Nurse ABC

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  1. Mom's Working 12's?

    Nurse ABC replied to erika.RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Can you still do the part-time schedule even though they offered full-time? Full-time can turn into 4 days a week a lot of times and in our dept. we can't self-schedule at all. We can request days off...

  2. Wish Me Luck!

    Nurse ABC replied to MotherRN's topic in School

    Congratulations!!! :) Happy for

  3. School Nurse Certification

    Nurse ABC replied to Marisette's topic in School

    Since you were able to take a sample test then use those types of problems to practice with. There are tons of online math sites now that can give you practice questions/answers. Even YouTube has...

  4. Accepted School Nurse position...Any tips/advice will greatly be appreciated.

    Nurse ABC replied to blueiwahine's topic in School

    Just read through all the school nursing boards here-you will find lots of

  5. School Nurse

    Nurse ABC replied to DON2084182's topic in School

    Well you do have some experience working with kids so that is better than none. I guess it all depends on what experience the other applicants have. It's worth a try! Good

  6. Need some support

    Nurse ABC replied to jk82's topic in School

    This is tough. Here are a couple things to consider... You say you love your job which is kind of rare in nursing. Also, there's a pretty good chance if you quit the school you may get used to the...

  7. School Nurse Certification

    Nurse ABC replied to Marisette's topic in School

    I worried about this and math was always one of my weakest subjects too. Imagine my suprise when I graduate nursing school and have to do my own drug calculations! (This was in the day before computer...

  8. For those that work per diem-when do you work?

    Nurse ABC posted a topic in School

    If you're already working M-F that doesn't leave much time during the school year to work. Do you just work a weekend day? Is that hard? In the summer it's no problem but during the school year I...

  9. Higher Paid Nursing Jobs

    Nurse ABC replied to mbrn1985's topic in Nursing Career

    In our area it doesn't matter what unit you work on, you make the same. Those that make the most (with no extra education) work straight weekends for higher pay and/or nights. Some pick up per diem...

  10. New Job or No New Job, help! TBHC

    Nurse ABC replied to Heather_ac's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sorry as well! It's not fair at all and you have every right to be mad. I don't think you'd get far if you hired an attorney since they did offer you another position and most hospitals have a...

  11. What is it like to work in a hospital

    Nurse ABC replied to mcclot1993's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard. Some days it can be satisfying but for the most part there's too much to do and not enough time to do it all. I never feel like I get to spend enough time with my patients. I'm on med-surg...

  12. What would you do?

    Nurse ABC replied to laceym's topic in Nursing Career

    Go. Get some experience and give yourself a leg up on the competition. It's interesting to me that you're even considering moving. That kind of says something about your relationship. 8 yrs and not...

  13. breakdown at work

    Nurse ABC replied to LookForward's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Don't be so hard on yourself. You're human. Almost everyone I know on my unit has cried at work sometime or another, myself included. Sometimes you just can't help it. I've cried with cancer patients,...

  14. advice on new job search please

    Nurse ABC replied to sistasoul's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think the only thing Human Resources are allowed to say is if you're eligible for re-hire and to verify dates you worked. If you say no don't contact them it can look like you're hiding something....

  15. How long does it take HR to hire you?

    Nurse ABC replied to barhive25's topic in General Nursing

    It can take around a month to six weeks depending on circumstances. It can be a very frustrating

  16. Changing careers

    Nurse ABC replied to allygirl26's topic in General Nursing

    I've often thought of leaving nursing to work with animals!! I think I'd like it better and it would be less stressful I think. That doesn't answer your question

  17. I need advice! please read

    Nurse ABC replied to lnle3618's topic in General Nursing

    If possible try hiring a babysitter that will pick him up before supper time and take him home, feed him, give him a bath, etc so that by the time you get home exhausted you can read to him and tuck...

  18. Has hospital nursing changed that much?

    Nurse ABC replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    Everything your friend said is unfortunately true!! My first day off I'm too exhausted to do anything, even fun stuff. My second is getting caught up on housework and laundry and the third grocery...

  19. DNP....Is it worth it for me????

    Nurse ABC replied to Spazzerific9's topic in Advanced Practice

    You are right about thinking it's a good idea to get this out of the way before you have kids!! Also, once you quit going to school it's harder to get started again. Have you thought about becoming a...

  20. I am trying to change my specialty, is it possible?

    Nurse ABC replied to Luvbuble's topic in School

    You will just be kissing up to teachers instead! You WILL make less as a school nurse and some do have per diem jobs. You need good assessment skills and enjoy working on your own. Get your foot in...

  21. Team Nursing

    Nurse ABC replied to Emma_H's topic in General Nursing

    Our floor just did away with this since they booted the LPN's out. (Totally unfair to them but that's another topic.) We had one RN, one LPN, and an aide for up to 10 patients. The RN assessed all ten...

  22. Which attire do you feel gives school nurses the most respect?

    Nurse ABC posted a topic in School

    Scrubs where you actually look like a nurse or street clothes where you fit in better with the school staff? I just can't decide! I've worn both. Obviously scrubs are more comfortable but I feel like...

  23. Teaching/Nursing

    Nurse ABC replied to rmhgy5's topic in General Nursing

    If you work full-time M-F as a teacher and after hours grading papers, planning assignments, attending required open houses, faculty meetings, etc when are you going to work as a nurse? You will need...

  24. Do PRN positions let you pick what days you want to work?

    Nurse ABC posted a topic in General Nursing

    Would it be possible to work a prn position on weekends only most of the time? I'm looking at taking a M-F job and was wanting to keep my foot in the door at the hospital so I was wondering just how...

  25. What did you find was the hardest to adjust being a school nurse?

    Nurse ABC posted a topic in School

    One of the hardest things for me was going from an hourly salary where you're paid for every second worked to salary where you make even less but then don't get paid any extra for the after-school...