CrunchRN ADN, RN

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  1. CrunchRN

    Office vs hospital?

    It is extremely hard to get hired by a hospital after doing office nursing so if you think you want to end up in a hospital do that first. If you think you will be ok with outpatient stuff go with...
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    Hired at an employer I owe a medical bill to.

    Negotiate a reasonable payment and pay
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    Just venting here!

    Can you get a copy of your social security report? The one they send every few years? It lists all earnings for every year you worked so at least you could show them that.......... Can you get in...
  4. Have you checked with the board of nursing to make sure there are no special requirements educationally since it has been such a long period between school and
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    Wait-listed and Denied. HELP!

    If you can get paid tuition do it. That student debt will follow you around like a noose around your neck for years and years. You will want that money for house and car
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    How to blend nursing and fitness/nutrition?

    Find a job in a corporate or insurance wellness program or cardiac
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    Need answer quick! IM inj.

    I did a quick search and basically if it has to be IM they say you may have to use a 2-3 inch needle in the very obese or the medication will be SQ. Even for
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    So tired and hopeless

    Maybe you could get a non-nursing job to carry you through for a while? Not ideal i know, but it would give you money and
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    ready to give up

    1 month is not really long at all when job hunting. You need to just keep at it. This is how it is in the real world of employment these days. And you cannot afford to be super picky when getting...
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    Client is grieving. How to be tactful?

    Just send an invoice in the mail. You can find many templates on-line. That will de-personalize it. If you send a sympathy card send that at a different
  11. Crazy. They are setting you up for a big time FAIL. An agency nurse needs to really know her stuff. Most agencies I have worked with in the past would never hire a new grad without training. The...
  12. It is called "going into their reality" and it is a lot kinder than arguing or trying to orient them. They love having something to accomplish and feeling useful. Try giving a stack of unfolded wash...
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    Should and do fnp's room their pt's

    It is normal in the practices I worked in for the NP's to room their own until they had built up to seeing a certain number of patients. Of course we would all help them as needed in the
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    skeptical of another nurse

    Needs reporting. Not
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    Loans and job

    There used to be high paying tax free jobs in Saudi Arabia. You might want to look into that. There have been some threads about it in the
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    Should I take time off? Help!

    It is very hard to get back into acute care after a year or more
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    advise requested

    Oh boy. Not a smart move.
  18. You may just be scared. Grab it and jump
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    New grad over 1 year and a few months

    I have heard North Dakota....... The fact is that you are an "old" new grad and that will not help. Even if you get a BSN you will still have that against you. You need to find a job where you can...
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    Am I just being impatient?

    Yep. They see short stays at jobs and many will rule you out immediately. If you can find a way to network and personally get a foot in the door that way that should help. Also, it seems shut down...
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    Resigning and the Incessant "Why?"

    Sadly, though this approach is the best one to take, it means nothing will ever change................... However, you have to look out for
  22. The MD office will close a door that is very hard to re-open in the
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    Advice for a stuttering nurse

    Is it worsened by anxiety? Talk to a doctor about Prooanalol. Even a very low dose only taken right before interviews will
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    Not an easy choice to make

    Yep. And keep your contacts so that while you look for a nursing job you can work in the retail to put bread on the table. Long term nursing will most likely be a better choice, but nothing in life...
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    2 insulins = 2 injections

    They must be worried about cross contamination of the different types of insulin. Seems ridiculous to use shared vials in this day and age of supposedly heightened patient