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  1. Health care administration - non nurses

    2mint replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    OMG. That was the weirdest interview I ever been in. All the times I tried and tried to establish some kind of rapport, but no go. At the end of the interview, I asked for their business cards,...

  2. Any Nurse here Started at Other than RN 1?

    2mint posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello allnurses, As the title suggests, has anyone started their nursing career as RN other than RN 1? I am starting as RN 4 (RN 7 is top level) and I think it could be because of my prior BA and my...

  3. Any Nurse here Started at Other than RN 1?

    2mint replied to 2mint's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. You're actually the first person here on AN to congrats me on my accomplishments (as far as I can recall, at least), so impressed am I that I might possibly thinking about potentially...

  4. Any Nurse here Started at Other than RN 1?

    2mint replied to 2mint's topic in General Nursing

    RN 1 6 mos, then promoted to RN 2, from here on out 1 yr then promotion based on satisfactory eval--specific details of which I obviously do not know at this

  5. Health care administration - non nurses

    2mint replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it is because nurses are so passionate about nursing that they often times get tunnel vision and momentarily forgot to look up the job description for 'adimistrators.' When working as a CNA at...

  6. Health care administration - non nurses

    2mint replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a BA in busAdmin, in fact I took no more than one econ class in college, but if I ever own a nursing home (almost zero % chance since I'm not that entrepreneurial), I highly doubt I would...

  7. Any Nurse here Started at Other than RN 1?

    2mint replied to 2mint's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, level 1 is lowest paid, level 7 highest. Click on my name, click on threads, then read "2 offers" and "4 offers". Good

  8. Second interview in Psych

    2mint replied to rubyagnes's topic in Psychiatric

    It's unfortunate that you got brainwashed into this way of thinking. Allow me to de-indoctrinate you with my patent-pending (any such thing?) advice: You are asking your future employer(s) to pay you...

  9. New Grad job offer

    2mint replied to jesRN9392's topic in California Nursing

    Glad to see another new grad success in SoCal!!! I can confirm the $32 new grad starting pay. (Was planning to reserve my 100th post for when I'm off new grad residency, but I reneged on that...

  10. New Grad job offer

    2mint replied to jesRN9392's topic in California Nursing

    My urgent care clinic offer was low 30's, but I turned it down. My latest offer that I accepted starts at high 30's, yes new grad no experience will be making close to $80K a year---I can't believe it...

  11. Help: What is this area in PeriOps called?

    2mint posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello allnurses, I did a rotation where we learned to start IV's and would like to know what this area is called. Here's the description: We went down to this area where patients were brought into...

  12. Help: What is this area in PeriOps called?

    2mint replied to 2mint's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that's what I figure. Good info. Thanks. (and thanks to certain moderator in a certain thread for giving back moi two post

  13. New Grad Resume, Cover Letter, 4 Offers

    2mint replied to 2mint's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Oh no.....ixchel....you were on fire, but your momentum was too strong that it carried you over the cliff (psst, passerbys, we had a little back-and-forth on another thread earlier today). So sad that...

  14. New Grad Resume, Cover Letter, 4 Offers

    2mint replied to 2mint's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    joanna3, Are you Canadian? Could that be why we are speaking past each other? When I said not to be offended, I truly meant it. You are a working professional, highly unlikely to benefit from my...

  15. New Grad Resume, Cover Letter, 4 Offers

    2mint replied to 2mint's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The x's should be self-explanatory, as are the **** and ####. Please don't take this the wrong way, should the intended audience voice a similar concern, I'd be glad to

  16. Got the Job!!! (Health Dept.)

    2mint replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Public, Community Health

    Well, I got 4 offers in 5 interviews (two clinics, two hospitals), but decided on the hospital position because as a new grad, I will be doing myself a disservice if I forgo the new grad program....

  17. Nursing speciality for someone that hates people

    2mint replied to Gogol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Duly noted. My apologies OP for temporarily hijacking your post. But what a man to do when facing unfounded accusations? "Research or Informatics is what I had as my end goal"--as long as you enjoy...

  18. Nursing speciality for someone that hates people

    2mint replied to Gogol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are doing it wrong; as it is, you are concurring with whatever is said in "What I Learned This Week"--not a thoughtful position to take, be it in life or in a professional capacity. This is how...

  19. Nursing speciality for someone that hates people

    2mint replied to Gogol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ************** "Hello guys, I'm looking to doing a three-part mini-series on prepping for the NCLEX-RN on the CHEAP. There are lots of passing NCLEX posts, but none actually touch on the actual exam...

  20. Nursing speciality for someone that hates people

    2mint replied to Gogol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It matters because the OP then can expect my contribution to be filled with "brutal honesty." And yes, my...peculiar intro...appeared in four instances, and conveniently all those instances relate to...

  21. Nursing speciality for someone that hates people

    2mint replied to Gogol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    1. Thank you for understanding me (the first bold). 2. Please quote me as to saying what you are accusing me of saying (the second bold). 3. How is it fair when one person understands the Test Plan...

  22. Nursing speciality for someone that hates people

    2mint replied to Gogol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    1. You are correct about interpretation here. I will award you one point in the form of a like. There's a difference between 'interpretation with adequate info' vs. 'interpretation without adequate...

  23. Nursing speciality for someone that hates people

    2mint replied to Gogol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Did I claim to be an author of a book or did Janey496? Big difference, huh? CA NCLEX, no need to google, just click on my screen name, click on thread, and give a quick read.... That 60 questions...

  24. Nursing speciality for someone that hates people

    2mint replied to Gogol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you want to have a conversation, let's first make sure we both understand the subject matter. There are two: 1. This thread (the title and OP's original post)--i.e. no "interpret[ation]" required....

  25. Nursing speciality for someone that hates people

    2mint replied to Gogol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ......my perpetual intro.....Wait until I submit my negotiation article for Winter contest...... Distraction not from the thread but from OP's intention (OP has the right become a nurse--he's a fellow...