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    Passed in 75, Not many SATA Q's

    calivianya replied to wiscoRNellie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm really jealous - I had more than 20 SATAs... close to the end it was almost every other question. It was bad. I passed in 75 too.
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    HELP/ADVICE!? Straight to RN OR LVN/LPN-RN

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

    I agree that it really depends on what's important to you. I was burned out on school, so what was important to me was getting everything finished as quickly as possible - so I went straight for a...
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    Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    calivianya replied to edogs334's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My base pay is $20.00/hr as a new grad with only a $2.75 shift diff for nights... I have no idea why people say nurses make good money! That's less than 40k per year, and that's before taxes. Nurses...
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    A Day In The Life Of A Nursing Student

    calivianya replied to aoyak's topic in General Students

    I see others have brought it up already, but nursing is a pretty poor investment if you're looking for a solid job that pays good money. Jobs are hard to come by, and the money where jobs are...
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    1st interview, 1st offer, ACCEPTED. NOW WHAT.

    calivianya replied to RNicholask's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Adjusting to nights isn't bad as long as you let yourself get your sleep. I usually sleep about 10a-6p most days of the week... I get my eight hours and I'm always fresh and ready to go to work...
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    Age Discrimination?

    calivianya replied to HopefulRN123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Maybe some places are refusing you because you've worked in LTC. I know I applied to a ton of residencies and some took people with less than a year of RN experience, but some only took people with...
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    HELP!! No charge nurse, no supervisor and OUTRAGEOUS ratios!!

    calivianya replied to ncrn4806's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think I would just report them and jump ship. If you already have another job lined up, I wouldn't spend one more day on that floor. Every day you are there you are risking your license! Very
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    There Are Places Where the Nursing Shortage Is Still Real... Let's List Some to Help!

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

    You probably can't make the same money, but the cost of living is lower, so sometimes it evens out. The city I live in now pays new grad RNs on nights $3/hour more than the place I got hired in, which...
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    South Georgia Medical Center

    calivianya posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hi all! I am graduating in a few days and I have an interview at SGMC on 5/1. Does anyone here work there now? Past employees/volunteers? I'd love to hear something about the place if possible. Do you...
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    need advice about speeding ticket

    calivianya replied to sockittome's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I don't think speeding tickets count. I've had three and never sent in any paperwork about them because I honestly didn't even think about it - and I got a multistate license right out of school and...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    calivianya replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Just thought of another one! I was helping this lady change her ileostomy bag after she'd had broccoli for dinner. She just kept producing copious amounts of liquid stool... but she could tell when it...
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    Pharmacology exam

    calivianya replied to Favor2013's topic in General Nursing

    It's definitely going to be facility dependent, but the one I had was 10% knowledge and 90% med calcs of all kinds - mostly drip rates and IV running times/doses. It was about 50 questions and it took...
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    There Are Places Where the Nursing Shortage Is Still Real... Let's List Some to Help!

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

    Rural southern Georgia needs nurses. You're SOL if you're looking Atlanta or other big cities, but look south of that and there are definitely
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    Emory Residency Program--your experience?

    calivianya replied to peachnurse22's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Nothing yet! They must have had thousands of applications to go through... I'm almost feeling sorry for the people reading all those questionnaires at this point! Hopefully they finish up
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    On the Brink of Failure

    calivianya replied to StacyAtheNurse's topic in General Students

    Don't give up until you're officially at the point of no return! Remember, all you need to do is graduate and pass boards to be a nurse, so you just need to pass this class to get there. If the cutoff...
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    Why are there no nursing jobs available for new grads? What is going on??

    calivianya replied to vab229's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Unemployment is definitely regional - most of my graduating class has jobs. We graduated last month. Now, the people who don't have jobs are the people who didn't work as CNAs during nursing school or...
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    Help - Psychology Major to Nursing School

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

    Go ahead and graduate with your psych degree since you're so close, but look at what the prerequisites are for nursing school and see if you can knock one or two of them out while you're finishing up...
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    Fingerprints

    calivianya replied to kymber281624's topic in Georgia Nursing

    With the private agency who only does them for the state of NJ... how do they know what you're doing them for? I know it may be different in NJ, but I got mine done in NC and the only lines that were...
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    Best RN jobs to have more time for children/family

    calivianya replied to babblingbrook's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't know what your experience looks like, but the infusion room jobs where I am are one of two shifts: 7a-3p or 9a-5p. Those are pretty regular hours, but they require oncology experience. It...
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    My first job will be as an RN

    calivianya replied to msfrance's topic in General Students

    Seconding the advice to work as a CNA through the last part of nursing school! It will definitely give you a leg up. I was unable to find a position as a CNA, but I found an externship and stayed on...
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    haven't scheduled my exam yet because I don't know if I'm ready

    calivianya replied to louiseraphelle's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'd say just go ahead and schedule it. The sooner you take it the better you'll do. It's already been a long while since you graduated, so I wouldn't let much more time elapse. If you can go ahead and...
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    4-hour Floating and Assessments

    calivianya replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Travel

    The policy at the hospital I worked at was that if you were a float and only worked with the patient for four hours an assessment was not necessary on a med/surg floor unless there was a change in...
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    What brand of scrubs do you prefer?

    calivianya replied to kstrac13's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I love Grey's Anatomy scrubs - have some Grey's, some Cherokee, and some Dickies, and I have found that the Grey's Anatomy scrubs look the most polished with the least effort. They look like I just...
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    So bitter? So soon?

    calivianya replied to CP2013's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I just thought I'd chime in that being in nursing for the "wrong reasons" doesn't mean those people will be bad nurses. They may still be some of the best nurses in the hospital. There were plenty of...
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    would you work this rotating schedule?

    calivianya replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would never, ever, ever work rotating shifts... I can do days okay and I love nights, but if you have any sort of problems with sleep whatsoever rotating shifts will chew you up and spit you out. I...