HollieRN

Hi there :) I'm a new grad RN ... I write the CRNE June 7 and graduate June 8. I've accepted a job as a perinatal float nurse. This will take me to ob/gyn, L&D, peds and the NICU. I have experience (from clinical) in ob/gyn and the special care...

You may have better luck getting into OB/Gyn as a new grad than right into Labour and Delivery. But i got right into OB/Gyn as a new grad without a problem. Good luck.

Hi there, I am a relatively new grad (June, '06) who is currently working in OB/Gyn. I've been pretty unhappy w/ bedside nursing and have been looking for a change since i started. I noticed a posting for an Occ. Health position at the hospital i wo...

I agree that you should look into the college/university collaborative programs in Ontario. I graduated from the Loyalist/Brock program and i think they still had seats available when i was there ... We were accepting students from other schools mid...

Hi there! I'm a new nurse as well ... I agree w/ everything above !! My preceptor and clinical educator stressed ASKING QUESTIONS! Never let something go if you're unsure. Never put yourself in an unsafe situation, where you could've had help, beca...

I'm new as well ... I have three whole months 'under my belt'. I work in OB/Gyne. I like OB a lot, but Gyne kicks my butt on a regular basis. I'm in the 'perinatal float pool' ... I orient to Pediatrics in a few weeks. I JUST got (somewhat) comfy on...

I just got my results too! I passed! :balloons: :balloons: :balloons:

Thanks again for everyones responses. I spoke to the nursing manager and it was all a huge misunderstanding ... I will eventually be floating, but right now i will start out on one unit, and orient for 12 shifts or until i feel comfortable. I also h...

Thank you for your responses. The thing is ... I have already accepted this position. I start tomorrow (hospital orientation). The hospital knows i am a new grad. I was offered a surgical float pool position (which i probably should've taken, looki...

I've been using both Mosbys and the CRNE guide put out by the CNA. I found that my percentages using Mosbys were 60-70%, where i'm currently at ~80% using the CRNE guide. I'm REALLY hoping the CRNE is like the CRNE guide, b/c Mosbys questions are rea...

Hi there :) I'm new here ... Just finished my BScN and will sit to write the CRNE June 7 (hopefully in Kingston or Toronto) ... Just wondering if there's anyone else here who will be writing this June. How is the studying going? What are you using ...

I hear that the CRNE and NCLEX are quite different though ...? I don't know though. I don't plan on taking the NCLEX. I've been using Mosby's Review ... Getting 60-70% on most sections, if i'm lucky I've been hearing from classmates though that the...

Yaaay :) Congrats! I write the CRNE June 7 and graduate June 8 :)

I had the same problem w/ an instructor last year. It might be good idea to ask for a meeting with your instructor and clarify what her expectations of you (as a student) are. Tell her that you really do need whatever feedback she can give you; good...

Ooooh you do'nt even want to know Brock-Loyalist wanted 70% in the four pre reqs ... Math, English, Bio (or Physics, i chose Bio) and Chem ... I had 60% in OAC (gr 13, when it was still around) Finite, 62% in OAC Chem, 65% in OAC Bio and 75% in OAC...

We didn't do LTC either. I know we have a geriatrics rotation next year, i think, but i don't know if it's LTC or a hospital. We did surgical 1st yr 2nd sem, 2nd yr is ob/peds/spec. care nursery and then medicine. 3rd yr is mental health and geriatr...

Heh ... I'm sure as hell not getting paid. And i've never heard of that before ... Certainly doesn't happen in my neck of the woods.

Hey ... I have a problem. I just finsihed my first yr of univ for my RN degree. Now i'd like to find a job in a hospital as a nurses aide or something ... anything. I do'nt want to work in a nursing home and i can't do community care b/c i do'nt hav...

I'm going to school at Loyalist College in Belleville Can i just call the hospital here and ask ... ? Who do i take my resume to, if they do ?

My room. I turn on the radio, shut off the computer, and write out my notes ... I haven't really been able to find any other place that i can concentrate. (However, it's amazing what you can learn, and retain!, when yo'ure stuck in a train station f...

"2) Hold your nose and write badly: It is easier to edit bad prose than it is to invent good prose. Just do it. Spill as much as you can as fast as you can. However, be prepared to delete large parts of your text. " I recently learned this one when i...

I was a nervous wreck my first day of clinical ... but it was set out pretty easy for us. My very first patient was an eldery lady who had COPD and other breathing problems. Did vitals, helped her get dressed, went for a walk w/ her and phsyio, and ...

I'm going to work at a local chicken restaurant ... And of COURSE, since it's mother's day, it's gonna be an absolute zoo. I did talk to my mommy tho, and wished her a happy mothers day :)

I heard that it would be another four yrs, on top of the four i'm already doing ... I'm not sure if i'm interested in doing THAT much schooling

Heeey all ... I need a little advice, if you please :) I just completed the first yr of my BScN. I work part time as a takeout girl at a local restaurant ... Have been at that restaurant for at least a yr and a half now. Problem is ... They don't nee...