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GoECU

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  1. Accepted my 3rd shift job offer today!

    GoECU replied to GoECU's topic in Correctional

    I will be in a prison. I am waiting for Human Resources to call me back with my start date...hoping it is next week! Good luck to

  2. Accepted my 3rd shift job offer today!

    GoECU replied to GoECU's topic in Correctional

    I'll be in Maury, NC. Where will you be

  3. Is it legal to call yourself "Nurse" when you in fact are not?

    GoECU replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely think that representing yourself as a nurse when you are not is wrong. I worked very hard to become a RN and I don't want someone representing my profession if they are

  4. Interview today, short and sweet. Good or Bad sign?

    GoECU posted a topic in Correctional

    I had an interview today with the Department of Corrections. It was very straight to the point, no icebreakers just 10 straight nursing knowledge/interview questions. I've never had an interview that...

  5. Interview today, short and sweet. Good or Bad sign?

    GoECU replied to GoECU's topic in Correctional

    I got an offer today! Thanks for the

  6. ECU MSN AE 2010

    GoECU replied to cdcd's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Oh don't worry, you will do fine. The person that dropped out had been accepted in the BSN program also and felt that the pace would be better suited for

  7. ECU MSN AE 2010

    GoECU replied to cdcd's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    It depends. There were 30 slots in the program when I went through. One person dropped out the first day and they were replaced. The number of people chosen from the wait list will just depend on...

  8. Freaking out! Exposed to HIV

    GoECU posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last night I was drawing some blood out of an IV, I took the syringe off and placed in down on the bed. When I did, blood at the end of the syringe splattered onto my chin and lips, and possibly my...

  9. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    GoECU replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, perfect timing for this post! Last night was the shift from he**! It was clean up the day shift screw ups! First, we got the most shotty, report you can get...basically it was reported...

  10. What to do?

    GoECU posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad that started in the middle of September. I was hired for the new Neuro unit but there was not a preceptor available for me because of so many new grads starting. For the last month...

  11. drinks at nurses station - NICU/NCCC UNC

    GoECU replied to karnicurnc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I don't know about UNC but at PCMH in Greenville, NICU nurses are not allowed to have any drinks at the nursing station or patient areas. Drinks are marked by name and left in the staff

  12. What to do?

    GoECU replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    The Neuro unit is general and intermediate care (4 patients on average, the most

  13. Anyone here bulk up to become a better nurse?

    GoECU replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in General Nursing

    I used to lift weights alot and after I had my daughter 3 years ago, I've been a cardio queen. But, I've just started back to weights to help with moving patients and protecting myself! I think it...

  14. Welcome To The NCLEX September Support Group

    GoECU replied to UjonesRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed NCLEX! I'm a

  15. Welcome To The NCLEX September Support Group

    GoECU replied to UjonesRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck to all, I will be taking my NCLEX for the first (and hopefully only time) on Sept 2. I've been reading the Saunders Comprehensive Review. I pray we all pass so we can start our careers as...

  16. Job Offer. Should I take it????????????

    GoECU replied to gerry79's topic in Texas Nursing

    Sounds great! Take

  17. Physical Assessments: Do Any Nurses Do Them

    GoECU replied to romie's topic in General Nursing

    Keep doing thorough assessments! What's the point of coming in for a shift if you are going to half*** everything. For the safety of the patient, please continue to be thorough. It is our duty to...

  18. Why does everyone groan when I say I'm going to take a neurosciences position?

    GoECU posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad and will be starting on a Neurosciences Intermediate Unit (4 to 1 ratio) in the fall. When people ask me where I'll be working I tell them Neuro and they groan. Have I made a...

  19. Why does everyone groan when I say I'm going to take a neurosciences position?

    GoECU replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your replies! I definitely feel better! I know it will be a challenge, but it will be worth it to see my patients progress! I've been a physical therapist assistant for 5 years...

  20. What to be when I grow up?

    GoECU posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I'm currently in an accelerated msn program. Phase 1 is your basic nursing courses and you take the NCLEX after this, then progress to phase 2 which is where you decide what advanced...

  21. What to be when I grow up?

    GoECU replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    I do think I would like to teach in the future, I just don't know if I would be repeating what I've already been through??? Wouldn't I be able to teach with any MSN plus my previous masters? I'll...

  22. What to be when I grow up?

    GoECU replied to GoECU's topic in General Nursing

    I know I don't want to do midwife. I'm struggling between NP, CNS, or leadership...I think! Its just hard to see myself doing any of these when I have so much to learn! I have several core courses...

  23. ECU MSN AE 2010

    GoECU replied to cdcd's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Phase 1 (first year) you learn all your basic nursing that you need to pass NCLEX. You will have clinicals during this time but will not get paid. After phase 1 you take NCLEX and become a RN. You...

  24. Student Uniform - My Gosh!

    GoECU replied to Meg_student's topic in General Students

    Wow! So sorry! I won't complain about looking like a grape anymore! Your school seems really old fashioned. Good luck with

  25. Snoring a sign of respiratory depression/oversedation?

    GoECU replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was rotating thru the ER they called it the "death rattle". We had a suspected CVA patient making this "different sound" and he was unresponsive...10 minutes later he was