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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    Parkland ER Nurse Residency 2012

    Nurse SMS replied to Prettyladie's topic in Texas Nursing

    HTH = Hope That
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    what states NEED nurses ?

    Nurse SMS replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty sure people are going to laugh anyone who says California needs nurses right off the board. Can you give examples of towns/hospitals who are snatching up new grads like
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    Nursing jobs for RN's....still scarce ?

    Nurse SMS replied to pat8585's topic in Nursing Career

    Still very scarce in most places. Average time to find a job for a new grad is 6-8 months across the nation. Some do better, some do
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    what states NEED nurses ?

    Nurse SMS replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    States of delusions maybe? Border towns and remote rural areas of Texas need nurses but NOT the major cities or suburbs or even the more minor cities. Think Laredo, McAllen and Eagle
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    So I cannot find a job, thinking about relocating to Texas

    Nurse SMS replied to lampost20's topic in Texas Nursing

    Border towns and rural areas are where the jobs are. Not in the major
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    Anyone heard from Parkland after L and D interview?

    Nurse SMS replied to mom35's topic in Texas Nursing

    Two in my graduating class found out this week they got hired for
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    Five more weeks left in last semester....

    Nurse SMS replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Good job on your exam! That had to have been a burst of energy for you. Sunday is my last day of clinicals. Ever. Period. If you see a glow in the sky toward the Dallas area, it is me....burning my...
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    Question About "Senioritis"

    Nurse SMS replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    Its like one can smell the end is near and every little project seems endless and every reading assignment like busy work and every requirement another thing on the list that seems endless. I graduate...
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    Question About "Senioritis"

    Nurse SMS replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    Nope. It gets worse. You just have to muscle through it. Good luck.
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    Are 12 hour shifts going extinct?

    Nurse SMS replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is the opposite in these parts. Most hospitals here have eliminated 8 hour shifts and gone completely to
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    I've Had Absolutely ENOUGH And I Cannot Believe The Managers I work Under!

    Nurse SMS replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am relatively new - been on the board for a few years, about to graduate. I have had a few "older" nurses jump my shizolla for things. I also made some pretty arrogant and mouthy posts when brand...
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    looking for advice, or mabey just an ear from those who understand

    Nurse SMS replied to sarlpn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I went into my nursing school journey just four months after my oldest son died from AML (he was 13). I was determined to work in oncology and/or hospice to honor his memory and find some way of using...
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    Am I crazy, because this seems VERY WRONG...

    Nurse SMS replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    Experience on this board tells me if there is a fraction of friction to be found, there are those who will find it. OMG indeed. I think you are indeed being short changed in what you are being exposed...
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    2nd day in nursing home and I want to quit

    Nurse SMS replied to Msviv17RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Your written English is perfect. :) I have no advice, still in school for another few weeks, but I wanted to wish you well. Hang in
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    If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    Nurse SMS replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    I remember that
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    If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    Nurse SMS replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    I will...thanks. I was not sure if you wound up just deleting it based on the
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    I've Had Absolutely ENOUGH And I Cannot Believe The Managers I work Under!

    Nurse SMS replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess my answer would be to worry about yourself only and quit worrying whether things are "fair". They aren't. Never have been. Never will be. The only outcome that affects YOU is your own. You can...
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    If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    Nurse SMS replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    ckthat sucks. i'm hired for icu stepdown with option to start precepting in icu after a year. i'd have loved to see it. is it still
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    Love Fest

    Nurse SMS replied to mindlor's topic in General Students

    It is great you had a good day. Hang onto the memory of it to pull back up when bad days come, when you get out of the honeymoon phase and the "love fest" feelings are hard to come by. It is great you...
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    ideas for treats for my floor

    Nurse SMS replied to redredrose's topic in General Nursing

    Two things done recently on the unit I am on right now - an Indian food buffet and a big pot of chili with all the fixins. So good that other areas (respiratory therapy, PT, etc) were crashing the...
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    HELP! I think I have poor interviewing skills!

    Nurse SMS replied to amaterasu912's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My school offers interviewing critiques for their new alumni. A nursing staff member engages in a mock interview with the new grad, set up exactly like a real one. The resume is critiqued along with...
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    lab top color for vanco trough?

    Nurse SMS replied to lsvalliant's topic in General Nursing

    The facility I am doing transition in uses
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    If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    Nurse SMS replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    i want to correct this. again i said i would chew off my arm to have a preceptor like you. i have many times felt the forum students are lucky to have give-it-to-us-straight ruby vee. there are a few...
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    Can a bachelors degree in other areas affect pay?

    Nurse SMS replied to cljonesfuturenurse's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing my previous degree has done for me is make me get selected ahead of others for nusing school. I start my first position in January and my previous degree didn't even come up in the...
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    Who are all these people dying in your arms?

    Nurse SMS replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I assume this is simply because everyone wants to feel validated for what they do by and for others and "saving lives" has that impact pretty instantaneously. We are all in the process of dying....