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  1. Help me think..

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

    Thank you, thank you! I will most certainly check into those too! The more I consider these, the less afraid I am. I don't have any strong desire toward a particular kind of nursing, except for...

  2. Help me think..

    angelstrings posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Help me think outside the box. I am about to graduate, and understand that the chances of finding work at a hospital are slim. So, what other places can a new nurse grad apply? Nursing homes Prisons...

  3. Help me think..

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

    Darn skippy that would work! Thank you so much. I had never even thought of/heard of

  4. thinking of relocating

    angelstrings posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, I live in Colorado and will graduate with my BSN in May. Nothing's ever for sure, but Colorado isn't in dire need of nurses right now. I can only imagine things will get worse before...

  5. new grad-out of state

    angelstrings replied to angelstrings's topic in Oregon Nursing

    ICU chick, Thank you so much for supplying this information to me. I greatly appreciate it! take

  6. new grad-out of state

    angelstrings posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hello all, Since OR is where I want to live, I thought this might be a good place to post my question. I will be taking the NCLEX in June, or there abouts, to become licensed in the state in which I...

  7. Healthcare-Bad economy

    angelstrings posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello All, I am a nursing student, having only one semester left before graduation. I write because of my brother, who works in retail. I am encouraging him to leave retail to work as a CNA. He will...

  8. new grad-out of state

    angelstrings replied to angelstrings's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Marachne, How do I go about contacting nurse recruiters? I would love to live in a rural area, maybe 60 miles outside of Portland or so. More country, with the opportunity to move into Portland,...

  9. new grad-out of state

    angelstrings replied to angelstrings's topic in Oregon Nursing

    You guys are great!!! thanks so much for getting back to me on this. Since I will be new, and out of state to boot, do you think anyone in OR would hire me? I know, it sounds like I'm asking you to...

  10. Healthcare-Bad economy

    angelstrings replied to angelstrings's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to everyone who replied. It looks like it'll be a gamble either way. I know he will be laid off, so it will be better to go ahead and have another plan. That stated, he wants to go into the...

  11. what questions to ask-thinking ahead

    angelstrings posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello everyone, I am graduating next year. I have been doing some research on time management (because mine isn't the best) and have decided why I am not that good at managing my time. The reason is,...

  12. what questions to ask-thinking ahead

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

    Thank you abbynurse and rbezemek for the feedback and encouragement. Everyone seems so supportive, even in my clinical. I have been blessed. I just aim to get good enough where I can give it all...

  13. what is there to be afraid of?

    angelstrings posted a topic in General Nursing

    Literally, what is there to be afraid of, or more cautious about while on the floor of the hospital. In reading another thread, a person described how checking the MAR and checking new orders...

  14. what is there to be afraid of?

    angelstrings replied to angelstrings's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Cookienay, I know about those same studies. One of my professors really drilled that into us. Thanks again for the advice.

  15. How to apply

    angelstrings posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, I am going to be graduating with my BSN this upcomming May. I want to work nights, would love to land a job in med/surg too. There is still so much school hasn't taught me, I need to...

  16. How to apply

    angelstrings replied to angelstrings's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Husker, I want to go to NM, and where I live now there is an agreement between certain states, like CO, NM, AZ and UT I believe, where you don't have to take another test- you liscense transfers...

  17. what is there to be afraid of?

    angelstrings replied to angelstrings's topic in General Nursing

    awsmom, I too am sorry about your loss. If you have the energy to share it, and the time, I would like to hear exactly what those nurses were doing when the blew you off. I'm trying to lean what "not"...

  18. what is there to be afraid of?

    angelstrings replied to angelstrings's topic in General Nursing

    Vito, When I am hired will they show me their policies? Are the policies just for the area where I work, or are they hospital-wide policies? How long do they usually take to read and internalize?...

  19. what is there to be afraid of?

    angelstrings replied to angelstrings's topic in General Nursing

    JB, One of the first things I intend to do is find a charting class when I am hired. Thank you for the response.

  20. How to apply

    angelstrings replied to angelstrings's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you JHansen and smStar for the hasty replies! I will certainly begin doing this now. I am not particular about where I end up. As long as it's the desert. I love the Southwest, and I figure I...