AtomicWoman

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  1. Nurse suicide follows infant tragedy

    AtomicWoman replied to babyNP.'s topic in Nursing News

    How excruciatingly

  2. St joseph hospital school of nursing.

    AtomicWoman replied to toya0419's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Have you found another school that will accept you? Best of luck, and sorry your experience has been miserable thus

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

    AtomicWoman replied to HelloNurse_RN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Aww, you poor thing. Do you have PM privileges yet? I can give you the contact information for a couple of DONs at subacute and/or LTC facilities around here in Southern NJ that I know have hired new...

  4. Has anyone else applied to Jefferson's FACT program?

    AtomicWoman replied to kdrose01's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    At least one of them heard a few weeks before classes started. I didn't hear about anyone hearing any later than that, but there could have been some who fell into that

  5. Has anyone else applied to Jefferson's FACT program?

    AtomicWoman replied to kdrose01's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Probability is good. Several of my classmates had been on the waiting

  6. New Grad Rehab Nurse

    AtomicWoman replied to NrsKate's topic in Rehabilitation

    As someone who also went into acute rehab from nursing school, I think 2 weeks is way too little time to be oriented! I had 10 weeks and could have had several more if I wanted. Please don't be shy...

  7. HCR Manor Care in S. Jersey -- RNs

    AtomicWoman posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Anyone have experience working as an RN for HCR Manor Care at any of its south Jersey facilities? If so, what did you think of it as a company to work for? Did you stay there?

  8. HCR Manor Care in S. Jersey -- RNs

    AtomicWoman replied to AtomicWoman's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Thanks for your reply! The ManorCare near me is hiring like crazy right now, as they are a fairly-new facility that is not yet up to census. Do you work LTC or rehab? The facility I interviewed at is...

  9. Has anyone else applied to Jefferson's FACT program?

    AtomicWoman replied to kdrose01's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    In a word, yes. Those first few weeks there is an incredible amount of reading, and we had to watch tons of videos at home. Not to mention doing the work for the 3-week Med. Calc. course that starts...

  10. Endorsement Process

    AtomicWoman replied to shellypic's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Just print it off the internet.

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

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

    What's the climate like in North central Texas? I am pretty sick of winter! LOL And I am learning Spanish, I might

  12. HCR Manor Care in S. Jersey -- RNs

    AtomicWoman replied to AtomicWoman's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Thank you for replying! I assume you are an RN? How many CNAs do you have for 20 patients? I have friends who work LTC who have 30 or more patients. I guess it depends on the acuity of the population....

  13. Has anyone else applied to Jefferson's FACT program?

    AtomicWoman replied to kdrose01's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Forgot to add: if you have a Blackberry, iPhone (maybe Droid, I'm not sure) you won't need to buy a PDA and don't let them convince you to buy a stand-alone PDA. I made that mistake and sold the darn...

  14. Has anyone else applied to Jefferson's FACT program?

    AtomicWoman replied to kdrose01's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Great post. Just a couple of things I'd add: Most people get the Littman Classic II stethoscope. It's nice weight and allows you to hear most sounds. BUY IT IN A FUNKY COLOR AND HAVE YOUR NAME...

  15. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    AtomicWoman replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What state is that? And your point about mentoring, etc. being high on the priority list is excellent. My plan is to get my MSN (won't finish until 2013), stay here in the East until I feel...

  16. Has anyone else applied to Jefferson's FACT program?

    AtomicWoman replied to kdrose01's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I was going to suggest JeffStat, too, for anyone who lives near Philly. They have tons of classes every month. Here's a link to their page of courses:...

  17. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    AtomicWoman replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What Zenman said about city data. I have spent many hours on city-data.com (note the hyphen between the words), reading the forums. It's a great place to get the "lowdown" about a particular city you...

  18. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    AtomicWoman replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey, I *hate* mowing the grass! LOL How cold is cold? I am from NJ, and right now it is COLD. We were down to 9 degrees F the other night. What's your area of/specialty practice? (Don't answer that...

  19. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    AtomicWoman replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What part of NM do you live in, and do you like it there? NM is one state I am seriously thinking of moving to once I have my NP program done (not for a couple years...)

  20. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    AtomicWoman replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Washington State? Really? Wow, I didn't know that. Thanks for the

  21. night shift is really hard on me...

    AtomicWoman replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    It's not about whining and since you said that, I know you don't get it. That's OK. I frankly wish I did not get it. Have a nice

  22. I hate night shift

    AtomicWoman replied to shannon5446's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just wondering if any of the people who posted about the bad effects of night shift in this thread have managed to change your shift or find some magical way to deal with the problems

  23. night shift is really hard on me...

    AtomicWoman replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is an older thread, but I wanted to thank the OP for starting it. Now I am certain I am not going crazy. :) Some of the posters here, however, do not seem to understand that for some...

  24. Thomas Jefferson FACT Program

    AtomicWoman replied to jello18966's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    If you think of it as 4 quarters, that helps a bit. Because you're only counting down to the end of any given quarter, not the whole year. :) So in the first quarter, just concentrate on getting...

  25. Thomas Jefferson FACT Program

    AtomicWoman replied to jello18966's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Yes, definitely take advantage of those post-exam weekends! :) You will learn to savor any time when the pressure slacks up for just a bit. Don't go into it feeling overwhelmed. It's totally doable....