mmcdev

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1. Kinda Nervous!

   mmcdev replied to FloridaGatorRN's topic in General Nursing

   When I was a Student Nurse Extern (sounds similar to what you applied for, but under a different name), we were allowed to D/C foley's, but not put them in. I know in my state only an LPN/RN can insert a foley due to the sterile nature.

2. A patient made me cry.....

   mmcdev replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

   Stories like these make me so proud to be a nurse! You did a great thing for this lady! :)

3. Did you choose....or were you chosen?

   mmcdev replied to Lovelymo79's topic in General Nursing

   I just graduated in May and was the same way as you during clinical. I would come home from almost every clinical rotation and say "I LOVE THIS! I want to be ____ type of nurse now!" My family and friends couldn't keep up with what type of nurse I wa...

4. Yay! Got nurse extern

   mmcdev replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

   Awesome! Congrats! I was a nurse extern and it was such a good experience. I learned a lot and it will also help you in your future job hunt.

5. Is it possible to take the NCLEX-RN for NJ in PA?

   mmcdev replied to motivationalwanted's topic in NCLEX

   I am from DE, but I took my NCLEX in Philly because the wait was so long in DE. You can take it anywhere. If you truly feel unprepared, then you should reschedule it. However, if you are only doing it because you are anxious, then don't. It will only...

6. Need help with studying for NCLEX

   mmcdev replied to Dina0125's topic in NCLEX

   First of all, RELAX! Your Kaplan class hasn't even started yet. You are also not supposed to start answering the Question Trainers yet, only the pretest. I passed with Kaplan and took the class. Try to follow the schedule they give you (they will dis...

7. No responses to applications.

   mmcdev replied to NJFek's topic in New Nurse

   Have you tried talking to your clinical instructors? Maybe they can talk to the nurse managers on the unit that you had clinical on. I graduated in May and also had a very hard time getting an interview. I spoke to 2 of my clinical instructors and th...

8. Sample Resume and Cover letter for New grad

   mmcdev replied to maro's topic in New Nurse

   Totally unrelated, but I am a UD grad (which is where the sample resume/cover letter is from) and was very impressed by how much they prepared us for job hunting. Many of our assignments included writing our resume & cover letter. I have more sam...

9. Follow-up advice/recommendations

   mmcdev replied to nurse2be2010's topic in General Nursing

   I would e-mail the hiring manager to let them know that you are very interested in a position and that you will be graduating in December. I would also let him/her know that you have letters of recommendation if needed. I wouldn't necessarily just e-...

10. RN nclex reviews???

    mmcdev replied to "worriednurse"'s topic in NCLEX

    I took Kaplan also and believed it really helped me. The Question Tree that teaches you how to answer questions really seemed to help me during the NCLEX. I also liked the Question Trainer/QBank questions and felt that they were pretty similar to the...

11. Nurses Needed for Anonymous Survey!

    mmcdev replied to whitneyLOL's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I take that back. I tried it a few minutes later and it worked!

12. Nurses Needed for Anonymous Survey!

    mmcdev replied to whitneyLOL's topic in General Nursing

    Just FYI, I use a Mac and tried to access your survey and it wouldn't open on my computer.

13. and the waiting begins....

    mmcdev replied to loving2's topic in General Nursing

    Waiting is honestly one of the HARDEST things to do. But, just remember, try to be patient! I know it is way easier said than done. But, I remember I would check my phone a million times a day and it only made me 10x worse!! Good luck! Stay positive.

14. Orthopedic Nurse Tech

    mmcdev replied to FollowThru11's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a tech for a year on an Ortho floor when I was in nursing school. And I am now a RN on the same floor. I absolutely love it. But, as a tech, I did a ton of vital signs (esp. for the post-op's), emptied hemovacs/JPs/foleys (if they were po...

15. Are there some areas of nursing that are more upbeat than others?

    mmcdev replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ortho and it is very upbeat compared to other floors in my hospital. 95% of our patients make a full recovery and very rarely do they suffer from complications. It is also very rewarding being able to see a patient not being able to move on...