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  1. No return call from nurse manager, should I keep calling?

    ARRR10 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've left two voicemails so far to the nurse manager in charge of the floor I am trying to apply a job at. HR already sent my application almost a month and a half ago and that is when I placed my...

  2. Will I still get to practice in my own specialty if I join the AirForce?

    ARRR10 posted a topic in Government, Military

    ^^topic^^. I have a nursing classmate who is in COT as of now and I am strongly considering the airforce as a possible life experience pathway before I hit the 30 year old mark. I graduated with my...

  3. Will I still get to practice in my own specialty if I join the AirForce?

    ARRR10 replied to ARRR10's topic in Government, Military

    I have one more question:D So, if I do go active duty, do I get to choose the base I want to be assigned to? Reason I ask is that I live in Alaska and there is an airforce base nearby.

  4. Hospital nurses - is it really that bad?

    ARRR10 replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    It is really that bad. Started out on an ortho/surgical floor just b/c i know my patients are going to get better and that there was a little bit of med/surg involved. My first year was hell...

  5. I feel guilty in canceling my extra shift...

    ARRR10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    The hospital is super busy and I requested to work extra ONLY on my floor tonight if they needed me. I just contacted the charge nurse on my floor (ortho) and with all the discharges and no surgeries,...

  6. Should I be blame for this?

    ARRR10 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work nights at a hospital and I had a patient who was having issues with his blood pressure. There were orders by his surgeon to give labetolol if systolic is >150 and diastolic >90 and to...

  7. Should I be blame for this?

    ARRR10 replied to ARRR10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What does "cya" and "NSTEMI" mean? also, yeah the labetolol parameters were ordered by the surgeon and the labs were ordered by the hospitalist. Apparently there were conflicting issues going on...

  8. Is it too early to switch from full-time to part-time?

    ARRR10 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    By August 3rd, 2010, I will have my one-year experience working as a registered nurse. So, I just wanted to know if its too early to switch from full-time to part-time? I'm thinking about maybe going...

  9. Can I still go to the gym regularly (Once I am nursing school)?

    ARRR10 posted a topic in General Students

    Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question. I just wanted to know if I will still have a little free time for some activities when I am in nursing school (I do taekwondo, go to the gym mostly everyday...

  10. Afraid of getting terminated after calling in sick a lot?

    ARRR10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here is my issue. Back in august 09' I had an abscess on my hand that got infected and needed to be drained. I missed a week of work, because I was not allowed to work with a draining wound. The wound...

  11. staple removal postop day#2 on knee replacement pt?

    ARRR10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    ^^topic^^. I just got back from nightshift and I am kinda freaking out that I removed the staples on one of my pt's surgical site (total knee replacement) on postop day #2. Generally it is 10-14 days...

  12. Will I get fired for being absent too long d/t unexpected surgery? I need advice

    ARRR10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had an abscess that was drained on my hand in august (developed unexpectedly during my first week of classroom orientation) and couldn't work for 3 shifts during my orientation due to infection...

  13. Will I get fired for being absent too long d/t unexpected surgery? I need advice

    ARRR10 replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

    Sad thing is, I'm only 6 mos into the job and I am not qualified for FMLA until I work at least a year at their union facility. Good thing I always come early to

  14. new grad nurse- not ready?

    ARRR10 replied to NoDakRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have about 2 more weeks left of orientation and I'm also in the same position as you are. I'm taking care of a full patient load, but have yet to call the doctor (the opportunity did not come up...

  15. What to expect in nursing school?

    ARRR10 posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am a 20 year old male pre-major nursing student waiting to begin taking nursing courses in the Spring of 2007 (Would have started in Spring 2006, but due to the shortage of faculty and the increase...

  16. CPR on a person who is in rigor mortis?

    ARRR10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of my patients that I was taking care of was in for ETOH abuse, ascites, and cirrhosis recently passed away. He was living in a assisted living facility where I was working at and based on what I...

  17. No one wants to give me a chance :(

    ARRR10 replied to mlok's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Excellent points! I was in the same boat as you are right now 6 mos ago. I kept filling out applications but never received a call back. Some of the replies I got back stated they needed a nurse with...

  18. would it be ok to bring in a food tray or something for first day?

    ARRR10 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tomorrow will be my first day as a nurse in orientation and I thought it would be nice to bring in like a snack platter (maybe bagels, cream cheese, and juice-any other suggestions?) to the unit....

  19. would it be ok to bring in a food tray or something for first day?

    ARRR10 replied to ARRR10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    UPDATE: My gosh, I brought bagels w/cream cheese, coffee cake, and muffins and all of it was nearly gone by the end of the day-. I was able to develop rapport with the PTs, other nurses, the nurse...

  20. Petrified

    ARRR10 replied to GINARNBABY's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ohhh.... I start next Monday too and I am terrified. Let's learn and gain confidence together! Good luck to the both of

  21. New Grad in Northern California - ABSOLUTELY no work!!!!

    ARRR10 replied to capuzcapuz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Take a bunch of resumes and go (in person) to each of the nurse managers in the hospitals and just ask if they have any openings and hand them your resume (don't forget to thank them ). That is how I...

  22. Finally got a job, but I got tickets for a two-day concert...

    ARRR10 replied to elenasalh's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh... ok... Then what if she asks what this social commitment is? If everything begins to look bad, I'll just give my tickets to someone else and wait for how many xx years. This job is most important...

  23. Is 4-6 weeks orientation time enough for a new grad?

    ARRR10 posted a topic in Orthopedic

    ^^topic^^. I just had an interview the other day on an ortho/surgical floor and the orientation time is 4-6 weeks, plus an additional 2 weeks or minus 2 weeks if I need it. The first 2 weeks will be...

  24. No return call from nurse manager, should I keep calling?

    ARRR10 replied to ARRR10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I dropped by the nurse manager's office today (one with voicemails) to see if they were hiring and unfortunately they're not (d/t budget and new grad overload). But the manager stated that it was good...

  25. Is it polite to see the nurse manager directly for a job?

    ARRR10 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a thread going on here about how I left 4 voicemails to the nurse manager to check on the status of my application, but I did not get a return-call back. After reading some of the replies, it...