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Well, I just had to laugh at myself for this graceful moment.. I was filling out an application at a LTC/SNF, sitting in their nice little seating area in the grand dining room during lunch time. After an hour of rewriting my resume for them onto th...

Hi All! Let me start off by saying I absolutely love my current job. Love my coworkers, the MD, and all (ok, most) of our patients. Unfortunately, my current job is 1500 miles away from the person I absolutely love the most (my fiance). After spendin...

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Hi All! Let me start off by saying I absolutely love my current job. Love my coworkers, the MD, and all (ok, most) of our patients. Unfortunately, my current job is 1500 miles away from the person I absolutely love the most (my fiance). After spendin...

I would look into nursing positions at ambulatory clinics, primary care offices, public health, etc. Lower acuity patients = less chance of 'killing someone' = generally less daily stress and fear for you! If you like peds, see if there are Early In...

rnsrgr8t answered all your questions about my post! and more! I'll definitely be taking some of those tips myself! :) The only two kids I've ever had faint on me were big tough football players. So it's also important to tell anyone of driving age: 1...

Hi Marpola, As the main vaccine administrator in our peds office, I know exactly where you're coming from! It's important to remember that the crying comes mostly from fear of 'the shot.' Children and teens, especially those with sensory sensitivity...

Hi Elprup, I work in a peds office and am in charge of all vaccines, so I hope these tips help: 1. Always leave vaccines in their original box in the fridge. All vaccines that are peds formulated will be clearly marked as so. And the large font on th...

Check out Early Childhood Intervention programs in your area. I got hired as a new grad into an Early Intervention program, and I'm sure they would LOVE your ED experience. Even if EI is not where you want to end up in the PHN world, it'd definitely ...

Kaplan, definitely. I also used Lippincott and Mosby's to supplement my studying in school and prepare for exams since our professors were really into writing NCLEX style questions. The more practice you have with the NCLEX style questions, the bette...

If you enjoy working with children, look into Early Childhood Intervention programs in your area. As nurses we do a lot of social work type stuff, speech therapy, physical therapy, psych issues, working with kids on the spectrum, supporting young and...

I didn't start working as a Nursing Assistant until I was in nursing school (I didn't have to take the course because the hospital accepted my nursing school clinicals in lieu of the actual CNA course). I worked on an a Labor and Delivery floor and i...

In a word, YES.

Hi! I was a nursing assistant on a labor and delivery floor during nursing school. I did the same things as regular floor NAs and also was responsible for: -stocking 15 labor rooms/3 ORs/PACU/Triage with the appropriate equipment/instruments -setting...

I did the traditional undergrad route: apply in the fall of senior year of high school, wait for the big packet in the mail on April 15, orientation/freshman bonding over the summer, move in to the dorms the last week in August. No prerequisites to t...

I was a May '09 and spent 12 (yes, TWELVE) months on the job hunt before I finally was offered a full-time position. It's going to be a long, frustrating, often depressing road, but it will come to an end! Stay positive and as optimistic as possible,...

My favorite is when relatives think they are being helpful by perusing hospital websites for you.. 'oh, this hospital by us has tons of openings for nurses! check out their website! they say one year experience, but you have all that good experience ...

22 with my BSN

A flight across the country to see my BF :hug:

Ok, so this is a very random topic, but we all need something to wear to interviews, right? If you are in need of some interview outfits that won't drain your wallet, go check out H&M (if you are lucky enough to have them in your area)! They have...

This is somewhat of a vent, but if you have any insights/suggestions that would be wonderful, too! I'm in the process of endorsing my Louisiana RN license to MA. I also have a temporary TX license from when I was furiously applying to jobs and had a ...

I see what you're saying here.. my temp TX license expires this coming friday, so I'm not sure what will happen then, if it'll just disappear because I never complete the process of getting my perm TX license or it'll be out there forever in cyberspa...

Ooooh! That's an idea.. I have a feeling that you can't ever cancel a license, they just expire.. But it's worth a shot!

Yeah, I've tried that. The only official verification you can get for temp TX licenses are online, so I've printed out the page that says "The Texas Board of Nursing certifies that it maintains the information for the license verification function of...

Ugh! I hate wishy-washy vague emails from HR, but they seem to be pros at it! They seem to have really liked you and they didn't tell you 'thanks but no thanks' so there's still hope! Just keep studying and practicing those NCLEX questions! :fingers ...