italianrn07

italianrn07

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  1. Thinking of oncology nursing

    italianrn07 posted a topic in Oncology

    I have been an RN for 5 years and have done different types of nursing trying to find my "niche". I did hospital nursing for three years working ortho/neuro and rehab, then nursing home for a year,...

  2. want clinic job- how to get it?

    italianrn07 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I have five years of overall experience as an RN and really want to get into a clinic. I have tried hospital, LTC, and surgery and didn't like any of those because of weird hours and...

  3. want clinic job- how to get it?

    italianrn07 replied to italianrn07's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    what kind of network did you apply

  4. want clinic job- how to get it?

    italianrn07 replied to italianrn07's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    that's a really good idea,

  5. thinking of nursing career change

    italianrn07 replied to italianrn07's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    paradiseboundRN- yes I do have issues with anxiety and depression. In the last five years I've been a nurse I have had family members die and my mom had cancer and I had two babies and suffered from...

  6. thinking of nursing career change

    italianrn07 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    HI everyone. I have been an RN for 5 years now and I'm at a crossroads where I need to make a decision to either go back to school or leave nursing profession altogether. Over the last 3 years I...

  7. thinking of nursing career change

    italianrn07 replied to italianrn07's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was terminated from two jobs due to "poor work performance". I just felt like I couldn't keep up and was forgetting to complete or follow through with things. medication errors. I have looked...

  8. Pacemaker RN?

    italianrn07 posted a topic in Cardiac

    Hi all, I saw a job posting for a Pacemaker RN at a clinic. Does anyone know what this RN would do or if it is a interesting job?

  9. New grad in Ortho/neuro

    italianrn07 replied to palmettogirl's topic in Orthopedic

    palmetto girl, Ortho/Neuro is a specialized unit, but I think it would be a great place to start. You will learn a lot and use many nursing skills. The orthopedic patients we see are people who have...

  10. Exploring idea of clinic nursing

    italianrn07 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Hi all, I'm currently working on a busy neuro/ortho/trauma unit at a hospital and before that worked on a rehabilitation unit at a hospital. I liked my job with rehab patients but left due to issues...

  11. Exploring idea of clinic nursing

    italianrn07 replied to italianrn07's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Thank you for the

  12. Migraines and the night shift

    italianrn07 replied to JenNJFLCA's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I used to get more migraines working night shift trying to sleep during the day and my sleep patterns getting all messed up. I quit that job because I felt awful, so if you know irregular sleep...

  13. transferring positions with in same hospital

    italianrn07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, just looking for some advice. I am not happy at my current job but I really like the hospital I work for and am looking to transfer from one unit to another. There is a question on the...

  14. wondering about oncology clinic job

    italianrn07 posted a topic in Oncology

    Hi all, I am currently working in rehab at a hospital and am a newer nurse (8 months) and not happy in my current job, looking for a change. There is a new cancer center being built in my area and was...

  15. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    italianrn07 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I personally do not have children (yet anyway) and I have the same crap going on at my work place. There is one nurse who consistently comes in 10 minutes late and makes excuses that she had to get...

  16. Exercise and 12 hour shifts

    italianrn07 replied to jensfbay's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi, I work 12 hour shifts, 3 days a week. What I do is go work out on my days off. It is very hard though if I work 3 week days and it's my weekend off, then I try to workout on Sat or Sun....

  17. My first (truely) psychotic patient

    italianrn07 replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds like you had one heck of a night! I have had an experience on night shift with a psychotic patient, but not quite as bad as that! I commend you. Sometimes you just have to not say "wow it's...

  18. I'm annoyed.

    italianrn07 replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    JJoy, I agree with what you are saying. I can see both sides of it. But I think my unit in specific needs to fix the problems as to why the staff are leaving so much in the first place instead of...

  19. I'm annoyed.

    italianrn07 replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand where you are coming from. The unit where I work has had high turnover and when I was hired I was one out of 4 RNs just hired because many had quit. Now we just had 2 RNs quit...

  20. Bellin College of Nursing Students

    italianrn07 replied to Murseintraining78's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I graduated in May 2007, currently working at Bellin hospital. Hi

  21. new nurse working rotating shifts and hating it

    italianrn07 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone, I am a newer nurse, been at my current job for 8 months now on a rehabilitation unit in a hospital. I work 12 hour rotating shifts, 2 weeks days 7am-7pm then 2 weeks nights 7pm-7am. I...

  22. very very over whelmed!

    italianrn07 replied to delta32's topic in Rehabilitation

    I also work in a hospital rehab unit, 12 beds. I like rehab, but with bad staffing it has been hell. We have one CNA no matter what. Even if we have 5 patients that are 1 assist, or 10 patients...

  23. Rotating Shifts?

    italianrn07 replied to Purdue_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have actually just posted in the first year nursing section about working rotating shifts. I absolutely hate it! I have no social life because my schedule is so different and I never work the same...