NeoNurseTX

NeoNurseTX RN

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  1. Took a new job with less than a year experience, scared to death!

    NeoNurseTX posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been in a combined level II/III NICU since January of 2008 and I had the typical new grad syndrome - dreading coming into work because I felt like I was being thrown to the wolves when I was...

  2. You Probably Feel Like You Know Everything

    NeoNurseTX replied to 4jen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Great article! It DOES sound like me! I started out ROUGH and dreading going into work but I finally got the hang of the unit. What scares me to death though is that I took another position at a WAY...

  3. Need Advice/Encouragement

    NeoNurseTX replied to Brainyheart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got two interviews with less than a year when the application said they require a year..it's worth a

  4. 4.0 gpa a myth?

    NeoNurseTX replied to tea_leaf's topic in Texas Nursing

    4.0 is a myth but 3.7 or .8

  5. TWU Spring 2009

    NeoNurseTX replied to Princess_WannaBe's topic in Texas Nursing

    Ooh, they increased! When I started in Jan 05, they took 60. That was when we were in the old bldg and one of the rooms only had 60 seats...man was it

  6. NICU Pet Peeves

    NeoNurseTX replied to heartwort's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ours aren't lo-jacked either. A lot of them don't even have ID bands on..esp the micropreemies. They are taped to the bedside. The bigger kids that grew out of their bands also have them taped to the...

  7. Questions from a newbie

    NeoNurseTX replied to T123G123's topic in General Nursing

    So some really newbie questions: 1) What is this job like? What are some really great components? What are some really terrible components? It really depends on your unit. You browse through the...

  8. Opinion: 2009 Alternate RN Pre-Admission

    NeoNurseTX replied to nathy620's topic in General Nursing

    Keep your hopes up! Lots of people get accepted into several schools so they can't accept them

  9. how many of you go to the grocery store after working with patients?

    NeoNurseTX replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    I not only 'scrub in' before work, but I also 'scrub out'.. I haven't seen anyone else do this but I do a long scrub up to my elbows with the surgicept soap that we use before we go onto the unit....

  10. 2 years pre-req?? HELP!

    NeoNurseTX replied to jenaenae17's topic in General Nursing

    I want to do NNP (Maybe) eventually and I don't like that you can't go straight through school without stopping for a while (hey, I like my paycheck now!), but no NICU experience would put me at a...

  11. Comprehensive NCLEX review by Hesi

    NeoNurseTX replied to lab211's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Those were great for the HESI exam. I used it and finished first in my class and had a really high score. For NCLEX, I suggest the Qbank

  12. how many of you go to the grocery store after working with patients?

    NeoNurseTX replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    I'll go.. Im no more nasty than the elementary school kid hacking up a lung and touching

  13. Do you recommend becoming a nurse?

    NeoNurseTX replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    not sure, it depends on the

  14. How do you waste medications?

    NeoNurseTX replied to WondeRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm NICU, so no pills, but we waste in the sink or squirt in trash, sometimes I see vials going in the sharps

  15. I haven't found my niche in nursing

    NeoNurseTX replied to jensfbay's topic in General Nursing

    I did find my niche (it's what I always thought it was, NICU!) but I do have other interests I'd like to pursue someday..organ procurement is

  16. Rock the Vote Tomorrow!!

    NeoNurseTX replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I almost wish I didn't vote early so I could be there on election day and talk to people in

  17. Do you shower when you get off work???

    NeoNurseTX replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    YESSSSS and I scrub hard with Dial! YICK, I can't go to bed with hospital cooties on

  18. Needlesticks

    NeoNurseTX posted a topic in General Nursing

    A few questions on needlesticks: How many have you had? How long have you been a nurse? What was the situation in which they occured? Just curious and hoping to get some new insight on how they can...

  19. Hardest class so far...

    NeoNurseTX replied to ColtsMom's topic in General Students

    assessment was very time

  20. I need help!

    NeoNurseTX replied to jen4santo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes it

  21. student needs help from three professionals!

    NeoNurseTX replied to diabala's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm an RN - I can give it a shot. PM me the

  22. NICU Pet Peeves

    NeoNurseTX replied to heartwort's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    WHYYYY?!?!?

  23. Need Advice/Encouragement

    NeoNurseTX replied to Brainyheart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You could apply anyway even though you don't have a year.. because you are close to a year with the home infusion nursing, correct? Just let them know the

  24. Now I think I made a mistake...

    NeoNurseTX replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Many new grads have to start on nights. It's a good way to get into the swing of things without the craziness of days there...although it DOES get crazy on

  25. applying to nursing school

    NeoNurseTX replied to kcalalang's topic in Texas Nursing

    some schools base admittance on factors other than GPA such as previous degrees, experience, interviews, entry exams. are you looking at ADN or