rn4life2009

Tomorrow is our kids last day. I am working summer school until June 23. Then I get to go on my vacation to Tulum Mexico!

I have worked through tornadoes in KS and Hurricane Ike in the only hospital(direct hit) that was open during the storm. We were allowed to bring our family and we rode out the storm and evacuated the next day. It was one of the most scary things I h...

In tx it varies by district. I haven't seen the certification requirement but some districts only hire BSN RN.

The year I work on ltc we bought like nice fuzzy socks with slip grip, nice smelling lotions(vanilla, fruit pleasant easy scents) and body sprays. We would make sure to use the lotions on them and make sure they had on their warm socks at night.

I have been through this before. I dreaded going to work my stomach was in knots. I would cry on the way to work. When I was layed off I felt bad at first but I am relieved I no longer have to work at a place that made me hate being a nurse. I have w...

Go online and look up the different procedures. The company might even have a web page explaining the procedures for the patients. I would take extra care with my physical looks. Careful tasteful makeup, nails hair. Thier business caters to people wh...

I have been there. I had never failed anything until the RN program. I had alot of things going on in my personal life and I failed my second semester. It was a severe blow to my self confidence. It is ok to be sad for a while then brush your self of...

i think all of us have taken care of a crab or two or hundreds LOL

I wasnt exactly offered a job. The owner wanted me to come in so she could try me out to see if I would work out. She said she couldnt offer me a job because my references had not called back. The job is in a methadone clinic which she told me was fr...

I would definitely get short term disability insurance in case you have any complications. I was doing med surg(eve) and started pre term labor(never happen in the other 2 pregnancy) and was put on 6 weeks bed rest before he was born which used up my...

Thanks everyone!

I should have listened to my gut in the first place. I want to go back to work so bad but not at the expense of my license.

I am in the Houston area too. I have my ADN and have worked as a LPN and CNA and have over 2 yrs experience as a nurse. I cant find a job either. I was layed off after 1.5 yrs as a rn in dec 09. I think the job market here is just overflooded. I thin...

what do you think of this ad posted on craigslist(tx)? is 10 a reference to looks or skills? office "nurse"/medical asst date: 2011-03-21, 12:43pm cdt reply to: [errors when replying to ads?] looking for a medical tech/phlebotomist must be a "1...

I sent them an email with the boards policy on the title nurse. I also told them if the 10 was referring to looks it was tacky! I mean really! I could care less what the person looks like who is taking care of me as long as they know thier stuff.

There always going to be ignorant people who assumes things. I say if it is your dream then follow it and dont let anyone stop you!

I have heard about that. I am personally uncomfortable with that. I know at the ltc I worked in ks, they used a cma. They are cna(6 wks training) and then they take cma course which is (6 more weeks in med admin) and meds are given using a MAR(bp and...

I have been there before. I would go home from work and feel bad that I couldn't do more. I have chose not to go back to med surg. I have worked at nursing home, hospital rehab and I would say med surg(esp. mostly totals) has been the most understaff...

I would not work for free. I think this would cause a trend of people wanting nurses to work for free. We have student loans to pay!!

Harris County health department will let you volunteer.

It is the economy. I graduated in 2008 and jobs were easier to come by. I was layed off in Dec 2009 and I am still unemployed. It is good just to get a job in any part of nursing to get experience and be willing to work any shift. Sites I have used a...

I have been here before. It is funny I had worked as a nurse in ltc and hospital rehab and never had complaints in fact most of the family loved me. Then I started working med surg and there was complaints. One was I didnt care about the patient beca...

You are not a lousy nurse. We have all had days like that. We are human and sometimes we miss things or make mistakes and sometimes we have coworkers who rub them in our face because they are insecure with themselves. Learn from it and forgive yourse...

I was in an area where my unit closed and I was frequently floated. I had one night where I took a patient I really shouldnt have(postpartum on post op) and it did go south. Needless to say I was able to handle everything but it scared me so bad that...

Unfortunately I have been here. The problem is if the nm gets it in for you because of this nurse it is best to get out of this job. Unlike other jobs as a nurse they can not only get you fired they can try to get you into trouble with the state boar...