NYRN09

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1. More of a personal health question...need input

   NYRN09 replied to NYRN09's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, I was not asking for medical advice...apparently I was not making it clear enough that I was just wondering if anyone has had root canals before and what their experience was like. I'm pretty sure I know the difference between an RN and a dent...

2. Scrub sizing - IguanaMed

   NYRN09 posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   Is the sizing chart for IguanaMed scrubs accurate? I'm having trouble deciding what size....usually no matter what, I average a size medium, but I'm wondering if they run on the small or large side of things? I have an estimate of my measurements an...

3. Low census one minute..over-run the next

   NYRN09 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Been doing my orientation the last few days...We started out with a very low census, about 8 patients...So thumb twiddling was inevitable:uhoh3: This is a small, rural hospital and I'm on the acute/rehab floor doing orientation. Anyway yesterday we g...

4. More of a personal health question...need input

   NYRN09 replied to NYRN09's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, I'm probably going to go with the root canal...My teeth are in great shape otherwise. I feel this resulted from problems I had in the past with the filling - it had cracked, I had to go have it redone...Same guy to boot. And something I noticed...

5. More of a personal health question...need input

   NYRN09 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I wanted to ask on here, see what you all have to say. I went to get my teeth cleaned today, just the usual once a year thing. Well apparently a tooth was a little funny colored so they tooth an x-ray and come to find I have an abcess at the base of ...

6. New RNs, No job.

   NYRN09 replied to KAUAIRNEMT's topic in New Nurse

   Oh I know it. I finally picked up a job but everyone said to me "Oh, they need nurses everywhere, you won't have a problem". Not so these days...it's tough but something will open up, be patient, it takes time. I finally got mine, per diem, but they ...

7. Got my RN License in Dec 09; Still no Job

   NYRN09 replied to AugustBoy's topic in New Nurse

   It's hard being a new grad...I graduated in May of 09....Only just in the last 2 weeks finally got a job...Keep looking and I might also suggest look and see if any summer camps are hiring camp nurses? This past summer I was the camp nurse at a camp ...

8. Unemployed Graduate Nurse

   NYRN09 replied to catRNcat's topic in New Nurse

   I think part of it has to do with the where the economy is at. I graduated May 09, passed my boards June 6...worked as a camp nurse then took a little time off, then spent from December through February applying for jobs...getting told that "position...

9. First 3 days of Orientation = Disorganized?

   NYRN09 posted a topic in New Nurse

   So I started Weds. with orientation...8 hours of videos, quizzes, reading, and signing my signature about a 100 times. Thursday came in to start orienting on the small med/surg floor....They told me I'd be up there before I go to the immediate care, ...

10. Help! What to wear to 1st day of Orientation??

    NYRN09 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently got hired (finally) to work per diem in a small, rural hospital in their immediate treatment/urgent care center. I received a letter telling me about orientatio tomorrow and to bring a form of ID and my Imm. records. What do I wear there? ...