adjowakim

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1. CPI and other things..

   adjowakim replied to funinsun's topic in Psychiatric

   most importantly.... always be yourself. always treat them with respect no matter what names they call your or what they may throw at you. never ever act like you are on a power trip or they will...

2. Soooo, I think I may have a new job lined up...

   adjowakim replied to raindrop's topic in First Year After Licensure

   thanks for that advice. i was wondering about that myself especially since i was working at a community hospital in my own community and may have to utilize its resources someday. i cant help but...

3. 3 months in and I hate my nursing job

   adjowakim replied to Serenyd's topic in First Year After Licensure

   hi, i lasted 3 months on a tele step-down unit. i also had at least 8 different preceptors due to half of the staff being out on maternity leave or some other leave. and there were 10 of us orienting...

4. help! to follow my heart or not???

   adjowakim replied to adjowakim's topic in First Year After Licensure

   thanks guys for all of your support! i ended up taking the job! actually, the nurse manager offered me a supervisor position a little less involved in terms of managment skills. its more like a...

5. How do I get a job as a Learning Disability Nurse in USA?

   adjowakim replied to KimNorth's topic in International Nursing

   if youre interested in working with kids i know of so many schools and residential programs working with developmentally delayed kids in or around Boston, MA. let me know what youre looking

6. help! to follow my heart or not???

   adjowakim posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   im struggling! i just finished 3 months orientation on a cardiac step down unit. i like the fact that im learning a ton especially fine tuning my assessment and organization skills. ive been exploring...

7. Orientation Over

   adjowakim replied to ActNGrowRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   ..i just finished my last day of a 12 week orientation on a telemetry step down unit and i had the worst shift of my life! i thought i was ready to be off orientation, but this shift just threw me off...

8. Frustrated after 5 weeks of nursing...

   adjowakim replied to SaderNurse05's topic in First Year After Licensure

   im a new grad nurse just starting on a telemetry unit. ive been orienting for a month, but we have a minimum of 12 weeks orientation before being on our own. this includes numerous critical care...

9. reciprocity in RI

   adjowakim replied to adjowakim's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   thanks! you

10. Child psych. nursing

    adjowakim replied to 5thflrnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I currently work on a residential program for kids age 8-18 diagnosed primarily with PDD and autism. It makes things interesting having such a wide age bracket, but the kids are all developmentally...

11. Child psych. nursing

    adjowakim replied to 5thflrnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    hi, I have been working in child psych for 5 years as a mental health counselor and residential supervisor. I absolutely love it, and the only reason im going into nursing is that a counselor position...

12. reciprocity in RI

    adjowakim posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    hi, I am currently a nursing student at a school in MA. I would like to take the NCLEX in MA and then apply for reciprocity in RI. I know that there is an application process and a fee of around 90...