noahsmama

noahsmama

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  1. Asking Recommendation Letters from People You've Never or Hardly Met

    noahsmama replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Call the dean's office and ask to speak to her (or him). Explain (either to the dean, or to their secretary if they won't just transfer your call to the dean) that you are applying for a scholarship...

  2. Why Multitasking Wont Work

    noahsmama replied to dthfytr's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is a valid point, and I don't think it was "mean" to point it out. However, one can take the movement of the hand back and forth out of the equation by saying the letters and numbers out...

  3. Would you do it all again?

    noahsmama replied to laski's topic in General Nursing

    Would absolutely do it again. Best career decision I ever made in my life. The one thing I would tell someone considering a nursing career? I would make sure they're not one of the many who still...

  4. Holy cow! Now i'm confused!

    noahsmama replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most "new grad" programs in my area are 12 weeks (at least back when hospitals actually had "new grad" programs). My first nursing job was at a peds hospital that did not have a new grad program....

  5. Is there ever a time where it's okay to give up on nursing?

    noahsmama replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    It's really cheap to take classes at a community college, so you can get your "slightly different" prereqs covered cheaply. You can do it part time while also working. I covered the prereqs for...

  6. When should I call? Now or next week?

    noahsmama replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    CONGRATULATIONS!!! Good luck with your new

  7. When should I call? Now or next week?

    noahsmama replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above -- and apparently it worked for MrsSnowStorm

  8. When should I call? Now or next week?

    noahsmama replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aw shucks! Thanks,

  9. To relocate or stay put?

    noahsmama replied to rntim49's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds to me like there's way more pluses (sp?) to the Arizona job -- given what you've laid out here, that's the job I would choose. Good

  10. When should I call? Now or next week?

    noahsmama replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Since both the Director and the HR rep gave you their cards, I would call both of them. Thank them both again for the interview, reiterate your enthusiastic interest in working for them, let them...

  11. How to decline a job .......

    noahsmama replied to chocolateskye's topic in General Nursing

    Since you haven't actually been offered a job by the cardiac unit, you wouldn't be declining one; you're just declining a face to face interview after a telephone interview. This doesn't seem like a...

  12. Does anyone ever get hired in the future?

    noahsmama replied to Blackcat99's topic in Nursing Career

    I think that 99.9% of the time they're saying it just to be polite. But you never know -- you could be that 1 in 1000!

  13. interview today...only went ok

    noahsmama replied to RNin'08's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have also gotten job offers after less than stellar interviews, and not gotten offers after thinking I had done really well. You can't always tell -- will keep my fingers crossed for

  14. RN, BSN or BSN, RN

    noahsmama replied to LegzRN's topic in General Nursing

    To me this goes in the same category as worrying about whether there should be two spaces or just one after each period in a paragraph -- I know people who are passionate (no joke) about each side of...

  15. What do you think about the way Mr.BossMan has dealt with Charge nurse on my floor?

    noahsmama replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I used to work, every nurse with at least two years of experience was trained to charge. However, each shift had 2 or 3 nurses who were the regular charge nurse (for example, on...

  16. what would you do!!!!

    noahsmama replied to sweetnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    Real life ERs have ambu-bags too, so the nurse could have used that for the breathing part of the

  17. Some perspective on nursing profession bashing

    noahsmama replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    I love my job as a public health nurse, and I enjoyed my job working in a pediatric hospital too -- except for the hours, which sucked for me as a single mom of a school aged child. I'm one of the...

  18. Need feedback please!!

    noahsmama replied to 2blessed2b's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to work there, it certainly can't hurt to ask if they're

  19. Med Student Hierarchy?

    noahsmama replied to KaksRN's topic in General Nursing

    If they are "students", then no, they are not doctors yet, and they cannot write orders. On the other hand, if they are "residents" (new doctors who are getting additional training), then yes, they...

  20. Is it abandonment if you're sick?

    noahsmama replied to riahroo's topic in General Nursing

    I'm having a hard time believing this post is real. First time poster, joined AN today, controversial topic. If this is real, I agree that you should seek both legal and psychiatric help. Best of...

  21. New Hire info PLZ Read!!

    noahsmama replied to 1manwlfpk's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't read too much into being told that you are a "candidate". I'm pretty sure all that means is that you meet the minimum requirements for the job. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the...

  22. How do CEU's work?

    noahsmama replied to ShaBBy23's topic in General Nursing

    The requirements vary by state, with some states requiring no CEUs at all for license renewal, some requiring specific types of courses, some requiring that the CEUs be in your area of practice, etc....

  23. BSN or ADN for a person with a B.S. in Heath Science and a M.S. in Exercise Science?

    noahsmama replied to prototype561's topic in General Students

    ADN programs are generally at least 2 years, so it would actually take you longer than doing an accelerated BSN. However, they tend to be less intensive, so it would be somewhat easier to work and go...

  24. BSN or ADN for a person with a B.S. in Heath Science and a M.S. in Exercise Science?

    noahsmama replied to prototype561's topic in General Students

    I would recommend getting a BSN, and I say that as someone who had both a BS and a PhD in a different field (chemistry) before I went to nursing school. I was applying to both BSN and ADN programs,...

  25. Entry Level Positions without a "New Grad" program

    noahsmama replied to lookup's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your school only arranges for a 6 day preceptorship, and yet they expect you to hit the ground running at your first nursing job??? That's ridiculous. Most nursing schools in my area have...