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  1. Getting med/surg exp after 2 years psych

    magnoliophyte replied to ali9802's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm also a psych nurse, have been for a year now. I'm also looking in to getting in to med/surg as I've realized that I'm never going to build good assessment skills until I've done so. Luckily I...

  2. My NCLEX Pass story

    magnoliophyte posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello everyone, I thought I'd share my brief story on passing the NCLEX just this Monday. I'm surprised how fast I got official results! After graduating nursing school I was very nervous about the...

  3. Suggestions for rounding out my skillset?

    magnoliophyte posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello. I'm a relatively new nurse, I've been active for 7 months now. I work in an involuntary lockdown psych unit. What I'm looking for in the future is to round out my skills and keep things I...

  4. Haldol and Ativan cocktail IV

    magnoliophyte replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in a lockdown involuntary setting, and we favor 5 haldol, 2 ativan, 50 diphenhydramine. We actually RARELY have to do this. Most people, when I tell them I work in involuntary lock-down psych...

  5. 2010-2011 AZBN new grad survey

    magnoliophyte replied to boru's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Thanks for posting this... it's very interesting to see the situation finally quantified this way. I'm one of the lucky ones I guess, since I was able to find full-time employment with an ADN after...

  6. Fecal Transplants- What do you think about this?

    magnoliophyte replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen the big deal. There's a lot of things people don't like psychologically that are going to be reality for us as humans at some point or another -- like drinking treated waste water for...

  7. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    magnoliophyte replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Since you can still get mildly ill and transmit flu even if you've been vaccinated (I believe you can be contagious even before prodrome) that this has less to do with safety to patients, but more to...

  8. concerns about new grad psych position

    magnoliophyte replied to Blue4me2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also a new grad working in psych... I was given about 4 weeks of orientation. It's not really that bad in psych because, as mentioned, they're medically stable and we give a *lot* of the same...

  9. New grad hired in psych

    magnoliophyte posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I wanted to post this here somewhere, I'm just too happy. I'm a new-grad RN, got my license in July 2011. I was having, as almost all new grads, a very tough time getting a job. Lots of interviews,...

  10. How do I get started?

    magnoliophyte replied to Brittany_love34's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You need to first look at schools around you that actually offer a nursing program. There's usually 3 basic options... a diploma, an associates, or bachelors. Most people from what I understand get...

  11. Do you prefer 8 or 12 hours shifts?

    magnoliophyte replied to Studentnurse143's topic in General Nursing

    I like my 5-days a week 8 hour shifts. When I did 12's in my preceptoring, the extra days off barely even registered with me because the first one was always just taken up by me sleeping off the...

  12. Video on the Nursing Shortage

    magnoliophyte replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291111.htm#nat What sort of slight of hand? As far as I've read the 2% is derived from this set of data. 2% can be a pretty big number when dealing with millions of...

  13. Video on the Nursing Shortage

    magnoliophyte replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    As a new-grad who has full-time RN employment, and also as someone who closely follows economic news and issues, I'll try to field this for you as best I can. What's the scoop, seasoned nurses and new...

  14. Unemployed & inexperienced New RNs. Vent it out!

    magnoliophyte replied to captain byakuya's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    congratulations! :anpom: And yes, don't give up new grads. Unemployment rates for RN's is very low compared to other professions (around 2% last I checked) so just be

  15. Is pounding the pavement worth the effort?

    magnoliophyte replied to 3bellesdad's topic in Nursing Career

    Why not give it a try at least? What's the worst that can happen -- they say no, and so you're back where you started. Networking and meeting in real-life is how I got my job as a new-grad... it...

  16. New Grad Resume

    magnoliophyte replied to nums's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    For awhile on my new-grad resume I just had it broken down under a bullet point of School Clinical Experience -Med/Surg, 160 hours at St. Whatshisface Memorial so on and so forth... eventually I...

  17. Who are all these people dying in your arms?

    magnoliophyte replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    You pose a philosophical question. Sometimes you can find clear reasoning through these sorts of questions by simply asking another. Ask yourself, what would happen to med-surg patients if nurses were...

  18. Job Hunting Tips Anyone?

    magnoliophyte replied to JohannaR's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Focus on doing as much as you can in-person. Job fairs, volunteering, or any other chances to get yourself face-to-face with hiring managers is what you want to really push yourself to do as much as...

  19. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    magnoliophyte replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I rode motorcycles for 8 years as a primary commute vehicle. There's definitely an element of luck to it, but that goes the same in any other vehicle. The big difference is that a mistake, or stroke...

  20. Safety goggles

    magnoliophyte posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Does anyone wear safety goggles at work just in general, all the time and not just for special procedures? I'm a new-grad recently hired onto a psych unit for the county, just for a bit of context. I...

  21. Safety goggles

    magnoliophyte replied to magnoliophyte's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yeah, I was thinking something like these: http://beworksafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/safetyglasses1.jpg Not really goggles so much as safety -glasses- I guess. And yeah, I'm sure I'd get some...

  22. Unemployed & inexperienced New RNs. Vent it out!

    magnoliophyte replied to captain byakuya's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I can tell you exactly why. I've already hashed this out in some other threads here and there, alas... Hospitals in the US are for the majority privately run businesses. We have mostly private...

  23. New Grads: Lets take action together!!

    magnoliophyte replied to aubrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This is like trying to petition any other business to hire in the face of low demand. We have private healthcare industry--it operates like any other business. Businesses lay off and freeze hiring...

  24. How did you find a job as a new grad?

    magnoliophyte replied to rn_yogi's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi all. I'm a new grad (May 2011) and I recently got hired with my county's health system as a full-time, permanent RN in a psychiatric hospital. I start in a few weeks. Did you have BSN? No, I have...

  25. Why aren't new grads getting hired?

    magnoliophyte replied to aubrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All of the aforementioned things, such as costs, lots of nursing schools, etc. are just circumstances that make a current problem worse, but they are not the underlying, direct cause. When the economy...