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Have you looked into New Hanover Regional ?

hello, I am excited to be starting a new chapter of my nsg career, I am starting the periop 101 internship soon! If any nurses out there live in Onslow County and work at NHRMC, and are interested in carpooling ,for day shift M-F, please let me know...

Bite your tongue til it bleeds. Pause before you speak, even if you are right. Maintain a quiet presence when you feel yourself wanting to reply with a smart reply.

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Go for it. With a background in med/surg and pych., you probably could go just about anywhere.

I would say yes ,that you can request not to have your current employer contacted. During the interview, state that you are looking for different nursing opportunities and experiences to make you a more rounded individual. Good luck and post updates...

Congrats and best of luck to you

Definitely a follow up email or letter. Congrats and good luck to you? What are your top 3 choices?

:crying2:Another shift down, I made it through another night. I am soo tired and feel all out of sorts. I slept til 11am today and have been up since. I do not go back until Monday night, work three in a row. I just hope I can get used to doing this....

I did it. I survived my first nightshift. I drank 3 cups of coffee,stopped at 0300.I started to really feel tired at 0500,but I managed to stay awake. I got home about 0830 and slept until 1230, and then bam, I am awake. I have to go back tonight and...

Well here I go, about to do my first shift of nights. Please think good thoughts and prayers this way. I will post my progress. Thanks to all for your kind words and support. I am going in:).

Thanks to all, I am going back tonight. I already know some of my pts,so hopefully it will go a tad bit easier. I am sucking down the caffeine now. Wish me luck and I will update tomorrow.

Hello all, I am starting nights next week. 7p-7a. I am not a night person, but it was the only job available,so I accepted. I am worried about how I am going to do nights. I am a new,middle-aged nurse with 2 kids. I am usually in bed by 10 pm every...

Thanks everyone, that is why I love this site. Real advice from nurses that have been there. I will keep posting updates.

Any updates ? I would love to hear how the nightshift is going, I need some words of encouragement. I start 7p-7a next week. THANKS!!

Thank you for your advice. I am trying to get in the mindset that I can do this. I have to do it. Please say a prayer for me and again, thank you:redbeathe

Waterlily, I will keep you posted. Feel free to pm me. Thanks for your reply:)

Have you tried making a visit with the nurse mananger ,to the hospital{s} that you would like to work at. Maybe taking that extra initiative might get you noticed. Alot of resumes do not even get past human resources these days. Good Luck and keep us...

The course was 23 online modules through UNC. It was self paced, you have 9 months to complete it.At the end of each module there was a final exam that you needed to pass before moving on. I think you could retake the exams if you didnt make an 80% o...

I was out of floor nursing for 7 years, I just finished a RN Refresher course. Best thing for my career, I was offered a position as soon as was finished. I would check with your BON.

Cant prospective employers see all the jobs you held as a nurse, when they perform a premployment background check? Just saying, because if you do not put all your nursing jobs on employment applications, the prospective employers can still find ou...

I am about to start 12 night shifts. I have never worked nights,but I am thankful just to get a position. There is no nursing shortage around her. I have two children,age 4 and 14. I am nervous about nightshift, and when I am going to sleep, spend t...

Yes I had one patient who seized, checked her capillary bs. was 30?? I thought a b.s. that low was incompatible with life, she was not responsive,but still had respirations... Of course she had no IV access, so I gave her IM Glucagon.. She came thr...

Hi CharrGn, The refresher course I took was through a state university nursing school. It consisted of 23 didatic online nursing theory modules. You ahd to pass each final exam before you could move on to the clinical component. The clinical compon...

YAY!! I have finished my refresher course. Starting 7p-7a next week. I have never worked night shift:eek:. Any tips/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Those of you who have little kids, how do you sleep and have family time? I am so excited an...