NurseKatie08

NurseKatie08 MSN

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  1. graduation anxiety

    NurseKatie08 replied to luckystar0515's topic in First Year After Licensure

    as another poster mentioned, talking about your anxiety with someone is always helpful. however, i think you are experiencing normal anxiety. does your school have a senior year preceptorship, or have...

  2. How many hours per week do you work?

    NurseKatie08 replied to spicychickensandwich's topic in General Nursing

    Just hired for 40 hrs/week 3p-11p Wouldn't be opposed to picking up a per diem job, once I get over the anxiety of starting my first nursing job and getting experience under my belt. One thing at a...

  3. What's Boston like?

    NurseKatie08 replied to MovingRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thanks to everyone at all nurses for all the support! I was offered a job on a sub-acute floor in a nursing home/rehab facility! I'm so relieved and excited! (And now, can move on to being nervous...

  4. What's Boston like?

    NurseKatie08 replied to MovingRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    thanks leslie! i'm meeting with the DON of a nursing home that I used to work at tomorrow...not a formal interview, but she wants to talk to me and see what opportunities she might have. here's...

  5. Nothin' like pulling out your pt's old crusty bellybutton crud!

    NurseKatie08 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    yikes!

  6. Alzheimers is the worst

    NurseKatie08 replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We never did, either. It was all about living in their reality. Imagine telling a 92 year old woman that her husband has been dead for years, when she thinks he visits her every day. That's...

  7. What I didn't get in school...

    NurseKatie08 replied to Price 2002's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad RN, and never got to do a Foley cath or TB test, among I'm sure several things that I'd like to have done. I did get to watch an 18 year old CVA pt take his first steps with minimal...

  8. What's Boston like?

    NurseKatie08 replied to MovingRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    It seems like things may be starting to break. After months of searching and only an interview at the hosp i was a tech at, which can't offer me anything right now, I did land interviews at two...

  9. How do my chances look

    NurseKatie08 replied to doodoobutter's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP said they had a finance

  10. Franciscan for Children in Brighton, MA

    NurseKatie08 replied to HappyPediRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I've heard it's a good place to start, too. The same three positions have been up there for as long as I remember. I haven't had luck getting in touch there either. Hopefully someone who works there...

  11. Ever Gag or Vimit While Doing the Job?

    NurseKatie08 replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    And that makes you one awesome

  12. New Grad Program

    NurseKatie08 replied to mjick's topic in General Nursing

    In terms of new grad programs, I would call the hospitals that you are interested in, in order to clarify their application requirements. New grad programs can be quite competitive. The best way to...

  13. Surgical Nurse??

    NurseKatie08 replied to militarytonursing's topic in General Nursing

    Not true everywhere. I just finished my BSN at a state college. I was a nursing major and had minors in biology & psychology. It depends on where you go to school & the type of

  14. Surgical Nurse??

    NurseKatie08 replied to militarytonursing's topic in General Nursing

    Typically, BSN programs do not offer specialty tracks. I have never seen one that does. You see a little bit of each general area of nursing during your BSN program (OR was included in my program as...

  15. Why is it so hard to make friends?

    NurseKatie08 replied to NewinMA's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yes, it can be a mini all nurses Boston area gripe about how none of us can get jobs

  16. When in your career did you begin to precept/orient new RN's

    NurseKatie08 replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    We could only do med passes or procedures in nursing school with the supervision of our instructor--unless we had permission to do otherwise with the primary nurse. We always had to check in &...

  17. Urgggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!

    NurseKatie08 replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

    Run far and run fast, while you still have your license. As a new grad, I could never accept such an unsafe

  18. Nursing Salaries in Boston

    NurseKatie08 replied to LMoonRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I used to work as a tech at Tufts Medical Center. They hire new grad RNs for around $28.88/hr plus shift differential. I would highly suggest trying to get your foot in the door as a tech at the...

  19. can you still work as an aide, even though you are an RN NOW AND YOU Passed the stat

    NurseKatie08 replied to PACIFICWHALES's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most hospitals I've heard of don't allow it. Once I passed NCLEX, I had to stop working as an aide. My hospital won't allow it due to accountibility/scope of practice that the PP mentions. Stinks,...

  20. WHY do we need more nurses

    NurseKatie08 replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    So just because you guys are "fine", I should have not bothered going to nursing school to achieve my childhood dream? Sorry, I don't think so. As a new nurse in her 20s, I have well over 40 years to...

  21. What schools would you recommend

    NurseKatie08 replied to MsKaz's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yes...I wish we had a preceptorship, too. Thought working as a tech would help, but guess

  22. Will I find my place?

    NurseKatie08 replied to bridgette_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that your specialty will just hit you one day. Some people find out through clinicals, some through on the job experience. While now, as a new grad, I think that I know what to do, I'm open...

  23. Looking to enter Nursing

    NurseKatie08 replied to ks0304's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I attended the day BSN program--I was right out of high school with no previous degree. I'd guess that the lectures probably had 40ish students in them, but the classes seemed to get smaller as I...

  24. RN jobs in Boston area

    NurseKatie08 replied to jingjok's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Things are very tight here in the city, but where you have a year of experience, you may have better luck than some of the new grads (like myself) are having.. I went to a job fair in the Longwood...

  25. Comfort Care

    NurseKatie08 replied to byaya3's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Agreed. Why take vitals if you aren't going to treat abnormal vitals,