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  1. Giving up

    nurseladybug12 replied to MommyandRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I have always found that when you stop looking for something, it finds

  2. Feeling like a servant

    nurseladybug12 replied to nurseywifeymommy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was a server too for 5 years and during nursing school, and I always thought the same thing! And I think it does have many similarities , you will have such an easy time with time management which...

  3. New Grad Needs Resume and Cover Letter Critique

    nurseladybug12 replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    All I am going to say is, I wish I could have learned from other people's mistakes when I was younger. Now that I am at that ripe old age of 26, I tend to listen to people's advice. I got a job a...

  4. New Grad Needs Resume and Cover Letter Critique

    nurseladybug12 replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am also a new grad and I was hired at my very first interview. I would cut the resume down to 1 page. I would not even list your previous work experience, I was never asked about mine. I was never a...

  5. I just started a new job and have pneumonia. Very worried...

    nurseladybug12 replied to LTCNS's topic in General Nursing

    I would say take that time for yourself to get better,the only person that can take care of you is you. Plus it might be off-putting for patients to see you sicker than they

  6. I cannot believe a nurse did this......

    nurseladybug12 replied to shellybsn's topic in General Nursing

    ugh get over

  7. Left Nursing After 3 Months and Couldn't Be Happier!

    nurseladybug12 replied to sweetgeorgia's topic in First Year After Licensure

    @HouTx, But I am not, I am quiet, I am helpful. I dont like confronting people or drama. When I have down time I ask people if they need help and most of the RNs I worked with there have said I was a...

  8. Should I quit nursing?

    nurseladybug12 replied to Anna-s's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new nurse on orientation as well and it is overwhelming. I am going on 10 weeks in orientation on a med/surg unit. I think at 4 weeks I was still learning their electronic charting system,...

  9. ACLS class as a student? good or pointless?

    nurseladybug12 replied to procrastinator911's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I dont think it would do that much to help you...many hospitals offer ACLS and PALS classes free of charge and will even pay you to take the class as if it is a normal day at work. I am a new nurse on...

  10. Can you use O.9NS on a mainline and dopamine on a piggyback

    nurseladybug12 replied to ab1984's topic in Patient Medications

    I would think that if you're unsure of anything in the future, be safe and ask someone else for help next

  11. what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

    nurseladybug12 replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    eww really? they took it from your paycheck? whats up with

  12. what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

    nurseladybug12 replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    A $20 gift card to Publix-totally unexpected and I thought it was

  13. Because nobody is a better expert in the art of nursing than...

    nurseladybug12 replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I dont think that's a good idea at all, I think it would make patients very uncomfortable to be sharing their personal health information which seems to also be a HIPAA violation. Of course nurses are...

  14. Left Nursing After 3 Months and Couldn't Be Happier!

    nurseladybug12 replied to sweetgeorgia's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sweetgeorgia, I am in the same position as you. I graduated in 2008 with a Bachelors in Psychology,which is still completely useless. So I went into nursing. I did very well, got A's, got my ADN, I...

  15. Feeling like a failure most days

    nurseladybug12 replied to *4!#6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am also a new grad RN and I sympathize with everything you are saying. I always feel like I am running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I especially hate the morning from 7-10a when I am...

  16. Is Nursing For Me?

    nurseladybug12 replied to purple23's topic in Nursing Career

    I graduated with my psychology degree in 2008. I absolutely loved psychology and school was fun for me. However, I didnt have the financial means to go to grad school to get my masters in order to do...

  17. Who do nurses make more than?

    nurseladybug12 replied to Amber215's topic in General Nursing

    Also, you can go to O*NET OnLine, it is a govt funded website of median salaries by state,job growth, and outlook for every profession you can think of, as well as lists of tasks,skills, and education...

  18. Who do nurses make more than?

    nurseladybug12 replied to Amber215's topic in General Nursing

    As a general rule, your rent should not be more than what you make in a week, your car should not be worth more than half what you make in a year, and you should always have saved 2 or 3 months of...

  19. New RN and CNAs are disrespectful

    nurseladybug12 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am an RN and just started orientation last week. I look like I am fresh out of highschool but I am 26, which I think may be a part of the problem here...Anyways, on my 2nd day, one of my patient's...

  20. Assessments every shift?

    nurseladybug12 replied to Ntheboat2's topic in General Nursing

    As a RN, it is your job to assess, it is the first step of nursing (ADPIE) and it would be neglectful to not do it. As everyone else has said, some nurses just chart what other assessments have said...

  21. New Grads, It is Possible!

    nurseladybug12 replied to owlRN01's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Congratulations on landing your first nursing job. I am also a new grad and I went to school in CT and I found that I had to move out of state to find a job in FL. I am happy I did because I have a...

  22. Facebook while on the clock?

    nurseladybug12 replied to maureen924's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think that some of the previous posters are way off base when they say it is ok to look on facebook during down time. I think it is unprofessional to be on your cell phone at work and even more...

  23. Discrimination & Whistle blowing - Would you hire this nurse again?

    nurseladybug12 replied to SunshineSmile's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I remember the terms of my employment being that I have to work every other weekend, and I have to work 2 of 3 major holidays. If you had signed something similar or were aware of the terms of your...

  24. I swear I was smart before I started nursing school

    nurseladybug12 replied to SunshineDaisy's topic in General Students

    I tutored in nursing school and many of my classmates came to me saying they had always studied hard, made good grades, but now they are barely passing and they felt like dropping out! Many of them...

  25. Applying to jobs outside your RN state of licensure

    nurseladybug12 replied to ctrn3478's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just moved from CT 4 weeks ago to FL. Hospitals did not take my application seriously because I was not licensed and because I was still in CT when I was applying. When I finally was living and...