lilybean

As a recent grad I am ready to start applying for some jobs, however I am wondering about many hospitals' online application process. Is this the most professional way to go about this? Should I really copy and paste my resume, or fax one in? Better yet, should I avoid the online process all together and snail mail or hand in a hard copy in person? I know first impressions count and I am trying to land a much-coveted job. I want to do it perfectly!

Wow, some of you guys are really letting some underlying bitterness spew forth.......maybe you need a little sexy in your lives?

It has something to do with the fact that there are special loans your parents (rather than yourself) can take out for your schooling if you are in certain programs

Let's see...I think Jbudd covered a lot....maybe a family member acted in a way that made you realize you need to treat them differently? Maybe you did have an epihpany, like...working on such a floor might have caused you to change your view on life...and how is that new view on life going to affect you in the long run?

I usually get the mid-class lazies. After studying hard for the first batch of grades I tend to burn out a little...then after seeing my non-perfect grades I buck up and study hard for the last tests/skills

I used to feel the same way reading these posts! Dont worry, though. It's not as scary as you think its going to be, and you pick up on things quickly!

I assumed (by being told during orientation) that as students we are not to chart on the pts chart, that was for the primary nurse. I thought we would have our own papers to be recording our findings. So, I go to my first clinical today and am told that we will be charting on the pts chart. Does that sound right? Is that what everybody else does? Also, when do you call a code? If your patient looks like they are having a heart attack but they are still relatively alert and breathing, do you call it? I tried asking my instructor about codes today, but she couldnt seem to give me a clear answer....she doesnt even know how to call one at our particular hospital....yikes....it's a telemetry floor Has anybody experienced a code? What did you do, what do you wish you did, and what happened?

Why are you the most awful clinical instructor I could have ever asked for???

If you are unable to assess a certain area, you should be able to document something like "unable to assess due to confusion," just dont leave it blank!

Don't get down on yourself! I'm sure most students make mistakes, you are learning after all. I have found personally that if I am scared I am going to do a poor job, I usually do. You just have to take a deep breath, tell yourself you can do it and nobody is going to hold you back, especially not yourself!

Yes! My husband and I are currently living with my family so we can afford my schooling. I have a very-part time postition as an aide. I feel like I can't go on living with the fam anymore, so I have been looking for a different job that I can work in the evenings.....I dont care what it is...serving, factory-work, whatever! I am shocked at the complete lack of jobs available! There is NOTHING, and I live in a rapidly developing town.

a whirlpool tub! I just can't imagine how relaxing life would be if you took a whirlpool bath every day.

Unless they are high during clinicals, absolutely nothing.

I definitely wouldn't bring a teachers edition to class or show it to any of my fellow students, but I'd definitely be looking over it at home!

So, I've been begrudgingly working through my pre-clinical dosage calculation class without a calculator, as required. It has me wondering, I know as nurses we wont always be able to use a calculator, but is it true that we will NEVER use them??? That's what my instructor would have us believe, but that sounds pretty stupid to me.