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  1. Critical Care Trauma Nurse Parkland

    criticalRN10 replied to criticalRN10's topic in Texas Nursing

    yall better update me don't let me be the downer!! :)

  2. Missionary work after graduation?

    criticalRN10 replied to WISCOstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I would be interested in finding out about this too. I'm graduating in May and if I can't find a job during the summer I would really love to go to a Spanish-speaking country for a while to try and...

  3. Floor nurses that make clinicals a bad experience

    criticalRN10 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's not that we don't empathize with you...I completely understand that I am in the way and I am bothersome when I don't know things...we HATE that we don't know things, we WANT to help lighten your...

  4. Is it me? Last few weeks of NS and my motivation is flagging.

    criticalRN10 replied to DolceVita's topic in General Students

    My senioritis is flaring up something terrible as well. I couldn't care less about school, I like going to clinical but I would rather be laying in bed sulking about the fact that I have gotten two...

  5. Nursing Priority vs First nursing action

    criticalRN10 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    You just have to do your best within the context of the question to figure out what the H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS they're actually trying to ask and therefore what answer they're looking for and get...

  6. Go ahead...ask me!

    criticalRN10 replied to Always_Learning's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Always Learning- this is nice of you! I'm also a month away from being a new grad! I can help you out here a little too! Just some helpful tips: Start doing practice questions for NCLEX right off...

  7. Floor nurses that make clinicals a bad experience

    criticalRN10 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's the point- there's rude/lazy students and rude/lazy preceptors and people trying their best to get along with other people...that's the way the world works. We are ultimately in charge of our...

  8. Help - I am interested in nursing but worried about the level of respect

    criticalRN10 replied to shining_brighteyess's topic in General Nursing

    and by the way......EVERY single person I've told that I'm in nursing school light up and are like wow that's amazing congratulations. People still respect nurses....plus this is an issue that the...

  9. Help - I am interested in nursing but worried about the level of respect

    criticalRN10 replied to shining_brighteyess's topic in General Nursing

    Just wait till the day you're done with nursing school, enjoying your job, having doctors and higher ups respect your opinions and make pretty decent money doing it.....or just wait until the...

  10. Floor nurses that make clinicals a bad experience

    criticalRN10 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hate when I have a rude nurse...I usually "kill her with kindness" by taking care of as many things as I can for her and watch her when she goes to look at the chart and sees that it's already been...

  11. The Job Hunting Process... How Do You Relieve Your Tension/Stress?

    criticalRN10 replied to oooitzsharon's topic in First Year After Licensure

    margaritas.

  12. Anyone take the HESI?

    criticalRN10 replied to geekgolightly's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    oh sorry I just realized you all are talking about the entrance exam. You may want to post that under pre-nursing instead of graduate nurse forum...we're all in exit HESI

  13. Anyone take the HESI?

    criticalRN10 replied to geekgolightly's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I have taken SIX HESI's and I am HAPPY to say that I WILL NEVER HAVE TO TAKE A HESI AGAIN! We took the exit HESI about 2 weeks ago. I recommend HURST review to everyone it's

  14. Nursing Priority vs First nursing action

    criticalRN10 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    If you haven't done any kind of test prep I recommend Hurst review with Marlene Hurst- she's HILARIOUS and gives you awesome tips on how to think like NCLEX wants you to think- it helps a lot in...

  15. New grad nurses in the ED

    criticalRN10 replied to ceea44's topic in Emergency

    There are a lot of threads on this topics if you go search you'll find some great

  16. Nursing Priority vs First nursing action

    criticalRN10 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    another way to think about it is like....when they ask priority or first action questions- what's the ONE thing you would do if you could only do ONE thing... if a pt is having a hard time breathing...

  17. Nursing Priority vs First nursing action

    criticalRN10 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Priority action and first action (at least in exam questions) are almost one in the same just stated different ways- why would it be your first action but you have a different priority? The reason...

  18. Critical Care Trauma Nurse Parkland

    criticalRN10 replied to criticalRN10's topic in Texas Nursing

    Called today- didn't make it. Good luck to you

  19. Supervisors FB Friends with Staff?

    criticalRN10 replied to MsBruiser's topic in General Nursing

    I have it where people can't even SEARCH me on facebook. ONLY friends can see anything I put on there not friends of friends nothing. and I went through and filtered all of the people I don't...

  20. Critical Care Trauma Nurse Parkland

    criticalRN10 replied to criticalRN10's topic in Texas Nursing

    I got an email from Capria today that said to call her regarding the status of my interivew for the program. I just got it because I was at the prison all day without my

  21. Critical Care Trauma Nurse Parkland

    criticalRN10 replied to criticalRN10's topic in Texas Nursing

    I guess that's true I think the reason I'm so worried about it is because I've gotten no other calls or interviews. Plus I want it so bad. The waiting is just making it

  22. Critical Care Trauma Nurse Parkland

    criticalRN10 replied to criticalRN10's topic in Texas Nursing

    They told me they would have to take less people this year than they did last year due to the fact that it's becoming really difficult to get patients and stuff like that. The number that they gave me...

  23. Critical Care Trauma Nurse Parkland

    criticalRN10 replied to criticalRN10's topic in Texas Nursing

    I sincerely hope so And I hope I don't go even more insane seeing as I'm working at the prison tomorrow from 11-6 and cannot bring my phone

  24. DFW GN/RN June 2011 Internships

    criticalRN10 replied to meggo's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm getting so nervous- I haven't gotten a call to interview from anywhere other than Parkland....I applied at all of the same places you guys did Meggo- congrats on the interview! When did they call...

  25. Critical Care Trauma Nurse Parkland

    criticalRN10 replied to criticalRN10's topic in Texas Nursing

    Awesome thanks for the