Asklepios

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1. STILL don't have a job?? Vent here!

   Asklepios replied to wonderwomanchels's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Funny you mention this, as I even bought a "Spanish For Nurses" book to try and increase my

2. My confidence is sinking

   Asklepios replied to 09RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Congrats on getting the offer! I also feel like I'm being strung along by some of the HR people I've had to deal with. They take forever to get back to you, if at all. Then they call and tell you the...

3. STILL don't have a job?? Vent here!

   Asklepios replied to wonderwomanchels's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I'd like to vent as well... I graduated in May and started speaking with HR people at a couple different locations right away. But they dragged their feet and when they finally got back to me they...

4. so burned out

   Asklepios replied to edisonnurse's topic in Psychiatric

   I've yet to work as a nurse (will be graduating in less than 2 months!), but I have experienced severe job burnout in my previous career. I hated going to the job every day for years. When they gave...

5. Advice for soon-to-be graduate???

   Asklepios replied to Asklepios's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks for your replies. I noticed the facility where I did my clinicals has a posting for an RN, and it says new grads are welcome to apply. Even though I haven't graduated yet, I am thinking of...

6. Advice for soon-to-be graduate???

   Asklepios posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I will be graduating in May '09 and I am highly motivated to go right into the field of psych nursing once I pass NCLEX. I have one year experiance as a med-surg PCA. I am a career changer, so I'm a...

7. How're your backs doing guys?

   Asklepios replied to baldee's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I am a nrsg student and a part time nrsg assistant. There are nights where I walk up to 5 miles in one 8 hr shift (I know because I bought a pedometer). I come home at night, and when I sit down for a...

8. Hospital Parking

   Asklepios replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

   The staff parking at my hospital is about a quarter-mile behind the main part of the facility. It's free and it's gated so vistors can't use it. They used to run a constant shuttle to pick up and drop...

9. Black scrubs?

   Asklepios replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Where I work, the transporters usually all wear black scrubs. I just bought a set, and hope the trasporters don't think I'm infringing on their "colors." (Which wouldn't matter - the kitchen staff all...

10. Does being a guy have any affect on being accepted into your schools nursing program?

    Asklepios replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I don't know how my school goes about deciding who gets in sooner. All I know is that I waited two semesters from my intial signup to acceptance. This gave me time to finish all but one pre-req...

11. Why are male nurses looked down on?

    Asklepios replied to USCUAmber's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm halfway through school, and I work at a hospital where I've told some of the nurses about being in school. Haven't heard one bad thing about it yet. Also, during our psych rotation, I told my...

12. Older Nursing Student 1st Timer

    Asklepios replied to NewMexicoJohn's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Welcome aboard! I left a corporate job last summer to enter nrsg school, and so far it's been great! The tests have been tough, and clinicals were awkward and scary at first (given a pt to do a.m....

13. Male Nurse Insert a Foley

    Asklepios replied to NewTexasRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I think the OP said the pt was unconscious when the foley was inserted. I haven't done a foley yet, but I hope the first few pts I have to put one in are unconscious! Seriously, it's the only thing...

14. cna job--prepare meals

    Asklepios replied to hapiyogi's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work 3-11s at a hospital and my favorite time of the evening is when dinner comes. I like to go around and get the patients set up with their meals. They often like to talk about what is for dinner...

15. Breaks for OR RNs

    Asklepios posted a topic in Operating Room

    This question may seem trivial to some of you, but it is important to me. I am halfway done with Nursing School and am interested in pursuing the OR as my specialty upon graduating and passing NCLEX....