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  1. In LOVE!!! & Moving to NM in next couple of months! Help???

    McBx3 replied to Ashera's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Ashera :) I don't know how much help I will be but I'll try... I am from SE New Mexico and I know that here it seems there are more positions available in Home Health and Hospice than there are in...

  2. Applied for job - how long to wait?

    McBx3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, It's been a while since I've had a job anywhere (been SAHM for about 4 years now) so I am a little rusty on the application process.... I submitted my application to a local hospital one...

  3. Applied for job - how long to wait?

    McBx3 replied to McBx3's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to update... I called and asked about my application and they said the only thing they could tell me is that the position had been filled or not... I said that would work and she told me...

  4. Possible to take NRP/ACLS while unemployed?

    McBx3 replied to McBx3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Chare - thank you SOOOOO much for all the information! I will definitely be checking out all the links you posted Thank you again for taking the time to do that for me! CEG - thanks, after I study...

  5. Possible to take NRP/ACLS while unemployed?

    McBx3 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone, I am hoping to land a position in a Postpartum/Mother-Baby unit in the near future, and would really like to take the NRP and ACLS courses, even if I don't get hired. Is it possible to...

  6. Possible to take NRP/ACLS while unemployed?

    McBx3 replied to McBx3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks, sirI! Any pointers on where to find out about classes? I live in a small rural area and have been unable to come across classes, even on the course websites searches themselves... P.S. I...

  7. Applied for job - how long to wait?

    McBx3 replied to McBx3's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your responses... I am not sure if this hospital has a nurse recruitment office, but I will call and find out! Thank you for the luck as well (every little bit helps!

  8. Hoping to re-enter nursing on PP/MB unit... any advice?

    McBx3 replied to McBx3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Honestly, I am not sure about the orientation... last time I worked there, I believe it was 6 weeks, but I was working full-time (can only do PRN for now) so I am not sure how it will go. It is...

  9. Hoping to re-enter nursing on PP/MB unit... any advice?

    McBx3 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all I have been out of nursing for about 4 & 1/2 years (with about 1 year med/surg experience), and am working on heading back to work (kept license current but took time off to start a...

  10. Changing needles for injections...

    McBx3 replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    The only time we were required to change the needle is if the medication to be given was in a glass vial... we had to draw it up with a filter needle, then change it to a regular needle for the...

  11. Mother/baby organization

    McBx3 replied to LuvofNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just following this thread b/c I tend to apply for a MB job soon

  12. Introductions!

    McBx3 replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi NM nurses! I am an RN in SE NM... I have been out of work since 2005 (left when I got pregnant with my first baby & now that my second child is old enough, I am attempthing to go back). I am...

  13. NMSU-C Nursing Prgram

    McBx3 replied to shadez1460's topic in General Nursing

    Hi :) Sorry to hear you had such a hard time in Roswell... I attended NMSU-C in 2001 (yeah, it's been awhile! lol) and took the majority of my pre-nursing classes there, and had a nice experience....

  14. Another seeking advice about returning to nursing :)

    McBx3 posted a topic in Retired Nurses

    Hi all! I posted back in August 2008 about wanting to return to nursing after taking time off to have my babies, who are now 3 years old and 11 months. When I originally posted, I was concerned with...

  15. Women who don't know they're pregnant

    McBx3 replied to StarNurse2006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Haha... mine will be a year old in a few days, and even though I got my periods back 2 months ago, I'm STILL getting the urge to test reading all these!

  16. Women who don't know they're pregnant

    McBx3 replied to StarNurse2006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can relate to the ultrasound thing... at my 18 week ultrasound, the nurse typed in the due date wrong, and my OB kept going on and on about how much bigger my baby was than she should be... I was...

  17. "will continue to monitor"

    McBx3 replied to rnto?'s topic in General Nursing

    Thanks :) This helps

  18. "will continue to monitor"

    McBx3 replied to rnto?'s topic in General Nursing

    Haha, this is great LOL Stupid question, but I've never worked in nursery/peds, so what kind of thing would you document for a

  19. JCAHO and bedside medications...

    McBx3 replied to RN*mommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hahaha... sorry, but the typo on breastfeeding cracked me up because that is soooo how I would describe my first few days of breastfeeding both of my kids.. BEASTfeeding

  20. Questions about applying for job

    McBx3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This may sound a little odd, but I have a question about the actual application process. I've seen a lot of information that says you should send a resume with a cover letter, in addition to the...

  21. Stress levels in ICU/CCU

    McBx3 replied to GomerPyle's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you posted this, because I was wondering the same

  22. Does anyone have any of the books?

    McBx3 replied to adorblepuppy's topic in General Nursing

    This may be a dumb question, but lpnflorida suggested perhaps getting an earlier addition, and I've been wondering this anyway: I have books from when I was in nursing school in 2004... do you think...

  23. Another seeking advice about returning to nursing :)

    McBx3 replied to McBx3's topic in Retired Nurses

    The job market is pretty tight here as well (we only have the one hospital, unless you are willing to commute 50 or 60 miles). There are quite a few home health/hospice type positions but most of...

  24. What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    McBx3 replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

    The worst one I can think of (and believe me there are plenty!), is when I was a new grad, and a CNA was helping me change the attends of a dementia pt. I ended up putting it on upside down, with the...

  25. Returning to work

    McBx3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from an ADN program in 2004 and worked as RN in Med/Surg unit for one year. At that point, I was ready to move on to a different area of nursing, but decided to take time off when I...