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  1. PSyched for PSYCH

    cherilee posted a topic in Psychiatric

    :nuke:omg!!! got an interview for psych/ dual diagnosis job.. Real excited here. Ive been doing medical splurgical for a year now. I have always known my strengths lie in my rapport with patients. I...

  2. First Day on The Job

    cherilee replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Psychiatric

    ND mom, how has it been going

  3. RN on med surg for 3 months, need advice

    cherilee replied to Redeemed98's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I also want to say something. Being a new nurse is very difficult. It is not just you. I have just finished a year on a busy med surg floor, and its been hard. seven patients is a huge assignment for...

  4. Experienced RNs: headhunter/recruiters???

    cherilee replied to ERFirstLoveRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    congratulations on graduation!! My first suggestion is this.. Your instructors from school.. They usually have ties to your clinical facilities, the ones you practiced in in school. Did you have any...

  5. yay!

    cherilee replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Great for you!! Congratulations!! May you have many years of happiness with your

  6. background checks?

    cherilee posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Anyone see these new applications?? THey have "extensive background checks" We have the right to look into your.... Credit report, all past employment including personnel files, etc., etc., I m a...

  7. New Grad

    cherilee replied to candle1234's topic in Nursing Career

    1. ask your nursing instructors if there are jobs where you had clinicals. (go to the ones who taught the specialty you are interested in). 2. School job placement opportunities if offered 3.Inquire...

  8. A New Car

    cherilee posted a topic in Home Health

    Im interviewing with a hh agency that offers an all expense paid new CAR if you work full time for them. Is this something to wary of?? maybe they cant keep people?? lol Any thoughts, Im still...

  9. new car... again

    cherilee replied to cherilee's topic in Home Health

    MASS> BTW thanks for

  10. new car... again

    cherilee posted a topic in Home Health

    so I have the interview tuesday regarding the hh position. Tell me. please. Would I be crazy if I took it?? It would be days, Im a single parent who really should be home at night. but to just jump...

  11. new car... again

    cherilee replied to cherilee's topic in Home Health

    the agency is called ALLCARE . any one know of

  12. pca/ortho

    cherilee posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have a question about the PCA pump. When someone is on fluids and pca, which is primary line and which is secondary?? Also, what are some things I need to know about ORHTO post ops?? Im considering...

  13. Doctors Yelling

    cherilee replied to potatomasher's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Doctors are not the only ones yelling. I have heard more NURSES yell than any doctors. In fact, most doctors act way more professional than alot of nurses out there, hate to say

  14. 3 medication errors in 7 months!

    cherilee replied to NYCRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    everyone is right. Sometimes it is the SYSTEM, not the NURSE that is faulty. there are alot of things wrong with the system, and unfortunately everything seems to fall on nurses. You sound like a...

  15. Confidence shot down

    cherilee replied to nosnow1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Who in their right mind has the Arrogance to tell another human being what profession they can or cannot do?? People have said this to me before and it burns me up:angryfire YOU are the one who knows...

  16. need perspective, warning... long

    cherilee posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi everyone Im a med surg nurse , just hitting the one yr mark. I feel like I understand how things work in the hospital, how the team works with pts, etc. , . Alot of times I like the pace, because...

  17. need perspective, warning... long

    cherilee replied to cherilee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    thank you for the

  18. ?? re wound vac

    cherilee posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    :icon_rollIs the wound vac dressing sterile always? Iv e seen people drop the foam on the side of pts. bed, etc. and just put it in. And sorry, I thought aseptic and sterile meant the same thing......

  19. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    cherilee replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    the other day I walked into a patients room and introduced myself to her. She cordially invited me to "sit down, sit down and have a

  20. A New Car

    cherilee replied to cherilee's topic in Home Health

    oh im sure its while you are employed with them but still... nice perk, but it does make you wonder. Do you guys work like sixty hrs a week or something?? what is the catch

  21. placement shock

    cherilee replied to bour0245's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Trust me, you won't have many experiences like this...LOL. Most people will be more than ecstatic to have someone give them some extra attention that is always so needed. In ltc they may be a bit...

  22. Experienced RNs: headhunter/recruiters???

    cherilee replied to ERFirstLoveRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    emergency nurses are in major demand right now, at least thats what it looks like to me. i get postcards in the mail, I have seen open house emergency nurses left and right. open the paper, look on...

  23. My first nursing experience has discouraged me...

    cherilee replied to Terry1123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would stick with what you love. Why go elsewhere? The large medical facilities will be very stressful and full of other issues. consider other options for health insurance. state supplemented? or...

  24. Should I hang it up before I get hung up?

    cherilee replied to garciadiego's topic in Medical-Surgical

    you wanna hear something funny? I did one full year of med surg, found a day job in long term acute care and I sucked in the LTC! It is tough to go from one facility to another in healthcare because...

  25. I giving myself an ulcer!!!

    cherilee replied to daisymurphydog's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You have only been off of orientation for 4 WEEKS. Cut yourself some slack. Please be patient with yourself, you are very new. I have been working for 1 year and floor nursing is a tough job... Do...