Sunny Lioness

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unfortunately recent family events are beckoning me home after having worked my present (first) nursing job for only 5 months. this wasn't my plan as i am not a job hopper & will not be resigning until a new job is obtained as i am grateful for ...

If a patient pulls a chest tube out, an occlusive dressing is over the wound to avoid air re-entry.

jll0103: With the good pop up I'm sure you passed, but I understand the need to see it in writing. mena09: PVT stands for PearsonVue Trick. Details on how that works can be found at https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/pearsonvue-trick-does-...

Upadate: I applied using my revised resume and didn't hear back from them. A week or so later I received my reciprocal license and applied for the same position just adding this new information to my resume. I received a call 10 minutes later to sch...

LarryCarter: CONGRATS! Eryxe: No, it doesn't mean you failed because you aren't listed on the MS BON yet. Some states are just faster than others at processing passing results. If you want an indicator of passing I'd recommend you do the Pearson Vi...

Before becoming an RN I worked with my husband at a law firm, but for different departments. I enjoyed our ride in/out of work together as well as lunch. The rest of the time we generally were in our on departments. It worked well for us. Of cour...

I'd also recommend obtaining your PA license, or at least a temporary practice permit, before applying. It'll show employers you are being proactive. You can do so by applying for endorsement with temporary practice permit by completing the neces...

:tku: Thank you everyone for your responses. They were all wonderful and helpful. I've reworked my resume with everyone's suggestions and believe it is much, much better than it was. I surely appreciate the time and effort you all gave to help m...

Most patients hear they're being prescribed a "water pill" to help with their excess fluid retention & assume that it'll cause them to lose weight & thus inches. However, it can be explained to them that a sponge is the same size (inches) wh...

I was taught in school that if you just popped the cap you didn't have to wipe the top with alcohol. However, during my new grad orientation I was told that the tops aren't sterile, regardless if you just popped the top. Out of precaution I began w...

I love cats, am a Leo and female so Lioness fit. By itself that seemed boring so I added Sunny because my favorite flower is a sunflower.

Background Info: I graduated with my ADN in Dec., passed the NCLEX in Jan. and have applied to 40+ hospital jobs within a 1 hour driving radius. Of those 40+ jobs I've had two interviews. The first interview: I thought it went really well. In fact...

I'm sorry you're having to go through this. Personally I like to find a positive side to bad situations (makes them easier to handle), and that is you have now been a patient and can empathize with those you treat. Wishing you the best and a speedy...

I'm a new grad who is in the middle of my orientation and am questioning my abilities to be a nurse. Let me explain. This week I had my first code. It occured near the start of my first shift with this patient. I was doing my a.m. med pass when th...

Thank you all so much for your supportive responses. They've given me hope and also some ideas of how to handle the stress in the future.

I tell my husband he'd be the perfect model for a phlebotomy class, and that I could stick him without a tourniquet and blindfolded. He just thinks I'm disturbed and reminds me it's not gonna happen.

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A couple of hospitals here in the Piedmont Triad (NC) are requiring a minimum gpa of 2.75 to be considered. One of those require a 3.0 for speciality fields such as ED, OR, ICU, etc. There was also a local hospital that asked anyone who had a C to...

Our class had the instrumental version of Freshman by Verve Pipe for the procession. I second Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day.

One possible explanation: Your teacher decided to accept multiple answers for certain questions & they either already got those questions right or didn't choose either answer she accepted whereas you went from wrong to right. Congrats!

Earlier this month I made a post asking about my chances of finding employment in PA or NY as I was striking out here in NC. I took everyones advice and resumed searching closer to home instead of stretching outward into those tough markets. I work...

Thank you everyone for your responses. I heed your warnings and instead will refocus my search in other compact states as well as looking for additional classes, such as ACLS, which may help me stand out.

please visit http://www.spinalcord.org/ → ‘a-z resource’ → ‘r’ → ‘rehabilitation’. it may help you in locating and subsequently selecting an appropriate facility. good luck.