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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Collin County College Fall 2012 Applicants

Nurse SMS replied to acjb2004's topic in Texas Nursing

I would get all of your information from the nursing office on how the calculations are done for figuring out placement rather than from the advisor, preferable from the head of the nursing department...
Collin County College Fall 2012 Applicants

Nurse SMS replied to acjb2004's topic in Texas Nursing

I would not worry too much Barbie. Depends on what your previous terrible grades were in. I do know on the things that count toward admission they will average your previous grade with the retaken...
CPR - AED- lost my first patient today.

Nurse SMS replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

Anne, that is a disgusting thing for that doctor to have said to you. I am so
New grad seeking advice

Nurse SMS replied to senfly2012's topic in General Nursing

Most states will hire two year RNs, but pretty much ALL states have a very tight job market right now regardless of what kind of degree you have. A classmate of mine had offers in Florida, Alaska and...
Interview but have vacation planned

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

Usually once you are offered the job you can then begin to negotiate the terms of employment. At the point of an offer being made the employer is more invested in making things work with you. They...
Got terminated from first job cant find new one, still a newgrad

Nurse SMS replied to newRNurse08's topic in First Year After Licensure

You are letting panicked thinking get the best of you and perhaps reading on this site a little too much. Not every internship/preceptorship is going to screw you. Are there places that do that? Sure...
overwhelmed

Nurse SMS replied to wheresmyraise's topic in Nursing Career

The nursing shortage rumors is one of the biggest lies ever perpetuated by the media and our government. Nurses are out of work everywhere, especially new graduate nurses. But even experienced nurses...
No more fun scrubs

Nurse SMS replied to EJBNeuroRN's topic in General Nursing

Been this way here for a very long time. I have no problem with it. I think it looks more professional. However, we get a pretty generous yearly allowance and can either buy scrubs from our hospital...
Parkland Critical Care and Trauma Internship 2012

Nurse SMS replied to txiap's topic in Texas Nursing

Parkland is notorious for a VERY slow hiring
Graduate Nurse Internships

Nurse SMS replied to stash11's topic in Texas Nursing

You will want to start watching the hospital websites in March and going forward from there. Most of the Texas hospitals will hire months before graduation happens. If you wait to start looking or...
San Antonio College Prereqs?

Nurse SMS replied to RickyA's topic in Texas Nursing

If you call the school they can answer those questions for you. Good
Vent. Should I feel bad about not picking up shifts?

Nurse SMS replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

Do not feel guilty. I am sure as a part time employee you will not get benefits for working full time hours even if you pretty much are as a matter of course. If they want you full time they need to...
New Nurse...No experience=No job...???

Nurse SMS replied to froggy0381's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

Yeah, 15-20 resumes is only one to two days of applying. If you go to the "careers" forum there are areas specific to those looking for work. Many have sent out hundreds of resumes without luck. Most...
anyone got hired/working New Grad Rn residency program? help!

Nurse SMS replied to ladynovem's topic in General Nursing

All interviewees will get the basics about the program and that she told you about the number of other applicants might or might not be a negative sign. There isn't anything in the details you gave...
old boss just called

Nurse SMS replied to jwkwildland's topic in Nursing Professionalism

Don't even think twice. Take it. It could be the difference between getting a job after you graduate or
Job as a new grad RN

Nurse SMS replied to LatinaRN978's topic in First Year After Licensure

That has sadly been happening to a lot of people. I hope you find something soon. Good
How long did it take for you to find a job after graduating?

Nurse SMS replied to wrenRN06's topic in First Year After Licensure

Graduated this past December, was hired for my present acute care position the October before I graduated with an end-of-January start date. About half of my class has found work. In this area the...
Portfolios

Nurse SMS replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

We were required to do this too. Huge waste of time. I would have been embarassed to take it to an interview and never did. Chalk it up to something you just have to put your head down and get done as...
New grad emotionally distraught and a wreck

Nurse SMS replied to JARNBSN's topic in Nursing Career

You are right. YOu need to get out. Good
DFW June 2012 Internships

Nurse SMS replied to txiap's topic in Texas Nursing

The hospitals in DFW as a generality (meaning the vast majority) will NOT hire new grads outside of internships. Most either are not having internships at all, will only grant them to people with...
When to apply for a job

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

A health care clinic would be some experience and might help, but it would not count as acute care experience. New grad programs generally get posted on the hospital websites when they open up....
When to apply for a job

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

In DFW the internships open up three to four months prior to graduation. I was hired by the end of October for a December graduation date and started on January 30th. In other parts of the country...
Quantum Shift?

Nurse SMS posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

So here I am, a new graduate as of December, in my first job in this new role of RN as of two weeks ago and I am THRILLED. Truly I am. I look at my blues (the uniform for nurses in this part of the...
How did you choose your specialty??

Nurse SMS replied to mitral's topic in General Students

I chose it based on the actual job offers I
If There Was A Major Epidemic / Pandemic Would You Report For Duty?

Nurse SMS replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

Yes I would. I would like to train as a first responder in case of any kind of national disaster

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