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purplegal

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  1. Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Survived my first 12 hour day

  2. Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My initial orientation ended because for some reason, I was overwhelmed and not able to retain all the information I needed to on a day to day basis, despite doing everything possible to do so. Not...

  3. Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yes, I start in 10 days. No more job applications until at least next

  4. How long did you study for CCRN?

    purplegal replied to EMEddie's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'll probably be studying for eight years or

  5. Critical Care nurse-ICU or ED? Where to start as a new nurse?

    purplegal replied to Jackwils77's topic in MICU, SICU

    I would be eternally grateful if I had either offer. Good luck whatever you

  6. SNF or Hospital

    purplegal replied to Takethatfordata's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you have the honor of working for a hospital, I would accept that. Hospital jobs are a lot harder to get than SNF jobs. If you find you dislike the hospital, the SNF will always be

  7. Job Satisfaction for RNs?

    purplegal replied to callicarpa's topic in General Nursing

    At this point, I've had more disappointments than successes so probably not. I'm still pretty new

  8. Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Tentative date is October 4, all I have to do is give a final

  9. How do nurses in retirement homes monitor whether an elder is in need of attention?

    purplegal replied to kwastmeister's topic in General Nursing

    Most of them are very good at letting us know when they need something. We mostly use call lights, but have occasionally used alarms as well for those who tend to fall a lot. We have some patients...

  10. I survived my first week in ICU!

    purplegal replied to dogmombyday's topic in Critical Care

    Good job. You're right, some people don't ever have that aha moment, as I am one of them. I still have no idea if going to nursing school was worth it. But congratulations on making it your first...

  11. Life changing moment / Need advice

    purplegal replied to Aidank90's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree retaking some classes to boost up your GPA is a good idea. You may even want to take some extra classes in subjects you are good at to boost it up. While I was taking my prerequisites, I...

  12. Advice for Working 6 Evening Shifts in a Row?

    purplegal replied to Newgurl17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First day of working with a new set of patients is always the worst. That's the day you're figuring out each resident's preferences and quirks. Some people are not going to be happy but there's no...

  13. Showers in nursing home

    purplegal replied to Vonique's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not sure every place is the same but at my facility we try and give them once a week at least. Yours may be different but am pretty sure once every other week would not be

  14. Geriatric Simulators

    purplegal replied to mlaz87's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't see what you could do with one of those that you couldn't do with a regular manikin. Personally I would not care for practicing on a manikin that looks so realistic (not sure why, other than...

  15. Getting hired without experience

    purplegal replied to Eve91's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Send out applications to places who are willing to hire new

  16. Had interview for dream job. Did I give a wrong answer?

    purplegal replied to LadyGiaRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That's a tough one. Depends on how much of a commitment they want. Most of the time 2 years is a good amount of time; it's not like you're leaving after six months. But it probably depends on how...

  17. Refusing to change/toilet pts

    purplegal replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

    While I can understand some of your thinking, if a nurse is taking the time to find a CNA to do a task, it is not necessarily because he or she is refusing to do the task. The nurse most likely needs...

  18. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    purplegal replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    Teacher. I love

  19. Depressed about new job?

    purplegal replied to vxxen's topic in General Nursing

    If they're training you at both places, it probably means that you have done such a good job they think you can handle working in more than one area. That's not a bad thing at all, and nothing to be...

  20. Leaving nursing job after 2 months

    purplegal replied to swimmingfever00's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure how as a new grad you don't find a telemetry floor intellectually

  21. Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have informed my current employer of my interest in pursing 12 hour day position. We will see how this

  22. Do you need Nurses

    purplegal replied to Joyce Goodart's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, we can always use an extra hand at my place of work. I'm sure our facility would love a nurse to work but not be

  23. What has been the most rewarding moment of your nursing career?

    purplegal replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    One moment that stands out to me is when I was able to prevent a resident from having to go to the ER. The resident had been complaining of a lot of pain and pressure in his abdomen. I did not know...

  24. Help, I got a tough choice to make

    purplegal replied to morganm_0819's topic in General Nursing

    Wish I had four jobs to pick from. Sounds like 3 of them require some cardiac/heart rhythm knowledge. How familiar are you with that? Or how much would you like to learn it? Your interest and...

  25. Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

    purplegal replied to purplegal's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Oh, brother. Thanks for the advice but a 5 year plan means not working at my dream employer until at least age 32. That's too many years of my life to give to other jobs/not work at my desired...