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    Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    ORNerd replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Geographic location Upstate NY Pay rate $25.71/hr In which area / specialty do you work? An inpatient orthopaedic unit What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)? RN What type of degree and/or...
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    How to become a labor and delivery nurse??

    ORNerd replied to eb9411's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I like what anon said about the doula certification. I have never worked in L&D and honestly never would. Please remember that L&D has a dark side, it's not always rainbows and sunshine. You...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    ORNerd replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    This is the best thread ever! I love the
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    Best Scrubs for the Money?

    ORNerd replied to RInursingstudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like Cherokee Workwear Core Stretch for my tops and Grey's Anatomy for my
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    Where do you work and do you like it.

    ORNerd replied to DixieGrace's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Where did you get your first nursing job? My first job was in the Pediatric ICU at a large teaching hospital. I was fired from there after 3 months and now I work on an Orthopedics unit within the...
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    Do I need to give this more time?

    ORNerd posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all. This is something I've been struggling with lately and I would like some opinions on the matter. I graduated with my ADN in December 2012 and started in the PICU. I was let go from there...
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    Do I need to give this more time?

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

    Thank you both for responding. I feel like I should be staying, but hearing it from others is good confirmation. Thanks
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    What's the nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    ORNerd replied to Niki_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work on an Orthopaedics unit and we are 5:1 on days and 6:1 on nights, sometimes
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    And the hits just keep on coming!!

    ORNerd replied to RainMom's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, happened to me last
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    Stay at home mom wanting to go to nursing school

    ORNerd replied to Mrs. Silva's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was a semester in in my program when I got pregnant with my son. I stuck with it and finished when he was a year old. It was difficult, my husband (who was also in school) and I had no time, no...
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    ADN job outlook

    ORNerd replied to Toadd35's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated with my ADN in December 2012 and had a job offer 2 weeks before I graduated. I accepted and will be starting in the PICU in February. I am also in upstate NY. This area hires ADN nurses...
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    can you guys share your experience?

    ORNerd replied to zanedee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My college offered a free 3 day review class and I did close to 3,000 questions. I reviewed content and did some questions the first week of January and then studied hard (about 300 questions/day)...
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    can you guys share your experience?

    ORNerd replied to zanedee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took mine this morning for the first time. I definitely felt like I was being challenged, but I didn't find it to be impossible. I got cut off at 75 and had about 15 SATA's. Stay calm and...
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    Nclex tomorrow 1/14

    ORNerd replied to down4michelle24's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took mine this morning for the first time too! Got cut off at 75 questions and got the good pop up when I did the PVT! Fingers crossed I think I may have actually nailed it! Good luck to...