Akeos

Akeos

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  1. I should have become a teacher!!!!

    Akeos replied to NayD_RN's topic in General Nursing

    A month a half of job searching really is nothing, many people including myself spent six+ months and hundreds of applications before getting a job. If your this discouraged this early in the search,...

  2. Unsatisfied Mom

    Akeos posted a topic in Home Health

    I've been working in pediatric home health for 10 months. I was hired as a new grad and have 2 families I work with and have been with both since i started. one family who has the high acuity child i...

  3. If you won the lottery would you still work in health care?

    Akeos replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    I was actually just thinking about this the other day. I'd go volunteer to help rescue sea turtles and focus on

  4. What is your opinion of medical assistants?

    Akeos replied to MissJulie's topic in General Nursing

    isn't MA school only like 2 months long? how could she possible think she's only just below the level of a doctor when she hardly has any schooling? Wow, It amazes me all the time how clueless or...

  5. Timesheets/fraud

    Akeos replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Home Health

    as long as the mom and nurse agree on the schedule only one of us has to call or email to let them know the change, it takes less than 2 minutes to do, not a big deal at

  6. Miserable...

    Akeos replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Home Health

    I feel the same way...I'm a babysitter that gives meds! I'm bored out of my mind. This would be the perfect job if I was in nursing school because i would have soo much time to study, but now that I'm...

  7. Home care nursing for New Grad

    Akeos replied to lola3320's topic in Home Health

    I got hired into peds home health a few months after graduating. as it was the only job offered to me, i pretty much has not choice but to take it. I am very grateful for my job and the experience...

  8. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    Akeos replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    there was a post on here a while asking if she could get AIDS from spilling breast milk on herself from a baby she was feeding in the nicu. she even called the doctor and asked him to test

  9. Possibly moving to AURORA, CO!! Please respond :)

    Akeos replied to Sl1011's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I grew up in aurora, there are some nice areas, definatly the areas around the hospitals and base stay away from! I'd go anywhere south of parker and I225. if you want to be north but close, green...

  10. Thornton, Colorado-Graduate RN

    Akeos replied to graduateRNfromAZ's topic in Colorado Nursing

    klone, pm if you want some info on a home health company thats

  11. Thornton, Colorado-Graduate RN

    Akeos replied to graduateRNfromAZ's topic in Colorado Nursing

    The job market here for nurses is TERRIBLE. I graduated over a year ago, and still cant find a job in a hospital, if your willing to work in LTC or home health you MIGHT have a better chance of...

  12. Can I still apply to new grad positions?

    Akeos replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    In my area most the new grad postings say "graduated less than 6 months

  13. memorial health Co springs new grad

    Akeos replied to hgerun's topic in Colorado Nursing

    are you a beth-el

  14. How fast did you find your first job?

    Akeos replied to casnee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    5 months for me. and that a home health job..its been a year and im still actively looking for another job, hospital, and lately i've even been looking for office jobs. good

  15. Does Anyone Know Anything About the Peds Nurse Devel Program at Children's Denver??

    Akeos replied to pedsmariposa's topic in Colorado Nursing

    TCH Residency Program is only for new grads who had been out of

  16. Can't decide

    Akeos replied to syk0477's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    go talk to the nursing adviser at the school. they should have a list of classes you need, you should also be able to find the list online. a 30 min. drive isnt that long but if you want the full...

  17. New Grad RN new to Denver.. Any help with finding a job?

    Akeos replied to MM123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in may 2010 and got a job in oct. Not in a hospital but still a job. PM me I might have a lead for

  18. Unemployed Old Grads?

    Akeos replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    beatrice1, have you tried applying to other home health agency's or talked to the one you work for now about employing you as an RN instead of a CNA? I got hired into home health as a new grad, took...

  19. Facebook almost cost me my job

    Akeos replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Shouldn't management be spending their time on more important things like working on improving the care to their patients, or ways to decrease nosocomial infections, or increase the comradery and...

  20. What is your WORST ER story?

    Akeos replied to NurseMaybeBaby's topic in Emergency

    You'll also find that there are some pretty interesting and amusing cases that come in. You'll remember those stories more than the sad

  21. What is your WORST ER story?

    Akeos replied to NurseMaybeBaby's topic in Emergency

    I worked as an ER scribe for a year, the saddest i saw was a guy came in, I don't remember what for but i know it wasn't chest pain, when he was taken back to an exam room he seemed fine, the nurses...

  22. Furthering career options to my LPN degree

    Akeos replied to mmcdlpn's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to have a broader scope of practice you need a RN license. the holistic med rout might be helpful after you get

  23. Can someone please appease my paranoia?

    Akeos replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely I look to my peers and more experienced people for help in a lot of situations, however I did go to school for 4 years and realize that i should be able to think through a lot of situations...

  24. Can someone please appease my paranoia?

    Akeos replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just saying, Since the way HIV is transfered is common knowledge, and especially as a healthcare professional you should know them, as a nurse and bsn, you should be able to critically think...

  25. Can someone please appease my paranoia?

    Akeos replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    "Apparently moms are tested during pregnancy...and if they're not, then the babies are tested at birth. An HIV+ mom wouldn't be breastfeeding, and even if she were, the risk of passing on HIV in milk...