RI Nurse

Hi everybody, I am a new RN graduate, with no experience in the medical field except my clinicals during nursing school. I am planning to take ACLS on May 24/25, and may be PALS in the future. Any advice of what to prepare for to be successful when t...

I have a bachelor degree in english studies, and when I decided to go to nursing, I had to start all over, the only course that was transferred was english, so I had to take all pre-requisite then started the actual nursing classes, I just graduated ...

hi all, I am a new nurse, I am having trouble finding words to document my assessements on patients. do you guys know of any resource or book that can help me master patient's documentation? thank you.

hi handyrn, you are not wrong, i am looking for verbage. thank you.

I graduated on December of 2010, got my NCLEX done in March, I was 13 wks pregnant with my first child when I applied to this LTC/REH facility in March, I was interviewed on the spot, the DON told me she didn't have anything available at the time but...

Hello everybody, I went today to my second interview, I got there 1/2 hour early and DON said that is always a good sign.The DON said she liked me alot from the first interview and she is so impressed about all the references that I got from my clini...

Thank you for your interest, actually, I got the job and today was my 1st day of orientation, it all went well so far. I am shocked that I was hired this far in my pregnancy. the DON said she liked me a lot and she will train me now until my due date...

Hello, I have a second interview on thursday for a volunteer position which I don't any details about yet in a local hospital, but today I was offered a job at SNF and I accepted it. Do you guys think I should still go to the interview and apologize...

I am taking a renewal tomorrow and I heard now it's abbreviation or mnemonic C.A.B (compressions, airway, breathing) instead of the old version A.B.C(airway, breathing compressions/circulation). I hope that anwser your question.

Hello, I have my second interview today and I am thinking about sending a thank you letter. Do you think is it appropriate and professional to fax it or mail it to the person? Thank you.

thank you all for the advice.

Thank you guys so much for your input, really appreciate it.

Hello, I am a new grad who still looking for a job, but I am interested in getting the liability insurance to cover my license just in case GOD forbid something goes wrong when I start practicing. my question is this : 1/-Does the coverage starts ri...

sure, I will.

Hello everyone, I need your advice on my situation. I graduated as an RN in december 2010 and passed my board in March 2011, I applied to so many places, and one SNF that applied to on March 6th, 2011 interviewed me on the spot but she didn't have a...

Thank you creative scholar, your message is very encouraging, I will go for the interview and see what happen.:)

Thank you so much for replying Lilnurse, I will definitely update you on what will happen with me on the second interview. Good luck with your pregnancy as well. Thanks again :)

Just be patient, I was interviewed for my first job in SNF/LTC back in March, and I just got a call back today that they want me for a second interview. It does take long, it depends on the facility and how bad they want the staff. good luck.

Lilnurse0803, your story is very inspiring, I think I am going to set an appointment for second interview, and see what will happen, if they are willing to wait for me, it will be great, if not I am not going to give up searching for job until I land...

Hello, I am a new RN graduate, I applied to so many places but with this economy, it's still hard to find a job. I am 5 and a half months pregnant, which I think contribute to not being hired. I decided to volunteer at a local hospital to network and...

Hello everybody, I am a new RN graduate, who had a CNA license as well. I just received a notice from health department that it is time to renew my CNA license. My question to you guys, should I even bother renew my CNA license since I am an RN now?...

Hi everyone, I am a new RN graduate from RI, I am 5 months pregnant and still looking for a job, this is my first pregnancy and I don't want to jeopardize it since I am little bit older but that doesn't mean I don't want to work. Thank God my pregnan...

thank you all for your input, I really appreciate it, this is a great website, thank you all so much.

I applied and I called every agency in my area, and all of the sudden, they all need at least one year experience, I am so frustrated. One agency owner told me she will have me shadow a nurse with a low pay rate and I agreed just to find out one wee...

Thank you for the help, well appreciated. good luck to you with the night shift.