MN-Nurse

MN-Nurse ASN, RN

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  1. Trying to Hang In There

    MN-Nurse replied to jesuslovesme's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sorry this is happening to you and I am once again thanking my lucky stars I am in a union. Keep toughing it out, do the best you can, and get the heck outta

  2. OT vs NURSE

    MN-Nurse replied to SneakySnake's topic in General Nursing

    I spent over a year as a therapy tech and work very well with therapists of all disciplines. I enjoy talking to the therapists about their sessions and always, always, always read their progress...

  3. Is it worth it to pay someone to write your resume & coverletter

    MN-Nurse replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    I was showing my resume to an HR person at my former employer and she peed all over it saying, "You should get that redone professionally. $100 would be well spent." I looked into this, but all the...

  4. Do you know of anyone who has been thrown of of nursing school/program? And why?

    MN-Nurse replied to Laurenslovely's topic in General Students

    A couple of examples from my class: A couple in my class dropped out due to non-passing test scores. One was dropped because she failed a dosage calculation test 3 times. She was an LPN doing one...

  5. How come you are a nurse?

    MN-Nurse replied to cleo2uluv's topic in General Nursing

    I grew up knowing I could never be a nurse. Too selfish, too immature, too lazy. So I became an engineer. Like others, I became weary of corporate life - the layoffs, the plant closings, the...

  6. Nurses as primary breadwinners?

    MN-Nurse replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    Is is OK for us male nurses to be the primary breadwinner? If so, then it's OK for you ladies

  7. BAD NURSING HABBITS

    MN-Nurse replied to cincin1222's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You really should be focusing on who's responsible, because if you are doing the procedure, it is you. If anything, that is the lesson you should be taking away from the situation. Trying to get...

  8. Nurses... What is harder or more stressful: being a nurse or nursing school?

    MN-Nurse replied to Laurenslovely's topic in General Students

    It depends on the person. Which is more stressful: 1. Doing an assessment and med administration on a manikin (thats a brand name) with an instructor glowering over you during a check off that if you...

  9. BAD NURSING HABBITS

    MN-Nurse replied to cincin1222's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You have to remember that you are training to be a nurse. You control your own practice. So, no - she isn't responsible for knowing what supplies you need, where to get them, and getting them - YOU...

  10. Nurses... What is harder or more stressful: being a nurse or nursing school?

    MN-Nurse replied to Laurenslovely's topic in General Students

    That is kind of like asking, "Which is harder, going through the birth canal or junior high school?" You have to get through one to do the other and sometimes that second one is no fun. But fun or...

  11. More attractive grads have better chances of getting hired?

    MN-Nurse replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I dunno dear. All the nurses on my unit are really ugly if if makes you feel better. Actually, they aren't. But they are good nurses regardless of their

  12. Advice needed. Crna vs MD

    MN-Nurse replied to ConfusedxRN's topic in General Nursing

    You don't seem confused at

  13. One of the best...Invaluable to the unit

    MN-Nurse replied to NENE RN's topic in General Nursing

    Stuff sure does happen. That kind of happened to me. I toiled at a crappy nursing home for two years, then home health for a year before getting my sought-after job as a CNA on a hospital Med/Surg...

  14. Tips to survive nursing school... I need your help!

    MN-Nurse replied to AggieQT's topic in General Students

    Same exact rules they told me my first day as a golf caddy: 1. Show up. 2. Keep up. 3. Shut

  15. Pregnant and in Nursing School....

    MN-Nurse replied to Colleen84's topic in General Students

    Getting pregnant seemed like a chosen hobby in my nursing school class. I honestly lost count of the cases of baby rabies that were going around. This happens. Talk to your advisor; they will work...

  16. How many people had internships the summer before senior year of nursing school?

    MN-Nurse replied to yesicandothis's topic in General Students

    I did. I'm pretty sure it fastracked me into a job after

  17. Expect to fail at least one nursing course, is this true

    MN-Nurse replied to Bridgettea83's topic in General Students

    No. Failure of one course means failing out of the program in the vast majority of

  18. Advice for nursing students on how to graduate... WITH A JOB

    MN-Nurse replied to RNRNRN1234's topic in General Students

    I would add getting direct care experience to the OP. Very important to follow all the steps listed at work as well as

  19. Anybody ever have an MD actively campaign to have you fired?

    MN-Nurse replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry this is happening to you. Even though I don't always agree with my union's actions (they are far too combative and strike-happy) I am so thankful I have

  20. New Grad catch up

    MN-Nurse replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    After 6 long days of powerpoints, policies, and computer charting training, I had my very first day on the (Med Surg) floor. It was great. I was nervous, but very surprised to learn that I did...

  21. should I quit my well paying job of 43,000 a year to go to nursing school

    MN-Nurse replied to Divalish918's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I quit a job paying more than that to go to nursing school. Sometimes people ask me how much it cost me to go to nursing school and I reply, "About a quarter of a million

  22. asn or bsn

    MN-Nurse replied to Camwill's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ummm..got a pic you can post? Sorry. Kidding. That is horrible you are going through this. As long as he's staying through school, get the

  23. Nurses and the LORD

    MN-Nurse replied to Seiya174's topic in General Students

    Yeah. I notice a lot of ferverent prayer in the NCLEX forum. People can pray or not whenever they want, but it always did smack of desperation. No atheists in foxholes I guess (actually there are,...

  24. Why lie?

    MN-Nurse replied to ally100500's topic in General Nursing

    Take it as a lesson learned. Until you get an honest-to-goodness offer letter that you accept, you don't have the job. Verbal offers, handshakes, and anything else are crap. I got an offer on my...

  25. Posting your Exam Grades on Facebook

    MN-Nurse replied to Kateoh82's topic in General Students

    I had one classmate who would put up a self-aggrandizing post on facebook when she got an A on a test. But when she didn't get an A, she didn't post. She was annoying all the time, facebook didn't...