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  1. Sexual Assault Exams

    laceym replied to Peach4Peace's topic in Emergency

    I am a SANE and that is completely unacceptable for your manager or even your department to think that your job duties as an ER RN include SAFE. You did the right thing. Your experience in the past...

  2. How to stop crying at clinicals?

    laceym replied to JESSICAAA159's topic in General Nursing

    I really appreciate this topic because I am dealing with crying at my job as a nurse. Thank you all for putting out great tips and ideas-extremely helpful. I cried two times during nursing...

  3. Uh, really you just told me this?!?

    laceym posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone, I am asking for what your thoughts are on this conversation I had with a psychiatrist on staff the other day. Background-I work in a community clinic that sees people from Behavioral...

  4. New Grad RN can't find a job

    laceym replied to morganv's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You all are cracking me UP! Oh I sooo remember finding my first nursing job! I feel for you and suggest plasma centers, blood banks, dialysis centers (sometimes), community health clinics in your...

  5. Sacramento County DCF/State of CA Nursing Positions

    laceym posted a topic in Correctional

    I have recently been put on an eligibility list for a potential interview for a RN position in DCF through Sacramento County. This is a continuous filing position. My rank is 2nd and my score was...

  6. New Grad - OK to start with PH with no clinical experience?

    laceym replied to caryt123's topic in Public, Community Health

    I love public health and public health loves me. The PH arena is a great place for you to learn. I'm still a pretty green nurse, but I do not regret avoiding the hospital arena. Would I ever work...

  7. PHN environment?

    laceym replied to tag2007's topic in Public, Community Health

    I think your psych background will be really helpful in public health. I currently work at a non profit clinic which provides general medicine, HIV, Hep C care. We also have behavioral health with...

  8. Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    laceym replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I had my first day of work today, which was kind of overwhelming....These posts are making me crack up-thanks so much! It's also really nice to know there are some nurses out there who believe in ACA...

  9. Looking for agency (Fresno,Hanford,Lemoore,Visalia) central CA area

    laceym replied to westcoastguy's topic in Agency Nurses

    SO TRUE! Good luck-I'm moving back to Missouri to get my one year, whatever it takes to get that experience. DCF/CDCR are great options, but they take forever to hire you on. Hospitals are not...

  10. NCLEX Rules - Please Follow Them!

    laceym replied to BloomNurseRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My test shut off at 75 questions and I just sat there. I started to hyperventilate and the person monitoring the test takers came over and said, "Okay, it's over, you're done." I started to cry and...

  11. What would you do?

    laceym posted a topic in Nursing Career

    So I need to ask for advice in regards to a major life decision.... I went to nursing school in Kansas City, MO. I lived in Sacramento, CA before school and it had horrendous waiting lists and...

  12. What would you do?

    laceym replied to laceym's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you all for your responses. I have talked with SO and kids...went surprisingly well. My SO and his children were so supportive during nursing school and still so now. Thinking about not...

  13. What would you do?

    laceym replied to laceym's topic in Nursing Career

    We have been together since 2005, I'm 32. He is moving up in his job and is not willing to relocate to MO, plus all of his family is in CA and all my family is in MO.

  14. Random drug tests in nursing school?!

    laceym replied to Yolopilas's topic in General Students

    I agree with this completely. I also remember during nursing school we had an OB patient test false positive for meth and the staffs attitude toward patient TOTALLY shifted (which is sooo wrong) and...

  15. Overreacting?

    laceym replied to SionainnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hella weird....on both ends-hospital having a Facebook page and her

  16. Correctional Nursing as a New Grad

    laceym replied to Chibi-chan's topic in Correctional

    I hear what you are saying Orca in your post. The sad thing is as a New Grad the only people that have responded with a possibility for a position are the correctional jobs for me. I would love to...

  17. Good pop up and Failed???! Really??!

    laceym replied to westcoastguy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did the PV trick and it worked. If you had hard questions-that is good. I received the good pop up. I worked with a nurse during clinical that received the bad pop up and passed, so yeah it is...

  18. Some tips that might help

    laceym replied to Scarlettz's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have been searching for my first RN job since March 28, 2013. I thought it would not be this hard due to me being bilingual in Spanish and having healthcare experience. WOW, what a reality check...

  19. the homeless that wander in...

    laceym replied to mish_RN's topic in Emergency

    I have worked with the homeless throughout the years, not as a nurse (yet), but it makes me feel good that there are nurses out there like you all that care for their well being. Anyone can be...

  20. Any tips for a new grad??

    laceym replied to Missstunew's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good luck is all I can say. I live in California and received my license at the end of March. I have applied to almost 100 jobs. They all just blurr together. I have applied to volunteer as a New...

  21. What to do first questions...

    laceym posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am wanting some feedback on some questions for a homework assignment. Here it goes... 2. You are caring for a client on a ventilator who is exhibiting respiratory distress. The ventilator...

  22. What to do first questions...

    laceym replied to laceym's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What about these questions? Bold are what I think 1. You are on a critical care unit caring for clients with a spinal cord injury. Which client should you assess first after receiving the...

  23. Work while going to nursing school???

    laceym replied to navycorpsman2010's topic in General Students

    From my experience so far, I think the question is, "Is your job flexible around nursing school?" My school does not give people a pass if they do not come to clinical, if there is an emergency, then...

  24. Studying for OB class?

    laceym replied to adewitt06's topic in General Students

    I am passing OB right now, and our professor is notorious for being difficult. I just took my second exam as well. I really like the Review and Rationales by Saunders for Maternal and Newborn...

  25. Should I quit my job before nursing school?

    laceym replied to TrinaCNA's topic in General Students

    "Different strokes for different folks," is the saying that comes to mind. It depends on the person's studying habits and their financial situation primarily. I work part-time and have received an A...