Emilynn09

Hello, I am wondering if anyone else has been in my situation. I know NC has special requirements about who they allow to come into the state education wise. I am aware that UNC, Wilmington, ECU, Duke and Chapel Hill all offer local programs that ar...

Hello, My husband and I are considering taking an assignment in the Austin area (he's military), in the next year and a half or so. By the time we move I will have about 2 years RN experience and a BSN (I have my ASN now, and 8 months left to finish ...

I'm, I suppose at this point "experienced". I've been an RN for 2 years, moving into my 3rd year as an RN. I work in an ER near my home, a 10- 15 minute commute depending on traffic down the main drag. Here's my dilemma... basically to stay or go. My...

Thanks for input. I appreciate it. I'm currently still considering the offer...

I would, because there really is no other ED close by in the community unless I want to drive an hour + in either direction. For a true emergency, I'd have no choice.

The only thing that works is that one, it starts with a D, sounds like Bin Laden. LOL

Agree 200%. I have learned some of the best tricks from PCTs and CNAs. They are a wonderful resource. VALUE them.

This is DAY ONE! Don't be so hard on yourself. If you made it through the day, and didn't cause any harm to a pt, then it was a good day. We ALL make mistakes, even seasoned nurses make mistakes. Learn from them. Make it a point to ask as many questi...

I have my own resource book that I put together, it's a 3 ring binder and it has all my hospital protocols with a lot of the common critical care drips and other things that I encounter often in the ED. It has my lab values in it, etc. I used to use ...

Tell everyone that you want experience doing IVs. Ask them to come get you if you have the time, and let you do the IV. Do as many as you can! Seek out opportunities. The only way to get better is to practice practice practice!

TNCC is a great class, as a new grad I think it's a fantastic idea to take. It will give you a process and some rationale to put behind your practice in the ED with trauma patients. The book that is used for the course is more than sufficient enough ...

It sounds like you've got some bad apples there in your department. It might be worthwhile to mention your frustration to your management, especially if you have attempted to resolve the issue yourself with these new nurses. Nobody wants to see anyon...

Onslow County is New Grad friendly. There is one hospital there, and as far as I know they hire new grads, and have a pretty extensive orientation period for unexperienced nurses. They also hire ADN and BSN prepared nurses alike.

Hello, I am wanting information regarding the ER at Carolina East? I am not a new grad, am an experienced ER nurse with an upcoming interview. Just wondering if any current or former employees may have some info about the department? How is the work...

This is a portion of my assignment, and I am wondering if anyone has come across any good databases other than the ones listed to find some good evidence based practice research? I don't want to just choose any old thing, because it will benefit me l...

Are you able to do clinicals in North Carolina or do you have to do them in TN? I live in Eastern Carolina, so the TN border is quite a ways.

Thank You! I will look into that link.

I didn't read any of the other comments, but I just want to say that life is too short to be stuck in a career that you don't like. Nursing is hard both physically and emotionally. I can't imagine having to go to work day in and day out and not reall...

Moving from CA to NC and expecting a lower pay rate but what's the average going pay for an RN with a little over a year experience in Onslow County area? Sometimes applications ask for salary requirements and I don't know what's reasonable to ask fo...

The Naval Hospital on Camp Lejeune pays well, they do contracts, so you'd have to contact one of the agencies and get a contract; you can get per diem contracts but to work there you need to have 2+ years experience, which you obviously do.

Oh, I don't know. I think Vidant pays well; mid $20s.

Some. I make $23 and some change, but I also work at one of the lower paying hospitals in my area. I'm geographically challenged though because my husband is military so I didn't get to pick where to live. I like my job though & nursing was never...

Wilmington is a nice area, there's New Hanover there and a lot to do in the area. I live in Jacksonville, which is about an hour away from Wilmington. I like it here. There's a community hospital in Jacksonville; Onslow Memorial Hospital. Jacksonvill...

Is he/she a new grad? That sounds low for that area.

I have had no problem making ends meet at all. The cost of living is slightly lower, not as low as the hourly pay reflects, but I'm pretty good with money and haven't got myself into much debt so it's been fine for me. There's not too much around the...