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unbalanced has 2 years experience.


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  1. Which job would you take?

    Job 1 $45/hour 45 minutes to 1 hour commute. Three 12 hour shifts per week for a total of 34.5 paid hours. Every other weekend and alternating major holidays. Very high acuity. Job 2 $38/hour 10-15 minute commute. Three 12 hour shifts per wee...
  2. Job Hinderance vs. Just Annoying?

    I am a triage nurse at a busy inner city community health center. The way the job works is: a patient calls the practice and a secretary takes a message and forwards the message to the nurse to be addressed. Based on acuity of the situation the nur...
  3. Silly nursing license question

    This might be silly but I haven't received my license in the mail yet. Is there a spot to sign it so that it is valid or is it just good as is ?
  4. First nursing job help!

    The summer position was for a camp as an RN and officially starts in July. The training starts mid June (getting oriented, staff bonding and whatnot since I would be living there and its a couple hours away from home). I have been at the hospital I...
  5. First nursing job help!

    Hi everyone! I finally made it through nursing school! yay! I take my NCLEX next week. I am not trying to get ahead of myself but I did go on an interview for a summer position that starts next week. I currently have a job at a hospital that does ...
  6. Yup one year of pre-reqs and two years of clinicals, books and other expenses.
  7. New here! First semester of nursing school advice

    Hello!!! I am in my last semester of school and also work as a PCT! You will be so happy you did. You have so much more experience already that you don't even realize!!! My best advice would be to get organized. During your first week, take a step ...
  8. Classmates, coffee and determination
  9. So, I will be graduating with my ADN in May. I am super excited and want to immediately continue on with an RN to BSN degree. My problem is the cost. I am trying to weigh out my options as far as online vs. university. I love being able to go to a...
  10. Last semester of nursing school, should I move out?

    Yes, you are definitely correct....I am just at my breaking point....I guess I have to choose the stress of living here over the stress of paying for a new place.....the lesser of two evils lol
  11. What can I do to raise my self confidence?

    Hello! I hope I can help! When you get to your clinical, immediately go and introduce yourself to your patient and make sure they are breathing (thats what my teacher says). Then go to the patients nurse and ask for report. Write that down and the...
  12. So, I had been living on my own for years but decided to move back in with my mother when I started nursing school. It has been three and a half years and I think the time has come for us to part ways. We are fighting like crazy and we live in a ve...
  13. How can I not feel so overwhelmed at clinical?

    Thank you guys so much for the encouragement! I am going to stick it out! One of my major downfalls is not having confidence. Maybe if I show that I have a little more confidence in myself she will cut me some slack.
  14. The past two semesters clinical was great. My instructors were encouraging and truly seemed to care about us all learning. This semester my teacher is intimidating! She asks me more questions before I can think of the answer to the first and says ...