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  1. Where should I live? West Ashley or Summerville?

    Well I chose west ashley for a year and musc
  2. I am moving to 1 of those places in March. Any idea which is best? We looked at a ton of apartments today but we have to make a decision off of just that! Ha Thanks
  3. Where should I live? West Ashley or Summerville?

    No kids yet and either Trident or MUSC...and we only plan on living there for a year or so before buying a house.
  4. Sorry I am a little frustrated. I have been working as a nurse a little over a year on a med/surg floor. I have worked as a charge nurse, and preceptor. I am one of the floors educators on IV pumps. I am BLS and ACLS certified. But I want to work in ...
  5. I did shadow a nurse in L&D at 2 diff hospitals and in a NICU
  6. License Renewal?!

    MI does everyone in March...so I guess everywhere else does by birthdays except us ha.
  7. Do you have a system for making fair pt assignments?

    Basically we try to do it on proximity rather than anything else. Then most of the time you get most of your pts back the next day (if you work twice in a row) unless you got new admits (common) that are all over the floor (common) so you might not g...
  8. "stale" new grad

    Do you have bachelors? Or associates degree? If you have associates maybe you will want to go back for bachelors to become a new grad again (as terrible as that sounds) Also start taking extra certifications (ACLS ect) I know someone who got in as ag...
  9. Twin Study Deepens Multiple Sclerosis Mystery

    I'm not sure they actually live in different areas (Michigan and Florida) and have since they were quite young...the 1 was in the army or military since she was 20-ish. They actually had tried to sign up for the twin study (that one or a different on...
  10. Twin Study Deepens Multiple Sclerosis Mystery

    I actually have twin aunts who both have MS
  11. What do your benefits cost?

    What! That's how much you pay just to get the plan? Not to actually use it? Mine costs $10 or $11 every 2 weeks. I only get medical and dental. I think vision was another $2. It is only for myself but still!. I get just the 1st level of medical so I ...
  12. If it's such a horrible job, why not quit?

    And there may be some who want to work in another field such as ob...but generally need med surg or some sort of nursing experience before most places want to hire them...and they will hate any other job anyways that isn't ob ha. But they work it any...
  13. Thank you letter for phone interview?

    I have a phone interview in 2 weeks. I was just wondering in advanced should I write a thank you note for that? I know you write for in person interviews but I figured it might be the same for telephone too. Thanks.
  14. Where do you put your STUFF

    I have a bag. I'm a new nurse and all the nurses on my floor carry them. I carry alcahol pads, note pads, pens, syringes, needles for insulin pens and things such as that. I can carry it on my arm. It is very convient. I don't use my pockets for much...
  15. Stethoscope colors...HELP!

    So I am terrible with decisions...like horribly bad ha. So can anyone help?!?! I am buying a Littman Classic II SE. (at least I figured that part out...and the where I am buying it from too) But I having problems with colors. I narrowed it down to 4...
  16. Stethoscope colors...HELP!

    Ha I just hate shopping and am very indecisive about those types of things. I am like that with a lot of silly things such as what to eat and what to wear. Other things i am a bit better at but just things that have no real importance I am terrible. ...
  17. Stethoscope colors...HELP!

    Ha my friend told me the seafoam green too...I will be making my decision by Monday for sure! And yes this website I found (off of here) has free engraving on it! So I am getting my 1st name and RN engraved on it.
  18. My Grown-Up (Nursing) Christmas List

    Actually I guess they have really good articles actually. My boyfriend doesn't actually get the magazine though I know he has at least seen them at some point in his life. Anyways he has a book that talks about how to get articles into the different ...
  19. I wanted ob or peds before nursing school...before those 2 semesters I had changed my mind to ob for sure. Took those classes and it made me know even more ob is what I want to do. Well I just got my first job...it is not ob yet...but I know that is ...
  20. A little off topic.....anyone else sick?

    Hey! We had the exact same thing!!! (I was the 1 you quoted about the kissing boyfriend thing) I am almost to the week and 1/2 point ha...I got 1 or 2 more days :-p It's quite irritating and very lonesome even though I made full use of txt messaging ...
  21. A little off topic.....anyone else sick?

    Wow...I don't think I had H1N1 ha but I have been sick for a little over a week now. Started last Tuesday...thought it was allergies actually. My boyfriend had what we thought was bad allergies for 2 weeks. Finally he was clearing up I gave him a kis...
  22. new grad

    I suggest you get a job in whatever you can get! I wanted L&D but I got med/surg. But I am very happy because I want money :)
  23. Heartbroken

    Did you get it in writing?
  24. Where Can a New Grad Get experience!?

    Don' really bet on Michigan. You can try though. I applied to hundreds of jobs finally got hired yay! I start in like 2 and 1/2 weeks! I did graduate in May. So keep trying in Ohio and Michigan and anywhere else you can.
  25. Job search for a new grad

    Just keep applying and applying and applying. I know it doesn't sound fun. I applied to hundred (multiple hundreds ha) Even jobs I knew I would really not like...but jobs I could at least get experience in. I had..4 interviews in total. 1 was in part...