ArrowRN BSN, RN

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    I'm scared to travel!

    ArrowRN replied to tabitha1979's topic in Travel

    Hey if the trip is paid for I'd go Hawaii :) I was just dreaming...kinda hard to do with a
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    I'm scared to travel!

    ArrowRN replied to tabitha1979's topic in Travel

    When you guys say bigger companies pay less, whats the sense then in travelling? Is there lower pay still better than regular fix positioned hospital job
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    No pain meds in ER??

    ArrowRN replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Emergency

    All patients will do is go to another hospital. All they did is place a band-aid on a rupture aneurysm, it won't fix the source of the problem. Why not create a dependency program within the...
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    My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

    ArrowRN replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    While your hubby is way overprotective and frankly you are an adult, he really shouldn't have no say in what you do unless it involves him he really got no say. But are his fears ligit? YES they are....
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    Graduating nursing school in May but I just want to scrub.

    ArrowRN replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Nursing

    Just going a bit off topic cause I also have interest in OR. As an RN in OR, where do they normally start new nurses out as? To Circulate or to scrub? and is the RN also required to work in pre-op...
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    (Short) feeling terrible. New nurse. Made such a dumb mistake.

    ArrowRN replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    I've also called the wrong doc at times, and yes I'm on nights. With a huge hospital especially a teaching hospitals where new residents come and go and rotate all the time, its very easy to happen,...
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    New nurse and I hate it

    ArrowRN replied to Fluffy1turbo's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Do you have float / pick up extra shift privileges yet? After 6 months I was able to pick up shifts on other med surg units. I could get as little as 4 hours on other med surg floors that are short...
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    New nurse and I hate it

    ArrowRN replied to Fluffy1turbo's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I cant say i love nusring at this point, but having an EMT background also and working in med surg is not great for me either. Lucklily for me Im on a vascular floor so the various wounds etc has...
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    Male student nurse interviewing for Postpartum..

    ArrowRN replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As a male RN I really got no interest in OB, but honesty the treatment men are receiving in this area is sexist and horrible. Even in nursing school the instructors were horrible at making the male...
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    High TEAS test scores, low GPA

    ArrowRN replied to nurse2bnat94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do you have your AA degree as part of doing your pre-reqs? If you do, it increases your chances. If not you could go for that to raise your GPA. Its actually pretty good scores, but apply to all...
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    Nursing Student & Being A Father

    ArrowRN replied to e_mac682's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I've been there done that...I quit my full-time job to go to school, needless to say it was stressful. Wife and kids think you ignore them when all you trying to do is study. Hopefully you don't got...
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    Public health nurse job offer but will receive paycut...Opinions?

    ArrowRN replied to EmRN14's topic in General Nursing

    You need a male perspective...As a male, husband and father..I had a similar opportunity, but my pay drop was from $27 (night shift) to $20. I'm the sole earner in the family so I could not afford...
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    What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    ArrowRN replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    A multiple choice test, especially one like the NCLEX where they literally try to trick you should not be on people's badges. That would just embarrass them for what purpose exactly??? I was not the...
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    The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    ArrowRN replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    My worse and most gruesome job was working at a sugar-cane factory as an electrical apprentice. I hated the foul "industrial language" and the smell of making sugar is horrible, like it really stinks,...
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    What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    ArrowRN replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    I'd blame it on nurse school "processing mills". All they do is process as much students as they can in a year, take their money and leave them stranded with no guidance. Sure they may teach you how...
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    5 Months in & Frustrated

    ArrowRN replied to Nurse4592's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You only 5 months in. Your patient ratios are not bad at all. Give it time, it will get better. If you anything like me you are just at the tipping point of being comfortable, you just have to go...
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    About to quit med-surg

    ArrowRN replied to Newbie_1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My first nursing job out of school was one of those short staffed 7:1 hospitals in which they wanted me to start as a new grad day 1 with 3 patients..not safe at all, however, be smart about it. I...
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    Should I Take the job?

    ArrowRN replied to RNinNYC's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You won't be visiting people to say hi, you have to know what you are doing. Even if they say orientation training available this could be just a couple of weeks. This is a very independent role and...
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    Anyone working two nursing jobs?

    ArrowRN replied to Caribbean Character's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I use to work 70 plus hours in my prior job as well. However I find nursing is.a diffrent type of stress and drain on the body. I do pull lots of overtime at my current job getting 52- 55 hrs per...
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    42 yo ER Job Offer

    ArrowRN replied to v111's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I dont understand how you wiuld not have to pay back the loan with the lower pay? What about benefits at current job? If you been paying into an IRA plus if they roll you into same vacation days and...
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    What happened to the "Emergency" in "Emergency Room?"

    ArrowRN replied to Emergency.RN's topic in Emergency

    YMMV??
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    What happened to the "Emergency" in "Emergency Room?"

    ArrowRN replied to Emergency.RN's topic in Emergency

    On another note the delays of seeing a doctor can be eased. We need to push for more ARNP's and keep pushing for atonomy in the practice so the gaps in care can be
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    New Grad RN.... work options that do not involve a hospital

    ArrowRN replied to new.grad.rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh and forget all the brain washing about med-surg as the foundation of nursing. There's a reason why the floors have the highest turnover rates and why some experienced nurses dont like it not being...
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    Really really paranoid I might fail clinical

    ArrowRN replied to hlk4227's topic in General Students

    Don't let this slide, Address this now! Set up a one and one meeting with her immediately in her office. Tell her you want to discuss your midterm unsatisfactory rating and you would like tips and to...
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    New Grad Resume, Cover Letter, 4 Offers

    ArrowRN replied to 2mint's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    OP, I have written and WON writing contest with Allnurses.com You should listen to the Guide as he/she is trying to help you with your post, if this was intended to be an article post for Winter...