ahmon

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1. Failed out of nursing school. Do I have a fair chance of getting into another?

   ahmon replied to Keisha2017's topic in Pre-Nursing

   What the new school is saying is basically, if accepted, you start from scratch. You start over from very first year. The 3 years of classes you passed is not transferred.

2. Finally got malpractice insurance.

   ahmon replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

   I had NSO. I was involved in a possible case so I attempted to contact NSO by phone, email, and their website. NO RESPONSE. I attempted to contact them several times and NO RESPONSE. Got an update that the case was stopped. At my yearly renewal ...

3. 32 years old and ready to switch my career to become a nurse! Am I too old?

   ahmon replied to Kaytee12's topic in Pre-Nursing

   been a nurse 5 years. Now 50 years young. I regret not doing it early, not because of my age but because I love it

4. Scheduling nurses to work as CNAs?

   ahmon replied to RNfromMN's topic in Geriatric

   On a few occasions, I have been the floater on my unit and I'm proactive. So, I'll do or help the charge nurse, other nurses, cnas, chaplains, family members. However, I will decline if I see others who should be doing the work but are sitting on t...

5. Stethoscope/clinical supplies

   ahmon replied to msbossb's topic in General Students

   1. Littmann Lightweight II SE in school and now have Cardiology III. Fits well in the scrub pants side pocket. 2. digital watch (less than $20) with velcro straps showing large numbers both date and time in 24 hour mode as I work overnight. 3. uni...

6. Do you always wear a suit to an interview???

   ahmon replied to bathrobemom's topic in Job Hunt

   Have been told to get there early and wear a suit. Did both, got to my interview about 20 min early. There were 3 others before me. 2 ladies in non matching "suit" well put together. Male had dress shirt tie and jeans. Never saw those three agai...

7. If you work nights, what are your days off like?

   ahmon replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

   night shifter here. I try to stay on night shift on nights off. If I have errands to run, I try to do them after a shower. Grocery shopping is a breeze with no wait in lines. Sleep day time, wake up late afternoon/early eve. On nights I hit the ...

8. Favorite scrubs brands

   ahmon replied to thelittledoe's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Murse here. Love the cherokee workwear 4000 for bottoms because of the zipper and lots of pockets. Roughly $19 each. For tops, I get the matching color from allhearts generic because of the high neck line, $7 each plus shipping