winterallsummer

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1. What are good hospital jobs to get before becoming licensed?

   winterallsummer replied to winterallsummer's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, this advice has all been helpful. Yes I would like to work at a hospital at first, and definitely spend adequate time there, regardless of where I work after. Well I start orientation at the large hospital Tuesday so I should learn more. I a...

2. What are good hospital jobs to get before becoming licensed?

   winterallsummer replied to winterallsummer's topic in General Nursing

   Acute care? What unit would that be on? Ideally I want to be a PA doing family practice, general health stuff. Yep the hospital I just got on doing weekdays is a great hospital so I am hoping I can move around internally there. Also what's a PCA?

3. What are good hospital jobs to get before becoming licensed?

   winterallsummer posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a sophmore pursuing first a BS degree in human biology, then going to become a PA. Currently I work as an MHT (mental health tech) at a small hospital and a large hospital (one weekends, one weekdays). It is good to learn about psychology and ...

4. Patient Care Tech duties..replacing Nursing duties?

   winterallsummer replied to c5150b's topic in General Nursing

   What's the difference between a PCT and CNA? I was told at the CNA school I enrolled in they are the same thing.

5. Oh no! please...please not that

   winterallsummer replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

   I start my CNA classes on March 2nd, but have worked in a hospital before delivering the tray carts to nurse stations and preparing food and cleaning up the cafeteria. Anyways the only thing I am worried about and in truth am downright horrified by ...

6. Are Nursing Homes a good place for a new nurse to gain experience?

   winterallsummer replied to Jessmed0324's topic in General Nursing

   How often do you deal with "code brown" at a nursing home? Sorry I know typical question but I have no where else to ask.

7. Loss of first RN job Today I am so sad

   winterallsummer replied to mjkush102's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry to hear about that. My advice I would offer is check out hiring online indeed.com, monster.com, craigslist.com (under medical), jobs.yahoo.com, and google has their own as well now, and to call the HR for nearby hospitals. Hope this helps som...

8. Quitting my job this morning to go into the medical field

   winterallsummer replied to winterallsummer's topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone. So an update for you all. The last day (19th or 20th) is nearing, it is officially 2 weeks away now. Yesterday I went and signed up for the CNA class. It's 4 weeks long, 3 are in class, 1 is hands on. I paid the down payment and start...

9. Who here with a degree or cert. CAN NOT find a job?

   winterallsummer replied to winterallsummer's topic in General Nursing

   Oh wow ICYOU that is crazy, 6 months pregnant and working that much for such an "on your feet job", major props.

10. Managers asking me to forgo sleep for meetings!

    winterallsummer replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you I'd talk to the manager face to face. If she is still unreasonable then you can always go to HR.

11. Who here with a degree or cert. CAN NOT find a job?

    winterallsummer posted a topic in General Nursing

    I see a lot of the economy threads popping up and people talking about how bad their hospitals are getting as far as hiring/lay offs/no OT. Well I am just wondering, who here either has a degree or certification and CAN NOT find a job, or who here ha...

12. Is it possible to get a job at a hospital as a new CNA?

    winterallsummer replied to CUBritt08's topic in General Nursing

    Did you take CNA classes before becoming certified?

13. Will the nursing field become saturated with new graduate nurses in a few years?

    winterallsummer replied to mariposabella's topic in General Nursing

    Plain and simple: if you want to go into the medical field, do so irregardless to the circumstances surrounding it and yourself. If you do not have a passion to go into the medical field, you will make much more money with equivalent education in a v...

14. What kind of job can I get as a CNA? In the ER?

    winterallsummer replied to winterallsummer's topic in General Nursing

    Oh gotcha. Yeah the CNA class I will be taking is to prepare you for the state exam. I have seen some job postings that list "will train" for various things beyond the scope of CNA, i.e. EKGs, and definitely hope to land a job like that.

15. Waiting for the Results of a Drug Test. I'm Freaking Out!

    winterallsummer replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    I have NEVER heard of legal issues resulting from someone failing an employee drug test, particularly for marijuana. In fact I find it extremely unlikely for there to be a) the legal right of the employer to do such a thing, b) a failed drug test to...