RunnerRN2015 ASN, RN

I'm a former teacher who is now an RN. I've been on nights since I graduated (2014) and hate it. The whole "working nights, working weekends, and working holidays" is NOT for me after 20+ years of teaching. I stumbled across a job posting at the chil...

I scored a 99% on the predictor test and passed NCLEX with 75 questions. Good luck!

I don't know about Novant but CMC's Nurse Residency programs (Journey for ICU, Advance for ED and other units, PeriOp for OR) start in late Jan/early February for Dec grads and late July/early August for May grads. If you're a new grad but not part o...

I went to Carolinas College of Health Sciences, which is the nursing school on the campus of CMC within Carolinas Healthcare System. They graduate 60-70 RNs twice a year and the majority of them get hired within Carolinas Healthcare System. Even thou...

I graduated in Dec 2014 and a large number of classmates, me included, had job offers the month before graduation. Those who didn't have jobs waiting for them all found jobs within a month or two after graduation.

Congratulations! I graduated from there a few years ago. For 101 (unless it's changed) you're in lecture Mon/Thurs/Fri and have clinicals every other week Tues/Wed (and things like sim lab, skills lab, medication skills check off, etc on the alternat...

I worked as a new grad in a level 1 trauma center. Our ratios, depending on which area of the ED we were in, could be as high as 1:5 -- including ESI 1 and 2s. Our wait times could easily be 6-8 HOURS at peak times. If I had a couple of discharges po...

Since you don't have a job offer yet, I wouldn't say anything. I'm going through this now so here's what I did. I went on interviews and waited for offers. When I received the offer I wanted, I started their hiring process which included a background...

I'm fortunate in that my husband's salary has always been very generous so we've lived comfortably for many, many years now on just his income. My part time income prior to becoming an RN a few years ago was my spending money so we didn't rely on it ...

My ADN program was 2 years.

Our standard assignment is 4 couplets -- and sometimes 5 couplets -- and we do it all without techs or nursery. CHD, TcB, serum bili, PKU, sugar checks, bili lights, getting section moms up 12 hrs post, changing linens, assist with circs, etc etc etc...

m Ummmm, yea it IS your fault. You need to own it. You chose to not give 2 weeks notice not once but twice. Employers don't care about what's going on with your "life circumstances" -- they want employees they can trust to show up and do their job. ...

I started a new job in February. I already had a week's vacation scheduled for March as well as a 2 week trip for May. I told them upfront that I would be needing that time off. They agreed. Granted, I didn't have any PTO to use for the week in March...

For 101, class is 16 weeks long. You'll typically have class Mon/Thurs/Fri with clinicals alternating weeks Tues/Wed (you'll have things like sim lab on weeks you don't have clinicals). For 202, class is 8 weeks long with the second 8 weeks (IF you p...

We don't necessarily work "whenever we want". Yes, I get to submit my own schedule BUT that doesn't mean it won't get switched around depending on the unit's needs. I'm required to work 6 weekend shifts every 6 weeks. I'm required to work 24 hours of...

I'm an ADN grad in NC and have easily been hired at 2 different hospitals; both have magnet status. None of my classmates had any issues getting hired without a BSN.

I had a positive PPD about 24 years ago. My CXR was negative. I took INH for 6 months and was told to never have another skin test because 1) it would always show positive and 2) it could cause a serious reaction. As a teacher, I was required to have...

I graduated Dec 2014 and started Feb 2015 in a level 1 trauma center/adult ED. Now that I've been there almost a year, I realize it's not for me. I've always been interested in women's health (ED was choice #1 and Women's Services was #2) so when an ...

My plan was: 1) Do well in school. 2) Use whatever free resources I could get at school, online, and from classmates. 3) Don't freak out about NCLEX. 4) Take NCLEX ASAP after graduating. I took it 3 weeks after graduation. 5) Pass in 75 questions. M...

Patient: I'm pregnant and I think I'm miscarrying! RN: How far along are you? (as she collects urine sample) Patient: 3-4 weeks. I haven't been tested yet but I know my body. RN: When was your last period? Patient: the 7th. RN: So...a month ago? (rea...

I cannot believe my first semester of nursing school is DONE! I was exempt from the final and finished the course with a 93%. We took the CAP test today (through ATI) for Fundamentals. I scored a level 3 and ranked in the 94th percentile nationally. ...

I'm at a level 1 trauma center ED. We're all ED RNs. Only those who are TNCC certified as Trauma Nurses can run traumas. Once trauma protocol is dc'ed, then any ED RN can take over care.

Not only should you be concerned about scheduling conflicts, but I'd be more concerned about crashing and burning. Working 6 days a week including every weekend in 2 high intensity fields is taking on A LOT. I'm a new grad in a level 1 trauma ED and ...

I'm in the ED. Our ETOHers are marked as MTF -- metabolize to freedom. When a bunch of orders pop up at shift change: DSP = day shift problem.