AMAC8487

AMAC8487

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  1. Are men not as neat as women nurses?

    I'm a male nurse working ER trauma and cvicu. I wouldn't coin it as "messy" however I think us men are generally a tad bit less anal. I love getting report from other men. I feel women are better with the details, where men are typically straight to ...
  2. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    AS much as I hate my current role, and probably for the most part, majority of inpatient nursing... I still would not trade my BSN for anything else really. The comfort I have for knowing that I will ALWAYS have a job.. and I mean ALWAYS (maybe not t...
  3. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    . No kidding eh?!They are staffing recruiters for engineering firms. Basically finding engineers jobs, and the rest of his company does all the interviewing , benefits etc... I almost am about to tell him to sign me up lol
  4. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    yup, I hate my job Been an RN for 2 years.. Worked level I Trauma ER and now CVSICU... Hate both of them for different reasons, and like aspects of each for different reasons.. Im just tired of working my ass off, hardly getting a break, Working week...
  5. 6 months into CSICU..

    Trust me, I am right there with you.. I LOVE the science and procedures, but I feel absolutely DRAINED. Doesnt help that every 6 weeks, I change from Day shift to night shift... I dont really know how much I can take of this... I like the medicine, ...
  6. Fresh Heart Training

    Wow... I started on a VERY busy and well known and sought after CVICU about 4 months ago...and got a fresh heart my 3rd day on my own haha. Thats crazy that they wait that long for you! Help is always there, and Ive learned to really turn to my sen...
  7. CVSICU

    Wow... 3 Months of orientation?! I got 9 weeks of orientation!! Just hang in there... I recently started in a SUPER busy CVSICU, and am scared ******** everyday I walk into work to hear my assignment.... Im in hopes it gets better as well... but I t...
  8. New to CVSICU...cardiac gtts

    I just recently started in a CVICU as well.. I am nervous as to drips as well.. Ive worked in a Busy Emergency room, so its not like I havent see many of these drips, but titrating 5-6 at a time is quite different! When the patients come out from s...
  9. Hoag Hospital ER

    Hey everyone!! So, I am relocating to California soon, and landed a job working at hoag hospital in the ER Currently, I work in a Level I Trauma center here in metro Detroit, and see all sorts of populations, to very wealthy to living on the streets,...
  10. Hoag Hospital ER

    ahh yah i guess I never thought about all the inner cities that come in to the hospital. I am so used to workin in a LARG hospital that I am used to people coming from all over the place, that I figured a smaller hospital would be more local... but b...
  11. Haha yeah I been lookin at areas by the beach actually, but with Roomates from criagslist. I could easily afford it, I'm just not so sure I want to live with 3 people in a house . Granted its a big beach house ...So what's the "are you good enough f...
  12. I agree with the above statement.... That is the only thig really on my mind that's making me debate going. Granted I am only 24, but there are alota people my age with mommy and daddy's money drivin Lambos and Porsches , and the women are often quit...
  13. Yeah, I mean don't get me wrong a lot of what you find on these forums can be taken as gold , but there is also a lot that you must not let misguide you I don't know about you, but do you remember in nursing school, everyone FREAKINg out over an exam...
  14. I am in macomb township... 25 minutes or so North of Detroit
  15. Dont listen to people.. I am a new RN, year experience in Detroit, and I got a job at Hoag hospital in Newport. It can be done
  16. I just got a job in Newport at Hoag in the Emergency room with 1 year experience as an RN.. Dont know if that tells ya anything... im currently in the process of figuring out how I am going to move all my stuff from Michigan hahah
  17. Starting Pay for New Grads RN's in Southern CA

    Is 40 dollars an hour sufficient enough to make a decent living in Newport beach? I will be relocating to the area, and will be renting an apartment, so I wont be looking to purchase a home. But coming from Michigan, what am I to expect in terms of t...
  18. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    It's true...just got my official from the state today. If you get the error you passed! Congrats!
  19. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    Congrats you guys! I just got my official pass results. Those words from the Pearson vue trick do look amazing I must say...after I checked...I waited the 2 days for my quick results and paid just for the hell of it to be certain.. go us! :)
  20. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    hahah I swear.. I think it is nursing school that makes us all so neurotic. I keep checking mine to see if its going to miraculously "change", and I keep getting that same feeling of anxiety everytime I go to look.. Ill take your word on it that its ...
  21. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    Wow... Really hope this is legit... I took the test at 8am this morning, it is now 2:58, and I checked for the "trick" Sure enough, I got the error message :) I really hope this is true, because I dont see how it could say "This person has passed th...
  22. Kaplan trainer scores 1-3 please help!!

    Can someone please tell me the difference between these "Question Trainers" and the actual Qbank? I haven't signed up for Kaplan yet, however I am curious as to what these trainers are, how they work, and what the difference between Qbank is. THanks...
  23. Nah.. i dont think I am going to purchase it.. I am currently waiting for my ATT... It could be here any minute now. I just got a job as a GN, and I have 90 days to take my test. I think I am going to purchase the NCSBN questions (only 50 dollars com...
  24. Whew! This Kaplan Qbank is EXPENSIVE!!! :/
  25. what are the best mens scrubs you have found?

    So I am about to order myself some of these Aviator scrubs... Can anyone tell me how they are after they are washed? I am on borderline between sizes for the top, and I just want to be sure that it is not going to really shrink up on me. Thanks!