SuperStarRN

As someone who worked for DaVita as a nurse for 3+ years and Charge Nurse for 1 year, I agree with parumph on 98% of what was said. If you go to DaVita as an FA who is also a nurse trust me when I say that it is not mostly an office job. As an FA who...

At the risk of sounding cliche nursing was my calling. From a small child I always said I wanted to be a pediatrician. As I got older I realized I didn't want to go to college for the length of time becoming a doctor would take (although I should men...

Is anyone out there waiting to find out if the got into the hybrid bridge program at GHC?

Taking the LPN boards will not be any easier. In fact, I have talked to many RN's who were LPN's first and every one of them has said that the LPN boards are much harder than the RN boards. To be honest, after 8 years I don't feel that they should ev...

The people who I know that failed out were either not 100% committed and focused or just didn't get it. It requires a lot of sacrifice of your time with friends and family that some people were not prepared to give up. Others who dropped out usually ...

LITTMAN!!! Enough said!

I don't think I have ever been burnt out with a job so fast, nursing or otherwise, but I have had all of the dialysis nursing that I can take. The patients could all benefit from a mood stabilizer, they take no responsibility for their own medical ca...

gcat after only a year I have stories for days and they all sound very similar to yours. I wish you the best of luck in finding a new position.

traumaRUS I love that you brought that up. I had a patient tell me last week that he pays my salary (this was his bad attempt at making a joke). Excuse me!?!? You are on Medicaid and have not had a job in your entire life. Last time I checked the tax...

You'll notice that I said MANY are noncompliant. Not ALL. As far as the environment goes I put on my smile and do my job above and beyond so if there is an unpleasant environment it is not one of my making. I love the people that I work with but the ...

I am currently in a bridge program and can definitely tell you that once I am done with school I am out the door! I won't be able to run fast enough. Unfortunately, this is the only job that works well with my school schedule. I will probably stay on...

My mom is a CNA and just moved here to Atlanta about 6 months ago. I drove her around to her interviews and most jobs wanted to pay her $9/hr and she has over 10 years experience. She eventually took a postion that she was able to talk them up to $13...

I went to nursing school full time, with a newborn and a one year old toddler, out of state away from every friend and family member I knew. My boyfriend worked nights so that I could go to school during the day so I had to study and take care of the...

Everyone else has to pay to retake it. I usually don't say anything either about some of these crazy threads that I see on here, but as hard as I tried to stop my fingers from typing they just kept going. Sorry I work in dialysis and listen to adults...

Am I the only one reading this thread? They gave you a ticket to retest simply because you sent them a letter stating that you really "felt" that you had passed? What state do you live in so that I can move there around the time I get ready to take t...

I wish I could write a book on my experiences with the bullies that I worked with for 2 years. Some people might be amazed at the stories I would tell.

I personally say yes ma'am and yes sir to allof my co-workers. My family is from southern MS, not to mention my father and other members are prior military so it is the way I was raised. The only time I don't say yes ma'am/sir is if they ask that I n...

We are up and running on VISTA ladies!

Hey you said that you bought all the books that the bookstore had. What books did you end up buying? I went to the bookstore website to look up the books and started my ordering. Had to get prepared some way. Just curious to know what you got at the ...

I agree that it is easier to find a job when you already have one. I went for an interview some time back and was told by the employer that they were only looking at people who currently had jobs. I can't remember his reasoning why but that is what h...

Ooh I feel so at home here. I thought I was only one who carried an OTC pharmacy around in my work bag. Everyone makes fun of me until they have a toothache, headache, or tummy ache.

I sent you a friend request on FB also. You e-mailed me before so I just looked for you by your e-mail. Two and a half more weeks ladies!

I found another girl on here too. I PM'ed her to join our discussion. I will PM you my e-mail, phone, and FB info. That's a good idea.

When I went to register for the course I was told that we do not start until after Spring Break which is March 12th. Hopefully we do get started sooner though. I am pretty anxious myself. The way I see it the sooner we get started the closer we are t...

I think the excitement has worn off and now I am just annoyed that we are a month away and still have not been given any information. I have to let my job know something ASAP and when I e-mailed them I did not get a response and that annoys me even m...