noahsmama

noahsmama

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  1. breaking contract

    noahsmama replied to Nierdo's topic in Nursing Career

    Does the contract state a consequence for not meeting the total hours requirement? I see you're a new grad -- did you sign something saying you will repay your employer for the cost of your...

  2. When to move?

    noahsmama replied to ertrek84's topic in General Nursing

    Can't hurt to start looking now, but I wouldn't move until you have a job offer -- in writing. I'd give that same advice even if you already had a year in your current job -- jobs are scarce, and...

  3. wierd/scary craigslist job

    noahsmama replied to Nierdo's topic in General Nursing

    I got my current job through an ad on Craigslist. Just sayin' I do agree about being

  4. Weird question about interview (re:overweight/ not needing insurance)

    noahsmama replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    In an interview, I believe that you should always emphasize the positive, as much as possible. So in your case, you emphasize that you have been working 12 hour shifts and providing excellent patient...

  5. My gut is telling me you are not a nurse

    noahsmama replied to ksc0723's topic in Nursing Career

    Public health might be another option, given that you enjoy teaching. With your NICU experience you'd be an excellent candidate for a mom/baby home visiting program. Some states/counties have such...

  6. Makeing 80k

    noahsmama replied to LTmurse78's topic in General Nursing

    What did I say that wasn't nice? I'm truly puzzled? Edited to add: I've gone back and looked at my posts. MandaRN94 seemed to think I was responding to her, even though I had quoted, and was...

  7. Busiest Time For The ER

    noahsmama replied to chimpanzee's topic in Emergency

    I used to work in a peds hospital, not in the ED, but I know that the whole hospital and especially the ED was extra busy during the winter. The ED had a couple of overflow areas that would be open...

  8. Strange Story

    noahsmama replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Bad enough that she's tolerating it, but it also means that any other female who turns him is likely to get the same treatment. Totally unacceptable, and even at 17 she ought to realize

  9. Makeing 80k

    noahsmama replied to LTmurse78's topic in General Nursing

    I noticed that. That's why I was responding to Orange Tree, not

  10. stoopid stoopid stoppid!

    noahsmama replied to LevitateMe's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Ashley -- if it's not posted any more, they are likely not accepting any more applications. Can't hurt to email it again anyway, just in

  11. Makeing 80k

    noahsmama replied to LTmurse78's topic in General Nursing

    If you're referring to the Bay Area in California, it would be more accurate to say that IF you can find a job, there is a very good chance it will pay at least 80K. However, it's not accurate to say...

  12. I'm still taking prereq's but have been taking NCLEX practice tests

    noahsmama replied to NenaRK's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No offense, but I can't help but think that the NCLEX app that you are using is not truly representative of the types of questions you'll get on the real NCLEX. Does the NCLEX app include "select all...

  13. How private are medical records?

    noahsmama replied to sufergal's topic in General Nursing

    You're allowed to tell as long as you have the patient's permission. In this case, you had her permission, so you could have told your mom she was your

  14. Public Health Nursing

    noahsmama replied to sara_rn's topic in Public, Community Health

    I got a public health nursing job with just a year and a half of hospital experience, and we have at least one PHN where I work who started as a new grad. Most PHN jobs will want you to have some...

  15. Taking 6 months off nursing...right after graduation?

    noahsmama replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    This must vary somewhat from one nursing school to the next. I graduated on May 28, took the NCLEX on June 11, and my license was issued on June 18 (of 2008, in California). But you do make a good...

  16. Is it me or is hiring at Kaiser Permanente a joke?

    noahsmama replied to MsBlissful's topic in Nursing Career

    I got an automated email like this for a job that I was offered. In my case, I had an official offer letter in writing. Seems when they send those automated emails out, they don't always remember to...

  17. Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    noahsmama replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    Darn! I was trying so hard to make sure I put two t's in it that I forgot to make sure I put two o's in it. I had to look real hard to see how what you wrote was different than what I wrote. So, I...

  18. Favoritism in Nursing?

    noahsmama replied to xenabsnrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I were in this situation I'd be polishing up the resume and applying elsewhere. Sounds like you've already done what you can to try to address the problems at your current job, and have not gotten...

  19. Loans, loans and more loans

    noahsmama replied to Jennyfour's topic in General Nursing

    Not true. I just recently consolidated my private loans, and the interest rate is now lower than the rate for my federal loans. What's true is that you can't consolidate your private loans with a...

  20. Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    noahsmama replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    It is a word, but it's spelled tattoed. (since you

  21. When did you earn your wings?

    noahsmama replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    To me the real meaning of being a nurse is helping people, and I feel that that's what I'm doing every single day. I sure as heck know I'm trying,

  22. Dream job if you weren't an RN

    noahsmama replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    The only dream job I want instead of my current one is RETIREE

  23. Why are X so Y?

    noahsmama replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    It's a joke! I assume pockunit is replying, in part, to the thread "Why are ICU nurses so rude?". The point is that there are a lot of threads on AN like this. Today, it's ICU nurses being rude....

  24. Could I be stressed and not know it?

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

    Make sure to stay hydrated while you're working

  25. Advance Nursing Degree

    noahsmama replied to username33's topic in General Nursing

    Advanced nursing degree is an MSN or PhD. NP is not a degree, it's a license, but you need to have an MSN to be an NP. Having a certification is not the same as having a degree, so no, being...