samyaira

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

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

   Hopefully everyone looking as of the last post has found jobs. Let's keep this thread alive for those who came after

2. Will paying for ACLS etc myself help me land a job?

   samyaira replied to whatdoIdonow?'s topic in First Year After Licensure

   ACLS certification is just paper; you're an RN, you can obviously pass classes. Experience with the steps and scenarios of ACLS is really the key. When employers are looking for RNs with ACLS, who...

3. IM injections - divide into 2 or keep as 1?

   samyaira replied to samyaira's topic in Patient Medications

   So far, the responses have ranged from simply asking for more information to downright condescending. Let me clarify that I am looking for an experienced opinion (or even published literature, if...

4. IM injections - divide into 2 or keep as 1?

   samyaira posted a topic in Patient Medications

   Okay, I need a bit of good nursing practice know-how. If you have a 2ml IM injection is it better to give it all at once (assuming non-irritating med) or divide it into two, 1ml injections? My thought...

5. First day of work...BAD trainer...question.....

   samyaira replied to Morgan0429's topic in General Students

   The charge nurse already knows about this coworker of yours, believe me. Now you know too. You sound like you already know how to show up on time, do a good job and follow the protocol. So practice...

6. What is a hat party and how do I get more information?

   samyaira posted a topic in General Students

   I'd like to find the meaning of a hat party and the origins of it, if possible. I've Googled "hat party" and "nursing school graduation" and some other terms, and I've searched this site too. My best...

7. Anxiety & Stress

   samyaira replied to LVN2010M's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Try to stay an extra 30 minutes at the end of your shift and write down all the little things you didn't have time to do. Then do them and go home, but keep the list. At the end of a week, pull out...

8. Balancing Nursing School and a Boyfriend

   samyaira replied to averie123's topic in General Nursing

   While I agree with the previous posters that nursing school needs to be your #1 priority, life is not all nursing school and you need to find a balance that works for you. One thing that worked for...

9. Nursing Students and Substance Abuse

   samyaira replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Wow, that is a sobering article. So oddly different from my experience. The only substance my hard-working nursing class is abusing is

10. Keep current job or find something in health care field?

    samyaira replied to noellelynn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    bleah. edited because I can't figure out how to delete a duplicate

11. Keep current job or find something in health care field?

    samyaira replied to noellelynn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are smart to be thinking about all of these things before you quit your job. Probably it is this intelligence that has served you well in your engineering field and will serve you admirably when...

12. Anatomy 1 - What Prereqs Are Best!!

    samyaira replied to ER_Tech_Missy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had Bio101 and Chem101 when I took A&P, but if it's just A then you probably just need MedTerm. If it's both A&P I would also recommend Nutrition, if it's on your prereq list too, because it...

13. Exactly how much housing stipend for travel nursing?

    samyaira replied to samyaira's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to the RN who PM'd me with NYC info. I'd be happy to share if anyone wants to PM me with their

14. Exactly how much housing stipend for travel nursing?

    samyaira posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I've been searching and cannot find an answer to this question on any travel nursing website, so am asking it here. Hope some folks can help me. How much money do travel nurse agencies pay for...

15. Licensure in Washington State vs. other states

    samyaira replied to samyaira's topic in International Nursing

    The information was presented at a nursing school information session in