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  1. Am I the only new nurse who doesn't hate my job?

    schroedie replied to kmarie724's topic in First Year After Licensure

    to be honest, i have days i leave and never want to go back. then again, i have days where they fly by and i find myself thinking that despite the floor where i work (peds hem/onc which is a very...

  2. Board of Nursing takes FOREVER!

    schroedie replied to mouseynurse's topic in Ohio Nursing

    from personal experience, i would try to contact them until you are able to confirm that they have ALL the info they need from you if you do not receive your ATT. the reason i say this is that my...

  3. Losing confidence...

    schroedie replied to jka817's topic in First Year After Licensure

    just keep working. dont focus on the little things that are nagging on you and "what you arent getting done" and focus on what you have accomplished so far. i dont mean to not worry about not...

  4. First travel assingment

    schroedie replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in Travel

    hey elizabeth... congrats on your assignment and good luck! just curious, was your position difficult to get in the current economy? im interested in traveling as well esp an assignment in texas, so...

  5. A Personal Struggle

    schroedie replied to KalipsoRed's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hi there. i just read this and i can totally sympathize. i graduated last may and have been working on a very difficult peds floor since july. i have had a few days where i was just drowning too,...

  6. Dr anxiety...ridiculous!

    schroedie replied to gericare2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i was very nervous at first when i had to start dealing with the mds but i quickly realized that residents are not to be feared (i work at a teaching hospital) and its getting to the point where ive...

  7. What is your school's HESI policy?

    schroedie replied to KBoo's topic in Ohio Nursing

    actually i wouldnt make the assumption that the hesi is "very easy" and "if you have to take it before you graduate there should be no reason you can't pass it." the hesi can be tailored by the...

  8. A little advice please for Cincinnati

    schroedie replied to srae0608's topic in Ohio Nursing

    look into st elizabeth and st luke in nothern kentucky. they are only about 10-15 minutes outside of cincinnati and hire new grads as

  9. Cincinnati Hospitals

    schroedie replied to oreo84's topic in Ohio Nursing

    sorry to hear your clinical experience at university wasnt that great. i work at childrens and on my unit we have students almost every day of the week in the spring. i just graduated last year so i...

  10. What color should a nurse wear?

    schroedie replied to PE-RN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    interestingly, i have a copy of that same article you have referred to. the admin at cchmc is reviewing the dresscode policy here (pretty much right now anything goes as long as it is appropriate and...

  11. Interviw prep for new nurses ?

    schroedie replied to dolly123's topic in Ohio Nursing

    i work at childrens and both of my interview there i was asked why i wanted to work at children's. i imagine with the increased competition for jobs now, employers are really going to know why you...

  12. St. Elizabeth Medical Center

    schroedie replied to oreo84's topic in Ohio Nursing

    i have a friend who has worked at st e on the tcu for several years now and she seems to be pretty happy. i did my med surg rotation there and it seemed ok. they still used paper charting there...

  13. Good neighborhoods around UC area

    schroedie replied to dtadeusz's topic in Ohio Nursing

    id personally advise strongly NOT to live near university. i work at cincinnati childrens and the surrounding neighborhoods are not safe. hyde park is a great area and your commute would be 15...

  14. Has anyone else...

    schroedie replied to SweetNSassyRN2B's topic in Ohio Nursing

    ive been hired as an RN there and pending the outcome of my nclex that i just took today, i should be starting on july 21. its really hard to get a job there because everyone and their brothers,...

  15. NCLEX-RN shut off at 75, had 30 SATA!?!

    schroedie replied to NewYorkGirl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats to all who passed so far!!! i took nclex today at 2 and it shut off at 75 as well. i didnt count exactly how many SATA i had but i know i had a LOT. i also had 3 of the most ridiculous drug...

  16. AM I the only May grad who has no ATT yet??

    schroedie replied to marilynmom's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i dont know what state you are applying to, but i applied in ohio and graduated in may. all my classmates had their ATTs within a week of graduation except for me. turns out, the BON had "not...

  17. Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH

    schroedie replied to SweetNSassyRN2B's topic in Ohio Nursing

    i wish i could help but ive never worked there or had clinicals there... all i can offer is that one of my nursing faculty members worked there in the ED for quite sometime before she became full...

  18. Ohio Bon

    schroedie replied to Mary C's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    well im pulling for you! hopefully, you are just freaking out for no reason. i would check the verification page tomorrow afternoon if you took the 8 am test. my friend who took it monday had a...

  19. Ohio Bon

    schroedie replied to Mary C's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ive had a couple of classmates who just took the ohio boards and said that they had their status posted on the verification page within 24 hours which is actually quicker than paying for hte pearson...

  20. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    schroedie replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hi everyone! im relatively new to the site here, and as of yesterday evening, i am qualified for this group. after a big mess with the BON, i finally received my ATT and scheduled for the first...

  21. Favor to ask of those who have recieved an ATT.

    schroedie replied to racing-mom4's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hi racing mom... it seems as though the person you know and I are having the same problem. my letter from school was mailed on may 13 and I STILL do not have my ATT although every other one of my...

  22. OBN granting "eligibility to test"

    schroedie replied to schroedie's topic in Ohio Nursing

    thanks for the advice guys. i was FINALLY able to speak to a real person at OBN (after leaving countless messages and emails) and i was told that they didnt have the results of my fed background check...

  23. OBN granting "eligibility to test"

    schroedie posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    hi all! im new to nursing and this forum. I just graduated from Xavier's new accelerated MSN program and I have a job lined up at Children's. The problem is that I can't start the orientation until...

  24. Does the type of nursing degree matter?

    schroedie replied to MisterSimba's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

  25. OBN granting "eligibility to test"

    schroedie replied to schroedie's topic in Ohio Nursing

    thanks! ill give that a try