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  1. Health Care cuts and the CNA

    darlink replied to cdicapua's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would look at how long its going to take for you to get into nursing school. Most schools I know have a year or longer waiting list. Whats the cost for your education? Will you have to take out...

  2. My first Interview on Monday, Help!!

    darlink replied to cna23's topic in General Nursing

    Make packets of cover letter, resume, and any other important docs. Make enough to pass out if having a panel interview. Know something about the company and include that in why you want to work for...

  3. 1 nurse in the ER?!?!

    darlink replied to Mariposa2009's topic in General Nursing

    Even in California with the nursing ratio law, if there is an emergency situation like an earthquake (we don't have blizzards here), the hospital just has to write to the state and tell them why they...

  4. I am just Sad!

    darlink replied to lorettap's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for your loss. I'm a hospice nurse and we always included the facility staff as part of the family and honor their grief. Any bereavement services the hospice offers should be available to...

  5. ON CALL

    darlink replied to berube's topic in Home Health

    I work for a large Hospice and we have to do oncall once every three months. It's a day shift either sat or

  6. Pay Raise After Nursing Residency?

    darlink replied to RNQueen's topic in Texas Nursing

    It takes atleast a year to get over that new grad hump. So I would stay with the hospital that trained you as they hopefully will support you better in that first year. When you started the program...

  7. Do you correct your professor?

    darlink replied to RN9742's topic in General Students

    At our school, our teachers said from the start that they learn from us too and we were encouraged to speak up on topics we had more experience

  8. How to cope with stress overload??

    darlink replied to LACA's topic in School

    Sounds like you need to learn the word "No" which is a hard thing for many of us to say. But you need time for yourself. Sounds like with your new illness your body is telling you to slow down....

  9. Nursing Career & Relationships, Marriage

    darlink replied to OnePostAndDone's topic in General Nursing

    The best thing you can do is be supportive and give her the space she needs. It took me 8 months to get an RN job after I graduated from nursing school. I started the job two weeks after getting...

  10. Jobs for BSNs besides hospital work?

    darlink replied to caregiverready's topic in Nursing Career

    After doing my time on a med/surg floor, I got my dream job in hospice. I love it because you get to give great one on one care. We look at the whole person. It's so rewarding. I am also a massage...

  11. Need feedback on nursing job description

    darlink replied to Sera Blue's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh please that is so 50 years ago. Today nurses are part of the team and while there is still some old school doctors out there, most respect and treat nurses as colleagues and not handmaidens. As...

  12. What can a high school student do to get into....

    darlink replied to an0nymous's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It would be good to volunteer at a local hospital as a candy stripper (or what every they call it now days) Its a good way to get your feet wet and learn the hospital environment.

  13. I need a lot of help, failed out of nursing school

    darlink replied to MakeMeABird's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I almost didn't pass my last nursing class because of stress and anxiety. I couldn't have gotten through it without medication and an understanding instructor. (Don't have two jobs and try to plan a...

  14. Is it ever appropriate to tell someone...

    darlink replied to dinah77's topic in General Students

    I would say not to worry. These kind of people will wash out of nursing school once they either find out how much work it takes or that dealing with sick people isn't for them. I saw it happen in my...

  15. How to ask for a pay raise???

    darlink replied to Kspice's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You should count yourself lucky you are getting a job offer without having taken your boards yet. I would take that job in a heart beat. New grad jobs here in California are so scarce and so many of...