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  1. Chemical exposures & Pregnancy

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    We use fluoroscopy during lithotripsy, stent insertions, PNE, retrograde pyelograms, etc. I do Urodynamics but it does not involve any radiation where I work. I agree that staff, myself included, was...

  2. Chemical exposures & Pregnancy

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Dishes, I had not read it , but just did with your recommendation. I am going to need to talk to my manager. We only have the tiny ceiling ventilation fan, and that's an upgrade from what they used...

  3. Chemical exposures & Pregnancy

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I was unable to find anything about pregnancy in all of the documents on the CDC website. I e-mailed them asking if there is any further literature. From a document on the department of health...

  4. NCCC students help!! Radiology and Nursing

    naptimeRN replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    I graduated from NCCC, and I can definitely say it's a good program. I passed the NCLEX with the minimum 75 questions in 45 minutes. They get you prepared. Tons of people failed out of the program...

  5. Is this the right career choice?

    naptimeRN replied to hclothier's topic in Nursing Career

    Personally, I would never go to a school that would end up putting me that deep into debt. I went to a community college for my ADN and took the same test that all graduate nurses must take despite...

  6. Part time day shift vs full time night

    naptimeRN replied to vivrantthing's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What do you need financially? If you can tolerate nights (mentally, physically) and you need the money from a full time job and the benefits...that would seem the best

  7. Hospital to Clinic

    naptimeRN replied to megm07's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    That's a nice schedule, Tues-Fri 9-5! Three day weekends wahoo! And that's a huge improvement in terms of commute. That's some extra quality of life for you right there. And hey, if your goal was...

  8. Final exam study tips!!

    naptimeRN replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in General Students

    Start studying as early as possible before the exam. Review one section at time. Don't overwhelm yourself. Avoid looking at that fat binder like a whole..break it up into sections and have one goal...

  9. Job shadowing?

    naptimeRN replied to eifan115's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Hi, eifan. Thanks for letting my know about the eye clinic! I did not follow through with the clinic at that time, but they just called again for a different position. Still, not sure.... You never...

  10. working in a physicians office

    naptimeRN replied to Cisl4him's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Hi, Cisl4him. In terms of salary, I took a pay cut (a couple of dollars less per hour than the hospital base pay) to work in an office setting. I had several interviews for outpatient jobs and all...

  11. Trocaire College Nursing program!

    naptimeRN replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in New York Nursing

    You're welcome! One day at time! Good luck with the first week back (it always stinks at first with the loooooong lectures..it gets better when that's over with)

  12. Trocaire College Nursing program!

    naptimeRN replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in New York Nursing

    Oh, and I found a quick review of my notes right before going to sleep worked great for me as I would wake up still remembering it all in my head. I must have had some pretty boring nursing school...

  13. Trocaire College Nursing program!

    naptimeRN replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in New York Nursing

    You are already in a good place having taken most of your sciences. And Micro isn't bad at all! In terms of studying, if I didn't understand something completely from lecture or my notes I would...

  14. Trocaire College Nursing program!

    naptimeRN replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi, KStudentNurse! Thought I'd respond to your post since I graduated from NCCC a couple of years ago. I feel all programs will have their flaws, but overall, NCCC was great in that I felt totally...

  15. Nursing & Family Life?

    naptimeRN replied to loverofall's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with the above advice. Try to get a year in if you really can. Then maybe you can even go per diem and work very minimally, but still have your foot in the door and still be getting...

  16. Urology nurse/ urodinamic testing

    naptimeRN replied to danayp5's topic in Nursing Career

    Aw, thanks danayp5! If you have any other questions on outpatient Uro, I'm here! Good luck with your

  17. Urology nurse/ urodinamic testing

    naptimeRN replied to danayp5's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi. I work in a Urology clinic doing Urodynamic testing, pelvic floor therapy, cyst/trus biopsy/stent/etc prep and everything else we do in Urology. I live in upstate NY and get paid $25/hr....

  18. Going from FT to Per diem...with no pay increase?

    naptimeRN replied to jinx8828's topic in Nursing Career

    I know that some hospitals, clinics, etc pay per diem nurses more. I however am not one of the lucky ones at the hospital where I work per diem. We get paid the same as everyone else (part time,...

  19. PRN in hospital while working outpatient?

    naptimeRN replied to Wrench Party's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Hi Wrench Party. Thought I'd reply since I am in this boat. I worked at a hospital for about a year and a half then took a PT position in an outpatient clinic and went to per diem at the hospital....

  20. good job for a new grad?

    naptimeRN replied to hawksrn2014's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Nice choice, hawksrn! And congrats. Everyone here was right with the advice of any job is better than no job. You will now have a nursing job to put on that resume! I started in the hospital, got a...

  21. Quitting hospital job to go into adult day care...am I nuts?

    naptimeRN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you should go with your gut feeling...which to me sounds like you are not into the day care job much at all(except for the hours). Sometimes being mentally unstimulated can be just as...

  22. Job shadowing?

    naptimeRN replied to eifan115's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Hi, eifan115. Was wondering how you like the eye surgery clinic? I had a call from an eye clinic for a per-diem position was was

  23. Outpatient clinic as first job

    naptimeRN replied to jenndavis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You can always keep applying for acute care jobs in the meantime. But hey, maybe you will enjoy the outpatient psych job and not mind missing out on the "fun" in the hospital. I agree with the...

  24. How do you unwind...

    naptimeRN replied to zephyr9's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I usually come home, eat, and fall asleep. Within like 2 hours. So, I'm not too sure if my routine counts as unwinding or literally passing the heck out

  25. Wrong Career Choice

    naptimeRN replied to drea61487's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way as you do quite often (in terms of feeling like I made the wrong career choice). I guess you don't know until you try. I've been a nurse for a couple of years too. I work...