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My hospital allows nurses to work with cam walkers on as long as you have a toe protector on. My question is is it hospitals responsibility to provide something to cover my cam walker in c diff patient rooms? I have called our infection control nurse...

It's clearly different because I don't toilet people in public and the hospital provides ppe to protect us. Can't use bleach wipes on top because it's fabric. Will on underside though for sure. It was decided with upper management to wear surgical co...

I agree with the others comments. 90,000 is way to much debt. If you're having doubts have you thought about going for LPN first so you can get a feel for what RN's do? I am a fairly new nurse (3 years post bsn) and I still wish I would have started ...

I'm a new grad RN and I'm starting to get discouraged because I've applied at several places and had a few interviews and haven't landed an RN job yet. I have an interview this week for a neuroscience and spine unit at a fairly large hospital. I re...

Upon graduation from nursing school I had an interview on family birthing unit (where I have always thought I've wanted to be, spent hours watching labor and delivery shows, etc.) and was told if they would have been hiring 1 more I would have got th...

I currently work on neuroscience/spine unit and had applied for a position on OB unit at same hospital awhile back and hadn't heard anything for awhile and a position came up on Rehab unit so applied for that one as well. Well I ended up receiving a ...

Thanks for responding! I have 2 interviews set up but they're both scheduled almost a month a part so have a feeling if the 1st interview offers me a position I'll have to decide before the other interview which would be a bummer. The bright side- I ...

I applied for a position as an RN and had 1 phone interview and 2 in person. Did not get the job. They have an opening again, now 5 months later. Can I apply again? I really want this job! Also, just not sure who to use for personal references which ...

Thanks for the replies! I'm deffinetly going to apply again just going to make sure I have references lined up this time around. Will deffinetly proceed with caution, that's why plan to keep my current job for awhile or go casual there so I have some...

The hard part for me as a mom was working 12 hour shifts. A weekend of 12 hour shifts was too much time away from my son. He's little yet and they grow so fast so I felt like I missed out on a lot. Now I'm part-time 8 hour shifts and is working a lot...

I deffinetly agree with the back-pedaling. Thanks so much for replying I had actually forgotten about the thank you letter! Whew! Thanks for reminding me! :) I'm still not sure though how to get my point across as to why clinic nursing and not acute ...

So I have been in acute care (neuroscience and spine unit) for almost 6 months and can no longer handle the stresses of this job. I run, run, run and hardly ever get my breaks and have lost a lot of weight. I recently had an interview at a clinic an...

I have been on the floor now on my own for about 3 months (I'm a new grad RN on a neuro and spine unit). So last night was one of the worst shifts I've ever had and again (this happens way more than I'd like it to and all too often I dread going to ...

A lot of patients in the hospital though are older patients so I don't think it has to do with taking care of "old people". I think it might have to do with the LTC facilities themselves and lack of funding, etc.

I was told by other nurses that once you go into LTC, it's hard to get back out as far as other places hiring you even if you've had previous experience. Don't quote me on this though.

Thanks so much!! Your feedback deffinetly gave me confidence! The hospital is a Stroke Center so I am going to try to get that certification asap.

I am a new graduate RN and I had my second interview at a fairly big hospital on the family birthing unit. I really want this job- I love the hospital and have always wanted to be on the family birthing unit. I did send a thank you letter after the...

After all of my clinical rotations, I'm still so undecided on which area of nursing to apply for . I have determined that my least favorites are pediatrics and mental health so I won't be applying for those. Other than those 2 I'm so undecided. Ar...

I would agree that working as a CNA would deffinetly determine if you'd be able to handle "the ugly side of nursing" :-). To tell you the truth, before I became a CNA and now soon to graduate RN, I could not even imagine being able to handle those ...

For one of my classes in the nursing program we have to do a culture project. One of the things that has to be included is to gather perspectives from nurses who have been involved in caring and communication for African Americans (the culture my gr...

I got accepted into the nursing program!!! I am so excited!! For all of you who are trying to get in, don't give up if you don't get in!! You can do it!!!

It all depends on your school. At my school, 80 were interviewed this year and 40 got in but 180 all together applied. So when I recieved the interview my chances of getting in were better than they were prior to recieving the interview. Your best...

Thanks to all that replied for the congrats!! And I wish all of you the best of luck who are applying or soon to apply! My mom gave me this piece of advice and I think it is so truthful- "The best things in life aren't always easy".

I have an interview on Wednesday for the BSN program and I was wondering if anyone had any links to questions asked in the interview and questions you could ask them in the interview. I'm getting more nervous as the day approaches but I think once I...

If your applying for a program that starts in the spring, you could apply now and finish your pre-reqs during fall semester. But every school is different. Any school that I've looked at, you have to have your pre-reqs done by the start of the nurs...