LifelongDream

Uniform Advantage is good, but be aware that some of the pants run BIG, especially the buttersoft stretchy pants. They are HUGE on me! I would order one size below what you think you need. Also, the Buttersoft scrubs are a pain to iron! They wrinkle ...

I attended the 2nd Degree Program in 2008-2009. I had a wonderful experience. I've been very successful since graduating and I can't say enough good things about the instructors. It was COMPLETELY different experience from the one semester of nursing...

I am a Registered Nurse with a BSN and 5 years of experience. I currently work full-time as an instructor for a High School Career Prep Program and PRN at a rural hospital. I love both of my jobs, however my second job is filling all full-time positi...

Get to know other nurses through Professional Organizations and network! You'll quickly learn that in most cases, it's not what you know, but WHO you know! Good luck.

Have you ever thought of teaching? I teach high school Health Science classes. I make $48,000/yr for working 9 months. I have two weeks off at Christmas, a week at Thanksgiving, a week at Spring Break, and two months during the summer. I LOVE my job!...

I teach Health Science Classes M-F and work as an RN at a rural hospital on Friday and Saturday nights. I worked as a Pedi nurse on nights and HATED it! I love working PRN nights because I come straight to work on Friday after I leave school and then...

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Here's a good site for you. Hope this helps! Large-volume IM injections: 
A review of best practices - ONA

When I first graduated, I accepted a position on a Pediatric floor. I was SUPER excited and eager to get going on learning everything. Our day and night shifts had a good rapport because our day and night charge nurses were sisters. There was one par...

I graduated from a Second Degree BSN Program in the Summer of 2009. I began working for the same program in 2010 after working for 10 months as a nurse in Pediatrics. I was very fortunate during my clinical rotations to work with a Flex Nurse (AKA a ...

I taught school before becoming a nurse and there were many perks. You just have to be sure you're there for the right reasons and not the benefits. I consider going back to teaching all the time and doing nursing on the side. It's not that I don't e...

As far as effacement, I've heard something about forehead, tip of nose, chin... I don't remember it exactly. Try searching previous posts for info. Good luck!!!

All else fails, GOOGLE IT!!!! I googled "listing nursing credentials":yeah: and this is what I found: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nursing_credentials Even though it is wikipedia, it still has a wealth of information on how it's done/what the...

Start applying three months before graduation. In our class, the students that got their dream jobs are the ones that started looking early! Good luck.

I would say the biggie is related to his diabetes. Look into more information about that! I'm not going to give you the answer, but simply point you in the right direction.

I'm working two jobs now after quitting my nursing job in Pedi. I give flu shots part time and sub for elementary school part time. It gives me tremendous flexibility and allows me to be the mom I should have been for the last three years. My husband...

Our floor operated the same way retiredlady. There is one nurse that is strictly a nursery nurse. She sits with babies, performs hearing tests, PKU's, and retrieves babies for the doctors. She also recieves new babies and does the assessment in L&...

My mom has been a RN for thirty years and she offfered me very valuable advice: If it's not going to fail you, keep your mouth shut! I had an instructor that graded our tests based on what she knew to be the truth, not on what the book said. I was a ...

I just completed an Accelerated BSN program in August 2009. My previous job was as an elementary school teacher. That being said.... I worked on a Pediatric floor, 12 hr. shifts on nights. When I was off, I was too tired to do anything productive. I ...

I would call once you've submitted your application. Just say, " Hello, this is _______ and I was calling to inform you that I've submitted my application for a position in your department and I'm eager to speak to you about my qualifications for you...

Building bridges is as important as not burning them! It's called networking. I stay in touch with coworkers and instructors from nursing school. Networking is the key to getting the job you want! :)

Our narcs are brought by code team from ER. Crash cart is in hallway next to nurses station.

If you live in Texas and work with kiddos, this one is great! Even if you don't live in TX, you can still learn alot!!! :) http://txhealthsteps.com/

I was super excited that I had a new job in my preferred unit (Pedi). Then, reality set in. I worked nights and my kids spent 3-4 nights at a babysitter's house. I missed soccer games and holidays. Then I started to reconsider my decision to work in ...

Sounds like a good plan. Just be careful to practice only as a caregiver and not as an RN since you won't be licensed! :)