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Does anyone have experience with the company Novasyte? I applied for a position as an educator with them but can't find a whole lot of information on them. Thanks!

Hey all, I passed my HESI exit exam after 5 attempts! I set up a study plan with my professor that really improved my score and got me up to 909. (850 is passing for us). If anyone wants to see it, let me know! There's still around 30 girls who have...

So I work on a busy surgical unit. We are not med-surg. We see strictly GI, urology, vascular, plastics, trauma etc. I work an odd shift 2p-11:30p. This shift exists because we get a lot of post-ops from 2pm-on. It's normal for me to have 1-2 patient...

I'm thinking this will be my solution shortly as well. All this time in the day to just DWELL is a killer.

I've been struggling for quite some time. Do I like what I do? Yes. In fact, most days I love it. Do I hate my schedule? Sure I do. I hate working weekends and holidays and missing out. The main issue is my boyfriend, who I now live with. I get guil...

Thank you for the response. I appreciate the positive points, without the immediate 'get rid of him' attitude. We've had talks about all of this before. We had another recently. He is being more positive about it and did say he is just jealous and wi...

entitled? I was asking for encouragement from one professional to another and got a bunch of relationship advice in response. Which was pretty crappy relationship advice, if you ask me. I don't just give up on someone I love because I'm not selfish, ...

I came looking for advice and got told to dump my boyfriend. I didn't ask to find a new job, etc. I'm asking for advice on ways to stay positive about a crappy (yes I agree with him) schedule. I love my job. I don't plan to leave it. I'm looking for ...

At my work, we have an online system to report anything like this. Called a PIDS, we fill out the form, the form gets sent to everyone it needs to, and the issue is addressed that way. They have drilled it into us that it is not a system for 'getting...

I work on a surgical specialty floor. We don't do purely medical unless there's a good chance they'll end up surgical. But we do also take traumas with chest tubes. I spent a day in the OR with a surgeon when I first started and he told me "you work ...

I'm on a surgical specialty floor (we don't do purely medical). Days is 4-5 patients, nights is 4-6 patients. I normally have 3-4 fresh postops on my list.

I think part of the issue is MY dislike of my schedule. I definitely think he feeds off of that energy so maybe I need to make a better effort to accept the suckiness of it.

We've been together for a year now, and are absolutely in love and it is the best relationship I have ever experienced. Until schedules come up!

I think a big reason you read a lot of negativity is because people tend to come to these forums to vent or look for advice. If there were a bunch of posts saying "I love nursing!!!" all the responses would just be "YEAH!" etc... not very useful (alt...

I've done 12 hour shifts and I now do 4 9 hour shifts. I much prefer 12 hour shifts. It's not necessarily burn out that way... I think it's more exhausting to have to physically be at work for 4 days instead of the 3.

Okay so... I've been working on a surgical trauma floor since March. I am moving out of state on November 5th. I gave my notice on September 27th, with my last available day being October 22nd. Meaning I gave them 4 full work weeks of notice. Here we...

we use those plastic pieces that have a luer lock on one end to attach to the syringe and the plastic "needle" on the other. i DO use these and leave it attached until i am at the bedside. it would be pretty impossible for it to fall out, the plastic...

Exactly my thoughts...

I don't have insurance through my workplace, I have insurance through my father. So as soon as I am out of state, his insurance will only cover me for emergency room visits until I pick up my own insurance. I am going in tomorrow so hopefully I will...

I was thinking this same thing. "off the record"? sounds more like a personal vendetta than anything.

Well the issue is, how do I compromise? I know a need a good amount of dental work done. I can't say what exact days/times this will happen, but I know it will be in steps. So I can either wait until the day of, only to screw over my coworkers... or ...

Thank you, I'll go ahead and do this.

The worst part is that they are talking to me about this as if I am lying to them. Like I just don't feel like finishing my notice so I'm giving a BS reason to be done. I really want a good reference from them...

I had an interview for a per diem position on a surgical unit at a local hospital. Wow. I interviewed with HR first. She then brought me up to the unit where I met with the nurse manager, clinical leader and clinical educator from the floor. It start...

I did my shadowing this morning and loved it! Everyone on the floor is great and have been there for 5 years+. Great teachers and an interesting floor. Let's hope!!