Natingale EdD, RN

SO I am a new RN, graduated from one of the toughest nursing programs in the country. I was lucky enough to land a job in this economy, even better in the department that I love the most! Life is great, seriously..What could go wrong?! Its another...

I requested the weekend off a month ago, there are nurses who are scheduled to work but because they live in a evacuation zone theyre calling out?? I am confused, so if every staff member lived in an evacuation zone then there'd be no nurses? I migh...

really nice poster ..short and to the point http://www.activase.com/stroke/stroke_bestpractices.jsp

::::::::hugs:::::::::::: feel better now?

This is a Name-the-hospital-and-its-starting-salary-thread I think you will have a better chance of getting your questions answered by starting a regular thread Or else what happens is you get a bunch of people like moi who just come to this stick...

Tinkerbell I think you are eligible to sit for the LPN Board exam ( not 100 percent sure) Here is some more information NYS Nursing:License Requirements I know years ago, if you completed 3 semesters of nursing school you could sit for the LPN boar...

khrissi, i would hire u in a minute! Just remember, its definitely NOT YOU its..the situation Hang in there, keep your head up

Good point, I thought about that too - I think I shouldve went with a title that had more to do with the story..I guess this was the first thing that popped into my head when I decided to share the experience, and look at how well that turned out. L...

You made your point, apparently I made someone feel like they were 2 inches tall in a room full of 20 people, by alleging I graduated from the toughest program and for that I apologize.

Oh it was written in stone some where sorry, dont have the link to show you. Again, what does this have to do with the original post? Will you sleep better tonight if I told you Im sorry you were right. NCC is not the best nursing program in the cou...

I was told from faculty that was the time the NCLEX started changing things up, the students who took that exam weren't as well prepared. Can we put the pitch forks down for a moment, and if we dont have anything positive to add then keep our opinion...

Putting out a fire, sorry LOL

Holy cow @ all the replies! It seems as though some of us trailed off to that dark neck of the woods I said I didnt want to go anywhere near! ..It wasn't a debate! I absolutely LOVE the comradery I've seen from NURSES!! Some posts made me laugh, so...

I'll save u the time and gas money Youre going to wear something business casual, print your resume on fancy paper Go there The recruiters are going to say "we;re not collecting resumes, you have to fill out an application online. Heres a postcard...

the responsibilities mentioned are things i did when i worked as a medical assistant, so 17 an hour would be about right. even though youre licensed, youre really not doing NURSING, assessing gathering data implementing and evaluating. those compan...

hospitals are focusing on their budgets and the overwhelming number of applicants for the few positions they have i havent heard anyone ask for a GPA yet, and I would rather have a "B" student at my bedside any day.

the janitor first to get your foot in the hospital LOL

The whole reason i came signed on to allnurses.com today is because Im having the same anxiety. The good news is, youre going to have a preceptor. As far as an organizational sheet of paper goes, I would like one too! Its been so long since I've be...

After I graduated nursing school, I thought I could do anything. SO I bought a motorcycle with the money I saved from not doing anything that involved FUN for the last 2 years. Saved a boat load of money that way. Did my research, got my permit, bou...

Im very sorry to hear about your situation, I really hope someone who is able to do something for you reads your message

giving o2 to a patient who desatted ..is part of our job, isnt it?

With the closing of hospitals in NYC --and the new grads coming in...seasoned nurses not retiring. Times are tough, I never thought I would be the one to type that. But yeah, "bad" is putting it kindly. Its not even enough to have a BSN, you also ...

I agree with caliotter

I called today and they said the fellowship is completely booked. Waaaah ::sigh:: back to the drawing board

I passed my boards (yahoooooo!) sort of have a job lined up I do plan on going back for my bachelors, starting in fall of 2011 Cant decide which ones I should hold on to. Any advice would be much appreciated