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    Should I Accept this Job Offer?

    calivianya replied to PurpleDelight's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Do you know anyone in the area where the hospital is? It sucks to sleep on someone else's couch, but if you've got a friend or a family member who could put you up for a bit, you could at least...
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    "Fake" or Nonprescriptive Eyeglasses

    calivianya replied to DemosthenesRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm really surprised at the attitude here, too. Why can't people wear glasses as an accessory if they want to? I've needed mine my whole life, but some people like the way they look. It's just such a...
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    It's Tough Out There!

    calivianya replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    They might be "fake," as you put it. I talked to my manager at my last hospital and he had plenty of positions posted that he didn't necessarily intend to fill. We had low census at the time and...
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    How long did it take you to land your first job?

    calivianya replied to Sessa RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I interviewed for my current job on April 26th, heard back that I'd gotten the job on May 7th (contingent on passing boards and graduating), graduated May 9th, and passed NCLEX on June 4th. Most of my...
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    New Grad States & Relocating

    calivianya replied to jeangarc18's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There are tons of new grad programs in the Southeast. I applied to jobs in VA, NC, SC, and GA, and finally got hired in GA for a critical care residency even though I was out of state and I had no...
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    What to do with nursing school papers?

    calivianya replied to britthohenbrink's topic in General Students

    I don't keep any paperwork, but that's just because I always bring my laptop to each and every class. All of my notes were taken in microsoft word. I had a folder for each class, and then subfolders...
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    What is the Problem?

    calivianya replied to rkumiwcc's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    PREACH IT! Sorry, couldn't help myself. Unfortunately, in this economy you absolutely can require more eduction and keep the pay the same. Everyone is so desperate for a job that if it required a...
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    Should I do nursing or follow my dreams?

    calivianya replied to lindseynicole12's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I bet you wouldn't want me taking care of you either since I went into nursing for the pay. It doesn't matter to you that I get more compliments on how much I care from patients and patient family...
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    New grad rn

    calivianya replied to tawill1995's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I applied out of state, and I applied first. Accepted my job last month and today is moving day! IMO, there is no sense in moving somewhere until you are guaranteed a job. What if you moved to...
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    New Grad Program - 3 year commitment?

    calivianya replied to LGD2011's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have a few thoughts for you. It's not necessarily too long of a time. One of the hospitals I applied to had a three year commitment. When it came to scheduling the actual panel interview after I...
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    Most Challenging Prereq?

    calivianya replied to rednotebook's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Fundamentals was mine. I'd never seen NCLEX style questions before and neither had my classmates - fundamentals was the pre-req that knocked the most people out of the running for nursing school. Had...
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    Can't get into nursing school!

    calivianya replied to jellybean321's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's weird. There were about 140 applicants for 90 spots at my school. However, there are some catches here. My school had two nursing courses before you entered the upper division - fundamentals...
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    Out of the Compact States, which one has the fastest application process for new grad

    calivianya replied to okiedokie123's topic in General Nursing

    Just saying - it's not compact, but it is very cheap to endorse to GA. I'm a new grad and I got hired in GA with no experience. I think the endorsement fee was something like $60, another $50 (maybe,...
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    Are you built for nursing?

    calivianya replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I meant to get built for nursing and started lifting weights occasionally, but I got too lazy to keep up with it. I need to start again, for sure. Patients are
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    PACU or ED for CRNA

    calivianya replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't know offhand of any schools that would accept ED or PACU experience. I have done a little bit of research on my favorite schools since I plan to attend CRNA school. This is from my first...
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    what is "money losers" of a community hospital?

    calivianya replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    The funny thing about L&D is that it is a money loser but service bringer. I worked for a hospital chain that intentionally bought a women's hospital because the theory was that if these mothers...
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    What is the Problem?

    calivianya replied to rkumiwcc's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I saw the same problems with CNAs in the hospital I worked in as a CNA. I just don't get it. Some of the people with the worst attitudes were also those that had been there for years. Yes, the job...
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    Patients with sitters

    calivianya replied to SarahJ0811's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My hospital used CNAs as sitters and that worked out well. However, one time we used an agency sitter instead and she was pushy and demanding. Not to mention her company let her wear white scrubs!...
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    If you could "do over" one thing about nursing school, what would it be?

    calivianya replied to justjohn's topic in General Students

    I was going to say this. Nursing school is really, truly cumulative in a way that few majors are. Maybe mathmatics is similar, in that you have to be able to do algebra to understand calculus, so you...
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    Do you or could you live on your own w/ CNA pay?

    calivianya replied to mz23's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I never did, but I could have. I worked a different job at the same pay rate for a few years ($10/hr) and I could more or less support myself. I say that because I was still on my parents' health...
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    How much are you paying...

    calivianya replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    My BSN program cost me about 3k per semester with tuition and fees, and another 300 or so for books. It would have been another 1k for books if I had bought them at the bookstore, but I could usually...
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    beginning nursing school in the fall...scared!

    calivianya replied to GaNicuRN14's topic in General Students

    Seconding this! We had a CNA in our group who was applying to nursing school with us and she failed fundamentals and wasn't allowed in. Her GPA was over 3.90 and she had tons of volunteer work and...
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    Expiration date on RN license

    calivianya replied to gikg's topic in General Nursing

    It's definitely different for each state! Passed NCLEX in June of this year and got my NC license, and endorsed to GA also in June. So, same month, same year... and my NC license expires 4/2015 and my...
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    Telling your boss about seeking another job

    calivianya replied to savoytruffle's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm sorry you got burned. Hospital/LTC admins have to look out for themselves before anyone else, so never give them anything to use against you. It's hard to remember that if you get to be friends...
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    Best websites to find Nursing Jobs for New Grads?

    calivianya replied to NursGrad2013's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I used Wikipedia. Search "hospitals in XX" (state) and you will get a list. I used this list to find the hospitals' websites and see if they had new grad programs or not. I don't think using outside...