MrsHijinx08

MrsHijinx08 specializes in Med-Surg/Oncology.

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1. Woo Hoo!!! I'm done!!!!

   MrsHijinx08 replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

   :ancong!::ancong!::ancong!:

2. 2011 Graduates Put your hands up

   MrsHijinx08 replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I graduated in the middle of March, was offered a job (pending the results of NCLEX) in April, passed NCLEX towards the end of April, and started working in the middle of May! I'm working on a...

3. I need to switch preceptors

   MrsHijinx08 replied to katygw's topic in General Nursing

   It gets better. I promise, it does. I am fresh off of my orientation (going into my third week on my own), and I still feel overwhelmed and stressed, but it gets better with every shift that I work....

4. DVTs!

   MrsHijinx08 replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

   I don't work on a post-surgical floor, but we still do encourage all patients than can ambulate to do so regularly. The ones that can't, we make sure they have TEDs and SCDs on most of the

5. Conflict of interest? Family member? Please help!!

   MrsHijinx08 replied to newbiern41's topic in General Nursing

   I think you should most definitely let your employer know that your great-grandma is a resident at the facility, and if they're ok with it I would think long and hard about how you feel about working...

6. How long is your commute?

   MrsHijinx08 replied to OnaTrek's topic in General Nursing

   My thoughts exactly! I've got about a 40-minute drive on the freeway to and from work, and my satellite radio is all that saves me on my way home some mornings after 14