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  1. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    DedHedRN replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I am obese, I am a RN. During school my eating had become so compulsive that I could not control what I put into my mouth.I wish my doctor would have mentioned to me about my weight. I really didn't...

  2. How do I get a job? 'RN who lacks experience'

    DedHedRN replied to jitterbugg's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Welcome to the realities of the New Grad dilemma. I need a job, but I cant get hired without experience. Honestly, I think someone should just SHUT DOWN ALL RN schools for a few years.. so the new...

  3. LTC, for new grads?

    DedHedRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad and I would like to eventually work in Home Health or Hospice. I have heard people say that you should not just jump right into these fields. I read somewhere that LTC is a good...

  4. LTC, for new grads?

    DedHedRN replied to DedHedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad RN. I would love to just jump in a do Home Health, but I am not experienced. But what I really want to know is, how common is it for RNs in LTC to lose licenses over the situations...

  5. is this a common thing with OVERTIME

    DedHedRN replied to CHEWEYchum's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they prefer to schedule in nurses because they can do many things that you cannot, and it picks up the slack and makes patient care

  6. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    DedHedRN replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I heard LA was dead to new grads, and they are still pumping out hundreds and hundreds upon hundreds of new nurses from the RN programs twice a year. The county south of that is considered dead to new...

  7. Orientation without an orientor....

    DedHedRN replied to ladybugJan's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If there are 9 patients, and only the charge nurse + 1 staff nurse I don't see what she has to be in charge of, sounds to me like the charge needs to step up and take her fair

  8. Is Southern California New Grad RN Friendly?

    DedHedRN replied to fireline's topic in California Nursing

    I am from Southern California, and its seems to be over-saturated here. Over 200 applicants for every new grad job. When I graduated in december, the nursing facility told us to expect to spend at...

  9. What To Do After You've Made A Mistake

    DedHedRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Do you think it is possible that she was panicking and was substituting 1 milligram for 1 milliliter in her mind when she pushed the meds and never even realized that she made a mistake? And laughter...

  10. I think I might be moving across the country for my first RN job...

    DedHedRN replied to anissaamadea's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would be willing to move across the country for a nursing job, actually I would be very HAPPY to move across the country, to a remote rural area would be most ideal. After living in the city for six...

  11. FINALLY got a job!

    DedHedRN replied to StillSeeking's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!!!! Now, looking back on all that job hunting, do you have any tips for us new grad RNs who will be starting our own job hunting journeys soon? I have heard so many bad things that I am...

  12. job hunt in LA

    DedHedRN replied to bieRN's topic in California Nursing

    I have just graduated as well, but I live one county down from you. I just found out on feb, 4th that I had passed nclex so I am super excited. I have heard it said that the Orange county is over...

  13. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    DedHedRN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    This is to that guy who thinks he's god, talks about himself all the time, and is in RN school to make his fortune. "You remember when you told me you were going to retire before me and gave me that...