LaRoseRN

LaRoseRN

Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant

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  1. Basic tips for getting hired as a new grad

    LaRoseRN replied to poiu's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This was a really great list!! -- I literally did every one of these things & got a job seven months after graduation. I didn't have any money, so I invested in an "interview suit" w/ a credit...

  2. Is it normal to go from straight As in prereqs to b- grades in nursing classes

    LaRoseRN replied to SarahBean87's topic in General Students

    Hey there, Like you, I was a straight-A student until nursing school and I struggled to keep my scores up in the beginning. My program demanded an 80% or higher to pass and I was just getting by. I...

  3. Made it through three night shifts on my own...then...

    LaRoseRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    ...at change of shift the oncoming RN noticed that I'd hung the wrong bag of fluids on one of my patients. Even though I had verbally told her the patient was running D5W during report, when she went...

  4. Made it through three night shifts on my own...then...

    LaRoseRN replied to LaRoseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey all, Just wanted to update and say thank you for your encouraging words. I have settled more into my work as an independent RN and am learning an incredible amount each shift from the other RNs...

  5. Made it through three night shifts on my own...then...

    LaRoseRN replied to LaRoseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    BMT stands for Bone Marrow

  6. Nurse acupuncturist needs assistance

    LaRoseRN replied to RN, LAc's topic in Holistic

    Job searching in the Bay Area is terribly difficult, especially for ADN new grads. There is huge competition for those high wages and it's coming not just locally but nationally and internationally...

  7. Piercings & Tattoos?

    LaRoseRN replied to Champs94's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Totally variable. In school there was zero tolerance for visible piercings or tattoos. Everyone had to cover up. After being hired, I've seen plenty of coworkers/staff with all sorts of tattoos and...

  8. California NP working as staff RN

    LaRoseRN replied to itsalwayssunny's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a new RN in California and have come across multiple certified NP's working at the bedside as RN's -- both during nursing school and again when I started my new job. Some had practiced as NP's...

  9. Made it through three night shifts on my own...then...

    LaRoseRN replied to LaRoseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No harm done to the patient. The fluids on our unit are not scanned - we don't scan any of our meds. Our orientation was over five and a half months, but it is still extremely overwhelming. I am...