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1. No, I'm not a job hopper, it's just that....

   NCINDASUN posted a topic in Career Support

   Greetings! I need some advice. A December 2005 grad, I've had 2 jobs since graduating and I need some guidance on how to position this. First, let me explain. I'm 46 and this is my second career. My first job out of nursing school was with an o...

2. Ped Onc - Can you talk me out of taking the job?

   NCINDASUN replied to NCINDASUN's topic in Pediatric

   Ok, I did it. I accepted the position. You are right, I really did want it over the other offers I got, but when I told friends what I was considering they all gasped and said there was no way they could do it. For some reason, it doesn't scare me....

3. Ped Onc - Can you talk me out of taking the job?

   NCINDASUN posted a topic in Pediatric

   Greetings and Happy Holidays! I'm a 2005 grad and took a job right out of school with an Adult Oncology Outpatient clinic. I absolutely LOVED the job. I was so amazed at their courage and dignity and I felt incredible honored to be allowed to be pa...

4. Say Goodbye to My Dream Job - Now What?

   NCINDASUN replied to NCINDASUN's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks to all who responded. This has been VERY tough. I think the toughest part is that I felt I had finally found my purpose in life. Sounds dramatic, I know, but after 9-11 I really started to question why I was here, like many my age did. Sudd...

5. Say Goodbye to My Dream Job - Now What?

   NCINDASUN posted a topic in New Nurse

   I just found out yesterday that I'm not going to be asked to stay at what I considered to be my dream job. I graduated in December (2nd career) after somewhat of a struggle, passed my boards in January and started orientation the first part of Febru...

6. 4 Days and counting (and panicking)

   NCINDASUN replied to NCINDASUN's topic in NCLEX

   I did it! Just got my results and you can add RN to my name. It took 25 years but I did it. Came out of the test feeling numb after 82 questions. Wasn't until I heard someone else in my class failed with 88 that I began to panic. It was a very ...

7. Nclex Nightmare

   NCINDASUN replied to MCG25's topic in NCLEX

   lgbentle, You must have been taking the same test I took today! I felt like all I was doing was prioritizing and some of the answers offered...it was like which is the least worst of some really bad answers. I shut off somewhere between 82 and 86 -...

8. How do you work thru practice questions from HELL!

   NCINDASUN replied to NCINDASUN's topic in NCLEX

   I know I am beating a dead horse :deadhorse but that's part of the trouble I'm having here. What if the question read "Anthrax patient, no signs of distress, infiltrated IV" Just because the symptoms are gone doesn't mean that the meds should be sto...

9. How do you work thru practice questions from HELL!

   NCINDASUN replied to NCINDASUN's topic in NCLEX

   See what I mean? So many ways of looking at the questions. I appreciate Suzanne's reminder of the collaborative effort. The way D is written, there is no mention of stopping the infiltration. We were taught to never assume anything and that the a...

10. How do you work thru practice questions from HELL!

    NCINDASUN posted a topic in NCLEX

    I'm still plugging away at practicing questions. Some of them drive me crazy! For example: A client who has clear lung sounds and unlabored breathing is receiving aminophylline IV. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate nursing actio...

11. 4 Days and counting (and panicking)

    NCINDASUN replied to NCINDASUN's topic in NCLEX

    Thanks everyone (and anyone else who wishes to comment). I went out last night and bought the Saunders and will spend the next couple of days reviewing it and doing more questions. I'm praying that my critical thinking skills will hold up. I scored...

12. 4 Days and counting (and panicking)

    NCINDASUN posted a topic in NCLEX

    Well, I take my NCLEX Thursday and I'm beginning to panic. Others in my class have taken it and have had everything from 75 to 265 questions. They also said that some of the questions came from left field and they had no clue as to what it was aski...

13. When there are 2 meds ordered....

    NCINDASUN posted a topic in NCLEX

    Greetings! I took a NCLEX prep class last week and there was one area that we were given conflicting information on. It was about questions with orders for multiple meds. One time the instructor told us that if there were 2 meds you either gave bot...

14. Funny patient names by nurses

    NCINDASUN replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    Went to school with Dusty Rhodes and Kandy Cane. Have a nephew named Desi Linus - older brother (4 yo) was allowed to pick out the name. Inadvertantly did it to my own daughter in some fashion. We had agreed on using our middle names as the baby's m...

15. Salary for Private Practice?

    NCINDASUN posted a topic in North Carolina

    I'm a new grad and have been interviewing for a position with a private oncology practice. My responsibilities will run the gamut from assessing to educating to eventually administering chemo (after OCN). Around here the hospitals all have a set star...