mtngrl

mtngrl ASN, RN

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  1. Interview questions

    mtngrl replied to wincha's topic in Nursing Career

  2. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    mtngrl replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    Well in my situation I don't work for an agency, I do work for the employer that I am employed at, but I only work a few hours a day, just to administer meds and maybe do some basic stuff. I pick from...

  3. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    mtngrl replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    I left my low-paying hospital job in med/surg due to inadequate orientation, and the fact I was to be the charge nurse and the only RN on the floor! I did not feel that was safe for the patients at...

  4. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    mtngrl replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    35/hr???? I made $15/hr at the hospital I just resigned from!!!!!!! As an RN! The part I hate about nursing is that it is such a huge responsibility. That is what makes me want to leave the...

  5. want to cry all the time.... can i make it in this profession?

    mtngrl replied to LPN2RNmommy's topic in Nursing Career

    You sound just like how I feel about nursing. Sometimes I just want to get out of it altogether. Yes, hospital work is awful...I did it for a month and had such horrible anxiety and depression with it...

  6. New Job before 1year of experience??

    mtngrl replied to Kate0140's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I quit a hospital job after one month. I hated the 12 hour shifts, I was always depressed, I basically had zero orientation, I pretty much hated everything about that job (medical floor). I was about...

  7. Anyone else frustrated with being a new nurse?

    mtngrl replied to asilmk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    nupsgrad, Hmmm that all sounds familiar. I work on a medical floor with mostly total care elderly patients. I feel like I work in a nursing home! I just started 3 weeks ago but I am already...

  8. Job hunting.....References Question.......

    mtngrl replied to jennanlpn's topic in Nursing Career

    Just letting you know I am going through sorta the same thing. I graduated last year and worked in a Dr's office for a few months. Then I recently moved and took a hospital job. I have been there 3...

  9. N Myrtle Beach Hospitals

    mtngrl replied to guest22304's topic in General Nursing

    Are you a student at HGTC? That's where I went. And I made sure to do my preceptorship at Loris. All the hospitals are good places that provide good care, I just think the people at Loris are more...

  10. First Nursing Job Interview Do's and Don'ts

    mtngrl replied to Serenyd's topic in General Nursing

    I think your oufit sounds fine. It's a nursing position after all, not an executive position, so I don't think you need a suit at all. For my first nursing interview I wore grey dress pants and a pink...

  11. New to Nursing and Peds

    mtngrl replied to PedsRN2005's topic in Pediatric

    jeepgirl yes you are right about not depending on parents to restrain their child. the one time a patient did get scraped was when her mom let go of her hands and she pushed the needle. she was an...

  12. New to Nursing and Peds

    mtngrl replied to PedsRN2005's topic in Pediatric

    I am a new nurse and I have been working in a peds office for 3 months. I didn't particulary want to work in peds, I just took the job because I liked the hours. I only do sick visits, I work evenings...

  13. Considering moving to Elizabethton

    mtngrl posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I currently live at the beach in SC, but my husband and I have planned for the past 5 years to move to the mountains when I was out of school. That got delayed a year due to his deployment to Iraq,...

  14. Considering moving to Elizabethton

    mtngrl replied to mtngrl's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Is it true as mentioned in a previous post that Elizabethton smells??? I really am interested in the hospital there. I think the ones in Johnson City are too

  15. Considering moving to Elizabethton

    mtngrl replied to mtngrl's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Yes, I am also considering Sevierville. I've heard of Kingsport, but it may be a bit too northward for me. Do you work in a hospital? This summer I am going to visit TN and all the cities I am...

  16. N Myrtle Beach Hospitals

    mtngrl replied to guest22304's topic in General Nursing

    Waccamaw Hospital is part of the Georgetown Hospital sysytem. I have never been there; it's only around 2 years old or so. It's a bit of a drive if you live in Myrtle/North Myrtle Beach. I do know...

  17. N Myrtle Beach Hospitals

    mtngrl replied to guest22304's topic in General Nursing

    To the mountains of course! Most likely Tennessee. Had planned on NC mountains for years but real estate is just too high there. I was born in Asheville and several times a year my husband and I visit...

  18. NLN comprehensive exam

    mtngrl replied to ManyRN2B's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What kind of crazy school are you going to????? And obviosly they didn't teach ya'll well if that many failed. I hope those others pass after all their hard

  19. N Myrtle Beach Hospitals

    mtngrl replied to guest22304's topic in General Nursing

    Here are the websites for the 3 closest hospitals to MB: grandstrandmed.com, conwayhospital.com, lorishealthcaresystem.com. I don't know what experienced nurses make but new grads start at around...

  20. Job hunting.....References Question.......

    mtngrl replied to jennanlpn's topic in Nursing Career

    I was in a worse situation than you! I graduated last year, but had been a stay-at-home since 1993! On my applications as references I listed:a nursing instructor, fellow nursing students, and my...

  21. N Myrtle Beach Hospitals

    mtngrl replied to guest22304's topic in General Nursing

    I live in N Myrtle Beach. Grand Strand Regional is in Myrtle Beach, a 30 minute drive from me. It's not a BIG hospital though. It does not have a psych floor. I have done clinicals in every hospital...

  22. Considering moving to Elizabethton

    mtngrl replied to mtngrl's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Hmmm.. didn't know that 'cause have yet to actually visit E-town in person. But my hubbie and I plan on taking some time in June visiting different cities in eastern TN so we know where to look for...

  23. OK, Fess up - who doesn't have a job yet?

    mtngrl replied to maire's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated last August and scheduled my NCLEX for November. I wanted some time to just RELAX and lots of time to study for NCLEX. There was no way I was going to apply for jobs before I passed..I...

  24. NLN comprehensive exam

    mtngrl replied to ManyRN2B's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    First off, where I went to school NLN'S were not counted as any grade, and sure didn't decide whether you graduated. The comprehensive NLN was only suppose to give us practice for NCLEX and let us...