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I am thinking about moving to CO...I have 1 year of experience on a step down surgical unit and 6 months of psychiatric home care experience. My cousin who is also a nurse considering moving has about 2.5 years of oncology and a stepdown medical flo...

Hi there, you should probably try to complete some school before considering moving, as the job market in NYC will surely be different by then (in a good way!). What you can do for now is study hard and get a part time job at a hospital as a patient...

I had an interview today with a Home health angency that specializes in psychiatric visits while still addressing the medical needs of pts as well.....the salary is $1100 dollars a week in order to be considered full time you must do 37 visits a week...

I unfortunately at this time cannot be that picky with job opportunites due to the gridlock on jobs where I am. I have been working for the last year on a surgical intermediate floor which was extremely intense. We did have some patients wtith psyc...

Wow...those are some important things to take into consideration. I guess the way the clinical mangers made it seem were as though these patients were pretty stable mentally but that they did need assistance with certain things. I am aware of the d...

Hmmm thank you for replying! Why would you say a psych case loads should be fewer? It seems as though medical cases would take longer for dressing changes, finger sticks, lab work......I guess it seemed to me that the psych cases were usually just ...

I am just curious what do the students at the school call the school nurse? I think that children should respect their "elders" aka Mrs./Ms/Mr. but what about the 20 something year old nurses?? I am a nurse on a surgical floor now and I am trying t...

Awww I think "Nurse Jessica" is cute....my problem is I have a hard first name and an even harder last name haha I guess I should just wait to see if I get the job before worrying about it too much!

So you are saying that the reason why hundreds of new nurses don't have jobs is because they aren't trying hard enough? You are very arrogant and have no clue what youre talking about. Why dont you wait until you're actually a nurse WORKING before ...

I do not want to be negative butttt I graduated last December and I had to move to a state that was 700 miles away from my family and friends for a nursing job. I am happy for you CW1978 that you haven't even graduated yet and you already have job ...

i feel the same way!!! last week was my 4th week on orientation on a surgical intermediate floor...i have 4 patients in my pod, 1 of whom requires my constant attention as in a vent, blood transfusions, labs, restraints, bradying down to 24!!! and ...

They will most likely ask you some of the following: 1. why did you choose nursing? 2. why are you in interested in this particular unit? 3. what are some of your strengths? 4. tell us about a conflict that you came across during one of your clin...

I will be working on a surgical intermediate unit with a ratio of 4 to 1. This may be a silly, obvious question but I am still going to ask!!! Does this count for the critical care requirement? I really do not want to offend anybody by asking this ...

To be honest...you sound confused. Why don't you try shadowing an OB nurse, pedi, or nicu nurse. You said you start your senior year of high school next year? I understand that when in high school many people are unsure of what they would like to ...

That happened to me and my classmates with our patho professor. She was terribllleeeeeeee, homework due every class that had to be a picture of an pathologoical process yet she graded it like we were in preschool (ie coloring or messy) her lectures...

I had to write a paper for my senior practicum about the unit I was on which happened to be in the ER. We had to focus on a reoccuring issue seen in the ER. I chose to write about barriers to communication primarily language as a barrier. Communic...

Wow congrats on getting into MGH...such an accomplishment. Before you invest 3 years and 200k into this I think you should make sure it is right for you since you are new to nursing all together. What field are you in now if you don't mind my askin...

TB tests have always made me nervous...I coulda sworn that a person is supposed to have a wait period in between PPDs. Pleas emake sure you check before you do...that place seems to have their priorities mixed up. How could they not give you follow ...

I agree. RR is extremely important especially with post op patients. The CNA should not have changed the value you gave to her unless she went in and rechecked the vitals herself because whatever she was writing in the patient's chart she wanted to b...

Haha funny you say the IT sector, my brother has a degree in computer science and works in the IT department for a company.....actually he has always been able to find a job no problem and he has switched jobs 3 times in the past 4 months..well into ...

Sorry kiddo.....I graduated in December 08 in Boston. Tell me why I am moving to North Carolina in 2 weeks? YUP...a job! Boston is the last place to get a new graduate position even with PCA experience and connections. I suggest being flexible wi...

I am an RN and I am a naturally private person similar to quiet.....it is tough sometimes because the environment calls for a lot of COMMUNICATION and INTERACTION not just with patients but other nurses, doctors, techs, and other departments. I have...

So I am lucky enough to have landed interviews last week in another state...I thought they went great. It is officially 5 business days TODAY.......is that a bad sign? I have not heard a peep from them. Just sent out thank you cards yesterday. An...

Welllll I just found out I got the job. I was offered the position and accepted today. So I am sure you will get an offer very soon. What specifically was that event that may delay the decision? I got that from one of the HR ppl because another ...

WildCat....looks like we are going to be coworkers!!!!! I GOT THE JOB!!!! SIU all the way :)