manda0931

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1. Doing my first night shift EVER tonight!

   manda0931 replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I think you'll be good! I usually never get really tired at work overnight even if I wasn't able to get a nap in that day. Plus you'll have your nerves and adrenaline to keep you awake. Goodluck! I'm...

2. New Grad applicant walked on a unit today...

   manda0931 replied to BotoxBaby's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I've personally walked onto different units with no prior warning twice. The first time I did it I felt so awkward and I was nervous but the ANM was very welcoming and nice. She told me that they had...

3. Do You judge and treat patients differently depending on who they are ?

   manda0931 replied to star.crush's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I think it's human nature to judge. But part of being a nurse is how you deal with that judgment. As long as you treat everyone the same regardless of their name or any other attributes they may have...

4. Interview questions: What do you ask?

   manda0931 replied to pockunit's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I asked about patient ratios, how long orientation was, if there was any type of loan repayment, if the preceptor chose to be a preceptor or if they just got assigned to it, how scheduling was done...

5. Help Help Help .. Failed NCLEX

   manda0931 replied to dcd.lopez's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I used the Saunders 4th edition as well but the questions that they have in the back of each chapter are way easier and I felt that they were nothing like the questions they had on NCLEX. Make sure...

6. Nurse Educator vs. Labor and Delivery Nurse

   manda0931 replied to YFCjustice's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   What causes you to dread going to work in the ICU? If those things aren't present when you do L&D why worry about the feeling of dread. Also, there had to have been reasons why you originally...

7. New RN on the first job hunt

   manda0931 replied to mstone88's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   When I stopped by the hospital to say hello, I gave them my cover letter, resume and a letter of recommendation that I had. Sure, they might not look at your cover letter but I think it's better to...

8. 3 Steps to NCLEX success.

   manda0931 replied to silverthunder's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Congrats! I second the statement of treating yourself to a nice alcoholic beverage, or two, or three. You deserved

9. Tumor Fevers

   manda0931 replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Oncology

   This is just a wild guess but it's what I would think. I would believe the pathophysiology is the same for anything that would cause a fever. A fever is your body's way of trying to kill whatever is...

10. 36 online applications and no bites?!

    manda0931 replied to Hkroeck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Is it possible to go to the floor and personally hand somebody your resume? I've heard some people say to do that and others not to but what could it hurt? From the way it sounds you haven't heard...

11. First Resume - Please Help!

    manda0931 replied to Hkroeck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Because you are a new graduate and have no experience I would recommend trying to showcase what you've learned in school to the best of your abilities. Instead of having every clinical site listed...

12. For all you new grads...what does your resume look like?

    manda0931 replied to pnkgirl25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    On my resume I had the usual sections such as objective, education, work experience, (I've never worked in the medical field before) certifications (ACLS, BLS, etc) but I also put my last clinical...

13. Nclex June 8th

    manda0931 replied to manda0931's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I went into the test not really expecting to get all 265 questions. I was hoping that it would stop at 75 and then when I went to 76 my heart sank a little. But it stopped me right after 76 thank...

14. Nclex June 8th

    manda0931 replied to manda0931's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I personally couldn't tell if the questions were getting harder or not. Whenever I thought I got a question right I would almost hope I got a SATA question next because then I thought for sure I got...

15. Nclex June 8th

    manda0931 replied to manda0931's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It was what i was expecting and then again it wasn't. I know that doesn't make a lot of sense but it's hard to put in words. Most of the questions I could get down to two answers that were incorrect...