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  1. Help! What to wear to 1st day of Orientation??

    nurseogden replied to NYRN09's topic in General Nursing

    definitely wear casual dress wear on your first orientation day. They will tell you what uniforms you are expected to wear at orientation and you should only start wearing those when you start in the...

  2. She switched my Hours now what?

    nurseogden replied to LVN2010M's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1 you should never had said yes, or you should have qualified it with a time frame. 2. You are basically screwed....If you tell her you don't want the 230 shift, now she can tell you that she already...

  3. Failed ADN program, now trying for BSN

    nurseogden replied to blessed2bfree's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Go for the BSN definitely. I only got an ASN and honestly, it has limited my opportunities as time has passed. When you get older and don't want to do 12 hour days at the bedside, the only positions...

  4. Handwashing and Dry Skin

    nurseogden replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    The alcohol in the hand gel is awful...I learned a remedy years ago that keeps my hands and feet intact....Crisco and socks or glove before going to bed at night...Sounds gross, but it works. 32...

  5. Injured Nurses on Compensation

    nurseogden replied to 2kewl's topic in International Nursing

    Be thankful you have respectable facilities that recognized your injury related to work. When I ruptured a disk in my lower back.pulling on a 400lb woman...my facility hem hawed around so long with...

  6. Should I quit nursing school

    nurseogden replied to MilwaukeeRNstu's topic in General Students

    Nusing school sucks. But know that you will be watched and critiqued for your entire career. You will have to go through orientation and the first year after school is hell on all new grads. And...

  7. How often do you work extra?

    nurseogden replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    Honey, if you are content with your income and don't need the money, don't work extra!!! There is so much more to life than work. Live your life when you are not at work and your won't be burnt out. I...

  8. New Nurse. Need help, Please. What are my options???

    nurseogden replied to jkRN223's topic in General Nursing

    Dear New Nurse, I have been a nurse 32 years. I love bedside nursing and always have. However, it is really a lot harder for you today to start than it was for me. There is a lot more pressure to...

  9. In Hospital On Call

    nurseogden replied to karih23's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired for a no call position as well. I live too far away to take call and respond within 1 hr which is our time limit. I work Endoscopy---our call time isn't as urgent as trauma or chilbirth!...

  10. Need A Sedentary/desk Job !

    nurseogden replied to MCF's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know who you are but I am facing the same thing with Multiple Sclerosis. I have a 2 yr degree and it seems, unless you have a bachelor's or better, you might as well hang up your nursing cap...