vanessaem BSN, RN

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    How fast did you land a job?

    vanessaem replied to johndough's topic in General Students

    Received my RN license in March 2014 and didn't get a job until August 2015. I'm what you would call a worst case
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    What do you hate most about your job?

    vanessaem replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    I think he or she meant
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    what's your pet peeve?

    vanessaem replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Families literally hovering when I'm trying to provide patient care. If I have to tell you to get out of the way so I can get to the patient, that's too
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    What do you hate most about your job?

    vanessaem replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Giving report to slow poke nurses who want me to go through each and every detail of the patient's chart and existence and keep me around longer than I need to be. However, when it comes time for...
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    Day VS Night shift...help

    vanessaem replied to Joanie49's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! I wish you the best of luck.
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    Day VS Night shift...help

    vanessaem replied to Joanie49's topic in General Nursing

    Night shift is great. No doctors in your face, no constant calls from the lab, radiology, social workers, the OR, family members, etc. In other words, you can, for the most part, just focus on patient...
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    New York LPN career?

    vanessaem replied to smartiipants's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    As an LPN, your opportunities and choices of work environments are limited and in NYC, they are phasing out LPN positions in favor of the RN/BSN in hospitals. Don't waste your time and money. Work...
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    Why can't i get a job???? US RN

    vanessaem replied to MKIVSupraRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I graduated December 2013, passed boards March 2014, and as of May 2015, I'm still looking for my first hospital job. I can't even begin to tell you how many hospitals that I've applied to and in...
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    New grad or inexperienced nurse interview question

    vanessaem posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Is it commonplace or the norm to ask NCLEX-style or nursing assessment and intervention questions to new grads or inexperienced nurses during an
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    Wear gloves during assessment?

    vanessaem replied to future_nurse11's topic in General Nursing

    I think patients are more at risk from nurses and other health professions not washing their hands than them not wearing gloves. I also hope that the folks gloving up for every patient interaction are...
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    Well there it is, my first error

    vanessaem replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank God it wasn't a medication error and move
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    What do you think about managers and employees being friends on Facebook?

    vanessaem replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't even be Facebook friends with co-workers let alone someone in management. I've always found that it's best to keep things professional. Blurred lines causes problems in the long
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    Are handguns allowed at work?

    vanessaem replied to TexasGal1964's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I will never understand the gun culture, where some feel guns are playthings or coffee table trinkets or the need to pack heat everywhere I go because of some real or imaginary threat. I live in New...
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    Patient Comments

    vanessaem replied to onc1979's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Honestly, even if you told some people about the various amounts of degrees you have and the ability to write prescriptions, that still won't, in their minds, equate to being as important as a...
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    Patient Comments

    vanessaem replied to onc1979's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know it's hard but you should probably shake it off. For some people, ignorance is bliss and patients(um..and some doctors) don't realize our importance until they need us. We all know how important...
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    Work as a volunteer in a hospital

    vanessaem replied to marishka86m's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm in New York as well and yeah, it's really tough right now. Hopefully, things will change for the better in the coming year or
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    Work as a volunteer in a hospital

    vanessaem replied to marishka86m's topic in Nursing Career

    Is volunteering a guarantee that you will get employment as a new grad? No but it certainly looks better on a resume than someone who hasn't volunteered or did anything else in a hospital setting. I...
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    All Men Shift

    vanessaem replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

    Women can't seem to catch a break. In a mostly female profession, we're still denigrated in one way or another. I'm not sure if there are too many nurses or patients who want to see dirty floors so I...
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    When a Doctor is very nasty...and

    vanessaem replied to lumbarpain's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with elkpark. You all should've nip his behavior and comments in the bud from a long time ago. "People only treat you the way you let them treat you," that's always been my motto. Someone...
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    NCLEX Question

    vanessaem replied to cnurseisshe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    As far as I know, questions from each category are picked at random or you may get more questions in one particular category than others. You just need to have 60% correct on passing level questions....
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    Love my first two weeks

    vanessaem replied to rubato's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Excellent. I love seeing this. I wish you the best of luck in your new career.
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    NCLEX coming up

    vanessaem replied to jennirnbsn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've yet to see anyone scoring in the 40s and 50s making threads like this. You have dream scores so I'm not sure what's your worry. I got mostly in the 50s on the Qbanks, could count on one hand how...
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    Failed Nclex, should I take Kaplan?

    vanessaem replied to NurseAce03's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I know people who didn't take Kaplan and passed. I also saw most of the people in my class who received top academic honors, including our valedictorian, sitting right there with me and everyone else...
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    New Grad offered position at Newark Beth, night shift, HELP!!!!

    vanessaem replied to meeta404's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Being that jobs are pretty hard to come by, especially for a new grad, I would take it and learn to adapt. I've had my license since March and no one wants to hire me because I'm a new grad with no...
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    Ignore the Question Number!

    vanessaem replied to Salimah902's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The only person who cares about how many questions it took to pass Nclex is the test taker. I'm pretty sure no employer on earth will ask or even care whether it took 75 or 265 questions or whatever...