EmilyLucille523

EmilyLucille523 specializes in LTC, PCU, Med/Surg, Hospice, OBGYN.

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1. NC RNs-TMC NURSING OPEN HOUSE

   EmilyLucille523 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hello New Grads & Experienced RNs in NC, I just wanted to let you know of a newspaper posting I found. There will be an open house for New grads and experienced RNs for Thomasville Medical Center...

2. Start in Postpartum or L&D?

   EmilyLucille523 replied to nurseygurlie's topic in Ob/Gyn

   You must also work in a small hospital like I do. I currently am working in the postpartum floor. Here I feel like we just give po/IV prn meds and basically "patient sit" the patient through the...

3. Frustration & No RN Job Opportunities

   EmilyLucille523 replied to LuvScrubs2's topic in First Year After Licensure

   hey, if you are still looking for a job even 1 to 2 years later...you will love this video i found on you tube! hillarious! i thought you might need a laugh when things are so frustrating. keep your...

4. Hey New Grads Still Looking for Work...

   EmilyLucille523 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   You will love this video I found on You Tube! Hillarious! I thought you might need a laugh when things are so frustrating. Keep your chin up. It took me a long time to get my first nursing job and I'm...

5. New nurse in Labor and Delivery

   EmilyLucille523 replied to KER5050's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Something I've learned in the last 2 years especially when I was a New Grad and could not find a job at the time...apply even if it says experienced required, write an awesome cover letter stating why...

6. New nurse in Labor and Delivery

   EmilyLucille523 replied to KER5050's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm new to L&D too but not a new grad, however, I was hired with a bunch of them. My advice to all you newbies... DON'T act like you already know everything! It makes the experienced L&D...

7. New nurse in Labor and Delivery

   EmilyLucille523 replied to KER5050's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm a new nurse to L&D but not a new grad and I'm scared to death because of all the info that I need to relearn. Especially where I work because it's one of those floors where you float from...

8. Safe Staffing with New Staff

   EmilyLucille523 replied to MKS8806's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Welcome to the world of budgets, low census, and well... NURSING!!! We have the same problem. I just got hired on L&D and it's one of those where you float to the Nursery and Women's postpartum...

9. Looking for Bilingual RN Job in Triad Area

   EmilyLucille523 posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

   If you know of a bilingual RN position (English/Spanish) in the Triad area, please post me. I've been trying to look for a nursing job where my fluent Spanish skills is used more often and is more...

10. Need Your Help: Revamping ON-CALL System

    EmilyLucille523 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We are a small Hospice non-for-profit organization with 130-140 pts and with 2 teams (a 3rd is going to start d/t increase in census) with 11 - 13 pt case loads for each full-time RN. Right now we...

11. help! want to quit....how long do i have to stay to avoid looking bad?

    EmilyLucille523 replied to limonada's topic in First Year After Licensure

    UPDATE: I ended up quiting this full-time job too after only a few months. Due to a lot of staff turnover, nurse to patient ratio was getting too high on the floor and became unsafe. I was so fed up...

12. Advice, please!

    EmilyLucille523 replied to MisterSimba's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    My advise...get your foot in the door. Although I do think 6 weeks is too short for someone with no experience. The 3 hospitals I have worked for offer 12 week orientation programs for New Grads....

13. New LPN Down and out in NC: Where are the jobs?

    EmilyLucille523 replied to myperads's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Not to discourage you but even when you do get your RN I hope the job market improves here in NC because don't be surprised to find it hard to get a job then too. I have many New Grads who work with...

14. I HATE My Job - Why did I ever go into Nursing?

    EmilyLucille523 replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I myself was in long-term care at one point as an LPN with a 1:25 patient-ratio. It was hard but it helped me for my job I am at now in a way and it really helped me to get the Hospice job that I'm...

15. Durham Regional Hospital should be ashamed!

    EmilyLucille523 replied to GoBuckeyez10's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I'm not surprised. Try a 1:7 nurse-patient ratio on a cardiac floor with nitro drips, cardizem drips, insulin drips, blood transfusions, and everything else. It seems to be the norm now and all...