Zookeeper44

Zookeeper44 RN

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B.A. Psychology, M.Ed. Counseling

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  1. If I can't say anything negative...

    Zookeeper44 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    on a resume or in an interview, how would I explain the following situation in the most positive way possible: Graduated from nursing school about a year ago. First job was part-time/no benefits,...

  2. Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    Zookeeper44 replied to Isitpossible's topic in Nurse Management

    Because if you understand how the NCLEX works, people who pass in 75 questions have a higher level of understanding of the content than those who required more questions. It's just one more measure...

  3. Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    Zookeeper44 replied to Isitpossible's topic in Nurse Management

    Yes, "SHOULD" is the operative word here. There are many people who don't do what they "should" be doing. My point exactly. I'm sure you know as well as I do how many unethical people there are...

  4. Fought the good fight...

    Zookeeper44 replied to cincin1's topic in General Nursing

    I WAS a social worker with a Master's degree before going to nursing school. I now work less and make twice as much. Both jobs have difficult conditions but at least when I come home I feel like I...

  5. Fought the good fight...

    Zookeeper44 replied to cincin1's topic in General Nursing

    I know you said you've done everything possible, but I just wanted to say that what I did was to take a job with a small place (home infusion/specialty pharmacy) which did not really have much of a...

  6. Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    Zookeeper44 replied to Isitpossible's topic in Nurse Management

    Well I'll just be blunt...some of the CNA's I saw while on the floors in nursing school were laziest most irresponsible people ever. I certainly hope that is not the top criteria for hiring new nurse...

  7. Supposed to be "salaried" BUT...

    Zookeeper44 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I quit a job to take a new job as a CM for a hospice company. Just got a paycheck yesterday that did not have 40 hours on it. When I asked why, I was told (for the first time since being hired 6...

  8. ? on drawing PT/INR

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    I am doing hospice, and no I am not working today, need to do the PT/INR tomorrow. So if the tube does not fill completely (which I don't think I've ever seen one do?) how do you get it

  9. Supposed to be "salaried" BUT...

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your replies. They told me I am salaried as well as exempt, which is supposed to mean that I get paid 40 hours a week whether I work 35 or 45, etc. They even went into detail as...

  10. Would you drive 1 1/2 to 2 hours for a job?

    Zookeeper44 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I want to work for a psych hospital and the one that's 50 minutes from me has already turned me down for an interview. Only other one that is even an option is (on a GOOD traffic day) an hour and a...

  11. I don't enjoy nursing school...

    Zookeeper44 replied to jxlab's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is horrible, even the good programs, but the "horrible" is necessary. They are designed to put you through all kinds of "tests" (not just academic ones) to see if you are able to...

  12. Would you drive 1 1/2 to 2 hours for a job?

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in GA, and hospitals here don't have psych units. There is one psych hosp about an hour away, another 2 hrs. away, and the state hosp across the state. Most psych patients are treated in...

  13. Would you drive 1 1/2 to 2 hours for a job?

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No I would not make that drive back and forth, I would only do it if I could stay there between shifts. One of my concerns about needing to find another job is that I am being told by SOME recruiters...

  14. I know there's a job shortage BUT...

    Zookeeper44 posted a topic in General Nursing

    There ARE new graduates getting jobs in my area, some of whom I went to school with. Why is it I can not even get an interview? Mostly the ones getting jobs are in their 20's, I am in my late...

  15. Confused about upcoming interview...

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    I am thinking maybe it is more supervising paperwork kind of thing...taking referrals...paperwork processing...and that the training she's referring to is not ongoing training but rather things like...

  16. Confused about upcoming interview...

    Zookeeper44 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I responded to an advertisement in a local newspaper that simply said "RN needed, part time. Fax resume to XXX." Yesterday I got a call from the hiring person who wants to interview me next week. We...

  17. Did any of you NOT take a NCLEX prep course??

    Zookeeper44 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduate in three weeks and have not signed up for a prep course. I have explored various sources of information as to whether I should or not, and I am not convinced it will be worth my time or...

  18. Did any of you NOT take a NCLEX prep course??

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    My DH was saying this very thing just this a.m., that if some of the people he knows that are RNs could pass, surely I could

  19. Did any of you NOT take a NCLEX prep course??

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhhhh I WISH we could not attend class...it is mandatory for us...and yes like yours most of the time it is a wast of time. I do learn VERY well on my own, do not like learning in groups, etc. so I...

  20. Did any of you NOT take a NCLEX prep course??

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much everyone for all the replies. You have confirmed what I already thought and have already heard from other nurses. Our school does not offer anything free. We had to pay $350 to buy...

  21. Should I expect to get paid more...?

    Zookeeper44 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I am interested in working as a psych nurse, I'll graduate with an ASN in May but I also have a Master's in Counseling with a couple years' experience as a psych social worker. Do any of you who are...

  22. Should I expect to get paid more...?

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in Psychiatric

    Makes sense...thanks :) I'll just be happy to get a job AT ALL so if I don't get paid "more" at first that is

  23. Should I expect to get paid more...?

    Zookeeper44 replied to Zookeeper44's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks y'all. Maybe I am not as knowledgable as I thought I was as to what psych nurses do...? I thought there would be many similarities between my former work and the RN position. That was the case...

  24. How to Study for Nursing Exams

    Zookeeper44 replied to JustaNrsgStudent's topic in General Students

    NCLEX books!!!!! I usually buy an extra 3-4 NCLEX books each semester and good ones will teach you the rationales for why the answers were right and how you could have even chosen/narrowed down the...

  25. What pay are nurses making these days?

    Zookeeper44 replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    Also keep in mind the insanely strenuous workload of nursing classes vs. ANY other type of class...you pretty much have to give up being able to work and make any kind of income while you're in...