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  1. All nurses! Brand new PCT in need of advice :)

    k-flo replied to jennybearPCT's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I found that sometimes it is very hard to please all the nurses, especially since on my floor sometimes I can be assigned to 4 nurses (we split the floor half and half). When I first started working...

  2. Have not heard back!

    k-flo posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I know this has been said a million times before but I interviewed Wednesday last week and I still have not heard back! I know I should be patient, but I just want someone to help me put my mind at...

  3. Have not heard back!

    k-flo replied to k-flo's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Okay I think I feel better about calling now. I have been reluctant to ask those questions because I didn't want to come across too aggressive or pushy but you are right, they must get these kinds of...

  4. I have an interview in a level 1 trauma center, need advice!

    k-flo replied to k-flo's topic in Emergency

    Well it's done and over with, I think I did pretty well for the most part. Some questions I did hit a wall on but I still answered as best as I could. I got pretty good feedback from the peer...

  5. I have an interview in a level 1 trauma center, need advice!

    k-flo replied to k-flo's topic in Emergency

    Thank you everyone for your input, I talked to my instructors and they said the same thing as you guys. The interview is tomorrow morning and I decided to go for it, IF I do end up getting an offer....

  6. I have an interview in a level 1 trauma center, need advice!

    k-flo replied to k-flo's topic in Emergency

    Yes I am aware it's just an interview but I do not want to waste anyone's time if I decide I don't want a night shift, that's why I asked for advice. I think I'm gonna go for it, my interview is...

  7. I have an interview in a level 1 trauma center, need advice!

    k-flo replied to k-flo's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for the replies! I am fortunate to live in San Antonio where the nursing job market is amazing, I don't think my classmates are having a hard time getting jobs either. I work at a PCU as a CNA...

  8. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    k-flo replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    Family member: "We have tried everything to get rid of his chest pains but nothing works! We are looking for someone who can help him!" Me to the pt: "I see you have nitroglycerin prescribed, did you...

  9. Almost passed out during clinicals!!

    k-flo replied to fm1089's topic in General Students

    I almost passed out when I watched someone getting an IV during the end of my first semester, AN IV FOR GOD'S SAKE! idk what it was about the situation that made me feel that way, but after that I was...

  10. Pinning Ceremony

    k-flo replied to studentnurseninja's topic in General Students

    A retractable badge holder with "RN" on it for when they get they're first badge, small bandage scissors, sharpies, PENS!, a coupon for a shop that sells scrubs and shoes, coffee mug, maybe a clip...

  11. Second Victims in Healthcare

    k-flo posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everybody, My classmates and I are doing a project on the impact on healthcare workers, more specifically nurses, who have made a mistake and have suffered the consequences from that mistake....

  12. In need of some advice about my career path...

    k-flo posted a topic in Nursing Career

    A little background about myself, I am a 3rd semester BSN student expecting to graduate in May. I currently work as a CNA in a step-down unit and I already know that, although I do enjoy working...

  13. Is Nursing For Me?

    k-flo replied to purple23's topic in Nursing Career

    I am currently a senior in nursing school expecting to graduate in May next year. When I was going to school I was set on pre-med, every since I could remember I wanter to be a doctor, until I...

  14. 20 years and need off the floor

    k-flo replied to jackiejo's topic in Nursing Career

    I am in nursing school and today I had a rotation with a middle school nurse. She was an L&D nurse for over 10 years before she decided to be a school nurse. She still does PRN nursing at L&D...

  15. Name Badges Worn Backwards

    k-flo replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    In the facility I work for, we are provided with a double-sided badge and our last name is not displayed. Also, everyone wears different colored scrubs so the RNs wear a color, LVNs a different...

  16. UTHSCSA-Fall 2011

    k-flo replied to Dorotheadar's topic in Texas Nursing

    Has anyone received their school email? I went this Friday to turn in my immunizations, proof of insurance and to pay my matriculation fee and they wouldn't take it, guess I was getting ahead of...

  17. UTHSCSA-Fall 2011

    k-flo replied to Dorotheadar's topic in Texas Nursing

    I got the email earlier and it just has a bunch of forms that need to be filled out and returned to the office of admissions. The most important is the response that secures your spot, which must be...

  18. UTHSCSA-Fall 2011

    k-flo replied to Dorotheadar's topic in Texas Nursing

    PAMQ yeah there's no details yet... The last email said further details would be sent by email on the 11th... I wonder if they had mailed letters

  19. UTHSCSA-Fall 2011

    k-flo replied to Dorotheadar's topic in Texas Nursing

    Ok well now I need to figure out how in the world I'm gonna pay for all this! or convince my husband to give me his GI Bill Now I feel like I have so many questions, can't wait till Monday when they...

  20. UTHSCSA-Fall 2011

    k-flo replied to Dorotheadar's topic in Texas Nursing

    I got in!!! Congrats to everyone who made it! FYI conditional admissions offer means that u are admitted but you must complete the pre-req classes prior to the beginning of the

  21. UTHSCSA-Fall 2011

    k-flo replied to Dorotheadar's topic in Texas Nursing

    I doubt they will send out any invites tomorrow. Me and two other girls took the test again on the 22nd (yes I said the 22nd), we got invited for a free retake because of the computer problem, so I...