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coolpeach

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  1. Why did you if you hate it ?

    coolpeach replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    I don't hate nursing, but its not what I expected. I always wanted to be a nurse, but thought it was about helping people. I found out that a lot of times its about the bottom $. I was also told that...

  2. ER New Grad Hire questions

    coolpeach replied to SashaO's topic in Emergency

    I did my clinical there prior to graduation. I told them I was interested in an internship a couple of weeks before the end of the semester, but all of the spots had already been filled. I graduated...

  3. New Grad RN taking a Tech Position?

    coolpeach replied to NurseAVP's topic in General Nursing

    There was a tech working at my hospital who passed her NCLEX, and the internship was two weeks away from starting. According to the board she could not work as a tech during that two weeks, and was...

  4. Skating on thin ice?(at my job)

    coolpeach replied to nursep2b's topic in General Nursing

    I am an new RN in a hospital with 0 LTC experience so I will do my best here. Remember Pt. Safety 1st. I can't imagine NOT giving a med Period. You MUST give the pts their meds end of story. Imagine...

  5. Lower stress areas to 'get your feet wet' in nursing?

    coolpeach replied to amr1234's topic in General Nursing

    You could do what I did..... I started in the ER which was crazy insane. I cried everyday on my way home from work, threw up on my way to work, lost 15 pounds in 4 months. It was horrible!!!! Then I...

  6. Online Job Search Sucks....An Easier Way?!

    coolpeach replied to joanna73's topic in General Nursing

    If you go in they will just tell you to go home and apply online or direct you to a computer to do so there. I haven't had any problems and usually get a calls within a few days. I like the internet...

  7. New Grad Jobs

    coolpeach replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Nursing

    Most of us in my program didn't work. A few did, but it was close to impossible with the class, clinical hours, and studying. I did my last semester clinicals at an ER at a smaller hospital in my area...

  8. What would you do, please advise!

    coolpeach replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse, but I remember hearing over and over NEVER let your license

  9. Jobs while in nursing school

    coolpeach posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I am starting second semester in an RN program next week. I would love to get a part time job in a hospital doing something related to nursing or tech care. Does anyone know of a website that might...

  10. New Grad in ER with unsafe practice - Advice please?

    coolpeach replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

    I am a new graduate, and I started in the ER (it was my dream). It was very unsafe, and a horrible environment. I threw up everyday before work, and lost 12 pounds the last two months I worked there....

  11. Brookhaven nursing program points

    coolpeach posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    For those of you who graduated from Brookhaven....... How many points did you have when you were accepted into the

  12. What if you fail ?

    coolpeach replied to xGuYx's topic in General Nursing

    The bummer is you have to wait a few months before you can retake it again, and you have to pay all the money again. Otherwise nothing unless your employed as a GN in an internship then you will...

  13. New Job (FINALLY)!!! PBDS Testing??? Anyone know about this?

    coolpeach replied to Laurie Ann, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I just had to take this back in Feb. They show you a very short min or so video of some medical scenerio with a patient. You just see the pt laying in bed as you would if you walked into the room. It...

  14. A nurse is a family member too.

    coolpeach replied to livinthedreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    In the instance you are NOT a nurse you ARE a family member. If I were you I would write a little something on the comment card or complain. You are a human being as well as a

  15. fired if they don't like the color of your nail polish...

    coolpeach replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    I go to work with nice, clean, fresh non-wrinkled scrubs. I myself am clean and smell of soap, and a dab of some light body spray. My shorter hair is styled and looks nice. My nails natually just grow...

  16. fired if they don't like the color of your nail polish...

    coolpeach replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    At the last hospital I worked I was told by the employees that hardly anyone ever got fired. That if you got on the wrong side of the powers that be that they would force you to quit. I was told that...

  17. Nursing CAN be the very devil!

    coolpeach replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I am an older nurse, and I can say that I did not see this kind of behavior in the business world that I worked in prior to nursing. The behavior I have seen would not have been tolerated, and the...

  18. Qualified New Grad RN, No one wants to hire!!!!!

    coolpeach replied to Brownie3085's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure about how it works all over, but here in Texas an RN cannot work as an CNA, Tech, or LVN. I have had classmates try to get jobs as such and were told they cannot be hired as one of these...

  19. Qualified New Grad RN, No one wants to hire!!!!!

    coolpeach replied to Brownie3085's topic in General Nursing

    This is a little harsh. I have a job, but I want to chime in here. I have always wanted to be a nurse since before I started elementary school. Its all I have ever wanted to be. When I started the...

  20. Are LPN's being Phased Out?

    coolpeach replied to angelcarmichael's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Here in Texas I hear that LPN have pretty much been phased out of all the major hospitals. I know that at my hospital there were no LPN's. That being said I was interested in getting a job at a Dr's...

  21. New Grad dilema

    coolpeach replied to New2ERNursing's topic in Emergency

    I have been doing days in an ER about 20 minutes from home, and I still don't have time to do anything. I get up at 6a, leave at 7:20am. I have to be there at 7:45, but leave a few minutes early in...

  22. Need solutions to nursing problems!!

    coolpeach replied to SmokeyNite's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse to and can feel your pain. I recently resigned from my first job (ER), and will be starting med-surg next week. I am not sure if it was the hospital system, this one hospital, the ER...

  23. insurance

    coolpeach replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Before becoming a nurse I worked in medical collections. I can't explain Medicare better than the above poster did so I will leave it at that. Medicaid (in Texas at least) is for those who cannot...

  24. Can i say yes to a job, then say no the next day?

    coolpeach replied to Hartley's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above posters that if you weren't sure you should have told them you needed a little time to think about it, but whats done is done. If its truely the next day or even a couple of...

  25. Better Glimpse into the ED "Chaos"

    coolpeach replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a level 2 trauma center that was also in a well to do suburb. Two of our trauma rooms are semi private, and contain two beds. When we are not really busy we will put a non trauma in one of...