bestallaround ADN, CNA, LPN, RN

I second the OP's question. I have been in nursing for 20+ years. Looking for a new position now, I am really having trouble cutting my resume to one page. There isn't much I want to omit. I would really like to keep my awards, community service, and...

I have applied for a supervisor position that I do not possess the specific qualifications for. I did so at the suggestion of other administrative nurses who say I would be great for the position. (The job requires critical care experience which I ha...

Congratulations to you! I am always glad to see mi gente enjoy success. I am the only one of my three sisters to have a job. They don't understand why my husband allows me to work. Good ole Latino values. Keep up the good work.

Welcome to my world. At my hospital, we have to wear our N95s with a surgical mask over it for 12 hours. Many of us have a nose, lip, cheek, or chin issue with the mask. Not to mention dry mouth and acne from the heat and humidity. Many of us us...

When I was an LPN at the VA, they made us all where khaki colored scrubs. Not only was the color unflattering on everybody, but they were cut wide.

When all this started, the ER was not testing patients for COVID. They would send the patient up to our tele/step down unit and the next day, the attending would order the test. So we'd come in the next day and our patient that we had not worn full P...

Real talk......I work at a small rural hospital in NC. We have had probably over half the staff test positive at some point. The very first nurse to get sick and test positive was out of work for about 3-4 weeks. She could not return until she had 2 ...

I'm sorry. I thought you were asking about University of North Carolina Wilmington.

I would say so, working 40+ hours a week.

I am currently in UNCW's online RN-BSN program. I applied on a whim in the summer, not thinking I could possibly get in because of my GPA and I don't have a ton of college credits. But strangely they called me and said I could start in two weeks. I w...

In my experience, I do think nursing is dangerous. I have been kicked, punched, spat on, had my breasts and crotch pinched- all by patients who are not in their right minds. I have had coworkers who have received black eyes, broken noses, one who sus...

I'm so glad you opened up and expressed how you really feel. I often feel that in nursing we try to maintain a "good girl" image. We need to be honest about our own health and feelings, even when it may be perceived as negative, or not what others ex...

If your calves are sore, you may need to go down a compression or size. I started with the full stocking- too hot, then the thigh high- tend to roll, but I'll swear by the knee highs. I have been wearing them for 15 years.

I have had a similar situation at my VA. I have been there over 10 years and witnessed the same- let's just call it non sense- go on time after time. I have been in nursing 15 years, and am still young with a lot of good years ahead of me. I will be ...

If I remember correctly, they send you the break down of the points in a letter after you apply to the program. (I can't find that letter in all this mess I have going on over here.) When I gave up on FTCC, I looked into BCC's nursing program. I had ...

Most of them are crap. The light is on in your pocket or bag, and when you need to use it the battery is dead. An old coworker once gave me a nice one. It was heavy duty, silver, and had "Energizer" on it. Don't know where he got it from, but I lost ...

OMG. They have my Energizer pen light. Thanks so much.

I've tried Nurse Mates, Danskos, Dr. Scholl's, New Balances, Sketchers, Reeboks, you name it. I have discovered that I am a Nike girl. Right now Flex 2013 Run and the Dual Fusion X are my favs. I keep buying them or variations of them. They are light...

I did Sandhills PN in 2001. It was very demanding. The instructors (at the time) were tough and strict. Class and clinical time went over the scheduled times. By the end, I was weary of the hour long drive there. I made it through, though. At the tim...

I have applied to the RN program and have been told that my cumulative GPA is too low. When I graduated high school in 1998, I took some classes at FTCC and totally failed out. At the time, I was more interested in partying than school. In 2001, I go...

Problem solved. I went to another school. They only transferred the classes that I needed, not the W/F classes from 16 years ago. Of course, some I did have to retake, but only what I needed. I'm currently in my 2nd semester of 4 for ADN.

I'm an LPN in Fayetteville. If you have any experience, you should be making above $21/hr.

A position at Womack has greater employee benefits than Cape Fear. Also, there is better job security at Womack. I have heard from former Cape Fear employees that if the census is low, they cut the hours of the newer staff first. But I do believe Cap...