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I'm hoping someone here has some advice they might be able to share with me. I'm planning on applying to school in the fall. Unfortunately, my sciences are now over 10 years old so I decided to do UNE's online organic chemistry class. I've never h...

I was placed on the alternate list last year, and they sent me a letter to interview......

So I went to make a photocopy of my BLS card today and did a double take when I noticed that I was due to renew back in April. In the past, the nurse educator of my unit would always let us know when we were due. Last year I started working somewhe...

Thank you all for your replies! I've decided to do the online BLS. There are quite a few training centers offering skills sessions near me. Since I've already expired, I didn't want to have to wait for a course to pop up. I'm going to have put my...

I have been in the ICU for almost 4 months now, about to get off orientation. While I am new to ICU, I am not a new nurse. I am having a really difficult time giving report at shift change. If it's the same nurse returning, I'm fine. But if it's ...

Thank you all for your replies. Normally, I would never do an entirely online program. But right now I don't seem to have a choice. I come from the ER, but I unfortunately let my ACLS expire. I do not look forward to paying out of pocket for a co...

I am in the process of applying to a school right now, and have a question about ACLS certification. I just started in my ICU over the summer, and my nurse educator does not want me to get ACLS until May. She doesn't know that I am planning on goin...

I feel your pain. I worked nights when I gave birth to my son. I thought this would be ideal - we wouldn't have to put him in daycare and I would get to spend time with him during the day. But it was awful. He was a horrible napper, so I would ge...

I just wanted to ask you PACU nurses your opinion. When I graduated I worked for a year on a Med/Surg floor, then transferred to the ER and worked there for a little over a year. It became very unsafe in my ER with low staffing, and with the birth ...

I'm just curious to find out how people fell into their area of specialty. How did you know that's what you wanted to do? I have only been a nurse for 3 years. I worked for a year on a Med/Surg floor, which I hated. Then I did a year in the ER. ...

Hi, I just need some advice. I have been a nurse for 2 1/2 years. I've worked in Med/Surg, ER, and am now finishing orientation as an OR nurse. I was recently speaking with a travel nurse in my OR and was telling her how I was hoping to pick up pe...

Hi all, I recently started in an ER after working on a floor for a year. I really like it in the ER, but I'm having some problem regarding organization. On the floor, I was so used to carrying around a clipboard with all my patients' information...

After paying my dues on a med-surg floor for a year, I will be moving to the ED in about 6 weeks. I observed there and absolutely loved it. But I know that it's completely different from floor nursing. (I'm used to carrying around my clipboard wi...

Thanks for the advice everyone! ~Jaime

Hey all, I'm hoping you can help me out. Right now I feel absolutely sick about this. My cousin had a baby girl a little over a year ago. My cousin has been diagnosed with major depression and she goes on and off her meds. She's fine when she's o...

Hey all, I'm hoping you can help me out. Right now I feel absolutely sick about this. My cousin had a baby girl a little over a year ago. My cousin has been diagnosed with major depression and she goes on and off her meds. She's fine when she's o...

When I first graduated, I applied to the Mass General program and they turned me down as I have no ICU experience. Now that I have 8 months on a med-surg floor, I have looked into transferring into an ICU and have been told I would be hired if I cho...

Hi! You have a background similar to mine. I went to UMass Boston. Almost all of my prerequisites were done. The only ones I needed to take were Chemistry I&II, A&P I&II, Nutrition, Microbiology, and Human Growth & Development. ...

Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone could recommend a good clinical skills book that shows the "proper" way of doing things. I was rushed through my orientation at work, and every once in a while I worry that I'm not doing something the correct...

I am a new grad of 6 months on a Surgical/Ortho/Trauma floor. When I first started here, I was miserable. I'm very shy and it's hard for me to talk to new people. But in the past 2 months things have gotten so much better - I feel more comfortabl...

I am a new grad and I recently received a job offer from a hospital where nurses are salaried and not paid by the hour. I have never heard of this and was rather confused regarding pay. I was told that in order to qualify for overtime pay you have ...

Thank you all for your advice and support. I do feel better about the situation now. Part of the reason I took his behavior so badly is that my wedding is next week, and I'm already on edge. It takes very little for me to cry nowadays. You've giv...

Hi all, I am a new grad of 4 months working on a busy Ortho/Trauma floor. It has gotten to be an almost daily occurence that I come home crying because a patient/family has decided to take out their frustration on me. When I was in school, I al...

Thanks everyone, It sounds as if thicker skin is just something that will come with time. In the meantime, it makes me feel better to realize I'm not the only one dealing with this. I'll try to hang in there. Thanks!

I will be graduating in December and am considering applying as an RN in the ER. However, I'm a little nervous that I won't be able to think quick enough to handle certain situations. I don't even feel prepared to work on a regular floor, let alon...