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  1. Anyone work at Houston healthcare or MCCG

    TickyRN posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    I was contacted for interviews on Medsurg for both hospitals and I would just like more information. I have been to both hospitals before, MCCG is huge, while Houston is smaller in size. That is the...

  2. Social Network and Hiring...Employers use your posts

    TickyRN replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    From an article I read a couple months ago( it was on yahoo, can't find the link), FB gives access to firms that carry out background seaches on potential employees for hiring companies. So even if...

  3. anyone leave high paying 1st career?

    TickyRN replied to onedayitllbeme's topic in General Nursing

    Dont Do

  4. potential future nurse seeking wisdom from current nurses

    TickyRN replied to George4life's topic in Nursing Career

    please just aim for Med school, if it doesnt work out then go to nursing school. do your prereqs for med school and take the MCAT. focus on getting the best results and if you are a strong candidate....

  5. When to say no...new grad burn out

    TickyRN replied to AngelicDarkness's topic in General Nursing

    Just say

  6. lazy preceptor I need help

    TickyRN replied to topacio's topic in General Nursing

    Make it through orientation, then practice what you know is right after you are no longer tied to your preceptor. Your patients and colleagues will notice your work

  7. What do you consider to be nursing's biggest setback?

    TickyRN replied to almost30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    before the thread gets

  8. For the love of God- is this even right?!

    TickyRN replied to SweettartRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    are you serious? nouns and verbs? Maybe they are acronyms for something else in informatics. I hope they

  9. RN's, how much did you borrow for school?

    TickyRN replied to steveogurule's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad I did not have any school loans, but I have a friend who had 30k plus loans. He paid it off in 2yrs. Another got a business degree from an ivy league school for 110k and paid it off in 3....

  10. I screwed up!

    TickyRN replied to nankie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, why would she have the friend in the room if parts of her history was not okay. I dont think you were at

  11. Is it ever okay to wear

    TickyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Scrubs to an interview. I have an interview in a couple days and I was wondering. The last interview I went to, there was a lady in solid blue scrubs and a white jacket. She looked so very...

  12. Never enough-vent

    TickyRN replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    At this point MGT doesnt care, their are a thousand new grads waiting to take your position OP, if you leave. Just do your best and get malpractice

  13. Whose fault is it?

    TickyRN replied to perfectpractice's topic in General Nursing

    I would say it's the instructor fault because even if your assigned pt has meds, the instructor should have a) told the nurse the student was going to pass meds. This creates accountability on the...

  14. Is it ever okay to wear

    TickyRN replied to TickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all that replied I do feel confident in my interview wear so I am going with that. I just wanted to

  15. My reality of becoming an RN

    TickyRN replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    You can do agency with one yr experience. check craigslist and just keep searching. You might even get a travel job at home paying double. good luck. If i may ask, what did you do in your former...

  16. Abundant Opportunities

    TickyRN replied to chuckster's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    WOW 32 nursing programs is a lot, they need start shuttting some

  17. Please help me, I'm in trouble.

    TickyRN replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

    The DON is only trying to cover his/her tracks. Only meet with her with a lawyer/witness present. A lawyer should be able to sue the DON and facility for contributing to the med error by unsafe...

  18. Medical Center of Central GA....Need info

    TickyRN replied to jaznia15's topic in Georgia Nursing

    You have stated all the issues with MCCG. If you cannot find another job, stick with them for at least a year, and then go somewhere else. Their solutions to retention only makes it

  19. Don't know what to do (job offer)

    TickyRN replied to optimusRN's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Just my two cents: all I hear about coliseum is run, run, run. Not a good hopital for nurses. MCCG is a good hospital and you will learn a lot but it is hard work. If you do take their $2000. Do not...

  20. Another thread on lateral harassment...

    TickyRN replied to Poi Dog's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, Isnt there one person at your job who likes you??? Sometimes we have to ask the hard question, is it me or is it them? I believe there are plenty sides to the everyone hates me story. To answer...

  21. Advertisement I just saw that made me mad!

    TickyRN replied to handyrn's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    To clarify I am an RN-BSN and have been looked down upon by ADNs. And please yall stop with the anecdotes of BSN nurses been book prepared and not able to hit the floor running. How come there are no...

  22. Advertisement I just saw that made me mad!

    TickyRN replied to handyrn's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Get a BSN, stop bashing BSN nurses. This issue wont be a problem if there was only one way to become an RN instead of 5000 ways. I dont see doctors getting an associate degree... in

  23. Anyone ever heard of anything like this?

    TickyRN replied to JusBeinANur's topic in General Nursing

    What the h\\? Do you work at a zoo? Where employers are animals because that how your DON and administator is treating yall right now. Please turn in your resignation asap. Call the police because a...

  24. How to get a nurse to give a quick change of shift report

    TickyRN replied to 3dayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow I had to deal with someone like this receiving report from me, I looked up and it was 7.50 and all the night nurses were long gone i was so ****** off. No one likes getting or giving report to...

  25. I need to make a decision: new grad MGH ICU or ONC floor.

    TickyRN replied to newnurs02's topic in General Nursing

    Finish your current job. Life as an NP is way better than floor nursing. What if you are let go 2months into the ICU program for mundane reasons? Unless you absolutely hate your job, stay there and...