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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    Feeling sub-par...

    Nurse SMS replied to Ash81386's topic in General Students

    Rule #1 in nursing school - don't compare your progress to others. Nursing is like most things - everyone has different strengths. You can put me in the room with a dying patient and a ****** off or...
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    Do nurses have to clean up vomit?

    Nurse SMS replied to sakiohma's topic in General Students

    Sometimes you have to clean up stuff that came out of the human body that was never intended to be or stay IN the human body. That stuff has a bad smell
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    Hospitals offering scholarships? ANYWHERE?

    Nurse SMS replied to hihopes22's topic in General Students

    My hospital does 10 per year, only for local BSN
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    Do nurses have to clean up vomit?

    Nurse SMS replied to sakiohma's topic in General Students

    Anything that comes out of the human body we not only have to clean up, we have to smell, observe, measure, document and possibly collect. Hope that helps
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    How do you approach hospitals' HR?

    Nurse SMS replied to FutureRN_NP's topic in General Nursing

    HR at my place of employment is in a separate building across the street. They have a receptionist behind locked glass and a very small waiting room. Going to HR would be
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    Is this illegal?

    Nurse SMS replied to markfish's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, I have seen this happen, many times, in professions other than nursing as well. Sorry it happened to you. The sooner you move past it, the sooner your life will continue on without them having...
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    Hillcrest dresscode?

    Nurse SMS replied to shannonls005's topic in Texas Nursing

    It will be far more reliable for you to get that info from your new employer than some random stranger on the Internet who may or may not know. Congrats on the new
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    Your Starting Salary?

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

    If you add up FICA, tax rates as an independent contractor, paying your own social security and add it to the loss of medical insurance, vision, dental, life insurance, HSA, 401K, shift differentials,...
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    Having a very difficult time.

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

    I think reading this forum definitely spells out that the "job security" of nursing is a big 'ol myth. Your story is not unusual. You may have to work in a position other than nursing while you get...
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    HELP, new nurse and I dont like it

    Nurse SMS replied to mqnurse36's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I probably could not handle that schedule either. But it is worth noting, the more you go through jobs this quickly, the fewer your options for "good" jobs are going to be. Best of luck. I hope they...
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    New Graduate.....take a year off before I start???

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

    Nope. Not a good idea in this economy. There is a good chance you will never get a job as a nurse if you can't get hired in the first year after
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    RNs with Bad Credit

    Nurse SMS replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the medical industry is too concerned with the image they convey to
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    HELP!!! May be asked to resign, but if i quit can GROUP ONE still be trashed? TEXAS

    Nurse SMS replied to nurseypoo5's topic in General Nursing

    Start looking for work right away. She can Group One you even if you quit to be honest. There is very little regulation on those
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    Nurses with dreadlocks

    Nurse SMS replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Nursing

    The only reason I can see a problem with dreads is if they are full of dandruff (or worse) and stink. Which unfortunately a lot of them are and do. Neat, clean, back from the face (like any other hair...
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    what do i do about an instructor who was inconsiderate about depression?

    Nurse SMS replied to chariot's topic in General Students

    What do you do about it? Nothing if you want to graduate. Put your head down and get through it. After this semester is over you never have to see her
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    Collin County College Fall 2012 Applicants

    Nurse SMS replied to acjb2004's topic in Texas Nursing

    I wrote to the director of the nursing department and she wrote me back regarding it. This is her reply verbatim: We take the most recent grade - regardless if higher or lower. We then calculate the...
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    Not many Black/African American nurses working in the ICU's

    Nurse SMS replied to i-njoy-being-a-nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I just started my first nursing position on a stepdown unit. My unit is HUGELY culturally diverse. My preceptor is Loatian, the floor Educator is Filipino, the manager is Canadian. Nurses run the...
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    Should I do anything about being yelled at?

    Nurse SMS replied to kw11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ditto what The Commuter said. It is a bullying tactic that usually goes away immediately when calmly met with professional
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    Advice for new RN

    Nurse SMS replied to newgraduate52012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :rofl: soooo true!! i just worked my second 12 hour shift yesterday and was wrinkling my nose after i got home - could not figure out where that smell was coming
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    Advice for new nursing grad...

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

    Yup. In this economy, you take the job that is actually offered to you. You'll have far better odds of moving into your preferred specialty with acute care experience under your belt than you ever...
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    INTERNSHIP??????

    Nurse SMS replied to promote.health's topic in General Nursing

    If your family is on board, you should go for it. I find it amusing that nowadays people are so antsy about having to move for work. It has been done since time immortal. The kids will adjust - feed...
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    Your Starting Salary?

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

    In my area (DFW) new grad RNs (both BSN and ASN) make between $21.50 and $24.00/hr base in a hospital setting depending on the hospital. My pay is somewhere right smack in the middle-ish of that with...
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    Is there a demand for Rad Techs?

    Nurse SMS replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in Nursing Career

    I think in the current economy it is safe to say pretty much all the jobs that used to be in demand are struggling. There just is no magic bullet right
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    A ? For DFW Nurses!

    Nurse SMS replied to Kamdyn's topic in Texas Nursing

    Almost half of my graduating class from this past December still do not have jobs and many from the May graduating class before us don't either. Each internship opening posted for a start date of this...
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    Collin County College Fall 2012 Applicants

    Nurse SMS replied to acjb2004's topic in Texas Nursing

    From what I understand, they cull those out and don't look at them. They clutter up their process or something. I was told they have no bearing whatsoever. Again, this was a few years ago now. Things...