AllAngelsRN

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  1. Reply if you own Z-Coil shoes plz

    Thank you for writing. I did get the Z-walker with the closed in heels. They are good. My feet start to hurt only after 10 hrs of standing and walking form one patient room to the other. One day...
  2. I am starting a new job . I have never worked 12 hr shift before so I am gonna need all the help I can get to keep me going. Please tell me if you own Z-coil shoes? How do you like them? And most...
  3. Hello All, As a new grad who is interested in CRNA eventually, I am thinking of starting my career in a CCU and then switching to SICU to give me more exposure and a solid experience before I apply to...
  4. Need your input on this

    Ok so the job is gone! Now what? Should I just take the CCU job or continue looking for other jobs with SICU? Should I take the CCU and while working for them look for SICU
  5. Need your input on this

    How should I ask for the opportunity back after I told the manager that I accepted another
  6. New Grad RN Pay - Princeton Area

    Nope it's not looking good for new grads in NJ period. I had to look outside of NJ and within a week I had 2 offers from different states. NJ's jobs at this time are very thin and they mostly don't...
  7. I got these two offers and now I am not sure which one would be better for me. I need some advice to make the right choice that will help me get into CRNA program after I pay my dues at an acute care...
  8. Keep flunking my interviews

    Why are you waiting so long to get started with your career. If it ICU that you want, get into the hospital you want through any route and then when an ICU position becomes available apply to it. You...
  9. Hello I have an offer to work in a CCU or SICU. I am interested in getting CRNA in the future. Which job will prepare me better for my CRNA - the CCU or SICU? Will a big hospital offer better...
  10. New Grad RN Pay - Princeton Area

    Good thinking Cathy! You said that you like the specialty area then go for it full heartedly and learn all that you can in these few yrs. You never know, maybe you will find home in this place and...
  11. Where to buy scrubs in NJ?

    Hi there, Yes I am a new grad hence the no scrubs yet lol Everyone recommends to start looking before you graduate however, I doubt that this helps with the way the market is in NJ. I didn't look...
  12. New Grad RN Pay - Princeton Area

    To get a job in NJ at this time, you must consider yourself LUCKY!!! Are you doing their OR job or Princeton House? The market in NJ is an employer's market since we had 8 hospitals in 2008 closed. I...
  13. Which is better CCU or SICU for CRNA?

    So if I go to any other type of facilities (meaning a none level 1 trauma facility), I will have a hard time getting accepted into the CRNA program? It's been really crazy getting hospitals to take...
  14. Job leads in NJ plz?

    Hello all, I am a new grad living in NJ. I just passed my NCLEX and looking for an ICU jobs. Does anyone know of any place hiring in NJ? Thanks in advance to
  15. Nurse residency programs or Not?

    Hello all, I was wondering if there is much difference between a nurse who starts her career in one of those hospitals that provide "nurse residency programs", magnet hospital or just a regular...
  16. Nurse residency programs or Not?

    I believe I am communicating with professional group of people. "To be jumped on" as you put it will just reflect the un-professionalism of the person that choses to conduct themselves in this way and...
  17. Nurse residency programs or Not?

    So does a recommendations or admission letter that they ask for!!! It is possibly so; however, the person with a high GPA earned by hard work only as you know so they already showed that they are...
  18. ACLS

    Not scary or bad experience at all. After I passed my NCLEX, I decided to take ACLS on my own to increase my marketability. My school program was great since they taught me heart rhythms well. I hope...
  19. Job leads in NJ plz?

    Thanks Steve. I appreciate the thought :) What do I need to do to move the thread to NJ
  20. Job leads in NJ plz?

    Nope I am still looking. I even opened my horizons for any open RN jobs in NJ with no luck. I cannot take it any more hehehe. I recently started looking for jobs outside of NJ. Got any leads for
  21. I just passed my boards and I know I would like to work in Critical Care. What do I need to have (Certificates, degrees, .....) in order for me to get a job in Critical Care? Any help is appreciated...