afterseason ASN, RN

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    "Negative dilute" drug test?

    afterseason posted a topic in General Students

    I recently took my drug test for nursing school. The results of this and our background check are due this week, so I logged into my online account to check that everything had finished pending. I...
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    Help with interview at residential treatment

    afterseason replied to melc0305's topic in Psychiatric

    Hard to say what type of questions they will ask -- every facility is different. I was not asked psych-specific questions during my interview. Even with my PACU position, while I was asked clinical...
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    I Love Night Shift

    afterseason replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't agree more! We just had the state AND corporate come at the same time. They were in every day for almost a week interviewing/quizzing staff, reviewing charts, rummaging through med carts,...
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    Chattahoochee Tech ASN Fall 2015

    afterseason replied to Biscuits&Cheese's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Good luck, future nurses! CTC offers a great
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    Can you become a PACU nurse w/o experience

    afterseason replied to Samt9's topic in PACU

    I started in pediatric PACU (still in it, too). Just depends on the
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    Dating a former patient

    afterseason replied to thepsychtech's topic in Psychiatric

    At my facility, there is a 2 year period that must pass before an outside relationship is considered legally okay. However, even then, HR has made it VERY clear that no matter the time-frame, dating a...
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    HELP! Introvert nurse looking into PACU

    afterseason replied to RNVIXEN's topic in PACU

    I do think PACU is good for introverts. I spend most of my day isolated with just the patient I'm recovering. The only interaction I have as far as families is that I do pre-anesthesia education and...
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    How to explain reasons for leaving?

    afterseason posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad who graduated in May. I took the first job that came my way (despite having a bad feeling about it from the start) because I knew many of my cohorts were having trouble landing jobs....
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    How to explain reasons for leaving?

    afterseason replied to afterseason's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for everyone's advice. I managed to figure out a few ways to positively explain the situation, and have since replaced it with a better place of employment.
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    Going from Cardiac ICU to PACU

    afterseason replied to bsnLex's topic in PACU

    Sorry, that should have said "what TYPE of surgery." The woes of posting from a
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    Going from Cardiac ICU to PACU

    afterseason replied to bsnLex's topic in PACU

    I started in an outpatient peds PACU straight out of nursing school. No prior ICU experience, or any nursing experience for that matter. I've been trucking along just fine. What time of surgeries are...
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    Mantra?... Whats yours??...

    afterseason replied to PrayingToPass's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    "Don't do what you want. Do what you don't want. Do what you've been trained not to want. Do what scares you the most." This helps me a lot when I'm in a situation that feels uncomfortable, stressful,...
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    What to do about a low ball job offer

    afterseason replied to MostlysunnyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Like others have said, I would take it just for the sake of having it while continuing to look elsewhere. As you said, it requires minimal hours, so you'll have plenty of time to dedicate to...
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    I can't believe this just happened!!!

    afterseason replied to stunurse2015's topic in General Students

    While it can't hurt to reach out to him for purposes of networking, I agree with others that something about this sounds a bit
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    Feeling Lonely

    afterseason replied to juneybug's topic in General Students

    It kind of bums me out seeing all these posts saying "I'm not here to make friends." I gotta say -- it's so much better when you do! My cohort was extremely close. It truly felt like family. We...
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    Cut my losses or see it through?

    afterseason replied to snakes251's topic in General Students

    If you have your heart set on being a nurse but find the pacing too much for you, I would try a program that is not accelerated. This allows for more time to absorb the material. If you're...
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    How to get a foot in the door in Peds

    afterseason replied to rsfred118's topic in Pediatric

    I agree with others who have said to look for alternate routes outside of directly applying to a children's hospital. I currently work for an anesthesia company doing pediatric peri-anesthesia and...
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    Postoperative vital signs frequency

    afterseason replied to Mellissa1's topic in General Nursing

    In my peds PACU we do vitals Q 5 mins x4, then Q 15 mins until they wake. Peds tend to recover pretty quickly, so they're usually awake within 30-45 mins. After a neuro assessment and assured...
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    How to list a PRN job on a resume

    afterseason replied to CoolKidsRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would not/do not differentiate. You're simply listing your employers, and those are your employers regardless of your hours. Just like you wouldn't differentiate between working a PT or FT
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    How to explain reasons for leaving?

    afterseason replied to afterseason's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, if you read my reasons for leaving, you'll see that it's not the latter. I have had very few jobs in my life, and that's because I've held each for years at a time. My issue is that I'm afraid...
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    How to explain reasons for leaving?

    afterseason replied to afterseason's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think I will probably just opt to leave this off as well. Unfortunately, I already submitted my resume to a LOT of facilities with this job listed on my resume, so it's inevitable I'll have to...
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    How Much Study & Prep Time to Allow for 1st Year Clinicals?

    afterseason replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    My program did not let us do the paperwork during the shift. They wanted clinical to be spent focusing on getting hands-on experience. We were allowed to pick our patients to an extent, especially...
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    Nursing School Oopsies

    afterseason replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    I made the same
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    RN's - how long did you stay at your first job?

    afterseason replied to sunshyne17's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Started my first job in a specialty clinic that is part of a very prestigious hospital and specializes in fertility. Love the job, can't stand the employers I answer to (and I have good reason, that's...
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    Current ADN student

    afterseason replied to kevin galloway's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have an ADN. No problems getting a job, nor has anyone else from my graduating class (save for maybe 3 people), likewise with the classes before us. In my area (GA) all the major hospitals offer...