Alexxoxox BSN

Alexxoxox has 7 years experience as a BSN.

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1. Weekend program pros vs cons

   Alexxoxox posted a topic in General Nursing

   I currently work every Wednesday through Saturday night from 11pm to 7am. I am contemplating switching to a weekend program where I would work every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 7pm- 7am....

2. Would you make the switch?

   Alexxoxox posted a topic in General Nursing

   I currently work in a clinic M-F 7:30-4:30. I have a PRN job where I work every Tuesday and Friday night from 11pm-3am on call. I just got exciting news that my PRN job extended me an offer to make me...

3. General Surgery

   Alexxoxox posted a topic in Operating Room

   I have accepted a job in general surgery, as the CVOR was not my place. I am wondering, for the future, how does one become a OR Trauma Nurse at a Level 1 Trauma

4. Leaving my job

   Alexxoxox posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am leaving my job due to relocation, and I don't know how to tell my friends at work that I am leaving. Advice

5. Help!! CVOR

   Alexxoxox posted a topic in Operating Room

   I'm trying to get a position for the CVOR. I have an interview for the CVOR position in a few days. I have no experience in the OR. Any ideas that will help me obtain this position, or things to say...

6. How much is too much?

   Alexxoxox posted a topic in General Nursing

   Is having 4 different jobs in one year too many? I suffer from depression, and if a job gets too overwhelming, I shut down and become depressed and need to quit. It's happening again, and I'm...

7. Which shift would you choose?

   Alexxoxox posted a topic in General Nursing

   Would you prefer shift 11am-11pm or 6pm-6am, and

8. Reason enough to switch jobs?

   Alexxoxox posted a topic in General Nursing

   I currently work/am training at a Level 1 Trauma Center in the ER, and I absolutely hate my preceptor. The staff are also very judgmental, and my preceptor is very condescending. I just dread going...

9. Level 3 vs level 1 Trauma Center

   Alexxoxox replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, there is snow, but it's a main highway that gets cleaned off right away. It is a nightshift, so that is why I was thinking a

10. Level 3 vs level 1 Trauma Center

    Alexxoxox posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been offered a position at a level 3 trauma center 30 minutes away. I've also been offered a position at a level 1 Trauma Center 1 hour away, which is a weekend shift. Which would you choose?...

11. Newly Diagnosed With Seizures

    Alexxoxox posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just starting out on a medical floor at an academic hospital, and have just been diagnosed with seizures. I have not been prescribed any medication to manage them, and have to wait a few months to...

12. Job offers

    Alexxoxox replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    It is the same job. Just to make it simple, I said job

13. Job offers

    Alexxoxox posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was offered an RN job at an academic hospital on a medical floor. Commute is 1 hour away, with 3 12-hr night shifts per week. I was also offered an OR job at a local hospital 3 minutes away. It...

14. Tips for working Noc shift

    Alexxoxox posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will be starting at an academic hospital in January, and will be working 3 12 hr Noc shifts in a row each week. I am wondering what tips you have to stay awake (not a coffee drinker), and how you...

15. How far is too far of a commute?

    Alexxoxox posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have not had luck finding an RN position around my area in a hospital, as I started in clinic. I finally accepted a job in an academic hospital 1 hour away. Is this too long of a commute? It is 3 12...