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Hi all, I'm a senior nursing student. I graduate in May, literally 35 days from now. I really want to work in Critical Care units; ED as 1st, ICU as 2nd, and PCU or another specialty as my 3rd choice. For the residency program here, it is a panel interview first with admin ADN then secondly with all the unit managers. They ask whatever they want to ask, and then depending on if they "like" you, they fight over you. My question is this: What can I do to prepare and knock that interview out of the park? Specifically for critical care units. I would like to do well so that I can have my top choice, but I don't know where to start or have that confidence to answer questions enough to where they'd like me. Interview tips, Question tips, anything & everything... HELP.

Pros & Cons of Travel Nursing With Families. Hi all, I'm interested in travel nursing & I have 2 dependents. I currently live in HI, but am willing to relocate to almost anywhere since I've never left my home state. I'm just looking for pros & cons of travelling and best/worst travel agencies and any other tips/tricks you can throw out at me! TIA!

Hi everyone! I just got a new set of scrub tops & they have this clip on the left chest pocket that I have no idea what it's for! My name badge clip cant go on it, it's too big for pens to fit in, it's a D shaped ring that I have no idea what it's used for & its driving me a little bit nuts! So what IS this clip for?!

Hi guys! I had a phone interview this morning and she said she loved what she heard and will let the local clinic manager know. Do you think I'll have to do a second interview, or how does the hiring process go? Is one enough? I'm getting nervous all over again!! 😖

Hi everyone, So sorry, I was totally doing my math wrong and thinking about 4 years instead of 2! I'd only need about 58k... I did apply for FAFSA and any scholarships I could find from my school's online portal. Other than that, I'm not sure what to look for. Also, I'm logged into my FAFSA, how can I view how much I would be getting?

Hi all, I'm starting nursing school in August, and I dont expect to be able to work except on breaks and Summer vacation. I was wondering how much to expect to take out in loans, and how to calculate the amount. My monthly expenses are about $2,000, and the program costs about $10,000. If I did my monthly*program costs, it leaves me with a little over $100,000 debt by the end of the program. Did any of you experience this or have any other means of supporting yourselves while in school? I'm also the sole income for our household (my mom, daughter, and myself). How did you calculate how much you'd need and/or get from the loans, how did you manage to pay them off or avoid them? Any advice is very appreciated, I am terrified of debt since I currently dont have any and always pay my bills early!

I think the nurse I reported to did that since at our facility CNAs aren't allowed to document those. I just reported to her of my findings and she took pictures of the injuries and did all of her wound measurements. Since then the bruising has spread through the the hip area.

I work in LTC as a CNA, an ambulatory resident with some dementia (or other means of forgetfullness) self toilets and was recently moved to a different room across the hall. It appears she's been increasingly dizzy and confused of her new surroundings and we've (myself and my nurse) discovered the BIGGEST bruise on her bottom a few days ago and that's now spread throughout her entire hip region. Nobody from previous shift had reported off to me about the bruise or any other shift before them. Nobody knows where it came from or what happened to her and the resident can't remember and denies any pain. We have assumed that she fell and just got up since nobody knows what happened. She's scheduled for x-ray sometime soon but we are worried that she's broken her hip. Will us aides be in trouble for this since nobody knows what Happened to her?