Nurseismade RN

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  1. Want to be a unit secretary

    will
  2. Best areas to rent or buy please near hospitals

    how is the glen Iris Drive
  3. So sad. :(

    Congratulations!!!! I am truly happy for you....nine months was crazy!!!! persistance really pays off. I heard things should be better for new grads in about a
  4. Finally got a position!

    Conggratulations...sounds like a fantastic opportunity for a new
  5. Contaminated Scrubs..do you wear scrubs to the stores

    saw the news....the woman fighting this is a joke really.......the news reporters were careful to add at the end that her statements were not supported by the department of health or infectious...
  6. Contaminated Scrubs..do you wear scrubs to the stores

    never quite thought of it like that!!!!! maybe I will bring clothes to change into after work....now all i need is a
  7. This is a great link for those wondering about LTAC....it is considered med-surg. https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/long-term-acute-371120.html#post3453283 my first clinical for...
  8. Long Term Acute Care is considered Med-Surg

    appreciate your comment.....yes it is very hard work...and I too have poured sweat :)......the reason i started this post is that if you are an LTAC nurse you are defintely considered a med-surg...
  9. Long term acute care considered med-surg?

    my first clinical med-surg rotation was in a LTAC
  10. First Job

    That's why I love rehab nursing.....Rehab hospitals is where u get really acute patients such as the one u described....but the best part is seeing them greatly improve as the weeks go by and then...
  11. Hospitals cutting back??

    where are you...what state..sounds
  12. I didn't really know either.....I worked as a nursing tech in large hospital for a year as a float....so I knew where i did not want to be a nurse..labor and delivery and peds were off my list. Love...
  13. So What do you LIKE about nursing?

    love my patients.....most of them
  14. Drawing blood and shakey hands!!!

    you are certainly not alone...just type shakey hands in the search allnurses.....you will find many posts that will definetly help....i was going to link one...but there are so many...one really good...
  15. Interview went well

    wishing you all the
  16. Any tips on how to study and pass the Teas test???

    it's been awhile and sure there is updated info by now. you will get a better response if you post in nursing student board or graduate nurse board. all the
  17. Since my Graduation June 1, 2007....I took a week or so off...then took a weeklong Kaplan course. Took my boards on july 17th and passed with 75q. Since there was a hiring freeze at Boston...
  18. May/June 2007 Grads......How are you all doing????

    Thanks for the responses thus far guys!!! sure it will be helpful to newbies. I am seeing on this board that some are not happy with their present job and feel because its less than a year should they...
  19. Interview went well

    the opp will be in a post surgical care/med surg hence the reason for the low patient ratio and the nurse manager even wanting it lower at 1:3. higher acuity, a lot more
  20. Anyone start out in public/community health?

    Hi Renee, I went straight to a community Health Center after graduation due to hospital hiring freeze. I did my clinicals there and nurse manager hired me. It seemed ideal..mon-fri 9-5 one sat a...
  21. first of all welcome to this forum and congratulations on being a new nurse. regarding the ratios it seems a little higher than the norm for nursing homes and rehab centers..but not far off. some of...
  22. a good "brain"
  23. May/June 2007 Grads......How are you all doing????

    come on guys....let's hear how your FIRST plus year has been......remember this board is titled FIRST year in nursing!!!! Interestingly.....i see that like me some changed jobs within the first...
  24. Hey fellow first year or more..nurses just curious......I just came off orientation.....I have 5/6 pts, 3-11:30pm shift. To date 1 hour 15 mins so far(clocked out at 12:45 am), that was a 6 pt...
  25. NCLEX...don't break my heart...again!!!

    I am so sorry.....take a deep breath, even a cry...then move on. You will be a nurse. I don't know much about the Martin review....but the Kaplan review is great. Some reviews focus on content but...