smilin_gp

smilin_gp

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  1. Nursing shortages? Not in my area!

    smilin_gp replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Scary post for me, as I am in the middle of interviewing for jobs in Oregon. Hope you find a wonderful job that works out for

  2. A good quote

    smilin_gp replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Great attitude to

  3. Just Got Hired Tonite!!!!

    smilin_gp replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats

  4. Charting Bloopers

    smilin_gp replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I used to do QA for a medical transcription company, and have seen a lot of bad charting. One that sticks out is a chief complaint of "infected cooties". (sounded like infectious colitis to me) This...

  5. Nursing schools where there is no waiting period

    smilin_gp replied to usha's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, all of the BSN schools in Portland, OR have competitive admissions, not waiting lists. They offer 2-year BSN transfer programs and 18-month programs for second degree

  6. Need help with Med. Terminology!!!!!!!!!!

    smilin_gp replied to smiley12face16's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hopefully your class will cover certain common prefixes and suffixes through the term, and they will begin to stick out when you see new words. This is how it worked for me when I was training to...

  7. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

    smilin_gp replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    Thanks Corvette Guy! I'm really hoping it goes well. Dream job for

  8. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

    smilin_gp replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    Thanks, good luck to you too

  9. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

    smilin_gp replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    I wanted to say hello again to this thread :) I posted here waay back when I was looking into the Navy Nurse Corps as a student. I didn't join, as my husband was promoted and the idea of moving to San...

  10. Graduating in May...

    smilin_gp replied to Erica1019's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I also am graduating in May, but I do know that when to apply for jobs depends on the HR preferences of the different hospitals. For example, I know of a few who want all new grad applications in by...

  11. How to get into the nursing program

    smilin_gp replied to undergradnurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Same advice as above with the grades. With the current competition for nursing programs, required GPA's don't mean much, unless you have an incredible amount of related healthcare experience and your...

  12. she tried to access mediport, it was really a pacer

    smilin_gp replied to jilliebean's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes!

  13. Quitting a six figure job to become a nurse...am I nuts

    smilin_gp replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck to you. It doesn't sound nuts to leave a job/career that you know that you are burned out from. You may take a pay cut as an MSN, but hopefully the mix of decent money + renewed job...

  14. Venipuncture IV Skill nervousness

    smilin_gp replied to genhen's topic in General Students

    Wow, I wish we had any IV experience at my school. We had the lecture, and nothing else! Guess I'll have to get these skills in

  15. how to pass hesi on first try?

    smilin_gp replied to kimhaw's topic in General Students

    I have been advised by the group of students at my school that graduated in December to use both the HESI and the Saunders NCLEX review book to prep for

  16. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    smilin_gp replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Hehe, stress or something activated my allergies really badly during one semester. I didn't go with the TP, but I was trying really hard not to be too loud, keeping tissues close at hand. Hope that...

  17. I am accepted into graduate school!!!!!

    smilin_gp replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hey, congratulations to you! Have a fun time celebrating and preparing

  18. I am so scared I wont get in

    smilin_gp replied to smelius's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have faith! OHSU is kind of odd in their acceptance (if we are both talking about Oregon Health Sciences University). I heard tons of stories about students not getting in to various Portland schools...

  19. old/new grad - need to pass exam!

    smilin_gp replied to cares24's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Ooh congrats Angel_82, time for you to

  20. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    smilin_gp replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    ELKMN: Sorry, I wasn't clear. Our doors in each classroom open into an outdoor courtyard area. Which is technically hospital property leased by the school, where no smoking is allowed anyway. I wish...

  21. And on the eighth day, the Lord Physician created nurses, to clean up the mess

    smilin_gp replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Scrubs insults everybody. I watched it yesterday too and was left with the image of a buffoon doctor crashing into charts on roller scates,

  22. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    smilin_gp replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Pet peeves, I try to be positive in general, but I need to vent a little, and ooh I have a few: Group projects where certain members consistently show up late, if at all, to planning sessions, do...

  23. Nurses are overpaid!

    smilin_gp replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting post about Heritage Park in Canada, maybe I'll have to go there instead of Victoria for my summer trip north. Will just have to do a little research on touristy things in Calgary

  24. For those of us with a heavy foot...

    smilin_gp replied to Corvette Guy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hehe funny thread idea. I'm just finally getting to the 3-year mark for the last of my speeding tickets, but if I ever get caught again, I'll have to find some nursing analogy j/k,

  25. for those in a 4 sem. program, which semester was hardest??

    smilin_gp replied to speedykicks's topic in General Students

    Semester 2- community health, psych, therapeutic communication, research methods. No particular class or clinical was individually tough, but combined, the amount of time spent out of class...