juviasama

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1. First year nurse. Thinking about leaving field altogether.

   juviasama replied to mhadvrn34's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. This is a good suggestion. There are nursing fields where you barely handle medication. I work as a school nurse and in one day I have 8 different students walk in my clinic for their scheduled medication. I've never made an error so far (Th...

2. is it doable to work night shift after having a baby?

   juviasama posted a topic in General Nursing

   hello everyone, I'm trying to get opinions.. My husband works in an office from M-F, and so do I. Currently I am pregnant and I will deliver on September. I am planning to keep my position as a school nurse because of the benefit. But then after the ...

3. Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

   juviasama replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in COVID

   well, to be fair, I believe nurses in the United States are still more blessed than nurses in developing countries. Nurses in the United States get paid way more than nurses in developing countries while they are also struggling with being severely u...

4. 2 weeks closed

   juviasama replied to cowboysandangels's topic in School

   My school is also closed until April 10th.. I am salaried, but I don't know if I'm getting paid..

5. How do you get a sub?

   juviasama replied to Jenniferocious's topic in School

   I have no idea that you have to find your own sub. In my district, the supervisor takes care of it. We just text her early in the morning that we cannot work and she takes care of the rest. Downside? Plenty of nurses call in, especially on Friday, an...

6. What would you do?

   juviasama replied to Hunt er's topic in General Nursing

   Honestly if I could turn back time, I wouldn't choose nursing. I'd rather pursue an office job.. Nursing offers variety and job security, but dealing with patients and their families is so draining.

7. Critical Care Eliticism?

   juviasama replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

   Well, some people just have a God complex..

8. Do women find male nurses attractive?

   juviasama replied to Sykadia's topic in Men

   I'm indifferent with the professions.. I only care with his personality. Whether he's a nurse or non health care professionals, it doesn't really matter. But as a nurse, I would prefer a non-nurse partner because I'm interested in learning the workin...

9. Any nurses pursue master degree that is not related to nursing?

   juviasama posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm curious if anyone pursues master degree that is not related to nursing, such as engineer or psychology or anything else? And also what's the reason? Please share if you don't mind. Thank you ?

10. NP schools without an RN license

    juviasama replied to Sun1's topic in NP Students

    I dont think you can do acute care NP without acute care RN experience. But for FNP program, schools don't always require RN experience. If you're not sure which specialty you want to do, PA would be the best option.

11. Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    juviasama replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    Yes.. The large dialysis centers offer an extensive training. They hire new grad too, but the working hours can be brutal.. It could be up to 16 hours in a day.. But my sister in law loves it because she doesn't work on weekends and she prefers worki...

12. Get your med surg experience early!

    juviasama replied to Just Dave's topic in Career Support

    I had a coworker with 6 years of med surg experience and she complained how hard it was to switch specialty. Problem is the hospital has to value her years of nursing experience but she does not have the relevant experience that the other specialty u...

13. Am I good enough?

    juviasama replied to littlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    While it might not look good on resume, it doesnt mean you cannot secure a good job in the future. I lasted 9 months on my first job in a psych hospital and lasted 8 months on my second job in an acute rehab hospital. I'm blessed that a school distri...

14. "Old New Grad" - Need Resume/Cover Letter Advice

    juviasama replied to KBabiesRN's topic in Job Hunt

    I would do PDN first for at least a year then try the hospital. I knew many new grads who do PDN first then they could finally secure a position in the hospital after one to two years. Good luck!

15. Considering ICU.... among several other options

    juviasama replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    Good news for you: you don't have to do bedside if it's not working out for you. Just like facultyRN mentioned, you can do occupational health, public health or clinic which is more task oriented and repetitive. I was doing bedside for less than a ye...