Neldavi

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1. What is more exhausting - floor nursing or SAHM?

   Neldavi replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

   They are just different. I think working part-time or per diem would be perfect. I was a SAHM for about seven years until I went to nursing school. Now I work full-time, 3-11 or 3p-3a, and the...

2. burned out

   Neldavi replied to NrsAmanda's topic in General Nursing

   I took a year off and am glad I did. It let me focus on getting my bearings as a nurse. I didn't want to take too long off because I knew it would be hard to go back to school, but a year was just...

3. Part time Nursing shifts

   Neldavi replied to Amber307's topic in Nursing Career

   On our small med-surg floor we work 8's and 12's. A lot of the newer nurses (including me) would prefer to work 3 12's but there are enough older, experienced nurses that only work 8's that it would...

4. Shift Cancellations (Please HELP!!)

   Neldavi replied to wenRN01's topic in Nursing Career

   Huh. I would be interested to know what your policy actually states, and how the "right to work" laws play into it. I work in a small, rural hospital and it mostly works itself out. We have a "wish...

5. RN's forced to do CNA work

   Neldavi replied to rnckr's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Yes, this. I appreciate a CNA **** once in a while for a break from all the charting and calling doctors, not to mention that I kind of see CNA work as the base of nursing. We just don't do it so...

6. Bad nurse?

   Neldavi replied to Neldavi's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thanks, I am trying to use it for good, it's just hard not to think that I'm just always going to be one of "those" nurses, a mediocre, not-on-top-of-it nurse. I really don't want to be

7. Bad nurse?

   Neldavi posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I'm a new nurse, barely 4 months in. I've heard all the advice, give it a year, the first year is terrible, be easy on yourself, but really, how can you tell if you might be a bad nurse? I'm feeling...

8. Professional experience - only one job listed?

   Neldavi replied to Neldavi's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Yes, I was only a nanny for one family. Baby-sitter is probably a more accurate term (though nanny sounds better :)), because it was very part-time and she's a friend of mine (so would provide a good...

9. Professional experience - only one job listed?

   Neldavi posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Hello, I am going to graduate in December and am working on my resume. I worked as a nurse extern this summer, so I am definitely listing that under work/professional experience, but other than that...

10. Nurse externship experiences

    Neldavi replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Students

    I am doing an externship at a small rural hospital in MD right now. It's 8 weeks, CNA wages (around $10.50), rotating through four different departments, since it's such a small hospital. This is the...

11. Shadowing? Preceptorship?

    Neldavi replied to RoseRyan's topic in General Students

    I know of a NICU in my area that hired a GN. The PICU in that same hospital hired a GN from the same class. Not that that means anything for you, but just that it's not unheard

12. Any homeschooling nursing students?

    Neldavi replied to Melseal's topic in General Students

    Well, I'm about to finish third semester of a four semester ADN program, so my husband and I have homeschooled our 8 year old through half of first grade and all of second grade while I've been in...

13. The Mockery of Nursing

    Neldavi replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just read this whole thread. Love it. I wish these idiotic things that people say were an exaggeration, but alas, I know they're not. A couple from my real life: - ran into someone I took a...

14. Mixed Emotions About Nsg School

    Neldavi replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Students

    I'm in this boat. My kids are 7, 4 and 14 months and I'm in the first semester of a 2 year ADN program. I have barely worked since my oldest was born .. I've just been home and taking a prerequisite...

15. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Neldavi replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I'm just a student but on my ER rotation last week an elderly man came in at 4 AM because he hadn't pooped since 4