americanlatina313

americanlatina313

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  1. Is it worth it to keep trying? Desperate for answers!

    americanlatina313 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i'll try to keep this brief, but even if it's not, please bear with me! i neeeeed some answers!!! after finishing nursing school, i passed the nclex with 75 questions the 1st time around. i was...

  2. drawing blood from picc line

    americanlatina313 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    i have drawn blood off of a picc before without any problems. sometimes some of them don't do well for blood draws, but most of the time there's not a problem (that i have

  3. So What do you LIKE about nursing?

    americanlatina313 replied to LogCabinMom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    although i am currently job-less, i still love nursing! and here are a few of the reasons why: getting a hug from a little old lady as a "thank you" just for helping her up to the bsc. :heartbeat...

  4. Where can I get a Job?

    americanlatina313 replied to newgrad82's topic in First Year After Licensure

    oh wow! that's gotta stink! i'm so sorry! i hope it gets better soon! have you tried doctor's offices and/or ltc facilities? the cna experience has got to count for something. i'm pretty sure mine...

  5. New grad got "let go"

    americanlatina313 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i am totally stunned. i worked on my unit (ob/gyn with occasional med/surg overflow) as a cna for 2 years while doing prerequisites & nursing school, then just graduated last may. although i...

  6. New grad got "let go"

    americanlatina313 replied to americanlatina313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks for your words of encouragement. it does stink soooo baaaaad how this has played out. i wasn't even given the chance to resign - i had to be terminated. but yet i got a letter of...

  7. Didn't even get to start the job......

    americanlatina313 replied to raffih66's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i think i'll tell you the same thing i told somebody else - post your resume online (monster.com and careerbuilder.com). i did this, and in spite of the fact that i have just under 8 months...

  8. The 6month period

    americanlatina313 replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    [color=olive]at the 6-mo mark, i was just starting to get the "hang" of my job, and was beginning to really love it again. i had no intention whatsoever, of changing jobs. sorry if i'm not any

  9. Where can I get a Job?

    americanlatina313 replied to newgrad82's topic in First Year After Licensure

    have you posted your resume online? i did last weekend and have already had 2 phone interviews and multiple companies to call/e-mail - and i have only 7 and 1/2 to 8 months of experience as an rn!...

  10. What would your first priority have been?

    americanlatina313 replied to DA314's topic in General Nursing

    to me, either task could be considered priority, depending on point of view. however, something that the other responders did not point out - how that the exact same thing as what was done (bed got...

  11. Thinking about making a little change

    americanlatina313 replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    [color=olive]well, in some ways, i would love to say, feel free to leave - but sometimes the hard thing is the best thing. you only have 4 months experience @ the hospital. as you gain more time and...

  12. New Job Rant..

    americanlatina313 replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i second that opinion! good luck! a facility that doesn't value its employees doesn't deserve them anyway! good for you for being pro-acitive before they make you look like the devil incarnate...

  13. May 2008 grads....how are things going?

    americanlatina313 replied to marilynmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    well, unfortunately i don't have such glowing words about my time since graduating. i graduated may 8, passed the nclex on june 26 with 75 questions. started on june 16 or so with the unit i worked...

  14. New grad got "let go"

    americanlatina313 replied to americanlatina313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks for the clarification! i was an rn with that job for 7 months (licensed), but working full time since may of last year. i held a prn position as a cna while going to school, although it very...

  15. New grad got "let go"

    americanlatina313 replied to americanlatina313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i did and my boss said there will be no problem. yipeeeee!!! thanks!!

  16. New grad got "let go"

    americanlatina313 replied to americanlatina313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks for the words of encouragement! i go for my exit interview on monday, so i'll be asking to see records & such then. my boss told me that i am available for rehire - i'll be sure to check...

  17. When do you call the doc?

    americanlatina313 replied to LogCabinMom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i'd try to get another nurse's opinion; but if you have to call the doc, that's what (s)he gets the big $$ for! i'd rather call the doc & not need him, than to have needed to call, and not. ya...

  18. May 2008 grads....how are things going?

    americanlatina313 replied to marilynmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you probably won't. i would see if i could get transfered to another unit, or get a job at another facility. if you're not good enough yet, it ain't gonna' happen. sorry to break it so "gently" to...

  19. May 2008 grads....how are things going?

    americanlatina313 replied to marilynmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    can i second that opinion?!!! if your nurse to pt ratio is 1:8 on a telemetry floor, with fresh open hearts, you're looking to lose your license! sooner or later, you're gonna lose a pt, because...

  20. Your experience with being written up

    americanlatina313 replied to kambra's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i can't agree more!!! i see termination in the very near future, or a bad eval. i had a friend from my nursing class who told me pretty much what was going on in my unit (read the post about new...

  21. New grad got "let go"

    americanlatina313 replied to americanlatina313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i've thought about that. the more that i think about it, i can't help but wonder if it wasn't just their way to get rid of me (why, i haven't quite figured out yet - i've always tried my hardest to...

  22. New grad got "let go"

    americanlatina313 replied to americanlatina313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i think they consider "termination" as the same thing as "firing"... it's just that my boss stated that i am available for rehire, if i can do these certain changes (which changes i don't recall ever...

  23. New grad got "let go"

    americanlatina313 replied to americanlatina313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    the nice thing is that any person trying to get information will only hear that i worked there from 4/2006-2/2009. not even that i was terminated. but i like the idea about the strengths. if she...

  24. New grad got "let go"

    americanlatina313 replied to americanlatina313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i can't help but wonder if you are sooo right. i remember a meeting a couple of months ago, in which she stated something about being either 2 or 3 staff members over, according to the census @ that...

  25. oops

    americanlatina313 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    posted question, then found the answer.