head3rd

head3rd

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  1. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    head3rd replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Its a tight market in most parts of the country right now, the Shortage started about 10 years ago and schools have steadily been churning students out with new programs opening all the time. If you...

  2. Philadelphia Area "New" RN: 30 applications rejected : When will my dream come true?

    head3rd replied to HelloNurse_RN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    You might want to think about relocating, The hospital system I work for hires new Grad's or any RN with less than 1 year experience into a residency program called Versant. They have a website...

  3. Difference Between a New Nurse and an Old Nurse

    head3rd replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    While I'm a new Nurse, years as an Paramedic have made me old in medicine, I love grossing out the young nurses I work with at night by heating up my food in an emesis basin or making tea in a urinal....

  4. Difference Between a New Nurse and an Old Nurse

    head3rd replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    So true, so

  5. Jobs for male nurses

    head3rd replied to iaca's topic in Men in Nursing

    It is true there are quotas to be filled, in Nursing males are a minority. When I graduated I knew of 10 guys that all applied to the same residency and we were all hired. We made up 20% of the new...

  6. Male Nurse, Female issues?

    head3rd replied to LorderrorproneRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    As the only male nurse on the night shift on my unit, I want the females to treat me as a peer and not an outsider. Luckily I guess the ladies I work with are all very cool. I found it funny that...

  7. Benefits of being a male nurse vs Female nurse

    head3rd replied to girtenbt's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think its funny I get assigned Pt's that the last shift say were a nightmare and after explaining to the Pt how "we" will be managing their care, its usually smooth sailing. Problem Pt's seem to be...

  8. Have you ever been mistaken for a doctor?

    head3rd replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Men in Nursing

    So True, it happens all the time, my last shift I had a patient calling me Doc all night, I kept telling him I was his nurse but he just kept at it. Finally he said you should be the Doctor you are...

  9. Jobs that will help you get an rn position quickly upon graduation

    head3rd replied to mccartjm33's topic in Men in Nursing

    Get a job at a local hospital as an CA/Tech/whatever they call it in your area. That way you will be seen by the people in charge of hiring GN candidates for that unit. When I graduated my facility...

  10. Help with Scrub color.

    head3rd replied to Scyankee's topic in Men in Nursing

    I would have gone with gray personally, all through nursing school our uniform color was light Teal, wasn't a fan but hey, they man makes the clothes not the other way

  11. is nursing right for me?

    head3rd replied to cyucetas's topic in Men in Nursing

    Every Nurse I work with has something that grosses them out, Poo, snot, vomit etc. They all work through it when they have to. It also depends on where in Nursing you end up. ICU, Med/Surg, Nursing...

  12. Just got a new grad job in neuro - what to expect?

    head3rd replied to Hands&Feet's topic in Neurological

    Thats awesome to hear, I work on a Neuro unit and love it, My best days are when I come back after 3 or 4 days off and see that pain in the A** patient that was combative, pulling lines every 10 min,...

  13. Guys: what made you want to go into nursing?

    head3rd replied to Canadian eh?'s topic in Men in Nursing

    Good pay after a few years Always a job once you get your 1st one Go home most days knowing you made a difference in someones life So many options with a few years experience....hospitals, home...

  14. Nursing Preceptorship Problem

    head3rd replied to lautemic's topic in General Nursing

    If you are choosing based on finding if you really want to work in OB vs Med/surg, I would go OB. A coworker of mine thought all through school that she wanted pediatrics, after her preceptorship she...

  15. Male nursing and needing chaperone

    head3rd replied to Sirkraker's topic in Men in Nursing

    That is crazy, female nurses can take care of male patients alone but not the other way around. If you violated policy and just did it, you would lose in court as you knew the policy. If on the other...

  16. Should I go ahead and get "RN" engraved after my name when

    head3rd replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it, but definitely cover it up at the hospital, If any of my old instructors saw that....big trouble, not to mention working RN's. When you pass the NCLEX you have earned the right to use those...

  17. are filter needles necessary?

    head3rd replied to brownbook's topic in Patient Medications

    Using filter needles with ampules is simply best practices, keep in mind often our higher educated team members (Dr's) don't seem to feel the need to wear gloves with MRSA patients, masks with...

  18. Honest thoughts on Job Market

    head3rd replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    The fact is that locality makes a huge difference, here in central Texas there are 4 major nursing programs cranking out 600-700 new grads twice per year. There are 3 hospital systems that hire a...

  19. Honest thoughts on Job Market

    head3rd replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    So very true, when I graduated I was working at the hospital as a Clinical Assistant and had a job no problem. All of my classmates that were working at the different hospitals had jobs at graduation...

  20. Passing RN program but not Exit Hesi; need help!

    head3rd replied to 1lpn2rn's topic in General Students

    My school required a 900 on the exit HESI to graduate when I took it, if you have paid for an NCLEX review program use that to run through, diseases, pharm, prioritization,

  21. Have you been assaulted by a patient?

    head3rd replied to CrabbyPatty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It all depends on where you work. I work at the County hospital which is also the only Level 1 Trauma center in the Region, it's a daily occurrence for us to have someone hit, kicked, bitten, etc. But...

  22. The positive side of nursing...PLEASE!!!

    head3rd replied to sarahsmile44's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of weeks ago I was going off shift after a very long 12hrs, while walking down the hall one of my 5 Pt's saw me with my bag and asked if I would be back the next day. When I said I was off...