raincitynurse

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1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   raincitynurse replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Last november I showed up early for a first clinical shift. It was very cold and very dark, and I had to park way out back where the original hospital still stood.Built in the late 1800s, and...

2. What motivates you to go to work every day?

   raincitynurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   Because I worked so hard to get here, I love being a nurse,I hate house chores,I love making a difference,I hate being bored,Its rewarding, disgusting, dramatic and sometimes I get to run in the...

3. NCLEX: Authorization to test in CA...how long did it take?

   raincitynurse replied to raincitynurse's topic in California Nursing

   pdilla: thank you so very much for your reply and answering all my questions! i have decided that the best route is applying directly for my california license. you and myrn19 have been most...

4. NCLEX: Authorization to test in CA...how long did it take?

   raincitynurse replied to raincitynurse's topic in California Nursing

   Thank you so much for your reply! I know the time frame for evey board of nursing is different, and it is great to some

5. NCLEX: Authorization to test.....how long did it take? advice!

   raincitynurse posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   got a few questions for everyone! it would help me make some huge decisions if i could get a lil feed back :) graduating in one state in june, moving back home to california, possibly in the same...

6. NCLEX: Authorization to test in CA...how long did it take?

   raincitynurse posted a topic in California Nursing

   Got a few questions for everyone! Would help me make some HUGE decisions if I could get a lil feed back :) Graduating in one state in June, moving back home to California possibly in the same month,...

7. Trying to get into RN program

   raincitynurse replied to amraebrown's topic in Washington Nursing

   Tacoma Community College runs a lottery, but you might need to repeat that A&P2 first, I beleive a 2.8 is the lowest they will take. Also investigate Clover Park Technical in Tacoma, they do a...

8. Medication Errors?

   raincitynurse replied to Monica08's topic in General Nursing

   Interesting question! I've wondered what the systemic effects of a nebulized drug would be if taken po or iv. Thanks to snazzy-jazzy for breaking it

9. "Knock, Knock!"

   raincitynurse replied to sophiee's topic in General Nursing

   Geee, if I had to knock hard enough for people to hear me on every door I went in, I'd have bloody

10. Nursing makes me nuts!!!!

    raincitynurse replied to ksc0723's topic in General Students

    There are 10+ nursing programs within 45 miles of me, and every single one wants different prereqs! School A wants a psych class only they offer, schools B and C want statistics, but B also wants a PE...

11. If you did not need the money...?

    raincitynurse replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    Heck! I paid money to get to be a nurse! Not to mention endless anxiety over exams, clinicals, and my waning social life! Would I work ANY job for free? Heck no! Thats crazy talk! Would I work like I...

12. Needlestick Injuries Scaring Me Away From Nursing, HELP! :(

    raincitynurse replied to xoshelbugxo's topic in Nursing Career

    I was way more scared of dirty needles before I became a nurse! Living in a big city wich was undergoing a serious needle drug problem, I was a barrista at the time. Even with"secure"locked bathrooms,...

13. Would you do it all again?

    raincitynurse replied to laski's topic in General Nursing

    YES! I'd do it again! All the headache, all the heartache, I love being a nurse. The most important advice I could give: if you're not going into nursing because you love it, you will soon grow to...

14. Realistic expectations of a nursing career

    raincitynurse replied to jenoglv's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing is awesome, hard, draining, fulfilling. You might work four ten hour day or nights. You might work 12 a week in a private home. You could work in a slow clinic,a crazy ED, or rural Alaska....

15. New LPN

    raincitynurse replied to cdb2985's topic in First Year After Licensure

    take a moment to center yourself,.whatever that means to you.......give yourself a moment...., you've got this! Follow the excellent advice of the pervious