rumwynnieRN

rumwynnieRN

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  1. How do women feel about pts that only want female RN's?

    I think it's annoying. I'm a female nurse, and yeah, I get the whole, "We prefer females/males because of modesty/sorry-i-feel-weird-you-touching-my-junk," but the latter? I'd be happy I don't have to...
  2. Difficult orientee

    Hrm. Some of that sounds like clumsy new grad stuff (I'm still a new grad -- been working on a geriatric psych floor for 2 weeks), but some of it, er, well, I think you should pull her to the side to...
  3. Want to quit nursing school.

    I'm Filipino too -- except I learned to talk back to my parents, and I enjoy nursing. What the very first person said -- as much as you dislike nursing, it's a way for you to pay for stuff until you...
  4. Prairie View Fall 2013 Applicants

    I didn't go to TWU -- I just knew people who went there or interacted with TWU students. I went to another school in Texas, way outside of Houston, like in the Big Country area. I didn't take TEAS so...
  5. Am I right or wrong

    In the workplace, people can (and will) take that as self-righteousness. They'd also see it as, "You're judging her because she isn't doing it for the right reasons, but you're doing it for the right...
  6. Prairie View Fall 2013 Applicants

    I graduated from PV last December. I knew a lot of people who had legitimate complaints about PV and others who, it seemed, were just whining. It's not the greatest nursing school, but it's not the...
  7. Am I right or wrong

    It's true that healthcare teams should be working as a team, and your new coworker's behavior was reprehensible, but your dad has valid points. Her intentions may be less than honorable, but people...
  8. I posted my resume on that new grad thread. I kept my clinical rotation list short and to the point, no unit or descriptions. Some places (I found one potential employer may have wanted that...
  9. Your take on actors playing "nurse"...

    Oh, and there was Malik the LPN -- when the strike was going on, he said, "Um...yeah, I kinda need the money, and my pay isn't getting cut because I'm an LVN. I'm
  10. Your take on actors playing "nurse"...

    In the beginning of ER, like the early seasons, they did. It sounds like the discussions we have now -- how the hospitals prefer new grads (well some anyway), issues with the nurses' union, how they...
  11. Your take on actors playing "nurse"...

    I like Haleh too. I liked a lot of the ER nurses since they were all pretty believable, with few issues here and there. I hope one day I can say what Haleh says to Dr. Pratt's younger brother, "That's...
  12. Any New Grads Want to Post their Résumé?

    Oh, and I completely agree about cover letters -- it's your opportunity to show you did your research on the organization and get to why they should give you an
  13. Any New Grads Want to Post their Résumé?

    I was told to put what will make me more marketable first, and since I only made changes to my GN resume (I have no hospital experience other than clinical), I left it the way it was. No, I didn't...
  14. Any New Grads Want to Post their Résumé?

    Where I went to school, and where I moved, the hospitals looked at HESI scores. If your school didn't use HESI, they would look at ATI. I'm assuming that once I no longer have "new grad" stamped...
  15. Any New Grads Want to Post their Résumé?

    I hope you have a sense of humor. I changed everything on here so there's nothing too terribly identifying about myself...except that I still play Pokemon and watch anime at 20+ years I have a much...
  16. HELP! new grad seeking employment- NYC area

    I guess I can only reiterate what others have said on other threads -- if relocation is one of your options, I'd say do that. I'm a new grad too, graduated and took Boards at the same time as you. I'm...
  17. New Grad Residency Program in Houston TMC- January 2013

    Yep. I don't know about the ones who did the externship there (those who I know did their externship at MD Anderson, one went to Ben Taub). Our final semester, people already had interviews with the...
  18. Do you talk about work at home?

    On occasion. RN dad and PCT mom. I usually refrain from talking to my boyfriend about these things, but if I'm talking to my parents, yes, I will complain about the doctor(s), and the stupid things...
  19. How much do you owe in student loans?

    I owe somewhere between $55k to $60k. If I hadn't screwed up at another program (as in if I had never gone to my first nursing program), it would've only been $30k. I took out a $25000 private loan so...
  20. What are hospitals doing for recruiting new nurses?

    In Houston, two of the bigger hospitals have job fairs, and my dad kept getting recruitment letters from both. He also gets recruitment letters from Georgia O.o; -- I highly doubt my father will be...
  21. How is Nursing School really like?

    Time management with the stipulation of making time for yourself. Making time for yourself is not the same as not giving up your social life -- your social life will take a nose dive, but in the end...
  22. ...that really scares
  23. BECOMING A NURSE???

    It took me a while to get into nursing school, and my grand total in college was 7 years, all to get my BSN. It was a blessing in disguise -- I should've graduated in 2009, but that was in the middle...
  24. VA Nursing and Interviews

    I was interviewed last week (I guess they need people?), and I was told it could take as long as 2-3 weeks for a job offer or a no. I was really surprised with how fast they got back to me with my...
  25. VA Nursing and Interviews

    I applied to one of the VA hospitals in the area, and I got a call this morning for an interview next Wednesday. I've been looking around for what to expect for the PBIs, and I'm beginning to get a...