NurseRose84

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1. How long did you stay at your first job?

   NurseRose84 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

   I stayed just over 7 months at my first job and transferred to a higher acuity unit in the same hospital

2. That Magic 1 Year Mark

   NurseRose84 replied to seasidesoul's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I graduated last May, so I reach my one year mark next month. I lasted five months on a telemetry/progressive(ish) unit before I started applying to other places. A little after 7 months in, I...

3. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

   NurseRose84 replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

   This definitely!!! Also open abdominal fistulas on a patient that just can't seem to grasp that NPO means absolutely nothing by mouth. No matter what we would do, her husband kept brining her 2 liter...

4. Floating PCT Advice Needed!

   NurseRose84 replied to EKTheRN's topic in General Students

   I started out as a full-time nights PCT a semester before I started nursing school on a tele floor. It was wonderful, but the scheduling issues I had, trying to work around class was difficult. A...

5. New nurse-what do I bring daily for work?

   NurseRose84 replied to Kebby1016's topic in First Year After Licensure

   There are a ton of good brain sheets on here. Just search for them in the search engine. [emoji3] That being said, congrats on the new job!! I was a new grad in May, so I totally understand not...

6. Is an associates degree in nursing a waste of time?

   NurseRose84 replied to hardworkingmom9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Please don't think going for your ADN is a waste of time! I graduated in May with my ADN, but had a job lined up at an excellent university hospital several months before I graduated. In fact, out of...

7. Not working during nursing school?

   NurseRose84 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Wow! This is an entertaining thread! I feel the need to indulge in some buttery popcorn and Twizzlers! In regards to the OP...although I worked 36-48 hours a week all the way through nursing school,...

8. You should know better

   NurseRose84 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   Oh boy! Where to begin? Bad habits abound when I'm around! - super bad potty mouth. Let's just say my favorite word starts with an "F!" - I love beer, Irish whisky, and straight Kentucky Bourbon. My...

9. Quit during orientation

   NurseRose84 replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

   OP, As MANY of the other posters have written, what the heck did you think you were going to be doing as a CNA/tech in a hospital?! Is it necessary to have CNA experience if you want to be a nurse?...

10. Quick Results on a Sunday?

    NurseRose84 replied to jan286's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took mine May 29 (Friday before last) at 14:00 and was able to access them on the 31st after 14:00. The wait was terrible! Hope everyone did

11. New Grads: how long did it take you to find a job, or how long have you been ...

    NurseRose84 replied to kieran07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Lexington, KY Offered job on critical care/tele floor: March 20, 2015 Graduated May 9, 2015 Passed NCLEX May 29, 2015 Started orientation June 1! Congrats everyone for their new

12. Planner for nursing school

    NurseRose84 replied to mecapon91's topic in General Students

    The planner from Plum Paper is really similar to the Erin Condren planner, but about $20 cheaper. I REALLY wanted an Erin Condren planner, but when I ordered it, I couldn't pick the months I wanted in...

13. Planner for nursing school

    NurseRose84 replied to mecapon91's topic in General Students

    I use this on from Plum Paper on Etsy. It's a little pricy ($32) for 12 months, plus I extended it out to 18 months, and had stickers added so I could color code my classes, preceptorship, work, my...

14. Bombed my first interview!!

    NurseRose84 replied to NurseRose84's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks for the advice you all! I'm just so upset because I had previously talked with the manager about a position there, and was really hoping to get it. I think part of what really threw me off was...

15. Bombed my first interview!!

    NurseRose84 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hey ladies/gents! First off, I guess I should say that I am a soon to be new grad RN/ADN (May, 2015) that currently works as a float pool tech at a large teaching hospital. Last Wednesday, I had my...