ijuanabhappy

ijuanabhappy ASN, RN

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  1. Does NICU offer experience for other areas of nursing?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Public health nursing is really where I always saw myself. I wasn't really sure how to go about getting into public health nursing. So a NICU background would be good for

  2. Any info on Integrated Care Management?

    ijuanabhappy replied to BrookeeLou_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to find a job like that! I just graduated last year from nursing school but used to be a licensed work comp adjuster. I worked med-only claims (no lost time, although I was trained on...

  3. Which one would you pick?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering which one would offer more experience and look better on a resume if I wanted to get into something else down the road. I heard that although NICU is great experience, you are pretty...

  4. Which one would you pick?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    What area of nursing do you work in now, and do you enjoy

  5. Which one would you pick?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I also worry that the home health case would not be challenging enough. Ideally, I see myself doing public or community health, but don't know how to get into that area at this point. I love to...

  6. Should I become a nurse???

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Help needed! I have been accepted into an RN program starting in the Fall. This is what I have worked for these past few years. I'm very compassionate, conscientious, and have excellent grades....

  7. Does anybody know a facility, hospital who is welcoming new nurses

    ijuanabhappy replied to puffi77's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you are willing to move, I would try Scott and White in Temple, Texas. This is a large teaching hospital between Waco and Austin. They hire new grads a lot. They have internships in June and...

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

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks, I feel thrilled and very, very fortunate. It will happen for you too, and just think you will have that ICU experience! I wish you the best

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

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Guess what??? I got offered the fellowship!! I am so excited!!! Thanks to everyone for the encouragement!!!

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

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks everyone for all of your thoughtful responses. I have decided if given the opportunity, I am definitely going to take the NICU

  11. If med-surg floor is NOT for me, what else??

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently started out on a med-surg floor as a new grad and within a week I knew it was NOT going to work. I highly respect those who can do it, but I felt so paralyzed with fear, discomfort and...

  12. Question for chemotherapy nurses

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad (May) who works in an orthopedic clinic. On some days I work in the cancer clinic and have found that I really enjoy working with the oncology patients. I have also been told that my...

  13. RN Versant Program-Austin

    ijuanabhappy replied to Gradnurse7's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hello BRP RN, Mine say routed now also but I have not received any calls. I think I will go to the open house which is supposed to be in November I believe. This would be for the January residency....

  14. New grad starting out in the OR

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering if anyone started out as a new grad in the OR? I am interested in an internship but have heard it is very difficult to be a new grad in the OR and that a year of ICU or med-surg is...

  15. New grad starting out in the OR

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I really do want to go into the OR. This is one of the largest teaching hospitals in the nation with a 24 week internship, so I think it is a good one. It is just for circulating though,...

  16. Major career and life crossroads

    ijuanabhappy replied to dthfytr's topic in General Nursing

    Hello dthfytr, I am very sorry to hear about your current hardship. I sympathize and understand. My boyfriend is in his 50's and was recently let go from his job of ten years due to a chronic...

  17. Nurses..plz help me with a possible life altering career choice!

    ijuanabhappy replied to midnightrose8504's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to want to be optimistic on this (hopefully not naive), and think that maybe.. just maybe... they realized how much they took you for granted since you've been gone, and how much you really did...

  18. Am I crazy?

    ijuanabhappy replied to stacey914's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand where you are coming from. And Fribblet is right... you need to take care of yourself too. This is a very personal decision and I think talking with a counselor is a great idea....

  19. Am I crazy?

    ijuanabhappy replied to stacey914's topic in General Nursing

    Hello Stacey, I first want to say that I am so sorry for your loss.. I can't imagine what you have been through and what you are going through. My heart goes out to you. You seem like a very strong...

  20. JADED

    ijuanabhappy replied to wrkout_grl's topic in General Nursing

    I hated all of my med-surg clinicals with a passion and felt so out of my skin with horrible anxiety, but I kept telling myself that I had already come so far and there has to be something in nursing...

  21. If Nursing doesn't work out,is Medical Lab Technologist ok for a "Prissy" girl ??

    ijuanabhappy replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Nursing Career

    I think the OP is just being honest with herself and needing career counseling. Nursing is definitely not for everyone. I sometimes question whether I picked the right career and feel like social...

  22. If Nursing doesn't work out,is Medical Lab Technologist ok for a "Prissy" girl ??

    ijuanabhappy replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Nursing Career

    It doesn't really sound like a compatible career for you if you are that concerned about appearance and not getting dirty. Even in a lab setting I would think that you would come across specimens...

  23. Not studying for NCLEX?

    ijuanabhappy replied to Sl1011's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am definitely not recommending this but I did not prepare and I passed.... got 80 questions. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that I had just graduated a month earlier, but the only thing...

  24. RN Versant Program-Austin

    ijuanabhappy replied to Gradnurse7's topic in Texas Nursing

    Congrats!!! That is wonderful news! Which one are you going

  25. how do i say this job is not for me??

    ijuanabhappy replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I recently went through exactly what you are describing. I landed a new grad job in med-surg and two weeks into it, I KNEW that it was not going to work and was not for me. If I had stayed, I...