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  1. HFCC - Nsg schedules

    oguesswhat replied to rn2b2011's topic in Michigan Nursing

    You go either 2 days a week or 4 days a week and no you do not get a choice in the matter. Hope your boss doesn't mind moving your schedule around. If you go 2 days a week then you are going 7am-8pm....

  2. New job!

    oguesswhat replied to oguesswhat's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yay for us

  3. New job!

    oguesswhat posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yay I just got my new job offer call! I didn't think they would call me so quickly! I just interviewed yesterday! And it's midnights! (I am a night person actually ha...I HATE

  4. Changing uniform policy

    oguesswhat replied to ISHYRN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I have to buy navy scrubs too! And I just gave away my navy scrub pants from school last month cause every hospital I went to didn't wear navy scrubs...I think I found the only one that did :-p That's...

  5. New job!

    oguesswhat replied to oguesswhat's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Ha thanks yeah it did take a lot of work and some time but I am happy I finally found something...and in a hospital...I did not want to work in a nursing home. I was worried

  6. New job!

    oguesswhat replied to oguesswhat's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Good luck it is very hard! I graduated in May and started looking a lil before that. I'd say I looked for about 6 months. I am so lucky to get this

  7. Ten Things A Nurse Doesn't Want to Hear

    oguesswhat replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes I HATE that one....yes well if there is a HUGE nursing shortage somewhere...it's not here! That is always the 2nd thing people say to me (...but there is a nursing shortage!) 1st thing...do you...

  8. New Grads and Resumes

    oguesswhat replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Feel free to email me as well...I will swap

  9. Would You Take This Job?

    oguesswhat replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    I would say take it...and continue looking. Or at least work for 6 months and look more. Ask if you feel you need more orientation after 3

  10. Career Fairs

    oguesswhat replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    http://detroit.donyell.net/index.php/jobs/ This is a blog by someone but it has a list of career fairs...it looks like most of them only Beaumont will be there but you never

  11. Funny/Strange things other hospital employees have done????

    oguesswhat replied to jessi1106's topic in Nursing Humor

    Haha that cracked me

  12. Family and old folk remedies?

    oguesswhat replied to CECE,RN's topic in General Nursing

    While I do not know the action of vinegar and bp my grandma does drink it for something...don't remember which. But it was not for bp. But it does work great for sunburns...by putting it on the skin...

  13. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    oguesswhat replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Oh wow that's horrible! Where are you from? I am in Michigan and the ACLS courses run $165 to $300. I am driving an hour away from home to go to the $165 one for only 1 day. Most are 2

  14. How do you deal with a pt. who lies to you?

    oguesswhat replied to RN student09's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing to add to some of what a pt says...be more specific. For example...have you had anything to eat or drink? No...Have you had any water or coffee or juice. Ect. I went in for a a quick...

  15. Career Fairs

    oguesswhat replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    http://detroit.localhires.com/events has one Oct 30 in Southgate...I have no idea if there will be hospitals there or not. I just seen it when I was looking for job fairs ha. I went to one in the...

  16. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    oguesswhat replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No unfortunately for me I did not have any extern experience. I have been told by quite a few hospitals that is the only way I am getting in right now. And the semester I started nursing school made...

  17. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    oguesswhat replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No they are not! I have applied for about 500 jobs and have had less than 10 call backs. They are hiring if you have experience...not if you are a new

  18. Job Market - New Graduates

    oguesswhat replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated in May but started a few months before hand. Passed NCLEX in July. Started looking and applying for even more then. And I mean everything pretty much!...have applied to about 500 jobs...

  19. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    oguesswhat replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Don't bother with Michigan...no one is hiring there

  20. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing...and other magazines

    oguesswhat posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a new grad with dreams of working in L&D. Like others though due to lack of experience (and the economy) I am most likely out of luck on that for now and am just trying to find a job in...

  21. Is Charleston area hireing new grads?

    oguesswhat posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I currently live in Michigan and was planning on moving to Charleston area in a year or 2 when I have experience. However like other states (and probably more then most states) Michigan has a bad...

  22. No JOB- Spare time=LOSE WEIGHT!

    oguesswhat replied to k.morris's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well while you may not be able to exercise during that time chances are you won't be eating very much so that might help you out there :-p (Just teasing I am not saying people should not eat to loose...

  23. Credit checking for a job?..im in trouble :(

    oguesswhat replied to NurseDevonL's topic in General Nursing

    I have only ever had my credit checked for a bank job...they obviously wanted to make sure I had good credit so I wouldn't try and steal money. Kind of odd for nursing job though. But at least your...

  24. Had a very bad day...feel very dumb....

    oguesswhat replied to Scarlet-LPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In all honesty I use to do that every time I switched IV bags while my teacher was watching. Once you do it once or twice you will remember to clamp it before d/c or changing bags :) To remember...

  25. Selling myself; Interview help please!

    oguesswhat replied to takeoutnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well you seem to be doing fine with the interview...my guess is for that 1st lady she probably already had someone in mind if you were doing everything else right. So she was just going through the...