ijuanabhappy

ijuanabhappy ASN, RN

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  1. Something is wrong with me. Guess I shouldn't be a nurse

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you gapeachICU-nurse! Actually I just started working on a med-surg floor in a small hospital. For most of 2011 I was doing clinic nursing without any patient face to face contact and it became...

  2. Need advice

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am once again starting a new job in nursing, this time attempting the hospital side again. I graduated in 2010 and initially attempted to work a tele floor but felt so anxious, so overwhelmed, felt...

  3. Do we need to take drugs.. in order to do our job?

    ijuanabhappy replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I am prescribed Klonopin for anxiety and have been on a low dose for awhile now, a few years. I usually take it at night. I was wondering the same thing. I am starting a new job soon as a floor...

  4. Any INFP nurses out there?

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am in my first semester of nursing school. I have a 95 average on the written tests but I hate clinical. Not because I am not caring, but because the instructions are vague and I feel awkward and...

  5. Cost of TWU RN-to-BSN online program?

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I am trying to decide between the TWU RN-BSN online program or the UT Arlington which now has an online RN to BSN. Arlington gave me a cost of $5000. I can't get a straight answer from TWU and their...

  6. Is NICU for the soft-hearted sensitive types?

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello, I am a fairly new grad (May 2010), but have no hospital experience. I am interviewing for two positions: the ortho floor (med-surg) and the NICU. I have always been drawn to the NICU but...

  7. School nursing for inexperienced RN?

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in School

    I have been desperately seeking a job for the last several months. It is a tough economy right now and I have been applying for anything and everything, even jobs that are not nursing related. I...

  8. Stuttering + interview???

    ijuanabhappy replied to nurseypoo87's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and I stuttered and froze up at my last interview and I got offered the position... and this was after months of

  9. Stuttering + interview???

    ijuanabhappy replied to nurseypoo87's topic in General Nursing

    As someone once told me, turn a negative into a positive. Like others have said, be honest and upfront and that will take a lot of the stress off of you. I too get anxiety and in stressful...

  10. Oh my gadd i'm so embarrassed. Please help me..

    ijuanabhappy replied to willowRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure that happens all the time. Today at the clinic, I had a doctor call me on the phone about a patient I had paged him on. I was extremely busy with multiple things when he finally called back...

  11. new grad RN, needs job.

    ijuanabhappy replied to erika0424's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in the same position as you and feel your pain. For the last year I have had trial and error finding my niche and then for the last several months I was totally out of a job and unable to...

  12. Cost of medical insurance!

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in School

    I was offered a school nursing position and I cannot believe the cost of employee and family medical coverage. It would cost me over $1,000 a month to cover myself and family. Is this the norm...

  13. Think I should decline job offer :(

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in School

    I really, really wanted this school nurse position and I was offered a position officially yesterday. School starts Monday and I still have not been given any information including start date, which...

  14. Think I should decline job offer :(

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in School

    Hi Purple Scrubs, They actually called me back today and gave me some more detailed information about the position. They said it is a very autonomous position and I would be on my own basically at...

  15. How do you perform CPR to a patient with hunchback?

    ijuanabhappy replied to Kalleigh2011's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she is a nursing student or someone interested in becoming a nurse. Or could be someone just curious. I don't think it really matters that you say "kyphosis" when just chatting here on a...

  16. I was offered the job!

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in School

    They haven't told me if it is for middle school or elementary yet. Do most people prefer elementary or middle school? What are the pros and cons? Also, is it a bad sign that they are hiring several...

  17. School nursing for inexperienced RN?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in School

    Well I was offered the school nurse position. Don't know if it will be elementary or middle school as of yet. I am very excited but at the same time considering all of the advice I have received....

  18. Decisions... which one should I pick?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I was looking over benefits for the school position. I cannot believe that it costs $1,000 a month to cover employee plus family on medical insurance!! Is this how it is everywhere

  19. Decisions... which one should I pick?

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I never thought I would be in this position but after months of being unemployed and searching, I now have two job offers! One is a school nurse and the other is a office nurse position (nephrology)....

  20. Anxiety during interview

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am so upset. I had been looking forward to this interview for over a week; researching everything I could about school nursing; looking into courses I could take that would benefit me in this...

  21. Anxiety during interview

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Aww, you are so kind. It's nice to know someone out there was thinking about me. I'm sorry to hear about your lung disease and PE's. That has to be difficult for you. I can understand your...

  22. Anxiety during interview

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    My doctor's office called in a refill of the klonopin for me. I was kind of excited about getting off of the klonopin but I guess now is not the right time. I just hope that one day I will be able...

  23. Anxiety during interview

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I called my doctor's office and left a voicemail on their nurse line. I also called the pharmacy. I explained on the nurse line about possibility of seizures. No one has called me back yet and they...

  24. RN with no experience...

    ijuanabhappy replied to sherineb's topic in General Nursing

    Have you called all of the hospitals in your surrounding areas to speak with a nurse recruiter? Usually hospitals have new grad internships or residency programs. Sometimes you have to make cold...

  25. School nursing for inexperienced RN?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in School

    I do remember what you said in your previous post and appreciate your opinion and letting me in on your experiences. I am just trying to gather all of the opinions and information that I can because...