healer27

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1. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

   healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, Again thanks for all the replies, I NEVER expected to get such a huge response. Alot of you have mentioned going into a different area of nursing which I will consider after the baby. Again I just don't have it in me at this point o...

2. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

   healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

   In response to RN75 I just have to say I'm in agreement with you on alot of points. I've always WONDERED myself if the general overall public was more educated on what nurses do and what there days are like (a true representation not some fluff fil...

3. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

   healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

   Hi just wanted to check in with everyone and say thanks to all the supportive responses. As far as the title seeming "melodramatic" it is what it is and that's just what came out of my head, didn't mean it to be that way. But if you feel the nee...

4. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

   healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

   stevielynn, do you have to be experienced to work at a free standing surgery center?

5. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

   healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

   To everyone that has posted so far - I just want to THANK YOU ALL so much for your encouraging words and being willing to share personal insights and advice. I'm not going to give up my license I will keep it up as many of you have suggested. I als...

6. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

   healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

   To the commuter - thanks about the pregnancy I'm pretty excited. Maybe in a little while I'll try to break back into nursing but for now, I'm just toasted and need some time away. To nurseangel - yeah, like you I worked my backside off to get thro...

7. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

   healer27 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Well, the start of a new year and I'm kissing nursing good bye after only 5 short months. I graduated in may and started at a hospital in august. My very first preceptor was a nightmare, on my 3rd day on the floor she said I was too slow and put m...

8. Just need a hug.. Anyone else??

   healer27 replied to healer27's topic in New Nurse

   Hi everyone just checking in... here's a hug for today for whoever needs one...:icon_hug: I keep telling myself to just keep putting one foot in front of the other. And an occasional glass of wine or beer combined with some laughter and friends he...

9. first day on the job advice?

   healer27 replied to nursewriter2's topic in General Nursing

   I'll second what AlsgalRN said about her coworker carrying a small address book with doc phone numbers and stuff. At my current job as I looked up phone numbers for docs, at the end of the day I would write them in the little address book with what ...

10. Best Advice for Successful IV Sticks

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, these are great suggestions, I really appreciate this - I feel ready to try to have some SUCCESSFUL Sticks at this point, LOL! Keep the suggestions coming..

11. Best Advice for Successful IV Sticks

    healer27 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone - I know this question has been posted before and I've looked at some of the websites mentioned on advice for IV's but I'm still having trouble with getting successful sticks. SOOOO.. I thought I'd ask everyone what was the one thing yo...

12. frustated with job search!!

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in New Nurse

    Hi everyone, thanks for your input. BS to be, thanks for your input. I don't assume the interview is one step away from the job, I always (I believe anyway) try to dress neatly, arrive on time and present myself well. I think the feedback idea is a ...

13. frustated with job search!!

    healer27 posted a topic in New Nurse

    hi everyone, I posted about 2 weeks ago in regards to interviewing. well, didn't get the last position I interviewed for and went on another interview today somewhere else. Again, hoping I get the position. I just find it amazing when there is a so...

14. Now I think I made a mistake...

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in New Nurse

    Hi everyone thanks for the good advice and positive thoughts. llg, I DID express an interest to the hiring manager when I teched there, saying that I would like a position when I graduated. This was when I was teching there prior to graduating in M...

15. Now I think I made a mistake...

    healer27 posted a topic in New Nurse

    Well, I really think I've reached witts end.. I thought I was going into my dream job. Passed school and NCLEX with flying colors went into a internship working for a hospital I had worked at prior to graduating. First rotation had the preceptor f...