NightNurse876

NightNurse876

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  1. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    NightNurse876 replied to Kimberly111-13's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I guess my concern lies in the H1N1 vaccine I know some ppl and have heard a few horror stories of reactions...I myself was given a bad batch of ppd for a skin test once so now I get chest x-rays bc...

  2. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    NightNurse876 replied to Kimberly111-13's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Granny, In your 65 years how long has it been mandatory to get the flu

  3. Change in BSN requirements

    NightNurse876 replied to texan's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    In every profession are people that shouldn't be there but to say the things you have said is ridiculous...That's just the way it is you say...regarding your lack of respect for the "fluff fields", so...

  4. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    NightNurse876 replied to Kimberly111-13's topic in Disaster Preparation

    really? does the person at the restaurant you go to making your food have the shot? the cashier the gives you your reciept at the mall? everyone doesnt get the flu vaccine yearly, deal with it. please...

  5. S. Florida: What Do You Foresee for New Grads of 2012?

    NightNurse876 replied to Grindaholic's topic in Florida Nursing

    I think experienced nurses are more employable...It very hard for new grads to find work and with more and more hospitals doing residency programs they're only hiring new grads 2 or 3 times per year....

  6. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    NightNurse876 replied to Kimberly111-13's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So do you not take care of patients without them having the flu vaccine? I've never had the yearly flu vaccine and don't plan on getting it...so bc I don't want it I should loose my right to make a...

  7. Customizing your cover letters

    NightNurse876 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree Gobananas, When I got my call for my interview I made sure I got the names of everyone I would meet and the correct spelling. I also personalized my cover letter for them and inserted the...

  8. Customizing your cover letters

    NightNurse876 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok, point taken. Well more specifically if there are openings for medsurg, telemetry and ortho (all floors a med surg nurse would float to) Why not apply to them? And if an application doesn't state...

  9. Change in BSN requirements

    NightNurse876 replied to texan's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Oh Ratchett, My sister is a teacher with an MSN. I am very glad she has one. She helps those students who have trouble reading, she is able to put together programs for schools to properly aid and...

  10. Customizing your cover letters

    NightNurse876 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Some hospitals ONLY take online apps. Also when you apply at one hospital apply to every position you can period! I didnt upload cover letters just letters of recommendation that I asked for in...

  11. Relocating for nursing job

    NightNurse876 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in South FLA and Im moving an hr away from home, mostly bc its a night position and an hr drive after a shift is unsafe IMO and my lil car can't make the constant drive anyways. I'm not...

  12. Sick and tired of the AAS BSN debate

    NightNurse876 replied to Natingale's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    AMEN!!! I feel the OP's pain. My sister and cousin are great nurses, they have their ADNs, and yes if I wanted a career change or was a sole provider I guess I may have gone the 2 year route but I...

  13. New Grad! New Job!

    NightNurse876 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    :yeah::yeah:Finally!!:yeah: I got a job offer for a hospital I like. I'm glad to get any job, this was my first interview and first offer in the 3 months I have had my license. It's at St Mary's...

  14. Tyler, Texas: Trinity Mother of Francis

    NightNurse876 replied to NightNurse876's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks for all the replies! I haven't heard back from them since doing the video interview...so IDK. But I did get an offer about an hour from my house so I'm relocating there...only because I will be...

  15. Nursing pin question!

    NightNurse876 replied to RNHeatherLA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well it worked well for us in the end bc we saved money and used the school's pin. I was the coordinator and we had no help in the planning of the ceremony, we did everything ourselves but if the pin...

  16. Nursing pin question!

    NightNurse876 replied to RNHeatherLA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    BE CAREFUL! We tried to do that...found a company that does them for $2.40/pin BUT the faculty wasn't happy about that and we were not allowed if we wanted to have our Recognition Ceremony (we werent...

  17. New Grad, New Job!!

    NightNurse876 posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    :yeah::yeah:Finally!!:yeah: I got a job offer for a hospital I like. I'm glad to get any job, this was my first interview and first offer in the 3 months I have had my license. It's at St Mary's...

  18. Is FL new grad friendly?

    NightNurse876 replied to lisa.4's topic in Florida Nursing

    It really depends on the area you appllied to. I have classmates that moved to the golf coast for jobs. I have classmates that applied right in time for grad programs like versant and I know some who...

  19. FIU Fall 2011?

    NightNurse876 replied to on eagles wings's topic in Florida Nursing

    Well...I passed my boards July 31st and started applying soon after...like days after (I found out officially on Aug 2nd) and well honestly after at least 70 or so apps I only got 2 calls one for a...

  20. Can a nurse be on a pot card?

    NightNurse876 replied to Shallow Water's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    So...did some research. CANADA doesn't drug test...any Canadian Nurses that get randoms/pre-employment shoot me down at will...but I found multiple sources that say they dont bc they feel it infringes...

  21. Beware of Mount Sinai!!

    NightNurse876 replied to NightNurse876's topic in Florida Nursing

    So what about the others I know that went that day and were discreet as you put it but haven't recieved a call either? Well, they didn't know about the bag of lies, so... And even if I was specific...

  22. Can a nurse be on a pot card?

    NightNurse876 replied to Shallow Water's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Wondern! Who got the Job!?!...(say what) I got the job!!!...Thanks for all the positive energy you sent my way. After Two weeks of them not knowing which of the four candidates to choose they offered...

  23. Beware of Mount Sinai!!

    NightNurse876 replied to NightNurse876's topic in Florida Nursing

    Understandable. Everything I wrote in my account of what happened that day is true. And I would not be hired for telling the truth, calling them out for all to see. Transparency is talked about a lot...

  24. Nurses still paying on their student loans

    NightNurse876 replied to fuuchan's topic in Florida Nursing

    They're not funded thsi year! Total sadface....but thanks for the

  25. Barry University

    NightNurse876 replied to transferlh's topic in Florida Nursing

    Im not a Barry student but as a grad from FIUs program. If one fails they can retake once but you wont graduate at the same time so thats how a graduating class looses people. You cant move on the in...