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  1. Need advice: graduating in May and newly pregnant - what to do?

    secondfiddle posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm graduating from my ADN progam in May, and I'm 7 weeks pregnant right now. This is my first pregnancy and was quite the surprise, but we are happy (despite the somewhat bad timing!) I was...

  2. Need advice: should I start out in ER or tele/med-surg?

    secondfiddle posted a topic in Emergency

    Here's my situation: I'm an ADN student graduating in May. I'm 29 years old and currently work as an extern (pretty much a CNA) on the tele floor of a community hospital. I plan to stay at this...

  3. About to graduate, but feeling demoralized...

    secondfiddle posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm graduating from my ADN program in about 6 weeks. I passed through with flying colors - 4.00 GPA and excellent recommendations from my instructors. I was a "returning" student, 30 y/o, have a...

  4. About to graduate, but feeling demoralized...

    secondfiddle replied to secondfiddle's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am aware that most home care agencies (if not all) will not take new grads. And I do agree with that policy - it wouldn't be safe to send new people out in the field alone. However, this is...

  5. Need advice: graduating in May and newly pregnant - what to do?

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

    jov, thanks for the advice! I agree with what you said, and that has actually been my decision - I have an interview coming up next week. I am going to interview as I would have normally and give...

  6. Need advice: graduating in May and newly pregnant - what to do?

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

    RN Amanda, did you go back full time after the baby was born? How long did you stay home before you returned? If you did return full time, how did it work out? I figure I have no chance of getting...

  7. Need advice: graduating in May and newly pregnant - what to do?

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

    I took this part of your post as saying that MRSA could negatively affect the fetus - the use of "fetus" sounded to me like you were talking about effects MRSA could have while the baby was still...

  8. Need advice: graduating in May and newly pregnant - what to do?

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

    Thanks, everyone for the replies so far. Just to clarify, whatever my decision turns out to be, I would NOT postpone the NCLEX until after the baby. I'd probably just take an extra month or so after...

  9. New grad: what are my options other than Med/Surg?

    secondfiddle posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everybody. I'm not a new grad yet but starting to plan - I graduate from my ADN program in May. I have been working as an extern on the Med/Tele (essentially a CNA) for the past year at the local...

  10. Need advice: should I start out in ER or tele/med-surg?

    secondfiddle replied to secondfiddle's topic in Emergency

    Thank you so much for the replies. They confirmed my gut feeling that I should just start out in med-surg given my situation (also not a bad idea regardless to get that broad experience, I think). I...

  11. pregnant during first year as new nurse?

    secondfiddle posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've posted over on the student nurse forum about my family planning - hubby and I were originally thinking about TTC for the first time in the late summer or fall (I graduate from my ADN program in...

  12. pregnant during first year as new nurse?

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

    Indy, thanks! Nah, I know 30 isn't old in any sense! My sister is 36 and due any day now with her first baby (however, I would not wait until my mid-30's by choice). I don't have any health...

  13. New graduate - can I start my career at a cancer center?

    secondfiddle posted a topic in Oncology

    I'm in an ADN program, with a previous unrelated Bachelor's degree. I'm graduating in spring of '07. I am very interested in oncology nursing, as my dad is an oncologist and I find the field a...

  14. New graduate - can I start my career at a cancer center?

    secondfiddle replied to secondfiddle's topic in Oncology

    Thanks, Suzanne4 - that's exactly what I needed to know. I'll head to the hospital for my first year. Thanks for the

  15. Does NLN accreditation matter?

    secondfiddle posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I hope it's OK that I'm posting on the general nursing forum. I've been accepted into an ADN program that is state board accredited but NOT NLN accredited. It allows me to sit for the...

  16. What is your specialty, and why do you like it?

    secondfiddle posted a topic in General Nursing

    How did you choose your current specialty, and what about it makes it the right "niche" for you? And if you care to elaborate, was this the specialty you knew you wanted to choose right out of school,...

  17. What is your specialty, and why do you like it?

    secondfiddle replied to secondfiddle's topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys, Thanks for the replies! Very interesting to see the diversity in what keeps you going as nurses. Another question though as I see a couple of you were nurse externs while in school - did...

  18. Does NLN accreditation matter?

    secondfiddle replied to secondfiddle's topic in General Nursing

    Beth - do you remember who you might have contacted at the NLN? I was thinking of maybe sending an e-mail off myself to them and seeing if I could get the same sort of help you did. Sounds like your...

  19. Does NLN accreditation matter?

    secondfiddle replied to secondfiddle's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, thanks for the the answers everyone. I feel like a real dumba$$ for not realizing this sooner and applying to a different program. If I had figured this out and gotten my act together earlier,...

  20. Can someone explain school accreditation to me?

    secondfiddle posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi everyone, I just received my acceptance to the ADN program I applied for for this fall. I'm sure this seems like something I probably should have already investigated, but it actually just...

  21. Long term care isn't for me - does this mean I'm not cut out for nursing?

    secondfiddle replied to secondfiddle's topic in Nursing Career

    Oh, gosh, Sunshine9, I definitely did not mean it to sound like I felt you didn't need to use your heart in the LTC setting. Actually, I meant that to be a separate thought in my rambling (i.e.,...

  22. Long term care isn't for me - does this mean I'm not cut out for nursing?

    secondfiddle posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi everyone - I'm applying for an ADN program to start this fall, and in the meantime I decided that volunteering might be a good thing for me to do to get an idea of whether nursing is right for me....

  23. Peds RN relocating to Richmond VA area!

    secondfiddle replied to pkoehler's topic in Nursing Career

    Paula - I am not a nurse yet (hopefully entering ADN program this fall!) so I can't help you on the specific employment question. But I am originally from Richmond, and now live in Northern VA...

  24. Long term care isn't for me - does this mean I'm not cut out for nursing?

    secondfiddle replied to secondfiddle's topic in Nursing Career

    Everyone - Thank you SO MUCH for all the thoughtful replies. I feel reassured that it might be the LTC environment (and this particular LTC) that is the problem for me. However, KatieBell, you...

  25. Nursing career - how does it fit with having a family?

    secondfiddle posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi everyone, I am (hopefully) beginning an ADN program in the fall. Among many other things that led me to nursing is the demand for RN's, interesting and important nature of the work and my medical...