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  1. Video Lectures?

    pitaya posted a topic in General Students

    Does anyone know of any place to obtain video lectures? Does your school have them available? I know a lot of schools have podcasts available of the lectures (my little university doesn't, but some...

  2. Neuro/telemetry vs. med/surg

    pitaya replied to climb's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are pros and cons to each, but honestly, I echo what someone above me said about it depending on co-workers as one of the factors. In fact, I think co-workers can make a huge difference. The...

  3. How to find your NICHE in nursing??

    pitaya replied to cyoucapri's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow. I could have written this. I actually agree with everything you wrote in that paragraph. I work in a hospital and I hate it, but I keep telling myself that it is preparation for my dream public...

  4. UCH Nurse Residents, any advice?

    pitaya replied to MCGNurse's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I applied there as a back-up plan in case I didn't get into my dream hospital, which was not in Colorado. I was worried because my application inadvertently got sent to the wrong place, but they still...

  5. Dumb things new nurses do....

    pitaya replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did this same thing (minus hitting somebody in the face)!!! My preceptor had just told me to put air in vials before drawing it up so I thought that applied to all vials. Nope, didn't work with the...

  6. How to choose a med-surge speciality?

    pitaya replied to RNenthusiast's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm on a med-surg tele floor and honestly, we get patients with everything in the book. People who need to be on tele tend to have other things wrong with them. I've had ortho patients, lots of...

  7. New Grad RN to choose L&D or ED?

    pitaya replied to MorningLight's topic in First Year After Licensure

    From this post, it's clear to me your heart wants L&D. Do it.

  8. ALL nights or day/night MIX shift to pick? HELP! need to reply to recruiter!

    pitaya replied to froggy8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would go with all nights. Also, is the pay better on nights? If so, then for me it would be a no-brainer. :) I work nights and I LOVE it. I was on days for my training and I hated it. Too many...

  9. Bad day. :(

    pitaya posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Today's shift just made me feel incredibly incompetent. I have been a licensed nurse and working for three months now but every day I feel like the biggest bumbling idiot. I want to cry. And I do not...

  10. Night Shift For Newbies

    pitaya replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Nights are GREAT! More money, less craziness. What more could I ask for? For me, somehow waking up at 5 pm is not half as bad as waking up at 5 am! I could never be to work early on a day shift, but...

  11. Have a particular skill that constantly stumped you? How did you get over it?

    pitaya replied to RHF RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Similarly, I haven't been able to get any IV starts since I started working. I got them in nursing school with different teachers instructing me and in different facilities, but now since I've...

  12. Ever feel unsafe in your job?

    pitaya replied to hs2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel the same way!!! I'm still in training but my preceptors seem to think that if they showed me how to do it once (without even letting me do it hands-on), then I will remember how to do it...

  13. Holy guacamole, this new grad just scored an awesome gig!

    pitaya replied to autbot4500's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work nights on tele and it is wayyyy easier than days. :) LOL I would be a lot more nervous about working days, haha, well, at least on my floor the days are crazier.

  14. How do I get nurse recruiters to call me back?

    pitaya posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello, all! I am finishing up my last semester of school and trying to get some information on how to apply to a new grad nurse residency program in other state. Back in March, I sent the nurse...

  15. Communication Barriers with Preceptor

    pitaya posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is anyone else out there being trained by a nurse whose thick accent and grasp of the English language make learning difficult? I am a new grad RN on an intermediate care unit and I have always been...

  16. Communication Barriers with Preceptor

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

    Thanks for the reply!! You're right, lots of the doctors and patients have accents as well but it seems different since they are not my primary teacher. I feel like a jerk even complaining about it,...

  17. ORAL EXAM interview...HELP!! NEW GRAD!!

    pitaya replied to studentkj's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Never heard of one either. Good luck, let us know how it

  18. How can I know when a New Grad Program opens?

    pitaya replied to Silvana RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Check the hospital websites you're interested in EVERY DAY. I applied for new grad programs and my top hospital only had the applications up for one week online, so I had to be persistent in my...

  19. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    pitaya replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    Thank you and good luck to you!!! You can do

  20. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    pitaya replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    Finished nursing school with a bang...4.0!!! I still can't believe it. Passed NCLEX a month after school ended and got hired at a magnet hospital, my dream hospital. I am still in orientation, but I...

  21. O_o future RNs taking NCLEX on SEPTEMBER o_O

    pitaya replied to Iammaj28's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Iammaj28, did you get your

  22. Kaplan vs Hurst Review Courses

    pitaya replied to awest2011's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey! My school paid for Kaplan, so I did Kaplan, but I felt like it wasn't enough of a content review for me, so I also bought Hurst! Kaplan goes over test-taking strategies and they have a decision...

  23. O_o future RNs taking NCLEX on SEPTEMBER o_O

    pitaya replied to Iammaj28's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you!!! I really didn't believe that the PVT would be accurate for me. haha But it was, so hurray!!! I felt like I didn't know any of the questions I was asked, but just sit there and think your...

  24. O_o future RNs taking NCLEX on SEPTEMBER o_O

    pitaya replied to Iammaj28's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's official...I

  25. O_o future RNs taking NCLEX on SEPTEMBER o_O

    pitaya replied to Iammaj28's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well, I tried it again and I got the good pop-up!!! Hoping it really means I passed.