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  1. ICU new grad positions at Cleveland Clinic-main campus

    carrotstix replied to cle2010's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Girlfriend, I hope you requested that for your preceptorship. That is mother of all "foot in the door" opportunities, if you will. And being able to request such a specific floor is one of the biggest...

  2. Have you ever shed tears in front of a patient or a patient's family.

    carrotstix replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haha aw, me too. And I shed happy tears at deliveries. Can't help it, it's a

  3. Nursing Preceptorship Problem

    carrotstix replied to lautemic's topic in General Nursing

    OB all the way. Don't let the NCLEX be a part of the decision. You have already learned that material and can review it before the test. As for the preceptorship being enjoyable, I absolutely think...

  4. help! how to study for ATI

    carrotstix replied to Shopperella's topic in General Nursing

    I think people sell copies of those books dirt cheap on Amazon. In no way did I prepare for the ATI NCLEX predictor though. Just showed up to see what I could do with the knowledge I already had from...

  5. Isolation Gowns

    carrotstix replied to Redhead28's topic in General Nursing

    Before I got my RN I was a sitter at large hospital. When I first started working we had to wear the blue gowns for EIGHT STRAIGHT HOURS with our contact precaution patients. Often it was a C. Diff...

  6. New Grad NICU Support Thread

    carrotstix replied to niculove's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I start orientation a week from Monday and I'm starting to get nervous! And very excited of

  7. Saunders by Silvestri...Good for Nclex practice questions?

    carrotstix replied to SJMnurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    AGREED! I took the NCLEX in early June and had a multitude of study materials. It was actually somewhat overwhelming. Of everything I used, the Kaplan strategy book and the Saunders flashcards were...

  8. New York Presbyterian New Grad Program?

    carrotstix replied to preludeatom's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in May and was also very interested in this program. The site said May grads apply in June, as soon as June rolls around the position is no longer posted. So I called them and spoke with a...

  9. Best Nursing School for ED?

    carrotstix replied to lalida's topic in Emergency

    Don't hate. It was asked where someone came up with that idea, and I just showed you why someone would say UW is number

  10. Best Nursing School for ED?

    carrotstix replied to lalida's topic in Emergency

    Rankings - Nursing - Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report Nursing schools are only ranked by US News in terms of graduate programs. FYI I did not go to UW, but I still knew where to...

  11. Nursing CAN be the very devil!

    carrotstix replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad with a BSN from "one of the top nursing schools in the country" and I think school made it worse. I feel like they bred us to be so competitive and everyone was entirely to focused on...