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  1. Turning down a position - ok to email?

    sweetER posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently had an L&D interview (I am a new grad) and was given the opportunity to shadow on the unit after the interview. The staff was incredibly nice, and I loved the floor and the unit and was...

  2. Turning down a position - ok to email?

    sweetER replied to sweetER's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I should clarify a bit. I enjoyed my L&D rotation, and I enjoyed the shadowing experience; I do like being there for that experience in a woman's/family's life. However, I know that it is...

  3. Turning down a position - ok to email?

    sweetER replied to sweetER's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I do have an offer for med-surg. There's a few other things I considered as well. The m/s one is also about twenty minutes closer to

  4. New grad L&D interview help?

    sweetER replied to sweetER's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Had my interview today and it went well! They told me I'm one of their top candidates and I'll be shadowing for 6 hours Friday, then they'll talk to the staff to see how they liked me. Any advice for...

  5. Nurse helping out Cna at times = they eventually expect the nurse to help them?

    sweetER replied to nd deb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a nursing student who graduates next month and works as a tech on a busy surgical floor, and I have seen both sides of this issue and been in two very different environments for each. I work in a...

  6. When you got your job...?

    sweetER replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital I work at, they both call you and send you a letter, even if the manager offers you the job during your

  7. Biggest Misconception about nurses you've heard

    sweetER replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    1. There is an endless supply of nursing jobs and if you are having trouble finding one, you must not have spent several hours for months looking for every.single.possible. job listing there was to...

  8. patient care tech.night shift

    sweetER replied to Nicole311's topic in General Nursing

    They're post-op patients, so we do pretty frequent vitals, and we get admissions all times of the

  9. advice on best job for fairly new grad

    sweetER replied to Hope1978's topic in General Nursing

    Well, getting a job at a hospital would give you benefits in addition to the pay, and it's very easy once you get in to transfer to a different floor after 6-12 months. As a previous poster mentioned,...

  10. patient care tech.night shift

    sweetER replied to Nicole311's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto what the previous posters said. Patients in the hospital do not sleep at night (where I work nurses/techs have to round q2h at night anyway, so we're waking them up), and although you're pretty...

  11. Pre-hire drug test-Phentermine

    sweetER replied to vegasrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    I've done two drug tests in the past three months, was on phentermine the whole time, and it was never an issue. I let them know beforehand, and had a printout from my pharmacy to give them. It'll be...

  12. She said my resume was bad. Now what?

    sweetER replied to HighNursingGoals's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I agree with the above posters; most HR/some managers don't even read your resume. I know for the "Tell me about yourself", "Tell me about your work experience", etc, questions, that they want me to...

  13. Columbus GA New Grad Wondering about Salary.

    sweetER replied to cicatrixx15's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Definitely.

  14. Still Angry at MAs playing nurse or PA

    sweetER replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Until today when I started my new job, I worked in a family practice office for 5 years while in nursing school. We had only 2 LPNs, and the rest were MAs. Any time a doctor is out, an MA will take a...

  15. Question about "Tech" positions etc..

    sweetER replied to KimGau's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my classmates work as patient care techs (or "nursing care associates" as one hospital is renaming the position) for the nearby hospitals, and I also recently took a position as a PCT. If...

  16. Can a hospital make you repay the cost of training you if you quit?

    sweetER replied to confusedRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the hospitals in my area are now having new grads sign contracts when they are hired, just so that if you leave before two years they can recoup some of the cost of your orientation/training...

  17. USA Today Article

    sweetER replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    For some reason, it's just too hard for people outside of nursing to understand. At the family practice where I've worked at for the past five years while going to school, people have been asking me...

  18. What scrubs do you like best?

    sweetER replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm 5'1 and have the same problem with length - regular inseam is a tad too long, petites are a tad too short. My favorite, favorite scrub pants are actually the flared Simply Basic brand ones from...

  19. Senior nursing student needs your advice on working as a tech

    sweetER posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I am a BSN student who will graduate in December, and I just accepted a job offer working as a tech on a surgical floor at a hospital I'd love to work at as an RN after graduation. I'll be working...

  20. Nursing shoe suggestions for flat feet

    sweetER replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I researched a lot when getting ready for my senior practicum, where I'd be doing 12 hr shifts, and like you I'm also a flat-footed overpronator. The shoe I found that seems made for this type of...

  21. Just have to share- pt's spouse's thoughts on nursing.

    sweetER replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the OP meant that nursing is THE most important and THE most challenging profession, just that the mother seemed to think that it is NOT really that important or challenging. Anyone who...

  22. RN Interview

    sweetER replied to RescueNinja's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Maybe situational questions are just more widely used in my area, but everyone I know that's been on an interview- mostly new grads and a couple with 2-3 years experience- has always been asked...

  23. Stethescope

    sweetER replied to WeirdNurseKelly's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Might also want to consider Ultrascopes... I don't have one but have been reading about them here and am now torn between getting an Ultrascope and a Master Cardiology from Littman lol. They're just...

  24. Chattanooga area

    sweetER replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Not sure what the PCT pay is, I'm

  25. UAB's FNP program - stats?

    sweetER posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi! I'm still a few years away from even applying to graduate school, but I love to plan ahead, so I've already started looking at schools and deciding which ones I like best. I really like University...