carolina4

carolina4

Surgical Trauma Burn ICU, Oncology

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  1. nursing heartbreak :/

    carolina4 replied to bowser301's topic in General Nursing

    who cares? i mean, really? i'm sure everyone involved got over this within 5 minutes. it's REALLY not a big deal. and as for the nursing instructor..some are awesome...others are pathetic and try...

  2. Where Are All the Virginia Nurses? I Have a Question... Please...

    carolina4 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Virginia Nursing

    im pretty sure everyone that posts on this forum IS a student..that's why i never

  3. CALLING---Those who have Jobs- WE need you!

    carolina4 replied to k.morris's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I landed a spot in the new grad residency program at UVA where I will start work on the Surgical Trauma Burn ICU..I am greatful. I am from Charleston, SC but moved with my boyfriend to...

  4. Do nurses have an advantage in becoming a doctor?

    carolina4 replied to jesse_james's topic in General Nursing

    This is really not true. Both RNs and MDs work very hard. Yeah, we have long 12 hour shifts that are intense, but I don't think that makes our job all around harder. I am engaged to a radiology...

  5. If you weren't a nurse...

    carolina4 replied to jhns9vl's topic in MICU, SICU

    Owner of a vineyard in Napa where I could drink wine all day

  6. Teaching hospital? Or not.

    carolina4 replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    TEACHING HOSPITAL..no further questions. You get to see 10x cooler cases than a boring private hospital. All i did on my rotation at the private hospital was sit & hide and read about more...

  7. Do you know anyone who used Nursing as a stepping stone to something else?

    carolina4 replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

    i know one guy who got his BSN for undergrad and then took the MCAT and just graduated med school...i mean, i have no desire to be a MD but it does make since to study related material in undergrad...

  8. I'm stressed out and nervous.

    carolina4 replied to yng65's topic in First Year After Licensure

    holy crap yall are scaring me. i start my orientation in the STBICU next monday and i am already expecting to lose sleep over it and be scared ****less, but i just pray that my preceptor is nice and...

  9. Finally!

    carolina4 replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked on a BMT unit as a tech during nursing school and absolutely LOVED it. The patients are amazing and there for months so you get really attached, but just know it can be really sad..even more...

  10. May 2009 Graduates!!! Do you have a job yet?

    carolina4 replied to soon2bRN516's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You should come work at UVA and be a new grad with me!

  11. what job did you first work after graduation?

    carolina4 replied to reinvent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    surgical trauma burn

  12. Med-Surg experience good for MICU?

    carolina4 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in MICU, SICU

    SO

  13. New Grads- What floor where you hired for?

    carolina4 replied to ibme's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Surgical Trauma Burn ICU and definitely my 1st choice...nervous

  14. Med-Surg experience good for MICU?

    carolina4 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in MICU, SICU

    I just graduated and am starting my first job in an ICU. Hopefully i will have a preceptor with a little better attitude that will actually want to help me out instead of watch me

  15. Could you new grads that had trouble with job search do me a favor.

    carolina4 replied to oramar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got my spot through the new grad residency in the Surgical Trauma Burn ICU @ UVA but I did my last 4 months of school (our "externship") in the Surgical Trauma ICU. I'm not sure if that helped but...

  16. Could you new grads that had trouble with job search do me a favor.

    carolina4 replied to oramar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I applied to a new grad "residency" program for an opening in the Surgical Trauma Burn ICU in FEBRUARY, finally got a job interview at the end of March and, I kid you not, I harrassed them twice a...

  17. I can't make up my mind..med surg vs telemetry

    carolina4 replied to Ordered Chaos's topic in General Nursing

    6 or 7 people I just graduated with are fixin to start out in the OR. You don't need critical care experience cuz it's not critical

  18. MCI Grads - Question regarding Employment

    carolina4 replied to justme68_86's topic in Virginia Nursing

  19. Denied employement d/t Adderall????????

    carolina4 replied to smstar1996's topic in General Nursing

    Naw. I take adderall and it's superb. You're

  20. Recent New Grads: Job Search Poll

    carolina4 replied to muesli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    p.s. im in

  21. Information Pearls: How to be a good ICU RN

    carolina4 replied to vastudent09's topic in MICU, SICU

    yes that would be awesome! I am a new grad starting in the surgical trauma burn ICU and would LOVE any

  22. Dangerous nurses

    carolina4 replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My very last clinical during my preceptorship in the STICU I watched a nurse top all of the unsafe actions I've seen before. She piggybacked FENTANYL instead of the ABX over 15 min. which meant that...

  23. apply for job before nclex or wait?

    carolina4 replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    Please tell me you didn't quit a new nursing job...cuz if you did, I feel sorry for

  24. Recent New Grads: Job Search Poll

    carolina4 replied to muesli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated last week. Started applying in early Feb. and had 1 interview at the spot i REALLY wanted to go...after literally 3 months of basically harrassing them I got offered the job 2 days ago in...

  25. apply for job before nclex or wait?

    carolina4 replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    I just accepted a job yesterday which starts in 3 weeks and I am taking the NCLEX next Sunday, soooo.....yeah.