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  1. how can you get oncology experience???

    andre posted a topic in Oncology

    Every onc job I see wants chemo experience and/or certification. How on earth am I supposed to get that? My hospital doesn't have an onc floor, and the opportunity to hang chemo on an inpatient on...

  2. Abortion Assistance RN

    andre replied to lucyluv's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I sent you a PM. Not willing to post info publicly

  3. My NCLEX Fiasco (might have some calming factors)

    andre replied to turkey sweat's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is quite possibly the single most entertaining post I have ever read on allnurses.

  4. End of my first year.....time to move on????

    andre posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know some of you have already left your first RN positions and moved on to something else.....I'm wondering how to decide when to move on? In my case, I had what I consider a good first...

  5. End of my first year.....time to move on????

    andre replied to andre's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good things to think about.... I will add, though, that although I've only been a nurse for a year, I have worked on this hospital floor for seven years now (I was a unit secretary before and during...

  6. What's In Your Pocket?

    andre replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Left shirt pocket: two Bic multi-color click pens and my cheat sheet (I'm OCD enough that I color code some things on my sheet) Right shirt pocket: a few alcohol wipes, a couple of blunts, a saline...

  7. Anyone have dogs and work 12hr shifts?

    andre replied to xokelly2's topic in General Nursing

    I have four dogs! And I work 12 hour shifts! In our case, we have a dog door and a fenced yard, so they can get out to potty. I also work only two shifts a week, so I'm here more often than not....

  8. Refusing prenatal ultrasound

    andre replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The only prenatal u/s I received was done because I was spotting. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been offered--nor would I have requested--a prenatal u/s. I considered myself low risk...and would have...

  9. Dealing with the loss of fellow nurse

    andre replied to brokenheartrn's topic in Emergency

    sry, posted in wrong

  10. So how long did you study before taking the NCLEX?

    andre replied to IvoryLena's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I graduated last May. When I got my ATT, I scheduled myself for the first available test date: June 7th. I studied for about 10 days, and in that time I studied exclusively from Saunders. I forget how...

  11. Reflections on your completing your First Year as a nurse

    andre replied to grinnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    #1. what has been the number 1 change in your life since you began your nursing career? i was essentially a sahm prior to finishing my nursing degree--worked per diem at the hospital, nights and...

  12. Reflections on your completing your First Year as a nurse

    andre replied to grinnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Howdy all ! I will try to answer tonight, as I'm off for a 12 hr shift:uhoh21: . I, too, can't believe it's been a year!

  13. Any New Hampshire Pre-Students??

    andre replied to RNWannaBe724's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I work at Exeter

  14. Any New Hampshire Pre-Students??

    andre replied to RNWannaBe724's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Unless they change it for next year, the uniform at Stratham is hunter green scrub top embroidered with the school logo, hunter green scrub pants, and a white lab coat, also embroidered with the...

  15. Aggressive or Assertive.........help please

    andre replied to grinnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Grinnurse! Long time, no see...... From what you've said here, it sounds to me like the son is just angry about the outcome, and is looking for somewhere to place the blame...I would suggest writing...

  16. Acceptance Envelope-Thick or Thin?

    andre replied to tanner523's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Oh sorry....I missed that part of your question! I was in a 2 year community college (NHCTC in New Hampshire). I graduated last

  17. Acceptance Envelope-Thick or Thin?

    andre replied to tanner523's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Mine was thin. Good

  18. Microwave Endometrial Ablation?

    andre replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    my sister had a thermal ablation done about a year and a half ago, with excellent results. i too had horrendously heavy periods, such that i had to be in the ladies room every 30-40 minutes, or i...

  19. Did You Pass NCLEX without taking a Review Course?

    andre replied to brina's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yup, I studied Saunders on my own, passed on the first try with 75 questions. I didn't have the cash for a review course, and, like you, felt like I was a pretty good critical thinker. Good luck!...

  20. I need some advice fellow nurses....

    andre replied to ItsyBitsySpider's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That just ain't right. If you truly can't do nights, what's there to discuss? I'd give my notice and go elsewhere. And I completely agree with you that the way it was done was shady--there should at...

  21. Unit Secretaries

    andre replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    When I started as a UC five years ago, I was paid $10/hr. When I finished nursing school in May, I was making just over $12/hr as a UC.

  22. A few questions for the "older" new nurses...

    andre replied to adiliegro's topic in General Nursing

    I started nursing school at 36, graduated at 38...and I was one of the YOUNGER members of my class! My eldest classmate was 60, most of us were mid 30s-mid40s, and we had a couple of students in their...

  23. Any New Hampshire Pre-Students??

    andre replied to RNWannaBe724's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    NHTI has a GREAT program! I graduated in May from NHCTC in Stratham. There are some other NHCTC grads on this board, too, but I don't know about NHTI. What pre-reqs do you have to do? (I had a BA...

  24. telemetry nurses

    andre replied to shyone2005's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad on tele, too, and I looooooooooooooooove it! Yes, you will feel a little lost at first, looking at all those squiggles on the monitor. You WILL get it--and your hospital should be...

  25. My Update

    andre replied to Aneroo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok to crash this thread? I mean, I'm not an ER RN, lol....I work telemetry/progressive care. I loooooooooooooooooooooove my job! I have had very supportive preceptors, have learned a ton and am...