Nurse SMS MSN, RN

Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development

You did what you knew how to do; when you knew better, you did better. - Maya Angelou

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    new grad fort worth

    Nurse SMS replied to RobinMRn's topic in Texas Nursing

    Honestly I can't fathom where you are seeing "Tons of new grad openings" at. I am sure those anxiously searching for a job would appreciate you posting links to some of
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    Thinking of nursing school in Dallas

    Nurse SMS replied to BzeMom's topic in Texas Nursing

    The market in Dallas is dismal for new grads, averaging 300-400 applicants per new graduate position. There are jobs available for experienced nurses but the demand for new grads and for two year RNs...
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    New Grad Needing Advice

    Nurse SMS replied to MeaganRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Almost nobody gets to start in their specialty of choice these days, particularly popular specialties like pediatrics, NICU, L&D and ER. Work the job as if it is exactly what you wanted and...
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    Best state to work as as a new grad RN?

    Nurse SMS replied to DocsWifey's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Actually Texas is saturated for the new graduate population in all the major metro areas. Most new grads are finding it very difficult in Texas to find
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    Did I scare them away? (Long Story)

    Nurse SMS replied to NurseWinn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yeah, that question is your opportunity to showcase things about you that can't show up on a resume. A story about why you are becoming a nurse or why that specialty is your passion. Something that...
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    North Hills Hospital GN intern

    Nurse SMS replied to babiiphatt's topic in Texas Nursing

    Each of the local HCA hospitals have their own CEO and their own culture. I work at an HCA hospital and am proud of and pleased with how our unit is run. Benefits aren't awesome though and are being...
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    ATT/NCLEX Austin Nursing Jobs

    Nurse SMS replied to linoharbison's topic in Texas Nursing

    You will probably have a four month wait to get your ATT, longer if you had to submit a declaratory order for any reason. Those have been taking six months on the average for the BON to review. I am...
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    The gross side of nursing..

    Nurse SMS replied to Ashley94's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, you get used to it. You stop evaluating it really on the surface of what it is and start processing it more as a product of a health condition, which helps it be a bit more arm's length. That...
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    "No nurses of color....."

    Nurse SMS replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is what we do at our facility. We had a patient who had issue that his roommate was a black man. Made a big stink about it and was demanding to be moved to a private room. So what we did was move...
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    My Day At the Hospital....

    Nurse SMS replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Believe me, I am not saying the nurse is to blame. It was the social worker in the room who openly stated discharge by that evening was a reasonable goal, leaving them to anticipate going home. This...
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    My Day At the Hospital....

    Nurse SMS replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    It is the lack of decent communication here that is at issue more than anything else. The patient himself deserved an explanation of what the hold up was after he'd been told discharge orders had been...
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    not sure what to do about this situation..

    Nurse SMS replied to dann023's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It is going to look FAR better to work as an RN now that you are licensed than it will anything else. If you work as an office assistant or MA or pretty much anything other than an RN, when you go to...
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    Graduated last May.... NO JOB

    Nurse SMS replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yup yup. I did the same - worked an externship in a stepdown unit, was hired the October before my December graduation for a January start
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    Graduated last May.... NO JOB

    Nurse SMS replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in Texas Nursing

    You may wish to show your husband this thread and all the other ones delineating the troubles new grad RNs are having. It is more about who you know than your grades these
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    New Nurse, New to New York City

    Nurse SMS replied to LilyFrances's topic in Nursing Career

    From what I have read here the job market in NYC is all but closed to new grads. Particularly grads without a BSN in that area are not looked at. Several hospitals in NYC have closed their doors,...
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    New Nurse Blues (rant content)

    Nurse SMS replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They rationalize not wanting to take unfunded patients because if the hospital doesn't make money, it doesn't stay open at all. Given how much of the indigent population have psych issues, they could...
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    Advice

    Nurse SMS replied to natbug1625's topic in Nursing Career

    Nurses wipe butts. We also deal with blood, vomit, snot, pus, urine, bad breath, naked old people, naked fat people, bare genitals in variable states of health, germs like bacteria, fungus and viruses...
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    Question about Nurses Schedules

    Nurse SMS replied to jojonurse13's topic in General Nursing

    Most new grads have to start on night
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    Is a nurse in the ER joking to a patient like this appropriate?!?

    Nurse SMS replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Emergency

    OP, you have my sincere respect. One of the most challenging things about nursing is the need for honest self evaluation. I see you doing that here and I bet you are learning a lot as you experience...
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    smart move or unprofessional?

    Nurse SMS replied to Southgoing Zax's topic in Nursing Career

    I see what the move would do for you, but as a hiring manager I'd be more interested in hearing what you would do for
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    Low census. . .no work. . .

    Nurse SMS replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    No problem with that here. Called to see if I would work extra three times in the last two weeks and we are always
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    Is a nurse in the ER joking to a patient like this appropriate?!?

    Nurse SMS replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Emergency

    It sounds to me like the nurse was fantastic to take educating your father into the equation. The nurse has no way to know how much your father does or doesn't know and whether he is actually...
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    How is your life working nights?

    Nurse SMS replied to AlexisNicole's topic in General Nursing

    i am going to days july 1st. nights did not/does not agree with my
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    RN with NO Med-Surg experience

    Nurse SMS replied to allboyzx4's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly? I don't think it is the "no med-surg" that will hold you back. I think it is the MSN with no acute care experience. You'll be too expensive for the BSN level jobs but not experienced enough...
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    Advice needed on moving to DFW

    Nurse SMS replied to hanasberg's topic in Texas Nursing

    Getting her BSN would help. Barring that, if she has a year or more of experience (preferably two) in acute care she probably won't have trouble finding work. The tight market is regarding new grads....