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  1. Apheresis VS Dialysis job offer....need help deciding!

    xEdgexRNx replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    What are chronic clinics like? at least i'd have shift hours and no on-call if i let her know my concerns, im afriad she'll fire me without transferring me to dialysis. I just want a hospital job!...

  2. Apheresis VS Dialysis job offer....need help deciding!

    xEdgexRNx replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    What do I do? Should I talk to my manager so soon? Give it more time? I need the money and jobs are few and far between. however, i dont want them to spend all this time and money training me in...

  3. Apheresis VS Dialysis job offer....need help deciding!

    xEdgexRNx replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    OMG.... that's what im afraid of. My body cant handle that What is chronic dialysis

  4. Apheresis VS Dialysis job offer....need help deciding!

    xEdgexRNx replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I had my first day at the apheresis job and I hate it. I was totally misled... the hours are SO long, on call hours are insane, the company is understaffed (thus the long, erratic hours, lots of...

  5. Apheresis VS Dialysis job offer....need help deciding!

    xEdgexRNx replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    obviously,

  6. Apheresis VS Dialysis job offer....need help deciding!

    xEdgexRNx replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks again for ur input! After a lot of thought and making myself nearly nutso, I decided to go with the first choice: Apheresis. For all the reasons listed above and more, it just seems like the...

  7. Home Health Dialysis VS Acutre Apheresis... need advice

    xEdgexRNx posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi! After being laid-off twice since graduating last year, I finally got a job offer from Fresenius as an Acute Care Traveling Apheresis RN (I'll cover 74 hosp in a 75 mi radius). This job sounds...

  8. Apheresis VS Dialysis job offer....need help deciding!

    xEdgexRNx replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks for ur reply! Jobs are very scarce here, and these have been the only offers I have managed to obtain, despite applying EVERYWHERE. Hospitals are at an hiring freeze, and IF they ARE hiring,...

  9. Home Health Dialysis VS Acutre Apheresis... need advice

    xEdgexRNx posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! After being laid-off twice since graduating last year, I finally got a job offer from Fresenius as an Acute Care Traveling Apheresis RN (I'll cover 74 hosp in a 75 mi radius). This job sounds...

  10. Home Health Dialysis VS Acutre Apheresis... need advice

    xEdgexRNx posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi! After being laid-off twice since graduating last year, I finally got a job offer from Fresenius as an Acute Care Traveling Apheresis RN (I'll cover 74 hosp in a 75 mi radius). This job sounds...

  11. Apheresis VS Dialysis job offer....need help deciding!

    xEdgexRNx posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Hi! After being laid-off twice since graduating last year, I finally got a job offer from Fresenius as an Acute Care Traveling Apheresis RN (I'll cover 74 hosp in a 75 mi radius). This job sounds...

  12. On-Line RN-BSN Programs: Which would u chose?

    xEdgexRNx posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I want to finish my degree, but there are SO many on-line programs out there, that I get overwhelmed trying to figure out which is the best one. So far, I have looked into: -Kaplan University...

  13. On-Line RN-BSN Programs: Which would u chose?

    xEdgexRNx replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Dria-- I'm from the Chicago area too. So u are enrolled at FHCHS as well as attend on-site classes? Im not sure I follow.... ? It seems like a lot of people are doing the online program at FHCHS. I...

  14. On-Line RN-BSN Programs: Which would u chose?

    xEdgexRNx replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I totally agree with ur reasons for a brick-and-mortar school... however, I like the idea of the flexibility that an online school holds. I work full-time, have my own apartment, and while I have no...

  15. On-Line RN-BSN Programs: Which would u chose?

    xEdgexRNx replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Thanks for the info! So u think an online program may not be the best way to go? There is a RN-BSN 1 yr program at a brick-and-mortar school nearby... do u think that might be a better option,...

  16. On-Line RN-BSN Programs: Which would u chose?

    xEdgexRNx posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I want to finish my degree, but there are SO many on-line programs out there, that I get overwhelmed trying to figure out which is the best one. So far, I have looked into: -Kaplan University...

  17. On-Line RN-BSN Programs: Which would u chose?

    xEdgexRNx posted a topic in General Nursing

    I want to finish my degree, but there are SO many on-line programs out there, that I get overwhelmed trying to figure out which is the best one. So far, I have looked into: -Kaplan University...

  18. On-Line RN-BSN Programs: Which would u chose?

    xEdgexRNx replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Wow, thank u SO much for the spread sheet! U surely did ur research! What made u decide on Chamberlain, compared to all the others? I went on their website and it looks like a great program... but...

  19. "let go" after 8wks of orientation. :-(

    xEdgexRNx posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was "let go" after 8wks of orientation of my position on the oncology med-surg unit b/c I "wasn't the right fit" and b/c I was "trying to be too good of a nurse," meaning that I was trying to...

  20. Struggling with orientation and nursing itself

    xEdgexRNx posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Being a nurse was a lifelong goal/dream for me. I excelled in nursing school and could barely contain myself while waiting for my new career to begin. However, now that I've started working, I feel...

  21. Time management + getting/staying organized

    xEdgexRNx posted a topic in General Nursing

    What are your tips for getting/staying organized, as well as time management

  22. Preceptorship: Can I ask for a schedule change?

    xEdgexRNx posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am starting my new grad RN position in August and i couldn't be more excited. The shift I am hired to work is the PM shift. However, I am to do my 3 month long (possibly longer) preceptorship on...

  23. Preceptorship: Can I ask for a schedule change?

    xEdgexRNx replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, best case scenario would have been to discuss this beforehand, however, these issues are quite embarrassing for me... not to mention the fact that I'm tired of these issues holding me back from...