Hello, I'm looking for ideas that other facilities might be utilizing to decrease falls. We have fall risk assessments in place...etc. We have looked at the decrease use of Benzodiazepines and Vit D...
If you did well on Hesi tests in school, I would not bother with Kaplan. I bought Saunders Comprehensive Review and Davis 2010 NCLEX Review. It took me several months to review and passed with 75...
Well the real hard facts is that employers now of days are not willing to hire new grads!!! I have looked high and low for jobs everywhere and I'm in my late 40's. If you have a great resume and...
Yeekkss..I don't know what to say....your school should have a clinical preceptorship...There is know way you can find experience without any experience....unless your a
There's an abundance of nurses, especially new grads!!! It's unfortunate that Hospitals, Dialysis, Home Care and other specialties do not hire us. It's a very sad economy and many health care...
Long-Term Care...Nursing Homes is the only place willing to hire new grads. I just got hired Thurs. after 2 months of searching! Keep looking online, in newspapers and applying in person at any...
Medical Terminology is INVALUABLE in the nursing field!!! It was a pre-requiste before I could even get into Nursing School. That would be the course to
Yes, unfortunately it's the same story for new grads across the US. I'm in Ohio and have applied for WV licensure for more job opportunities. Nursing Homes seems to be the only place that's willing...
I guess it depends on where you went to school and how well they prepared you for the real world of nursing. I precepted 9 wks in ICU and after a few wks I was solo taking care of 2 pts. It's all...
In this job market you will find a LPN job before you will find a RN job! If your pursuing RN I would go ahead for your BSN. Most hospitals in my area will not hire new grads unless they have a...
You need to worry about yourself and stop focusing on your classmates! I taped my lectures and that helped tremendously! Study groups are useless! They are just a social gatherings and nothing gets...
:nurse:Medical Terminolgy is required by most schools? If you are going to take electives, my sugestion is to take a Spanish speaking course. This has become a 2nd language and valuable to most...