samae23

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1. Why won't anyone hire new graduate nurses??!!?!?

   samae23 replied to samae23's topic in General Nursing

   Good points all, I'm actually in Madison, WI. But I'm sure it would be worth it to commute if I were to find a job outside the city. I've been looking around Madison too. I'll keep looking. I understand why people don't really want to hire new grads ...

2. Should I get an internship? Help!

   samae23 replied to sik0123's topic in General Students

   At some point GET AN INTERNSHIP... you have no idea how much this will help you in finding a job....I regret I didn't have one (not that I didn't try)...it would have helped a lot!!!!!!!!!

3. Why won't anyone hire new graduate nurses??!!?!?

   samae23 replied to samae23's topic in General Nursing

   I know, I just wish someone would be willing to give me the experience I need! I wonder how anyone is supposed to start out with no one wanting to give us a chance! I would LOVE to get into a residency program but they;re SOOOO competitive! I've alre...

4. Why won't anyone hire new graduate nurses??!!?!?

   samae23 replied to samae23's topic in General Nursing

   I've always wanted to go to Texas :) Well sugar, that sucks!

5. Why won't anyone hire new graduate nurses??!!?!?

   samae23 replied to samae23's topic in General Nursing

   Well thanks everyone! I WISH I could relocate....unfortunately my situation sucks even more because my fiance just got a job in the area as a police officer, so needless to say we're kinda stuck here for a little while! I guess I'll just have to star...

6. 10 years LVN,new grad RN and still hard to find a job

   samae23 replied to Ang7224's topic in New Nurse

   I'm in the same boat, no one will give me a chance It's disheartening. It almost makes me think, what was the point of going to school for 4 years if no one will give me the chance to prove myself?????

7. Why won't anyone hire new graduate nurses??!!?!?

   samae23 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So, I am a registered nurse in Wisconsin. I graduated in Dec. '10, but I haven't found a job yet....I have looked at almost every option. Basically NO ONE wants me... I am wondering if anyone knows if you CAN work as a CNA in Wisconsin with a registe...

8. Can a no-job RN work as a CNA??

   samae23 replied to jpt's topic in New Nurse

   GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

9. Pt with CHF, COPD and edema!!! HELP?!?!

   samae23 replied to samae23's topic in Student Assist

   wow, thank you so much for all of the help!! i will definitely look more into everything and make some changes! i really appreciate it :)

10. Pt with CHF, COPD and edema!!! HELP?!?!

    samae23 replied to samae23's topic in Student Assist

    Oh Ok I get what you're saying now, blow flow to the heart is deoxygenated and blood flow leaving the heart is oxygenated. So this edematous blood in the lower extremities needs to get back to the heart so it can get oxygenated and then perfuse the l...

11. Pt with CHF, COPD and edema!!! HELP?!?!

    samae23 replied to samae23's topic in Student Assist

    I'm just not sure about the whole compression of the lower extremities thing now, because if my diagnosis is ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion, wouldn't some type of compression be making this worse because it's promoting venous blood flow back...

12. Pt with CHF, COPD and edema!!! HELP?!?!

    samae23 replied to samae23's topic in Student Assist

    One things though, are compression stockings able to be used for PITTING edema??

13. Pt with CHF, COPD and edema!!! HELP?!?!

    samae23 replied to samae23's topic in Student Assist

    Thank you so much!! Your input has definitely helped me!!!

14. Pt with CHF, COPD and edema!!! HELP?!?!

    samae23 posted a topic in Student Assist

    I am writing a care plan for a pt. A little hx is that he has COPD, CHF, kidney disease, hypertension and on assessment he has bilateral 2+ pitting edema in his lower extremities. He has been a smoker for most of his life but quit about 2 years ago. ...

15. Health promotion....

    samae23 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in Student Assist

    We did something like this a couple semesters ago...I remember someone did some type of promotion of eating healthy. They had examples of things you could eat instead of something else (like going to mcdonalds...or if you did go to mcdonalds what hea...