amarilla

amarilla RN

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  1. Pacifying a difficult family that will not listen to reason??

    amarilla replied to Work in Progress's topic in General Nursing

    Hi OP, I could have written your post, as I just had a similar situation two weeks back. I am also a new nurse, only a month off orientation. I had a patient with overwhelming issues, (family agreed...

  2. So why do I feel sub-standard?

    amarilla replied to Peetz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I won't sugarcoat this OP, so hold your hat: do what you need to do for you. Period. Never let anyone - particularly other people who don't have a job to speak of themselves - make you feel badly for...

  3. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    amarilla replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Can I just say that I LOVE this thread? :yeah: Two experiences from the hospital: I had a room with two post-op patients; bed 1 was awaiting discharge on POD 3 and bed 2 was completing a series of...

  4. Fustration with new technology on the floors

    amarilla replied to JDougRN's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital where I work went to individual on-hand phones nearly a year ago and I'll agree with you: they're AWFUL! Beyond the incessant interruptions, (our phones are connected to our rooms as...

  5. How To Prepare For A Nursing Interview

    amarilla replied to BriannaLee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi there, Kudos for preparing ahead of time and trying to get a handle on interview techniques now. There was a great post some time ago mentioning the various job interview articles at hospitalsoup;...

  6. New RN Job - Feeling CLUELESS!

    amarilla replied to jhellen77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Welcome to the site from another new nurse! :balloons: As the (very helpful!) post above stated, breathe and take it easy on yourself. You've arrived, and like any new place, it takes some time to...

  7. Apply now or wait for RN license?

    amarilla replied to rar_bsn_rn's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I applied early, but nearly all of my calls came near/after graduation and boards. Better to get your applications out now, (perhaps add your anticipated graduation date and NCLEX date as soon as you...

  8. Would you work a shift as an aide?

    amarilla replied to AF_BOUND's topic in General Nursing

    As others have already posted, I wouldn't mind working as a tech on the floor as long as I wasn't also being constantly pulled for nursing duties and was still being paid nursing wages. Through the...

  9. Your job, LOVE it or HATE it? What field of nursing are you in?

    amarilla replied to tammy777's topic in General Nursing

    1. Do you love, like or hate your job? Definite like. 2. What field of nursing are you in? Med-Surg. 3. Are you FT, PT, PD? PD. 4. Do you look forward to going to work or dread it? I am barely out of...

  10. Dogs and Nurses

    amarilla replied to Jayhawk4Life's topic in General Nursing

    Not for nothing, but I'd consider the cat if you really want to get a companion animal right now before settling into your new job and schedule. I am also a new grad (May) and work 3-4 12s each week,...

  11. Wish me luck...interview today

    amarilla replied to loving2's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on the interview and good luck!

  12. New nurse moving to Thailand

    amarilla replied to yokara's topic in International Nursing

    I'm sorry I don't have any good information for you, but I just wanted to chime in to say congratulations on the job and the move!! That's so exciting to be moving somewhere new and have all sorts of...

  13. I'm EMPLOYED after relocating to New England, FINALLY!

    amarilla replied to Bobbkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations on the new job, and such a great department!! :yeah: Best,

  14. I QUIT (long)

    amarilla replied to motivated2nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Cosign Caliotter, absolutely. Some words of advice from my (former) business career: keep the job the job, and don't take it personally, (even when it is.) As a young hothead, I walked out on a job...

  15. New Grad finally got a job in Miami,FL!!!!!

    amarilla replied to RNLMT's topic in First Year After Licensure

    CONGRATS!!!

  16. The 1st check as an rn....yay!!! Or nay!!

    amarilla replied to Serrano2886's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm happy to be making steady money again, (this is my second career), and am looking forward to DH going back to school and making a similar change for himself. Having this income makes all the...

  17. Employed '09 and '10 grads: Are you where you wanted to be?

    amarilla replied to Lovely_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am also a May graduate, hired in June to the med-surg floor I worked on as a tech throughout school. Perhaps it's the charms of this particular floor, but since I started there, it's been my first...

  18. Who do I talk to again?

    amarilla replied to none the wiser's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi there, I am a new nurse working on the same med-surg unit where I was a tech throughout nursing school. I originally applied for a tech position at area hospitals during my first semester to get...

  19. Dear future nursing students,

    amarilla replied to BeeFree963's topic in General Students

    LOL @ this thread. Let the OP have their vent! OP, I hear you loud and clear. I'm over nursing school drama and am ready to graduate! Best,

  20. How will I juggle school and family - advice?

    amarilla replied to Nurse2bESK's topic in General Students

    OP, First things first: congrats for returning to school, (the nerves are normal!). Kudos for thinking this out and wanting the best for your family; lots of people have walked in similar shoes and...

  21. peri-Op at a community college?

    amarilla replied to HurricaneRN's topic in Operating Room

    Let me preface this by letting you know that I'm a career changer in my last semester, but we do share one thing: we both want to work in the OR! Maybe you can join the local chapter of AORN, (or an...

  22. 700 pages of reading, per week, for one class

    amarilla replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    This is for Nursing Funds, yes? Mine was the same way, and I'd say only about a third of the material was outlined in our notes or tested. Until we started basics of systems and clinical information,...

  23. Not sure how I'm going to survive

    amarilla replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    Babylady, I am so sorry to read this and wanted to send ((((hugs))))) your way. When I ended my last LTR, I lost everything....as in, out of work, burned through savings fighting him in court, in poor...

  24. Performs Routine Plebotomy Services?

    amarilla replied to kristinahcna's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Kristina, The fact that they called you in for the interview should be a good jumping off point. In the hospital network I work for, you can be a floor tech, (CNA), at one facility or a PCT, (CNA +...

  25. Literally cried in front of the person interviewing me

    amarilla replied to AB normalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, (((AB))), I am sorry that you went through that. I am not a nurse, but spent the last 10 years in corporate finance and often hired and fired. I know the interview may have seemed like a waste of...