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Ok, so I've been an RN for one year now, working as a float nurse in a busy urban pediatric hospital. At first, being a new grad, I was scared (poop)*less not only because I was new (and felt clueless), but also because I work the entire hospital and...

Hey everyone! Thank you all so much for your constructive advice and encouragement! It is so very much appreciated Currently I am seeking a unit position that looks promising so, hopefully things will look up. I haven't logged onto this thread in a ...

Are you even a nurse? Because if you are, a response as such is alarming. Have you ever been a patient? Do you want your nurse or your child's nurse to just be "sucking it up"? I didn't become a nurse for the money and I, personally, will never be a ...

Ok, so I've been an RN for one year now, working as a float nurse in a busy urban pediatric hospital. At first, being a new grad, I was scared (poop)*less not only because I was new (and felt clueless), but also because I work the entire hospital and...

Hey everyone, Considering that flu vaccines are being mandated here in NY (which includes H1N1 in addition to the regular flu vacc), does anyone know of any groups taking action against this? I've been reading up on this issue here on the boards and...

To say that I'm thrilled about today's news would be an understatement!

Do you happen to have a date for this? I cannot open the link to the actual letter. I have about 6 or 7 weeks until I will be pretty much forced to get the vacc (or lose my job)....I'm desperately holding out, hoping something may change before then....

I'm extremely grateful that I finally got a job :bowingpur lol... I am going to be a float in a pediatric hospital which sounds so awesome because I will get to experience all different types of units and patient populations. Peds is what I really wa...

Thank you both!

Twisting is key...maybe you can check out the Nursing Education Dept and see if they can help you with anything else that you may have difficulties with....good luck!

Concentrate on the great care you gave! It's impossible to please everyone, but it is possible to please yourself :redpinkhe

Armygirl, thanks for the links! I did check out the ACLU website to see if anything was noted there, but I was unsuccessful. I also did hear about the protest before the scheduled date, but heard nothing of it after it occurred. Writing to the ACLU w...

Be persistent and make phone calls after submitting your resume's!

Wow, God bless you for that work week! and a family to boot!

Nice work!

IMHO, I think only doctors and nurses should be able to wear scrubs, not housekeeping, or dietary, or transport or what have you. Then, patients will have no problem in deciphering who the medical professionals are, no matter what color the scrubs yo...

check under the blog tab...good threads there

two of my friends passed at 76...

In a nut shell, the issue at hand is not whether or not the vaccination is beneficial, the issue is FORCING vaccinations. Like mentioned by myself and others, why is our AUTONOMY being taken away? If we as nurses are receiving the vaccination, does t...

The flu vaccine is no guaranteed solution to the flu, even after receiving the vaccine, it can still be contracted. If there was a patient that was refusing that treatment, isn't it our job to ensure the patient's right of autonomy? So why should we ...

Thanks everyone for the advice and suggestions! Still moving forward!

Hey everyone, I passed my nursing boards 2 months ago :balloons: and have yet to get an interview. My GPA is good, I had externed at a prestigious hospital, and still nothing. I'm in the NYC area and was wondering how other new grads are doing. I'm ...

Hey guys, I'm just graduating (BSN) and I'm so clueless as to what to do to the point of just sheer nervousness! I don't know where to begin, I'm not the "studying" type and never have been...but I know I have to be for the NCLEX. I have no idea when...

Thanks guys! I have that book, but I completely forgot about the cd too... definitely going to check that out!

I just recently took the HESI and scored an 858. The only thing I did to study was to go over about 200 questions (from NCLEX 3500 program) per day for 3 days before the exam.