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  1. Is working in nursing home harder then working in hospital for new RN?

    TransplantRN3 replied to RomanRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I, too, have never worked in LTC. As a new grad though, if you do not feel ready to be off orientation and on your own (and with only three days of orientation, I don't blame you if you're not!) you...

  2. is less than a year med surg experience enough to land a job?

    TransplantRN3 replied to pale_pilsen's topic in General Nursing

    Check with the policy at your facility. I know at mine, we are "expected" to work one year on a unit before considering a transfer to a different

  3. How do you administer Nifedipine?

    TransplantRN3 replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in with children who have had intestinal transplants. Not only are they young and unable to swallow pills, but many have oral aversions. We give many meds through GT/NGT/JT etc. When we have to...

  4. Learning to cope

    TransplantRN3 replied to keepsmiling11's topic in General Nursing

    I felt the exact same as you when I first starting working. It gets better over time, but it remains important to take care of yourself. I don't think the "stress" ever goes away... you just get...

  5. Help me choose!! Respiratory or RN?

    TransplantRN3 replied to amybeets05's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree that, without knowing you, it is hard to really give any advice. I am an RN, and while the RT's I work with seem to like their jobs, the only downside I see is less opportunity. Becoming an RN...

  6. job application current employer

    TransplantRN3 replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that most employers will contact your current job before hiring you. Are you asking because your current employer does not know you are looking for another job? Good

  7. Anyone receive the HRSA Nurse Loan Forgiveness Scholarship???

    TransplantRN3 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck! :) I see the scholarship program is for current students and the loan repayment program is for FT

  8. Anyone receive the HRSA Nurse Loan Forgiveness Scholarship???

    TransplantRN3 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Its called a "nursing education loan repayment program" rather than a scholarship, but as far as I know, it is awarded after graduation. That is because it is a program that awards nurses working FT...

  9. Anyone receive the HRSA Nurse Loan Forgiveness Scholarship???

    TransplantRN3 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Got your message- it won't let me respond from my work computer, but will send the message in a couple hours when I get home!

  10. Anyone receive the HRSA Nurse Loan Forgiveness Scholarship???

    TransplantRN3 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if I can do PM? I have the free version of allnurses. ?? Actually, I think I figured it out.. give me a min

  11. Anyone receive the HRSA Nurse Loan Forgiveness Scholarship???

    TransplantRN3 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I received the award, so can answer any questions you have. You can email me: [email protected]. To answer the questions you did have, they base their awards off of debt/income ratio. There are...

  12. Report/flow sheets

    TransplantRN3 replied to LatinainOhio's topic in General Nursing

    I have a sheet that I use everyday at work. Everyone on my unit uses the "brain" that they find most useful to them. One day I was out of mine and borrowed one from another and couldn't wait to...

  13. Please help me!! New in nursing

    TransplantRN3 replied to dkim4429's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Right, what I meant was you can't just skip to MSN without getting your BSN.. I was trying to say the bridge programs where you do BSN-MSN, but it sounds like you already learned about those :) Good...

  14. Please help me!! New in nursing

    TransplantRN3 replied to dkim4429's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you do not have a bachelor degree in nursing already, you cannot enter a graudate nursing program. You must first get your bachelor degree in nursing, even if you have a bachelors in another field...

  15. PA vs. NP vs. OT

    TransplantRN3 replied to wastingnotime's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there. I did an accelerated 2nd degree BSN program with the future goal of obtaining my NP. However, after talking to a lot of people, I decided to work as an RN for a few years first. I am...

  16. Paid ED training?????

    TransplantRN3 replied to rnhope's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't done ED training, but have trained on two different units in two different hospitals.... both times it was paid training. I am sure it will be for you! That's why hospitals don't like to see...

  17. HRSA nursing scholarship/Loan question

    TransplantRN3 replied to lotsofsunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I applied for the HRSA loan repayment program (and was accepted) after I had graduated and started working. The program pays 60% (30% each year for 2 years) of your loans and you can apply for a...

  18. More questions, this time not medical! =-)

    TransplantRN3 replied to Celt42's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds exciting for you! While many NP programs do NOT require RN bedside experience prior to starting the program, I have heard that many employers will not hire NP's who do not have prior bedside...

  19. CNA's on your floor?

    TransplantRN3 replied to nursingal32's topic in General Nursing

    Checklists sound like a good idea if the CNA's seem to need reminders. Be thankful you have CNAs.. our floor does not. We have one tech for all of our

  20. Indiana State University FNP

    TransplantRN3 replied to nosnik04's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Everything is online except the clinical portion, which you complete in the state you're licensed

  21. Indiana State University FNP

    TransplantRN3 replied to nosnik04's topic in Post Graduate Students

    congrats! i'll be starting in Spring 2011,

  22. Help!! Question about accelerated program

    TransplantRN3 replied to reina*'s topic in General Students

    How many classes differ between the programs? Maybe you could apply to all and start taking all the classes that they share in common (I am sure there are lots?) Once you are accepted somewhere, you...

  23. Help!! Question about accelerated program

    TransplantRN3 replied to reina*'s topic in General Students

    Hi! I did the 2nd degreen BSN program at Georgetown, but also applied to Catholic. I knew I wanted to go to Georgetown, so from what I remember I did their pre-reqs. My first degree was in biology,...

  24. Important Question about Nursing!

    TransplantRN3 replied to NewgradR.N2022's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I graduated from a second degree accelerated BSN program (first degree was in Biology), and had no troubles finding a job at my hospital. Of the new grads that started with me, we had some that...

  25. Indiana State University FNP

    TransplantRN3 replied to nosnik04's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Congrats! Quick question for you.. I am applying to this program, and was just wondering if we have to go to campus for an interview, or is it conducted on the phone? It doesn't matter-- just curious!...