adjowakim

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1. CPI and other things..

   adjowakim replied to funinsun's topic in Psychiatric

   most importantly.... always be yourself. always treat them with respect no matter what names they call your or what they may throw at you. never ever act like you are on a power trip or they will never respect you. i earned a lot of respect from some...

2. Soooo, I think I may have a new job lined up...

   adjowakim replied to raindrop's topic in New Nurse

   thanks for that advice. i was wondering about that myself especially since i was working at a community hospital in my own community and may have to utilize its resources someday. i cant help but wonder though, when is the treatment of new grads by s...

3. 3 months in and I hate my nursing job

   adjowakim replied to Serenyd's topic in New Nurse

   hi, i lasted 3 months on a tele step-down unit. i also had at least 8 different preceptors due to half of the staff being out on maternity leave or some other leave. and there were 10 of us orienting at the same time! the nurse mangager didnt have mu...

4. help! to follow my heart or not???

   adjowakim replied to adjowakim's topic in New Nurse

   thanks guys for all of your support! i ended up taking the job! actually, the nurse manager offered me a supervisor position a little less involved in terms of managment skills. its more like a growing position for me with the hopes that i can prepar...

5. How do I get a job as a Learning Disability Nurse in USA?

   adjowakim replied to KimNorth's topic in International

   if youre interested in working with kids i know of so many schools and residential programs working with developmentally delayed kids in or around Boston, MA. let me know what youre looking for.

6. help! to follow my heart or not???

   adjowakim posted a topic in New Nurse

   im struggling! i just finished 3 months orientation on a cardiac step down unit. i like the fact that im learning a ton especially fine tuning my assessment and organization skills. ive been exploring other job options, mainly working per diem with k...

7. Orientation Over

   adjowakim replied to ActNGrowRN's topic in New Nurse

   ..i just finished my last day of a 12 week orientation on a telemetry step down unit and i had the worst shift of my life! i thought i was ready to be off orientation, but this shift just threw me off track. after i listened to report on my 4 patient...

8. Frustrated after 5 weeks of nursing...

   adjowakim replied to SaderNurse05's topic in New Nurse

   im a new grad nurse just starting on a telemetry unit. ive been orienting for a month, but we have a minimum of 12 weeks orientation before being on our own. this includes numerous critical care classes that we have to attend. i just cant imagine hav...

9. Motivate Me Please Help

   adjowakim replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

   you can be an ok nurse or you can be an excellent nurse. always strive for excellence!!!!!

10. reciprocity in RI

    adjowakim replied to adjowakim's topic in Massachusetts

    thanks! you rock!!!!!

11. What Do You Hate About Nursing School!

    adjowakim replied to Jen2's topic in General Students

    6 hour lectures....i have 2 this week.

12. Child psych. nursing

    adjowakim replied to 5thflrnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I currently work on a residential program for kids age 8-18 diagnosed primarily with PDD and autism. It makes things interesting having such a wide age bracket, but the kids are all developmentally delayed to some degree. Right now im planning a Hall...

13. Child psych. nursing

    adjowakim replied to 5thflrnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    hi, I have been working in child psych for 5 years as a mental health counselor and residential supervisor. I absolutely love it, and the only reason im going into nursing is that a counselor position doesnt pay and there is not much room for growth ...

14. reciprocity in RI

    adjowakim posted a topic in Massachusetts

    hi, I am currently a nursing student at a school in MA. I would like to take the NCLEX in MA and then apply for reciprocity in RI. I know that there is an application process and a fee of around 90 dollars. Has anyone been through this process? Is it...