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    Learning Spanish is a plus, bilingual? trilingual?

    netglow replied to jtoms's topic in General Nursing

    In the Chicago area I see it as a requirement very often. Either English/Spanish or English/Polish/Russian. And it's not good enough that you took some classes in high school and maybe college. You...
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    Really frustrated, but am I to blame?

    netglow replied to cjcmomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, count yourself lucky that they didn't give you a load of patients but no login for EMR or pyxis. This happened to someone I
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    NEED HELP STAT!! How to tell a 10 year old his parent will die? He is on his way!

    netglow replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    You need to page your resources.
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    "You've never said you liked nursing." A vent.

    netglow replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Rant away Dudette, my pal. All of what you wanted to say but didn't is true. The only way is out, somehow find a way
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    I have technical questions...

    netglow replied to Sadala's topic in General Nursing

    Woah, wait a minute there spunky! "Also, if you CAN bring in some of your own equipment, how do you carry it without contaminating, etc. For instance, I would love to be able to carry a small pulse ox...
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    Foods you have discovered as a Nurse

    netglow replied to FlorenceNtheMachine's topic in General Nursing

    V O D K
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    Northwestern Memorial Hospital Interview Process

    netglow replied to JaimeeRN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    They are looking to maximize income and have been cutting staff. I have heard about the bad situation for new hires too. Looks like they are setting themselves up for some bad clinical outcomes pretty...
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    ADN or BSN

    netglow replied to platinum_garb's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Do what you are willing to be in debt for. Nursing jobs are extremely hard to come by for all new nurses as well as experienced nurses. You will, regardless be responsible for the debt you incur - job...
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    I have my BSN, now what?

    netglow replied to rstephe2's topic in Nursing Career

    Be careful about connecting nursing with Informatics - 4-6 years ago there were jobs all over for RN/Informatics at the beginning of the big push design/implementation of EMR. Now they skip the RN...
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    Phone interview!

    netglow replied to littlenurse23's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    itsnowornever: "...and I know all there is to know about birth'in babies
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    How is the floor/hospital census lately?

    netglow replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    Insurance plan year ending. People prefer not to take time off work for needed medical care - so they do it just before and during holidays and use that time to recoup. I don't know anybody in the...
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    I Chart Too Much?!

    netglow replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like many on this thread aren't fully on EMR yet? All things you're saying you chart are in the EMR menus - even family stuff - all can be clicked for the most part as part of an hourly...
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    which is harder.. to be a pedi nurse or geriatric?

    netglow replied to BabyRN23's topic in General Nursing

    I have no problem working with kids. Kids are a product of their parents tho! You have to BS both of them sometimes, it's true. But I remember when I was taking my prereqs, so many others about to try...
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    Fallout of Obamacare Question: Best Advanced Nursing Degree To Pursue?

    netglow replied to asiangal's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hospitals are what they are - they want to make and keep money (this is bad for nurses). Insurance companies are what they are - would rather people not be patients in hospital because they don't want...
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    I'm becoming very discouraged

    netglow replied to bkworm8it's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think the OP is a new grad, so things like dialysis usually require experience, want 2 years medsurge or ICU to start with THEN they will offer to train you in dialysis, at least that's the...
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    Thoughts on potential job offer?

    netglow replied to kjan's topic in General Nursing

    I think it could go either way. She might be telling you she has no control over the hiring, too. It might have nothing to do with you or any of the other candidates being qualified, but everything to...
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    Older nurse lacking computer skills

    netglow replied to Nrsasrus's topic in General Nursing

    Your Mom needs to sign up at her local highschool or community center or community college where, they may have a class called something like beginning computing. This will help her with all of it....
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    I'm becoming very discouraged

    netglow replied to bkworm8it's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    "One would think there would be someone willing to hire me. I always see about 10-15 openings per facility I check but they all say they don't hire new nurses. Makes me wonder if they ever get the...
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    Vista Medical Center East

    netglow replied to monieebologniee's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Saw an ad for a NG program at Vista, guess it's Vista in Waukegan, IL. Ad says they are only considering brand spank'n new BSN grads who will be taking board exam in February 2013. Guess they don't...
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    Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    netglow replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    Hey OP, I declined the pictures. What would I want a picture for??? I dunno. I'm a grown up, I'm not going to pass them around to relatives like I did when I was in gradeschool, what the?? I didn't...
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    Patient Picking At Clothing/Bed Linens

    netglow replied to 84RN's topic in Home Health

    All the above, as well as: drug reaction to heavy narcs, or, in pain/discomfort and unable to verbalize that they are in pain/has something causing pain not needing narcs but needing IV site check,...
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    I'm becoming very discouraged

    netglow replied to bkworm8it's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Curious, I guess it's different depending on your state, but in mine: School nursing requires peds/special certification for school nursing, Urgent care wants at least medsurg or ER experience, Minute...
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    The math doesn't add up

    netglow replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    You go to Walmart and get a bunch of return envelopes and address/stamp to you - write something on the hospital card to do with thanking your patient for letting you care for them so that you can...
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    The math doesn't add up

    netglow replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

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    The math doesn't add up

    netglow replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Oh God. Cannot believe you have to give a thank you