helster83

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1. Going Backwards

   helster83 replied to HarStarr's topic in General Nursing

   I understand your pain. I've been in the field for about the same time and have had the same luck and felt the same lack of confidence. Currently I am in a position (in home health) that I love-- but...

2. Someone please give me tips on how to apply to volunteer positions

   helster83 replied to Nurseadam's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I've done something that I call "cold calling" ...basically depending on where you live, type 'hospital' into google maps, see what pops up, and start making phone calls. Speak to the operator, have...

3. Giving Up on Nursing

   helster83 replied to Kristen75's topic in New York Nursing

   I get exactly where you are coming from because I've been there too. I know you are frustrated. Just sending out resumes isn't going to get you noticed, alone. It's great that you have the EMT...

4. Why such high new RN turnover?

   helster83 replied to Calder's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I honestly haven't known any new graduate nurses to have unrealistic high expectations (such as asking for the day shift), I personally would never ask of such things. But I will say that hospitals do...

5. Still a new grad... when will it end?

   helster83 replied to helster83's topic in First Year After Licensure

   There has been a lot of thought and analysis on my own part in regards to what has happened during the time I worked both positions. I have done a lot of questioning of myself in how I reacted or how...

6. Still a new grad... when will it end?

   helster83 replied to helster83's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thank- you. I definitely feel stronger as a RN now than I did a year ago. I've had a lot of time to go over how a shift could be managed much easier by organizing myself

7. Still a new grad... when will it end?

   helster83 replied to helster83's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thank- you for your post, though I'd find it rather nauseating to speak to my old employers again. I don't want to remind them that me (as well as other new nurses) are at their mercy. I have gotten...

8. Still a new grad... when will it end?

   helster83 replied to helster83's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You sound exactly like me. Sometimes I didn't take breaks, but realized that by 7AM I sounded like a complete moron in report because my blood sugar probably ran low by then. So, I made it a big deal...

9. Still a new grad... when will it end?

   helster83 replied to helster83's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thank- you so much. Reading this means so

10. Still a new grad... when will it end?

    helster83 replied to helster83's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At the time I was volunteering, the hospital was on a hiring freeze and there were talks about laying RN's off. Right after I was hired by my 2nd employer. As a side note that I should have...

11. Still a new grad... when will it end?

    helster83 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    -I graduated in Jan '10. -Passed the boards March '10. -Worked as a nurse's aid at a local hospital from july '09- july '10. -(First opportunity) Got hired to work in acute care at NYP- Cornell,...

12. NCLEX-RN tomorrow! am lost and don't know what to do

    helster83 replied to shannalim's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yeah, everyone should definitely relax the night before their big exam. I remember when I took the NCLEX, and how nervous I started out. Your brain has to work at optimal levels for tomorrow,...

13. New Grads...Teaching Hospital vs Community Hospital

    helster83 replied to Old.Timer's topic in General Nursing

    This issue has also been something I have been putting some thought into recently. I have worked in both environments. I worked in a major level one trauma center in NYC as a new grad this year......

14. What are different things I could specialize in as a RN

    helster83 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I work in acute care for Neuroscience. Nurses in this unit can eventually get CNRN (certified neuroscience registered nurse) and/ or CCRN (critical care registered

15. Kaplan scores/Reschedule the NCLEX?

    helster83 replied to glamgalRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My average q-bank score was 54%. I was mostly pulling 58's and 56's for a while, and getting quite a few low 50's also. Toward the last week before the exam, I started studying the kaplan book like my...