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  1. Certifications

    stelarRN replied to stelarRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    great info, thank

  2. new grads entering L&D

    stelarRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would love to work in L&D, and my question is do new grads ever get hired on this unit or would I have to do a certain amount of time on med-surg first? For those nurses currently working...

  3. new grads entering L&D

    stelarRN replied to stelarRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i had my first experience on an L&D floor yesterday during clinicals, and saw my first birth. it was amazing! and it only confirmed how much i want to be a L&D nurse. i've decided to go for it...

  4. new grads entering L&D

    stelarRN replied to stelarRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    it's kind of a relief to hear about some of your feelings towards L&D. i feel like i was meant for it, meant to work with babies, children, mothers.. it's what i became a nurse for. so it's...

  5. new grads entering L&D

    stelarRN replied to stelarRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    thanks for all your replies :) they've been really helpful. i think i'd like to gain more experience before i get into L&D, NICU, etc., and based upon your responses i agree that a year on...

  6. First Nursing Evaluation

    stelarRN replied to confused101's topic in General Nursing

    i just had my first evaluation, after 7 months on the job. i was a little surprised because there were a few things that were mentioned that i was completely unaware of. and to bring it to my...

  7. BP on Pediatric Patient?

    stelarRN replied to blinks14's topic in Pediatric

    I'm not sure about how often post surgery, but I work at a pediatric clinic and we usually start doing BPs at their 2 year well

  8. licensing question

    stelarRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated and got my LPN license in Idaho. I am from CA and would like to also have a license there. I thought I was going to move back to CA so I started the endorsement process, and would...

  9. If nursing wasn't an option...

    stelarRN replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    i would be a psychologist i think. or something related to that field at

  10. Was anyone else terrible at math? Dosages?

    stelarRN replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    i'm also terrible at math, but now that i've graduated nursing school it's much easier (not always, but usually!). also, once you start doing the same formula over and over (for example, IV flow...

  11. pharmacology

    stelarRN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'll be taking my NCLEX-PN Nov. 15th, and I'm finding studying for pharmacology overwhelming. It's hard to know where to start, if I should memorize as much as I can, and how much about each class to...

  12. pharmacology

    stelarRN replied to stelarRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    good luck to you too :) i'll actually be a

  13. pharmacology

    stelarRN replied to stelarRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    thank you,

  14. is it just me or..

    stelarRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    are LVN's getting bumped out of the hospitals? I'm looking for a job in northern cali and out of a ton of hospitals only find a few that have any jobs listed for LVN's. Most all of them are RN job...

  15. having trouble getting an lpn job

    stelarRN replied to LPN4hire's topic in Men in Nursing

    yea i know (about excelsior). but it's ok i plan to go to Cal State. hopefully i can find a dr.'s

  16. having trouble getting an lpn job

    stelarRN replied to LPN4hire's topic in Men in Nursing

    That is what I have been expecting. Honestly I don't think I will mind working LTC while I go through RN school. I say that now lol but we will see. Ideally I would like to find a dr.'s office or...

  17. having trouble getting an lpn job

    stelarRN replied to LPN4hire's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't, I will graduate from a school in Boise, ID and then I'm moving back to the bay area after I take the NCLEX in October. (I only moved up here to go to school). Here, it's easy to find a job,...

  18. having trouble getting an lpn job

    stelarRN replied to LPN4hire's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm in the bay area, california. I've noticed that a lot of the LPN jobs here are being run out of the hospitals, and that is just happening recently. A year ago when I started school I found a lot of...

  19. having trouble getting an lpn job

    stelarRN replied to LPN4hire's topic in Men in Nursing

    Where do you live? I'm about to graduate and am getting concerned about the lack of LPN jobs I'm

  20. math dosage help

    stelarRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i am really struggling with math dosage. im in my 3rd semester of LVN school and i feel like my skills in math should be a lot stronger than they are by now. math is my absolute worst subject and...

  21. Best Underwear to wear under scrubs??

    stelarRN replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    This might be crazy, but my clinical scrubs are so thin that I wear black, cut-off leggings, the kind that ends right below your knees, under my pants, along with underwear, of course. Works great; it...

  22. Don't know what to do! Help or advice welcome!

    stelarRN replied to pinknurse_84's topic in General Nursing

    if you absolutely find out that you have to retake them, i would try going to a different community college and just signing up for them (if they are easily transferable to your current CC). just act...

  23. any other students feel this way?

    stelarRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i'm in my 3rd and last semester of LVN school and i am just feeling completely burnt out. they told us things start to click in 3rd semester and that hasn't happened for me at all yet. (although i am...

  24. any other students feel this way?

    stelarRN replied to stelarRN's topic in General Nursing

    wow, i believe

  25. any other students feel this way?

    stelarRN replied to stelarRN's topic in General Nursing

    i need the reassurance, thanks :) and yes this has been one of the hardest things ive ever had to get