coolpeach

coolpeach

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  1. Will Traffic ticket warrant prevent me from being hired?

    coolpeach replied to spider woman's topic in General Nursing

    I would say "Yes" it will prevent you from sitting for NCLEX, and getting a nursing job. I got a ticket for make a rolling stop at a stop sign my first year of nursing school. I called to see if I...

  2. not looking "put together"

    coolpeach replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Shower, clean face, non fuzzy eyebrows (for the most part), deodorant, light body spray, clean short nails, clean hair, up and out of my face, uniform fresh out of the dryer (not crisp, but not...

  3. Is it just my facility, or are nurses really this backbitting?

    coolpeach replied to Nurse_Tricia's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a new nurse..graduated Dec 2009. I left my first job because "It was not a good fit" LOL. When I left I was honest and said those exact words, and was hired right away by one of the largest...

  4. Smoking coworkers and fair breaks

    coolpeach replied to vlomankill's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work at big hospital with a 0 smoking policy. No smoking on the property at all and that includes inside your car. This is the mothership of the entire hospital system, and is gigantic. It takes 10...

  5. Nursing and OCD

    coolpeach replied to JessiekRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I am a 3 girl then. Once to make sure, Two in case I was wrong, and one last time just to put my mind at

  6. Nursing and OCD

    coolpeach replied to JessiekRN's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean by 3's etc

  7. switching schedules

    coolpeach replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    I have only been working since Feb of this year, but have never gotten a "will you switch email". If I had, and didn't know the person I would have disregarded it too. I mean I don't even know who...

  8. Please give this nursing student some answers...

    coolpeach replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Students

    I am an ADN, but I am told BSN starts about the same as ADN. Anyway, here in Dallas most of my graduating class started out at $22-$24 an hour at the beginning of this year working in hospitals. Shift...

  9. Some advice regarding a nursing instruuctors integrity

    coolpeach replied to pinkfluffybunny's topic in General Students

    When I was in nursing school (I graduated last year) there was an unspoken rule. If your in a situation where you want to do something within the scope of nursing practice, a nurse is willing to teach...

  10. Nursing and OCD

    coolpeach replied to JessiekRN's topic in General Nursing

    My OCD started when I was in the 3rd grade with the handwashing, having to do the same things everyday etc. At the time no one knew what was going on (I don't think OCD was even a real medical...

  11. Trouble passing boards need a job!!!

    coolpeach replied to ashv57's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had friends in a similar position. They had taken NCLEX and failed it, and that put them in a strange position. Once you take NCLEX and you fail it you are no longer considered a graduate nurse, and...

  12. Hep A - will I still be able to be a nurse?

    coolpeach replied to Diddledi's topic in General Nursing

    Hep A is not a chronic condition. You get it, get over it, and thats

  13. Is it realistic that I'll make 80-100,000 thousand after I graduate with associates.

    coolpeach replied to Awright162's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Dallas I started in the ER as a new grad at 22.85 an hour. I am now on the floor (didn't like ER), and I make 22 and hour. I graduated Dec 2009, and the friends I graduated with make between...

  14. What is the best nursing advice you ever got from another nurse?

    coolpeach replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

    "These are not cattle people" (said to me by a very wise clinical professor). I always hear this in my head when I start getting really busy, and forgetting I am dealing with a person, and not just a...

  15. Stop being so miserable

    coolpeach replied to mkhoaja's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "Furthermore, I dont think I would answer my post any differently in the future either. I know what nursing entails. I understand the politics of it, the good, the bad, the ugly, etc. Just because I...

  16. Advice from nurses about experiences

    coolpeach replied to Lawne's topic in General Nursing

    I work three 12 hour shift. I get up at 4:30 am, leave at 5:30am, and get to work at 6:20am. I then wait for the shuttle to take me from parking to the hospital, go to my locker, clock in, put my...

  17. Mistakes

    coolpeach replied to locust66's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the atty. Its the difference between being punished, and being thrown under a bus. If you stole a candy bar you would expect to be punished, but not expect the electric chair...the atty...

  18. Follow-up advice/recommendations

    coolpeach replied to nurse2be2010's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in Dec of 2009, and had three letters of recommendation ready to go. The first job I applied for I made it through 3 interviews, and was pretty sure I had the job. Two days after my last...

  19. Do I really need a

    coolpeach replied to NurseMegh's topic in General Nursing

    Yes on the cover letter, and I agree on the short and sweet resume. My dad is a recruiter, and he says if your resume is more than a page long he puts it in the bottom of the

  20. A legality question about pay

    coolpeach replied to Amberjade's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure she is not getting paid? I am an RN, but I have to be at my shift 15 minutes early to get report, and stay about 15 minutes late to make sure things are wrapped up. Thats 30 minutes, but...

  21. Life as a New Grad Sucks

    coolpeach replied to lifeasanewgrad's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in Texas..Dallas actually. I am hearing its harder than it was here, but more difficult still elsewhere..I can't even

  22. Life as a New Grad Sucks

    coolpeach replied to lifeasanewgrad's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated last December. All the way through the end of third semester I was hearing that everything was still golden. That when I graduated I would still be in very high demand, no trouble finding...

  23. LVN's how much you make in 2010?

    coolpeach replied to Sophiamez's topic in California Nursing

    Here in Dallas Texas I graduated as an RN in Dec of last year. Everyone in my graduating class who started to work for hospitals in the area started at between $21 and $24 an hour + shift diffs which...

  24. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    coolpeach replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a single parent and work three, and sometimes four 12's. This means I leave my house at 5:20am, and do not get home until 9pm sometimes 4 days in a row. I now only work Monday through Friday so...

  25. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    coolpeach replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am lucky....I work or a big hospital system who is a bit more understanding. Our director says she understands we work 12 hour + shifts and there are things we have to deal with while at work. If we...