AKDiamond_RN

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1. Hostpitals no longer hiring for ADN?

   AKDiamond_RN replied to sauce'dough's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Though I live & work in AZ, I did not go to nursing school here, so I can't speak to the nursing program situation here. However, I can speak to starting from the bottom of the nursing food chain & working my way up. I started out as a CNA in...

2. Advice for New[ish] RN

   AKDiamond_RN replied to AKDiamond_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Pangea Reunited, thank you for your advice - I got rid of the picture on here & on my personal sites, like Facebook & Instagram, I use my nickname (instead of my legal name), have everything set to private & don't talk about work-related ...

3. Advice for New[ish] RN

   AKDiamond_RN replied to AKDiamond_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Great - Thanks for the advice, sallyrnrt!

4. Advice for New[ish] RN

   AKDiamond_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   So, I graduated with my ADN from a small nursing school in upstate NY last May (2015) and packed up to move to Boston, where my husband was working. I had all these grandiose ideas of working in one of the country's top hospitals, where I'd get tons ...

5. An Atheist Nurse in King James Hospital

   AKDiamond_RN replied to EMSnurse411's topic in Spirituality

   This topic is so fitting - I just accepted a job as an RN at a catholic nursing home, complete with nuns & a huge chapel. I am nervous that as an atheist, people will think differently of me. I treat everyone the same, regardless of religion, but...