checkmarks0725

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1. what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

   checkmarks0725 replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

   The doctors bought all the nurses a tin of butter cookies and our unit got a beautiful gift basket to split (which dayshift beat us to tearing apart, so night shift got nothing of that). And the nurses who have been here 5+ years all got paycuts...Ha...

2. Who do nurses make more than?

   checkmarks0725 replied to Amber215's topic in General Nursing

   It just depends on your situation. I lived in Philly, just me and my hubs, we both worked fulltime and it was reallllly hard to pay the bills. We now live a few hours away in a much cheaper area and are doing fine. I wouldn't go into nursing expectin...

3. Dream job if you weren't an RN

   checkmarks0725 replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

   I'd be a princess! That's a job, right? And I'd also like to open a pet grooming business.

4. Anyone working BUT dosen't have to?

   checkmarks0725 replied to Elleveein's topic in General Nursing

   I'd work per diem. I'd also do a ton more volunteer work (and maybe start my own charity) if I had the means. Those are some dreams of mine....maybe some day.....:)

5. Do you like child psych nursing?

   checkmarks0725 replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

   If you had told me on my first day of nursing school that I'd be working child psych I would have given you a not so nice reply. I never really wanted to work with kids and I didn't think psych would be as hands on as I wanted...but I figured I'd gi...

6. Is there something wrong with me?

   checkmarks0725 replied to nursedanny614's topic in New Nurse

   I feel your pain. It's hard out there for nurses. Have you tried applying for homecare agencies? I know some (not many, but some) will consider hiring new grads. Whether or not that's something you'd be interested in, it IS nursing experience. Hold ...

7. Are clinicals flexible?

   checkmarks0725 replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Students

   No, clinicals are not very flexible. Most programs I've heard of will not give you a say in where you are placed/what times you are scheduled. You are expected to show up when and where. I lived around the corner from one of the hospitals my school d...

8. East Coast RN's-did you stay or go?

   checkmarks0725 replied to happyinillinois's topic in General Nursing

   Didn't need to evacuate. Came into work and am pulling a 20 hour shift to help out! Glad to do it too since we are so short staffed due to road closures and such.

9. Just been accepted to Community College of Philadelphia Nursing Program

   checkmarks0725 replied to ncfalcon03's topic in Pennsylvania

   I'm in the CCP program right now. It's very tough but as long as you recognize that you'll need to work hard, and really commit to it, there's no reason you can't succeed. The instructors are really easy going and really go out of their way to help y...

10. Working While in Nursing School??

    checkmarks0725 replied to bell47's topic in General Students

    I work at Target. I work Monday, Wednesdays, Friday and the weekend. I go to class all day Monday and Tuesday and have clinical Thursday and Friday. I'm lucky because I have Wednesday morning and afternoon to do homework (or sleep in!) but there's st...

11. Will my disorder prevent me from nursing?

    checkmarks0725 posted a topic in Disabilities

    Please help! I am 22 year old, first semester nursing student. I have been diagnosed with the neurological movement disorder dystonia for about 8 years. I have been receiving Botox injections in my neck and right arm to paralyze the muscles. I have b...

12. Pneumonia vs Atelectasis

    checkmarks0725 replied to jbbm's topic in General Students

    Pneumonia is fluid in the lungs. Atelectasis is the collapsing of the aveoli of the lungs. (at least that's my understanding).

13. Does anyone here like nursing school?

    checkmarks0725 replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    I'm in my fifth week and I love it. I'm busier now than I've ever been in my entire life, and that includes when I was working a full time job. But I still love it. I'm sure a time will come when I question why I even came to nursing school, but I'm ...

14. Made it through the first week of nursing school

    checkmarks0725 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Congrats on making it through the first week! I start on the 8th and like you I am a night person. I've been trying to get onto a normal sleep schedule but I'm so used to staying up past 2 in the morning it's been hard. We start our clinicals someti...

15. How do you wear your hair for clinicals?

    checkmarks0725 replied to Kamdyn's topic in General Students

    I wear ponytails. I'm not used to having my hair down though, aftermath of running cross country all four year of high school I guess. :-)