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    Drug test...random..maybe not

    wish_me_luck replied to MichelleRN34's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You know, I thought for sure I would be tested today. Checked in and I was not selected. There is always Monday....if it truly is 36 tests, like I was told by HPMP, I have 7 left for the
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    New Grad Needs Advice. Stay in FL or move home to ME to work.

    wish_me_luck replied to Lola Lou's topic in Nursing Career

    Did you apply for jobs in ME, too? Do which ever makes it easier to find a job. If those kids are really young, they really will not remember your presence when they are older. So, get experience,...
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    offered PHN position

    wish_me_luck replied to WhyMEok's topic in Public, Community Health

    Long term what do you want? If you want to go back to the hospital later, it might hurt
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    social worker who wants to be an rn...why?

    wish_me_luck replied to sukismall's topic in General Nursing

    What PP said. You will not spend much time with the patient and good luck finding a job in nursing with this economy. So, you have to ask yourself if you are willing to play Russian Roulette with the...
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    New Grad Nurse Starting Out in a Speacilty? Help?

    wish_me_luck replied to aweldon001's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you are interested in a speciality, well, what people consider a speciality, why would you need experience in a totally different area before you go into what you want? Especially if you have an...
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    Need advise. About to be put on probation in CA for DUI.

    wish_me_luck replied to Nursequestion's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    THIS!! OP, I am in VA, not CA; however, Boards can be similar. I have an acquaintance that got three DUIs, one more than you, and he checked no to chemical dependency problem because he was not told...
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    Nursing Missions

    wish_me_luck replied to GundeRN's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Have you thought about doing medical missions here in the states? There are many people who need healthcare here. If you really want to go out of the country, I think there is a group based in NY that...
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    I have so many qualms

    wish_me_luck replied to Austin12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Agree with other posters. However, that being said, I have seen some people move after completing one state's program and have to enter into the new state's
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    What brand of scrubs do you prefer?

    wish_me_luck replied to kstrac13's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Koi, greys, and NRG. Love NRG...soft and
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    Job searching for 6+ months, success stories?

    wish_me_luck replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    We can only hope. It is us unemployed new grad nurses surfing
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    Registered Nurses: Do you like your jobs?

    wish_me_luck replied to mamba24's topic in General Nursing

    Your thoughts matter more than our thoughts...the question should be, do you, OP, want to be a nurse? That is a lot of money to put out with influential factors being the opinions of nurses you do not...
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    Job searching for 6+ months, success stories?

    wish_me_luck replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Jeanette, this is not a good sign. *crickets* Ha! 773 views and no hopeful stories. I hope I can give you a hopeful story
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    How often do bad references for good workers happen?

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am more referring to a person who does good work and the reference gives the person a bad reference to prevent them from getting the job in order to retain them for their own
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    Tips and Tricks on How to Get a Job as a New Graduate RN!

    wish_me_luck replied to ashleyrosesf's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Jeanette, if I could, I would like your post a hundred times. I did most of what OP said, probably all of them as some things are not actual things, and I am still jobless. I looked where I live,...
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    Do nurses usually work 3 12-hour shifts a week for full pay?

    wish_me_luck replied to gentlerain's topic in General Nursing

    bratmobile, as I explained in a different thread, ACLS and PALS can make you more competitive if you live in a huge city that everyone meets the minimum and preferred criteria and they have to get...
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    New grad RN looking for job in Middle Tennesse

    wish_me_luck replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Have you tried looking on the TN state jobs website? I used to see a ton of them for the Middle TN area--granted it was more public health and mental health/developmental disability and corrections...
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    Tips and Tricks on How to Get a Job as a New Graduate RN!

    wish_me_luck replied to ashleyrosesf's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    rntm, I have nursing assistant/PCT experience (I had to quit due to school schedule conflicts and some degree of bullying issues). Also, this offer was made like less than a month before I was...
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    Do nurses usually work 3 12-hour shifts a week for full pay?

    wish_me_luck replied to gentlerain's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I went on an interview not too long ago and I asked about getting ACLS and I was told they would give me that, that I did not need to spend money on
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    When do you become CPR certified?

    wish_me_luck replied to gentlerain's topic in General Nursing

    You do it before nursing school. It depends. If you have a job that requires you to already be BLS certified, they pay for it, if you do not have a healthcare job, you have to pay for
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    Tips and Tricks on How to Get a Job as a New Graduate RN!

    wish_me_luck replied to ashleyrosesf's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    OP, these are Great for huge cities because with a huge pool of applicants, more than one person will meet the minimum and/or preferred criteria, so then they will look at fluff stuff like thank yous...
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    Tips and Tricks on How to Get a Job as a New Graduate RN!

    wish_me_luck replied to ashleyrosesf's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No I am not. These are not new tips. I want people to realize doing these are not an automatic slam dunk to get a job. It is hit or miss. These are nice if the interviewer is between two people, it...
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    Tips and Tricks on How to Get a Job as a New Graduate RN!

    wish_me_luck replied to ashleyrosesf's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I appreciate the tips; however, these do not work for everyone. I know when I was a student, I introduced myself to the NM. She had no idea I was even a student, despite being in scrubs and having my...
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    Psychometric Verbal Reasoning Test

    wish_me_luck replied to cm8816's topic in Nursing Career

    I think the answer is D. You are not actually finding the order, you are following the instructions. Lisa can be first or second. D says Lisa is second. True,
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    Help! Forgot to call in one day and missed urine! PNAP

    wish_me_luck replied to Jrow01's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I do not know about your program, but in VA, the first one is a warning, I think. What I do is have a binder with a section for drug screens and put my copies where I did them in it and each month, I...
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    2013 Nashville Area New Grad Pay

    wish_me_luck replied to serenitylove14's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I think the higher pay for males is a fish tale because that would be a prove able gender/sex discrimination and a lawsuit filed against the hospital. The economy is bad, but that is no excuse to...