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  1. the dreaded desired salary question for your dream job...

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I'm not a graduate nurse though, and I didn't have an opportunity to just write something, it came up in the conversation with the recruiter. She kept pushing after I gave the salaries for my...

  2. the dreaded desired salary question for your dream job...

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies :) I kinda think I made the right choice too, in playing it safe. At this point I've gone from being mildly annoyed at being made to give a number first, when there is little...

  3. Small Hospitals

    Guest321574 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering, is 70-bed hospital too big to be considered rural? What kind of facilities, resources, supports, etc. might I find in a hospital this small? Disclaimer: I did post this in rural...

  4. Reviewing potential admissions?

    Guest321574 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Wondering if this is something that other facilities do...at my current job, the nurses (usually whomever is charge) is responsible for reviewing and presenting potential patients to the MD. These...

  5. How to get this job...

    Guest321574 replied to sj73201's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That may be true, but they may have more positions. Can't hurt to try. At the very least, it gets the recruiter to hear your name, and maybe you will come to the top of the pile for the next...

  6. How to get this job...

    Guest321574 replied to sj73201's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Just say you would like to follow up and learn the status of your application, and if given a chance (because some recruiters can be very brusque, to say the least) mention how passionate/enthusiastic...

  7. Small Hospitals

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    Hope you didnt mean this to me, I didn't call anything rural! This hospital is probably about 1.5 hours from a major metro (think million+ people), but within 20 or 30 minutes of a couple of...

  8. psych tech to psych nurse?

    Guest321574 replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Psychiatric

    Absolutely

  9. Ohio University RN-to-BSN Program

    Guest321574 replied to chuckster's topic in Ohio University

    Yes it is long! I really can't read through 136 pages, I guess I will just wait and see for myself when/if I'm accepted. Thanks

  10. Ohio University RN-to-BSN Program

    Guest321574 replied to chuckster's topic in Ohio University

    Hi everyone...a few random questions as I apply to OU's online program. 1) Being that the program is switching to semesters, will the nursing classes still be offered at 5 weeks sessions, or longer?...

  11. keys for narcotics

    Guest321574 replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    Any psych nurses care to weigh in? I have a feeling its way different in psych, or maybe just the two facilities I've worked at...we do share the keys. If the med nurse goes on break, she might...

  12. Anyone successful in switching from psych to med/surg?

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hey chevyv, I understand what you are saying! I think at the very least you would be able to go back to psych if it didn't work out. I would probably stay on pool in psych, if I had the chance to...

  13. Anyone successful in switching from psych to med/surg?

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in Medical-Surgical

    :) Thanks! To be honest I am getting burnt out with psych. Tired of dealing with "behaviors," tired of the threat of physical violence (almost got punched in the face by a huge man the other day),...

  14. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    Guest321574 replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    Haven't actually done this, I have to force myself not to leave "signs" around my house to communicate things (like is often found in med rooms), today I wanted to get a sharpie and write "DO NOT...

  15. Clinicals and breastfeeding.

    Guest321574 replied to minkajane's topic in General Students

    As far as school/class went, I always would pump in my car after class, I had a good setup where it wasn't obvious what I was doing. I never had class time for more than 2 hours a day. For clinicals,...

  16. Pre-printed MARs

    Guest321574 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My unit just switched to pre-printed MARs with "commonly" ordered meds (mostly PRN's), although we don't use standing admission orders (i.e. different doctors will still order different things for...

  17. Pre-printed MARs

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone...I'm glad to see that the consensus is that it is common sense that these meds should get crossed out. Even our manager told us were were not to cross them off, and when a few of us...

  18. Percocet PRN

    Guest321574 replied to ChristineWV's topic in Patient Medications

    How do you sign it as given though (we have paper MAR's though, not sure how it would work for electronic)? I wouldn't esp not with a narc. My personal policy is stick to the order precisely as...

  19. Paper license?

    Guest321574 replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Commonwealth of PA - MyLicense Home This is the web address for online renewals. It will ask for your registration code, or something similar. It's located on the front of your wallet card, but not...

  20. Was one year the magic number for you?

    Guest321574 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    For those of you who started out in your less than (far from) dream job, did you find that after gaining 1 year of experience, it opened a lot of doors for you? Specifically for those who started in...

  21. Dilemma over Jobs, Advice needed

    Guest321574 replied to Ang_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hospital experience, no question! Good

  22. Was one year the magic number for you?

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks, yup I am in psych now and starting sub-acute soon. I don't have ACLS (wasn't planning it actually), that was another poster that mentioned it

  23. Dilemma over Jobs, Advice needed

    Guest321574 replied to Ang_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think that as long as you can financially live with the money that Job#1 is offering, it would be fine for you to take job#2, then later decline/resign if Job#1 comes through. You don't have to...

  24. Was one year the magic number for you?

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi thanks for your reply...I certainly did not mean to sound ungrateful about my job(s). I am thankful for them, and I know how awful it feels to have no one calling. It took me 5 months to find my...

  25. New Grad RN, BSN wants to know if working in SNF is a dead end?

    Guest321574 replied to FutureFlightRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been working in psych for the last 10 months, and while I haven't found an acute care job yet, I don't necessarily feel like my time was wasted. It was and is my only option at this point. Even...