sourapril

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  1. Which job do I choose???

    sourapril replied to LisaCarr90's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    List your priorities then see which hospital fits your bill. -your happiness -do you enjoy driving -do you enjoy working night shift -do you prefer living with your family or by yourself -do you like...

  2. Is this acceptable?

    sourapril replied to betweenus64's topic in General Nursing

    Having an unlicensed person doing a nurse's job is dangerous. Your place could be sued. I wouldn't risk your license for that kind of practice. If you already tried to bring up the issue to your...

  3. Help! ED or ICU? I cannot decide.

    sourapril replied to lisa2627's topic in General Nursing

    What's your long and short term goals for your career? If you don't know, then I say flip a coin and pick either one. If you know what your goal is and still torn between two offers, I would ask if...

  4. How far do you drive to work?

    sourapril replied to pittnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of accidents happen when you are like 1-2 miles away from your home. So I would suggest you to move closer to your work place if you can or keep looking for closer options. Your health is just...

  5. Afraid I might get fired

    sourapril replied to britpanda's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would quit before I could get fired. Your unit doesn't sound very supportive and probably not very safe since it's often short of staff. You put in a good 5 months and now it's time to move on. Good...

  6. Husband doesn't understand... advice?

    sourapril replied to LVHI_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't expect my spouse to understand but I expect him to acknowledge my feeling and respect my decision. If yours can't do that schedule a couple counseling session if things get

  7. Is It possible to work fulltime as a new BSN Grad and take some Pre-med classes?

    sourapril replied to ALA95's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You don't plan to be a RN first then MD. There are people who choose to be RN then decide to change their minds, or vice versa. Life is unpredictable. Medicine and nursing are quite different. If you...

  8. nursing conferences

    sourapril replied to froggy8's topic in Nursing Career

    Join professional organizations, contact your nurse educator, search

  9. Can nursing crossover with ministry?

    sourapril replied to Njustice's topic in Nursing Career

    As long as your believes don't interfere with your nursing judgement. I knew a public health nurse who doesn't believe in vaccination.....needless to say she didn't have her job for very

  10. work 1 day week, 8 hours, is it possible?

    sourapril replied to otherendeavors's topic in Nursing Career

    float or PRN in a

  11. Thoughts on "out of the box" nursing jobs immediately after graduation?

    sourapril replied to angelofmusicRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If bedside nursing is not your passion, I wouldn't worry too much about it. One disadvantage you would have is lack of experience as a clinical nurse so that lack of knowledge may hinder your work or...

  12. Dual MSN & Public Health - Career Paths

    sourapril replied to coolnurse42's topic in Public, Community Health

    Which area of public health are you interested in? In local health department, you can work in maternal child health, obesity, injury prevention, disease control, immunization. As far as specific job...

  13. what to call self on resumes?

    sourapril replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think most places would look at your resume if you don't have RN yet. You don't need a title on your resume. If you have previous degrees, sure, put BSN or whatever. If not, you don't have to...

  14. NICU vs. Peds

    sourapril replied to nperks's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My personal experience: -Peds, like med-surg, you get exposed to all kinds of illnesses/drugs, age groups. More chaotic in general than NICU. higher patient ratio. You have to constantly deal with...

  15. Hospital CNA

    sourapril replied to samileed94's topic in General Nursing

    In my personal experience: -hospital gives you more training and longer orientation than LTC does -more staff, or more consistent staffing on a hospital floor -better benefits -more "regular" shifts...

  16. How urgent is URGENT?

    sourapril replied to holinurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I still think you made the right decision for the time being. First of all, it's hard to get a job as a new grad in this market. Secondly, I would not work at a place that requires certain number of...

  17. Prerequisites for nursing-community college or four year college?

    sourapril replied to castorandpollux's topic in General Students

    Where you get your degree or where you take your classes has nothing to do with whether you are a good nurse or not. Heck, it even has nothing to do with whether you are going to pass NCLEX or not. As...

  18. How urgent is URGENT?

    sourapril replied to holinurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I think urgent care experience would be good if you want to be a family NP. It allows you to see a variety of cases that's not life-or-death (but you never know). I would not want to start my nursing...

  19. What make-or-break things get you hired

    sourapril replied to Miewn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can't do anything about your current GPA. I would focus on the prerequisites you need to take for nursing school. Make sure you get mostly As, maybe a few Bs. Absolutely no Cs. I think you will...

  20. I dont know where to start..feeling a little confused

    sourapril replied to mrs.nursestar's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I don't know about ATI or HESI but Kaplan is THE book to study if you want to pass NCLEX. The questions' format is very similar to

  21. Keep my License Active or Let it Expire?

    sourapril replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you are going to work as a nurse, yes you need your license active. If you want to work in other fields, then you don't need the nursing license. If you regret later or decide to go back to nursing...

  22. Becoming a RN in Puerto Rico

    sourapril replied to JW417's topic in US Territories, Puerto Rico

    https://allnurses.com/nursing-puerto-rico/working-as-an-540275.html Here you go. Look like you have to take their board exam. Good

  23. Registered Dietitian vs. Public Health Nurse?

    sourapril replied to indrani987's topic in Nursing Career

    We have nurses who work in our WIC. They are certified breast feeding educator. If you are into nutrition, try to apply to WIC jobs. Personally I think nursing gives me more options down the

  24. Is it even worth it anymore?

    sourapril replied to trebleclefmama's topic in Nursing Career

    Half of my nursing school cohort falls into one or more of the following categories: had kids, single parent, over 50 years of age, nursing is 2nd, 3rd, 4th career, had sick parents to take care, had...

  25. Degree from a non-nationally accredited school

    sourapril replied to erpeters19's topic in Nursing Career

    I thought most places just need to see if you have your RN license or not. It may not affect you finding a job but if you want to get higher degrees later the school may require you to have a BSN from...