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  1. Love your job?

    doe9181 replied to AprilRNhere's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work on a trauma/post-surgical unit and I love my job. I also just passed my first year mark and I don't see myself going anywhere. I really eventually want to do ER and then maybe go for my trauma...

  2. Should I go to night shift?

    doe9181 replied to LexiLuRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nights are so much better. There is not as much going on and there is more time to learn organizational skills. When I first started, I often felt like I was drowning when I worked days. I don't mind...

  3. Student

    doe9181 replied to melj's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I really like Arizona but I would hate to leave my family. The pay sounds good and if you are ready for fresh start then I say go for it. Look into the cost of living around the area and the types of...

  4. The first day....alone

    doe9181 replied to KckStrt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good luck and don't be afraid to ask questions. Better safe than

  5. Preventing med errors

    doe9181 replied to JennaRN1006's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My hospital also does not have allergy bands on the patient but we do have them noted on the chart. I also found this really weird when I started working here because all through school, the hospitals...

  6. Pat on the back..

    doe9181 replied to maximaxi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations! That has to be a really good feeling. Kepp up the good

  7. How soon did it took you to find a job?

    doe9181 replied to azabache21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took the summer off after I graduated to study for and pass the NCLEX. I worked part time as a pharmacy tech like I did through school. I interviewed with my current job at the end of August and...

  8. Self sufficient???? When????

    doe9181 replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Definitely go to the charge nurse if you have any questions. That is wha t they are there for. Don't try to do something if you are unsure. It is always better to be safe than sorry. And trust me one...

  9. Got an offer!

    doe9181 replied to Medsport's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you liked the environment and the DON and it's close to your house I say go for it. Nursing homes aren't really for me either but it may turn out to be a great job. If you are hesitant I would say...

  10. Let's introduce ourselves...

    doe9181 replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm Dana, I work on a trauma.post-surgical floor in a level 1 trauma center. I graduated May 2006 and passed my boards. I am so glad those are over with. Good luck to anyone taking the boards soon or...

  11. Would you become a nurse again

    doe9181 replied to Human nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would most likely do it again. I really love my job and I work with really great people on a really great floor. My manager is cool and so are the assistant managers. The nursing supervisors...

  12. Impaired Nurses

    doe9181 replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you get a DUI or a DWI do you always have to go through a program? How bad is it for your license? I always wondered

  13. NCLEX- what if I can't pass? Please! Need Suggestions!!

    doe9181 replied to 2ndtimetesttaker's topic in General Nursing

    I feel that the Saunders book and the CD that came with the book helped a lot. Keep us updated on how you

  14. I need an advise

    doe9181 replied to jongster's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't waste your time or your money on any of the review courses offered for the NCLEX. I took Kaplan and I feel it was a big waste of money. The only thing that was maybe a little helpful was...

  15. How do you deal with lazy nurses??

    doe9181 replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a similar experience with one of our former CNAs. She was sooo lazy when she was a tech. She would sit on her a$$ and do nothing. I was dreading the time she became a nurse. Now she is a nurse...

  16. Can nurses wear skirts?

    doe9181 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that scrub pants are sloppy or sheman-like. The new ones with flare styles are cute and I feel that nurses can look put together when wearing pants or skirts. I personally think the...

  17. Your Worst Mistake

    doe9181 replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    I'm So sorry for your pain. This is not only your fault. I feel that it is the brother's fault for not listening to a health care professional. I understand that he was hysterical but he ultimately...

  18. Patients on Medicaid

    doe9181 replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've actually had to ID these patients and when they show up multiple times a month and a year in the same car with their 3 kids strapped in their car seats I kind of know that the car belongs to...

  19. Anyone use ATI testing...

    doe9181 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    My school used the ATI program and I found it to be kind of helpful. Some of the stuff in the books though were contraindicated with what was said in my med-surg book. The only test that I didn't pass...

  20. Patients on Medicaid

    doe9181 replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The only thing that aggravates me about medicaid patients stems from when I worked as a pharmacy tech while in nursing school. When patients would come through the drive thru in their 60,000 dollar...

  21. boards need to regulate MA's

    doe9181 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    The reason a lot of us are getting offending by MA's calling themselves nurses is because we went through reeally vigorous schooling, took a grueling test, and went through hours of clinicals to...

  22. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    doe9181 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was speeding, doing 45 in 25 mph zone on my way to clinicals. I went to school in a suburb where the cops are notorious for giving tickets for the smallest reasons. I got pulled over and the cop...

  23. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    doe9181 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    The very first post says nurses that don't use proper grammer could be compared to a blue collar trade. No big

  24. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    doe9181 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that we should all use proper grammer, but what is wrong with blue collar workers? My boyfriend is an electrician and he speaks better than I do. he is always correcting me on the way I type...