McGwillis

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  1. Struggles with finding a nursing job....

    McGwillis replied to ohyeah's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oops. When I say "7 month threshold" I mean that I have been unemployed for that

  2. Struggles with finding a nursing job....

    McGwillis replied to ohyeah's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I share the frustration expressed here, and I am a nurse who has a year of experience. I just passed the 7 month threshold. Something has got to give. I urge everyone I know who thinks about going...

  3. Working as a software consultant RN

    McGwillis posted a topic in General Nursing

    I may have an opportunity to work as software consultant with a company that makes EMR software ... I'm just afraid that it wouldn't be a great investment in my nursing career, since it doesn't...

  4. *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    McGwillis replied to bree*'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am in the NYC area. Licensed in CT and in NY. One year experience as an RN and another year experience as a CNA, both in oncology and hospice. I've been unemployed for 7 months in 2 days ......

  5. Is nursing shortage a myth?

    McGwillis replied to Angitia's topic in General Students

    I am a registered nurse with one year experience. I have been unemployed for 7 months (I've been a nurse for almost 2 years). I apply for jobs every day. I get rejection emails every day. I can't...

  6. Anxiety at work...Feelings of panic attacks?

    McGwillis replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am not glad that nurses are having a hard time, but I am so grateful to know that I am not the only one. I have only been a nurse for a year and a half, and my jobs have been so disappointing. My...

  7. New Grad moving to Raleigh, NC and need advice, please!

    McGwillis replied to newgraddec's topic in Nursing Career

    I did my application for WakeMed online, and then delivered my resume and a cover letter in a folder to the unit where I wanted to work. I just gave it to the unit secretary to give to the unit...

  8. Using PRN benzodiazepines on the job

    McGwillis posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I get terrible anxiety attacks at work, and as often as I have tried to just 'calm down' when they start coming on, they often feel completely uncontrollable. I am prescribed a prn benzodiazepine,...

  9. Licensed as an RN, but still jobless!!

    McGwillis replied to RN_Laila25's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for only a year, and I feel your pain. I am moving back to my hometown in NY (from NC) VERY soon. Already applied for licenses in NY and CT. It is so sad, depressing, and...

  10. Going insane waiting on a call back

    McGwillis replied to MissJessica,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah. Manager surely had the whole weekend off and hasn't gotten to it yet. Either way, I agree that you should call. Good advice from

  11. Using PRN benzodiazepines on the job

    McGwillis replied to McGwillis's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Wow. I am moving back to NY very soon, so that is very scary to hear. It sounds very

  12. New Assignment Nightmare!

    McGwillis replied to goodgyrl's topic in Travel

    Yikes is right! I have been told that there are a lot of Kaiser positions available, and I am about to take my very first travel assignment pretty soon -- I won't go to

  13. ADHD, crippling anxiety attacks, and horrible self-esteem

    McGwillis replied to McGwillis's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Love your quote,

  14. ADHD, crippling anxiety attacks, and horrible self-esteem

    McGwillis posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am nurse in my first year as an RN, and I have ADHD "Severe Type" (according to the Duke ADHD Program). I have been suffering from crippling anxiety on the job. I go into the bathroom to cry and...

  15. ADHD, crippling anxiety attacks, and horrible self-esteem

    McGwillis replied to McGwillis's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    How is everyone doing? I left the hospital environment and am loving my job in home health. It isn't stress-free, but I get to deal with one patient at a time. It has made a huge difference in my...

  16. Critical Care nurse residency in NC or SC

    McGwillis replied to Acacia06's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't ever heard of it being called a 'residency' before, but I was in the new nurse grad program at WakeMed. They called it the Nurse Fellows program. They have hired newgrads for positions in...

  17. what unit is best for ADD type?

    McGwillis replied to mh356's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I think that surgical services may be best for me, and I feel the same way that you do, having ADHD and working on a busy hospital floor with 5-6

  18. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    McGwillis replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have issues, and I am an RN!!! I have learned my lesson about sharing my disability with people at work. I will never do it again. It seems like people found more and more things wrong with me...

  19. ADHD, crippling anxiety attacks, and horrible self-esteem

    McGwillis replied to McGwillis's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I haven't been in this site in a while and I am glad that some people replied to my message! Thanks to all of you. I am doing better than I was -- as in, I am coping a lot better than I was. I have...

  20. Exhausted and depressed

    McGwillis replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    sistasoul -- You just told my story! (only I am on an ortho/oncology floor -- pain management is a beetch when it is EVERY patient you have, and when nothing ever seems to work well enough for many...

  21. ADHD, crippling anxiety attacks, and horrible self-esteem

    McGwillis replied to McGwillis's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have, and I take Lexapro for anxiety and use Adderall XR as of now. I don't want to take a benzo on the job, so I don't take the Librium prn that was prescribed for me . I suppose that I should...

  22. Took NCLEX RN today...pretty certain I failed.

    McGwillis replied to DelanaRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It IS the real deal -- I passed! Wow. I really felt like I had failed when I

  23. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    McGwillis replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was so scared that maybe they had fixed it, but it worked for me -- I PASSED!!!!!!! GLORY BE TO

  24. During the NCLEX can you write things down?

    McGwillis replied to focuszx5's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used the board for MANY questions, and I didn't have any calcs. I would write 1,2,3,4 and why I thought which ones were good or bad answers next to them. It really helped, because then I would...

  25. Took NCLEX-RN Exam today (YIKES!!!)

    McGwillis replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    AWESOME!!!