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Is it an emergency backup in case you need to bolus very quickly?

Here are some ideas (worked for me!) Look up “Applicant Tracking System nursing tips” on Google to find info on how to best make it past the resume robots. Join linkedin, try to find direct contact info for L&D managers, and ask to shadow. Network! Join AWHONN and do the intro to fetal monitoring class. Go on the AWHONN Hub message boards and find members who work where you want to work; contact them. Do the same with facebook groups. Do doula training and volunteer to doula if there’s a volunteer doula organization near you. Look into Centering Pregnancy and see if you can volunteer with them or get trained. Good luck!

AWHONN.org There you can also network with L&D nurses

Cone is $28 now and Duke is $27. Not sure what UNC is, but I think slightly higher than Duke.

Hello! I'm about to start my preceptorship on L&D, and I really want to snag a job on this unit. I think I am generally friendly, helpful, and ask a lot of questions. I realize I don't have total control over what happens, but I want to do my best to show that I really will make a great addition to the team. What have your preceptees done that really impressed you and made you want them to get hired? What are the biggest DON'Ts? Thanks in advance.

A good friend has hypothyroidism and received the vaccine with no problem. She has thyroid glands but takes levo daily to manage. I understand your hesitance, and luckily it is probably going to be OK for you to get the vaccine. ? It definitely seems more risky to go without it.

*Your tests probably won't be open-note/open-book because you'll be in person... but that also means you'll probably have a better time learning!

@gnv26 Before this semester, most of our exams were open-note/open-book, which obviously made things much easier than they would have been otherwise. This semester requires more studying, but the tests are mostly pretty straightforward. I never read the textbooks, just study from the powerpoints. I am a good test-taker in general though, so my answer to this question is going to be skewed by that. I don't find the grading of assignments to be generally very harsh at all, but again, I'm a good student. (I don't mean to brag or imply that I'm super intelligent. Being a "good student and test-taker" is a skill-set like any other. Some people are extremely smart but have a lot of test anxiety, which trips them up. Luckily this is something one can work on and improve!) Before the program started, I was also worried that their would be a lot of hazing and mean professors in the program but honestly that has been SO far from the truth. The clinical instructors and professors are extremely kind and understanding on the whole. Some are more demanding than others, but mostly all very reasonable. As long as you let them know an assignment will be late or that you're having trouble, they are usually very willing to work with you. Duke really wants their students to succeed and for the customer (you) to be happy with you education. Hope that soothes some worries!

Hi @Meowmeowmama, I'm a current 3rd semester Duke ABSN student. Clinicals are not 12 hours until 4th semester. They usually go from 6:30AM - 5:00PM at the very latest, and often/usually get out sooner. It really depends on the course and your clinical instructor! I'm happy to answer other questions, though your experience will likely be much different due to most of the Covid-19 restrictions being lifted starting in the fall.

Duke upped their pay to $27 recently, so I expect other hospitals (UNC, Cone, etc) will follow suit, if they haven't already.

@MrsLittleRN You need an official academic recommendation but HOT TIP ALERT you can add additional recommendations as “additional documents.” Anything else that supports your application (certificates, for example) can also go there.

Did you pass?

I'm sorry you're going through this. I recently listened to a podcast episode about negative unit culture that might be really helpful to you (it's also on spotify and probably apple podcasts) https://www.freshrn.com/dealing-with-a-negative-unit-culture-nurse-bullies-and-confrontation-show-notes/

This is great advice! Create opportunities for patient education.

I am a nursing student so I don't have advice to give, but I just wanted to say that I completely understand why you would have been playing up your bartending work. The advice to leave out your personal life (wise though it probably is) makes me sad. Good luck!

Nearby Duke starts at just under $25 before differentials so I'd imagine it is something like that.

I'm sorry you're going through this! I definitely relate. I do think it would be helpful to reach out to your advisor. Also, I know it is hard to connect with other students when the program is online, but you're definitely not alone in the way you feel. Maybe you could try to get a study buddy? Does your cohort have an online forum where you all chat and share tips/resources? My cohort makes collective study guides and it has been extremely helpful for me. We basically put together the list of objectives for each class in a Google doc and then every fills them out together prior to exams. Most of our exams are open note, so these study guides are extremely useful. Finally, take a break if you need to! There is no shame in self care. Nursing school will still be hard when the pandemic's over but at least you'll have more connection to your classmates and (hopefully) less overall stress. Good luck!

Hello! I may find myself in your boat in about a year. Curious what you decided to do!

You might also be interested in being a wound/ostomy/continence nurse if you're into wound care.

See also: Racism is a Public Health Crisis panel discussion

Racism and white privilege DO exist. And, at the same time, white people DO ALSO suffer from poverty, health disparities (compared to wealthier people of all races), the opioid epidemic, lack of access to healthcare, police murder, intergenerational trauma, ACEs, etc. The common thread here is CAPITALISM, racial capitalism. This economic system requires that there is a great big pool of poor people who will do just about anything to survive. It keeps wages low. Prison is there if anyone fights back. Race and racism keep people divided. Race was an INVENTION. It did not always exist. "White" people were given "privileges" in order to win them over to the side of the ruling class. "Black" people were dehumanized in order to justify slavery. Look up "John Punch". Rather than squabbling amongst ourselves, we would do well to see our common humanity, recognize the different struggles we all face, and work together to create a world of equity and justice for all people. Here is an excellent quote from MLK, Jr, that underscores the point about about the creation of race/racism in connection to Jim Crow and segregation: https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/article/king-woodward-and-strange-career-jim-crow

Is it normal for a new grad to be a charge nurse? I can understand why your black co-workers might be resentful having a brand new white nurse as their supervisor. This doesn't, however, justify lying about you. It sounds really hard and stressful. I hope you can find some resolution.

@amoLucia It really is law that all have the right to a lawyer present during questioning. (I’m not sure of the rules for undocumented people—they definitely don’t have the right to free legal counsel.) Even more important is that no one is required by law to give information to police. (Grand juries are a different and more complicated story... but that would be out of our scope!) The right to remain silent is in the 5th amendment. If a patient is not under arrest or being detained, they can flat out refuse questioning altogether. I would definitely remind patient and police of the patient’s right to remain silent!

Everyone has the right to have a lawyer present during questioning. Unfortunately not everyone is aware of that. I think it would be appropriate to inform patients about this and tell them that they do not have to answer any questions without a lawyer present. I would absolutely intervene if a cop was trying to interview a patient who was in pain/not fully conscious/delirious/drunk/high.

@Ink heart @CD33 check out the other thread: https://allnurses.com/HRSA-nurse-corps-scholarship-t719442/