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    OPINIONS? PLEASE

    NoviceRN10 replied to promote.health's topic in General Nursing

    Nights will kill you, go to
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    instructor says nursing is not for me..

    NoviceRN10 replied to Orlette's topic in General Students

    There was one student in my nursing class who was really socially awkward, to the point that it affected her confidence. She ended up getting dismissed from the program during our OB rotation. At...
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    CPR training in michigan

    NoviceRN10 replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in Michigan Nursing

    What do you consider too expensive? I paid $65 to have someone come to my
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    Long hair for interviews

    NoviceRN10 replied to maria25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What is grosser than a nurse with loose long hair is a nurse aide covered in cat hair. I have had plenty of servers with their hair loose. This isn't the dark ages and rules are not the same across...
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    Long hair for interviews

    NoviceRN10 replied to maria25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know about anyone else, but actually working as a nurse I am not required to keep my hair up or back (we're not in school anymore and bound by those rules!). I have medium length hair, but if...
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    Interview thank you notes

    NoviceRN10 replied to maria25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think that an email thank you is acceptable in this day and age
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    I'm lost without my clipboard! How can I remedy this?

    NoviceRN10 replied to graykitty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would not be able to remember every detail about 7 patients either, heck, only 5 is a lot when you consider all the little details about each
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    Since when is it my responsibility to...

    NoviceRN10 replied to nrsang97's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but sometimes the nurse is busy so another staff member takes the call. You must work on a unit with Cisco phones that never leave the nurses side
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    Have an interview...still need a cover letter?

    NoviceRN10 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you have already landed an interview I see no point in presenting a cover letter at the same time you are there to present yourself in
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    I can't confide with my head nurse...

    NoviceRN10 replied to hazyblue's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, glaring at people sure won't endear them to you. I have worked with people of several different cultures and it doesn't matter where you came from, you are either likeable or not. I don't know...
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    So very tired!

    NoviceRN10 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. Working only three 8s a week but it's nights and I always feel tired, useless, and unmotivated when I am not working. It
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    Do you have to be physically strong to be a nurse? Lifting...

    NoviceRN10 replied to nursingstudent3109's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should have other staff help you whenever you have a pt that is too large to help move or assist on your own. Teamwork is important. Sometimes nurses are doing a lot of physical care for...
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    Take a deep breath and carry on

    NoviceRN10 replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    Shoot, I think that same thing practically every night I
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    Do nurses use their wristwatch in real life nursing?

    NoviceRN10 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I use mine to see what time it is on a regular basis, use it for manual pulses every once in a great
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    new grad, moved, then illness

    NoviceRN10 replied to CalicoKitty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would think you are still considered a new grad. I would not put any information about your experience as a patient in your cover letter, I would think that most of us have been a patient at one...
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    Only have 6 months to complete CEUs...what do I do?

    NoviceRN10 replied to aprattRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you sure you are on the hook for CEUs already? I didn't have to worry about doing CEUs the first time I renewed my license, which was a year after I got it. I have another year to get the 25 I...
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    salary increase

    NoviceRN10 replied to knoxvillern's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a hospital (major hospital system) and have seen an increase of $1.14 an hour in 20 months since I
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    New Grad Entitlement

    NoviceRN10 replied to SunshineAnytime's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have never seen this advice given to new nurses
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    After graduation should i start off in med surg or go straight in to OB?

    NoviceRN10 replied to clh504's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You may not have the luxury of picking between a medical floor and OB. If you do get offered an OB position I would take it over med-surge. Med-surge is nothing like OB and you don't need the...
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    Is there a specialty that

    NoviceRN10 replied to The_JuliaFraser's topic in General Nursing

    Reproductive endocrinology. I think most male issues are dealt with by a urologist, though. A urologist does the work up for male hormonal or structural problems (would do biopsies, u/s, etc to...
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    Question re: Interview question

    NoviceRN10 replied to CapricaNurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I've never been asked that question in an interview. The one that trips me up is "Tell me about a time when you went above and beyond for a pt." There are so many things I do that I feel are above...
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    Compassion Fatigue!!!!

    NoviceRN10 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Tell that to the physicians who order the narcotic doses that keep the pts in la la land instead of just
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    Interview done....How long until a possible offer letter?

    NoviceRN10 replied to JohannaR's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I've always gotten a phone call, not a letter. I would think they'd let you know within a week or so? Was it mentioned during the interview if they were still interviewing others or when they may...
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    If you had to do it over again would you?

    NoviceRN10 replied to Tally4970's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, I would not become a nurse if I could go back in time. Like some previous posters said it is stressful, ages you prematurely, and is hard on your body. It only took me 2 months to jack up my...
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    "fit for duty" testing pre-employment, anyone know whats involved?

    NoviceRN10 replied to nursecat64's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry, they will probably just see if you can lift your arms over your head. Not kidding! It isn't an endurance thing, that's for