, so when I go in to do vitals I take the flash light, turn it on and flip it upside down and prop it up on the bedside table. Its perfect. Not too much light...

You NEED to have a nice strong hand shake. I can not tell you how many times I have shook someones hand & it was LIMP and flimsy. It turned me off completely and immediately they lost points with me....

I got my tat in June of 08...i think it was a cpl weeks before my first med-surg rotation...so I lucky had enough time for it to recover =)

I have a tattoo on my right wrist and I got it during nursing school. I LOVE IT. What's great about this is that my tattoo is small enough so that my watch covers it! And I only wear my watch at work...

THAT SO INTERESTING! wow...nice technique!!

invisible flower? What do you mean?? Im a bit confused...

I know in my area (Massachusetts) most of the time, hospitals will not hire you if you are already a licensed nurse for a CNA position. Some hospitals even go as far as letting go CNA's as soon as...

Being a new grad myself, it is very concerning that you would automatically place these RN's in such a negative light. I am sure they must be trying their very best seeing that 3 months orientation...

Broadcast Journalism. Most definately.

Well I joined cuz... WHY NOT! :D

UPDATE: Just got an email from them asking me to come in for an interview. Looks like they have about 6 or 7 days in June for new grads to come in to interview. Anyone else hear anything?