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I'm sorry I can't help you at all because I don't have an answer. Is it possible to to do just a peds/gyn clinical independent study type of deal to get hours and check off a box? I just find that whole reason to be weird because I did ZERO clinic...

Hi, I just came across your post. I don't currently live in Vietnam, but I was an English teacher there for a year and I've been back multiple times (I'm also an RN in the USA). You say you're a new grad nurse, but how new? Medical missions are g...

There's a market for sure, but it definitely depends on where you want to work. For Madison, UW-Hospital is in the middle of a hiring freeze and as far as I understand it, the new grad nurse residency is on the chopping block. The VA Hospital hires ...

I'm not sure about "intermittent" being a PRN position. My VA doesn't have any on-call/PRN nurses like other hospitals do. When I was a CNA, I had an intermittent position. I had a set FTE, but no benefits.

At my place of work, they can't force us home once we are there and on the one or two times I can think that half our floor was empty, no one was called at home and given the option of coming in vs. using vacation time. More of than not our unit is...

I've read through the whole thread to this point and even if the picture of him eating a brownie/gummy/cookie/whatever other food was captioned "Happy 4/20" or whatever it said, that still isn't actually evidence that the food was made with marijuana...

I live in WI in a city with multiple hospitals and with 1.5 years of experience post-residency, my base is ~69,000 (so ~$33/hour). I work full-time and rotating day/night shift (more night than day). With shift differential, holidays, and occasiona...

My motto is "treat yo' self". I don't live extravagantly, but I pay my bills and set aside money for savings. I still make more than what I need to live, so I don't get too concerned about spending money on nice things. I'm not obsessed with techn...

Don't wear scrubs to an interview. Ever. I always wear at a minimum business casual and I even busted out my power suit for my RN interviews. Depending on the facility, you may even find that you don't wear scrubs at work. When I worked at an ass...

I know one person currently working as an Air Force nurse and this person seems to like it. Did the ROTC route. I know another individual that was part of the Army (National Guard or Reserves, can't remember) and this person ended up joining the Na...

Pay off your student loans is a big one and set aside for retirement. My personal advice (based on how I feel about life, lol) is to also move out and get your own apartment. Also travel. And don't be afraid to do nice things for yourself. For e...

Never mind that in most states, I think that constitutes "public sex" if another person is unwillingly present . . . .so it was probably actually a crime.