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  1. Have I done Enough

    Good luck to you sending out passing vibes.
  2. Penn Valley RN Program...What is like?

    I got in before the TEAS was being used so sorry I have no clue. Also I applied before the point system so again no clue. Sorry. If you haven't already I would post the TEAS question on the general...
  3. Lees Summit Medical Center?

    Hey there, I did clinicals there. I am almost 100% they are closing the L&D
  4. Penn Valley RN Program...What is like?

    I just graduated on Sat from PV's evening/weekend RN class. I have two small children, one who had health issues for some of the program. It is tough. I have seen stuff on allnurses that makes me...
  5. Okay I am a senior and we have had NG's come to talk with us about reality and the transistion and they say I know you think you know stuff but you don't. Then even here there is an article about...
  6. I agree what an awesome article and I am going to reread it over and over again especially after Jan.
  7. I interviewed and was offered a GN position in the CCU at a large, urban, teaching hospital. This is a residency program where you work for around 3 months all over the hospital with a preceptor and...
  8. What do you think?

    Thanks so much I am really excited. Terrified but excited.
  9. What do you think?

    I accepted the position today and I am really excited. Thank you all for your support it really made a difference. :) I will be visiting and asking questions often I am sure.
  10. Woohoo I have an interview

    The interview went fine and I was offered the position however I was head over heels impressed with the CCU unit, manager, and residency program. I was also offered that. So now I am confused and will...
  11. I am so excited. I have an interview at a NICU in a large urban teaching hospital. The weird thing about this is that we also have a freestanding pediatric hospital right next door. So this isn't a...
  12. Truman Medical Center

    Have any of you done the residency program for CC or ER at Truman in Kansas City. It sounds amazing. They also have great benefits. I walked into school tonight (last semester) excited because Mercy...
  13. Any Kansas City NICU Nurses Here

    Thanks so much for the insight. I just loved your enthusiasm and really it is people like you that make that hospital so special to families, students and other employess. I am going to apply if they...
  14. Just curious as I am getting to ready to begin the process of applying (graduating in Dec) and would love some insight. Of course I am hoping to get on at Mercy however if there are openings at Saint...
  15. Any Kansas City NICU Nurses Here

    Thanks for you input. Did you transfer to another unit or go somewhere else? If you went somewhere else - are still doing
  16. Any Kansas City NICU Nurses Here

    Thanks so much for the reply. I really want to work at CMH. Honestly I am willing to work on another unit at CMH and transfer later than go to a different hospital. I loved my clinicals there! How was...
  17. Child Abuse

    yes that is it! thanks.
  18. Child Abuse

    I recall listening to a program on NPR about a recovering addict who had a service where she would recruit female drug addicts and prostitues to go get a permanant (tubal lig) or semi perm (IUD) form...
  19. Agency work

    Are you a new grad? I thought agencies wouldn't hire new grads as you will not get a NG orientation? If you are a NG I would be very careful as the hospital staff is going to expect you to come in and...
  20. I am wondering how difficult and stressful orientation is for new grads in the NICU. I know I can do it if I get hired into the NICU however I am weary of more stress fresh out of school. My husband...
  21. That is really interesting to me about Centerpoint considering the reputation it has regarding nurse to patient ratio, the amount of orientation of lack there of and how you hear so much about safety...
  22. What Was Orientation Like For You

    That is awesome information thanks so much. Sounds like you had a great preceptor and exactly the situation I am hoping for if I get in. I graduate in Dec so hopefully I will be back here as a NICU GN...
  23. What Was Orientation Like For You

    I think you are right and honestly being on a unit that is less stressful but not enjoyable to me will drive me crazy. Thanks
  24. My wife is dreading going back to school

    You are an awesome husband which is probably all the support she needs. I am wrapping up an awful and I do mean awful summer session and in 4 wks I am starting my senior semester. My husband has been...
  25. Who wears UnderArmour for work?

    Cool - I will give them a try especially the ones at walmart. Thanks!