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    Ga Board of Nurses by Endorsement questions & Frustrations

    calivianya replied to skittlebear's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Thank you for posting! This gives me a lot of hope.
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    NCLEX medication questions?

    calivianya replied to murse23's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had a ton of med teaching SATA questions... They were totally ridiculous. There was one that was about the patient understanding the symptoms of the drug, and it was a SATA, and absolutely NONE of...
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    Test shutting off at 75 questions... pass or fail?

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

    Mine shut off at 75 and I just knew I passed - went home and celebrated and everything. I figured that since it's a CAT and I was getting some really stupid hard questions that I must have been doing...
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    Resignation & New-Grad Internship Contract Question

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

    With a lot of these kinds of contracts you won't have to pay back the full amount, just part of it based on how much of your time is left. Hopefully you'll only have to pay half of the $8000 back if...
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    case manager taught me a gem about families

    calivianya replied to SNB1014's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes I think that some family members are just so ignorant that they are beyond help. I try my best to teach things at their level, but when people look really confused when you tell them their...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    calivianya replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is the only post in this entire thread (so far, on page 175) that has made me almost dry heave. I really hate spiders... I would have just
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    calivianya replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    That's really about what it felt like. I hope I never run into anyone with a butt that big ever again. Here's another one that I remembered, but this one isn't particular funny. One of the other CNAs...
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    Not an RN but could use some advice..

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

    If place #1 is that awesome, it's worth burning a bridge for, right? I'd say take job #2 and quit immediately when/if job #1 wants you to work, or offer to fall back to PRN status and keep it. It's...
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    Want to leave boston for a warmer climate need your input!

    calivianya replied to ICUrn137's topic in Nursing Career

    I know about NC, and that's about it. I worked at a hospital in the Piedmont Triad area as a CNA and I loved it - the hospital, not the job. The hospital had a very strict no lateral violence policy...
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    50, out of school for 1 year and still no job

    calivianya replied to nowit3's topic in Nursing Career

    The big metro areas seem like the roughest spots for new grads right now - are you able to move, or do you need to stay where you are? I got hired for my dream unit in a hospital in the middle of...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    calivianya replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    These are awesome; I can't stop reading! This really isn't all that gross, but it was one of the first things I saw that made my eyes bug out of my head as a CNA so here it is! We had this one obese...
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    Pre-requisties may take 4 semesters, maybe longer?

    calivianya replied to jnichox2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It took me three semesters to finish prereqs but I could have done it in 2. Prereqs for me were Anatomy, Physiology, Micro, NUR 210 (an intro to nursing course, we could sit for CNA certification...
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    What made you decide to go for ASN or BSN?

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

    I had a previous bachelor's degree, so I had pretty much exactly the same prerequisites left for either an ASN or BSN, so I decided to do some research. Local hospitals put BSN preferred on all of...
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    Emory Residency Program--your experience?

    calivianya replied to peachnurse22's topic in Georgia Nursing

    There it is! Could have sworn it wasn't there the first time... or maybe I just need more sleep. Thanks!
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    Advice/Tips - NIght Shift-Sleep Issues

    calivianya replied to EMEddie's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have to switch your sleep back and forth for some reason, or are you just trying to because you want to? I always just sleep during the same hours. I sleep about 10a-6p, no matter whether I'm...
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    New hanover medical center new grad RN

    calivianya replied to snfairfax's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    The job posting is up for new grads! I'm wondering if it would be redundant to apply again since I didn't get a call or anything last time. I think I'm going to
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    Emory Residency Program--your experience?

    calivianya replied to peachnurse22's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I'd love to know, too. I've got a solid job offer somewhere else, but now I'm worried my licensure by endorsement for Georgia is not going to go through in time for me to take it, so... back to hoping...
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    New nurse/ license conversion

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

    It's scary, isn't it? I tested in NC but am moving to GA, and I'm just terrified that I will miss all of my orientation dates and not have a job. I have an offer firmly in hand, but I can't start...
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    Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    calivianya replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nevermind. I don't want to stir things
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    What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    calivianya replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    You nailed it with the bad economy and tight job market comment. The media has been hyping up this imaginary nursing shortage, so highly paid professionals who lose their jobs and can't find anything...
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    Unit Secretaries

    calivianya replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    It would be nice to work on a floor where EMR meant secretaries aren't needed... the phone rings nonstop and so do the call bells. There aren't always people at the nurse's station to answer these. On...
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    How to deal with staff who seem to not care for paitents

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

    I think it's pretty normal, sadly. You can report them and you can say something, but unless they are abusive they're probably not losing their jobs. It's hard to retain good CNAs because the job is...
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    Is 8 hours of sleep unrealistic?

    calivianya replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I won't say I get 8 hours because I'm a chronic insomniac, but I get all the sleep I want to. Here's a key: if you have to choose between studying and sleep, or anything else and sleep, always pick...
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    NCLEX is NOT hard

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

    I agree! And I'm a firm believer that if you did think it was impossibly hard you passed. It tests minimum competency, not everything there could possibly ever be to know, so if you're getting...
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    Electronic charting vs. Hourly Rounding vs. Bedside Charting

    calivianya replied to AngeliqueR's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I just finished working at did all three. There was a computer in every room, so it was very easy to chart in the room, but there were also hourly rounding sheets on the bathroom doors to...