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  1. Dealing With Difficult Family

    shanyone posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a first year nurse on a busy med/surg floor. I have had a few families and sometimes a patient or two who were overall just a bit difficult to deal with but up until this week I've never...

  2. RN license in more than one state...

    shanyone replied to inProgress's topic in General Nursing

    You can definitely get both (I hold two). Have your school license you in FL and then apply to IL after you get your FL license. You can always do the opposite too. But you have to get your license in...

  3. White nursing shoe recommendation?

    shanyone replied to RachAB22's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Love my Skechers Shape Ups! No more foot pain

  4. Happier With Your Second Career?

    shanyone replied to morphed's topic in General Nursing

    This is a question for all of you who have started nursing as a second career. 1. What was career #1? Administrative Assistant 2. Are you happier with nursing as a career than you were with career...

  5. How do you manage to be healthy with 12 hr shifts?

    shanyone replied to Work in Progress's topic in General Nursing

    I usually only work out on my days off. I figure I'm walking an awful lot on my days at work. I lift weights pretty heavy and I do some type of cardio on most days off. This, combined with healthy...

  6. Team Nursing

    shanyone replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Your last line "I can't imagine how I can continue providing the same level of care to my patients when I will be responsible for twice as many" is a legitimate concern. I work at a facility that...

  7. How did you, remain positive while job hunting?

    shanyone replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    I was able to remain positive because I kept my old job throughout nursing school and until I found a nursing job that I wanted. I'm not sure how I would have remained positive otherwise, since bills...

  8. If you graduated between 2008 and 2009,how long did it take to find a job ?

    shanyone replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated May, 2009. I sent out so many resumes and applied for so many jobs (at least 75) before I got a great job in a great hospital in October, 2009. This is in Ohio. Just keep trying....

  9. No one told me....

    shanyone replied to Reese17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I swear by the Skechers Shape Ups. I can't say enough about them now that I've been wearing them for almost four months. I was a new nurse in October and within the first month of work my feet were...

  10. Reality Shock...

    shanyone replied to xoblondebananaox's topic in First Year After Licensure

  11. On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate your response to your first code blue?

    shanyone replied to Nuieve's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You're not alone. I am also a relatively new nurse (October, 2009). I have been lucky enough to have only one patient of mine who needed rapid response so far. No codes for my patients yet but last...

  12. Do you wear your engagement rings at work?

    shanyone replied to SarahBerah's topic in General Nursing

    My husband was lovely enough to buy me a flat band with diamonds specifically for work. I have my regular engagement ring and band (attached after we were married) and this other ring that I love and...

  13. PDA of some sort for nursing

    shanyone replied to Sugar-Phosphate's topic in General Nursing

    I bought an itouch when I landed a job and I love the Davis Drug guide. I have several other applications from Skyskape as well but this is the one I utilize the most. I also love to have my calendar...

  14. Any ideas how to pass medsurg?

    shanyone replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    I believe Casi is right. You'll want to be sure that you have access to NCLEX type questions for studying. Doing hundreds of questions prior to exams was how I learned to answer nursing school exam...

  15. Dealing With Difficult Family

    shanyone replied to shanyone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are all so very right....thanks for helping me understand that I did what I could with what I had. Thank you even more for helping me to learn to think strategically if I run into this type of...

  16. Dealing With Difficult Family

    shanyone replied to shanyone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you for your ideas. Number 6 and number 8 are especially helpful and I will implement them the next time I have a family like this! Clearly I need to learn to set limits with this type of...

  17. Student loans - how much are you paying monthly??

    shanyone replied to red.tm's topic in General Nursing

    Loan payments really do vary a great deal and there are many options. For instance, I too have a Stafford loan of 15,000 and instead of choosing to pay it back in equal payments I have opted for lower...

  18. is Saunders the best guide for passing nclex?

    shanyone replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I loved Saunders during school and also to study for the NCLEX. I think it's an excellent text and I passed on the first try! Good luck to

  19. Cover Letters, Resumes, and Online Applications

    shanyone replied to MissCharlieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sadly I never had any luck with the 62 applications (resume with cover letter) I submitted online. It's just SO impersonal. It truly is still about who you know (it's always been this way with the...

  20. RN to BSN at University of Phoenix?

    shanyone replied to JP82's topic in School, College Programs

    Agrippa, How would you rate a degree from a wonderful brick and mortar institution's online program? Many (if not most) of the great brick and mortar schools now offer online degrees as well. Their...

  21. RN babysiting gig gone south

    shanyone replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    I just had to add that when I read the original post I thought for sure you were going to say that when the 15 year old wasn't home your cousin had to put the 8 year old in her car and take her to...

  22. Mercy College of Northwest Ohio

    shanyone replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Ohio Nursing

    To Peytonsmom, Yes, that's the class I graduated with! It really was intense but I'm so happy I hung in there. I made some great friends and have a great basis from which I'm currently growing. Best...

  23. Michigan Students intrested in Mercy College in Toledo Ohio

    shanyone replied to Ready2baNurse23's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hello! I am a Michigan native but I've lived in Toledo for 15 years. I am a Mercy College of NW Ohio grad (May 2009) and I'm very happy I made the decision to go there. I attended partly because they...

  24. Mercy College of Northwest Ohio

    shanyone replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Mercy is a fantastic school with a great reputation in the community. It was a VERY difficult program that many failed out of, but there was definitely support and caring if you wanted/needed it. I...

  25. Vertical Gastric Sleeve for future nurse?

    shanyone replied to fortunato's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Well, I certainly understand your concerns about being overweight in nursing. It's really hard on your body if you're overweight and nursing is already tough on a person's body. I've only been about...