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  1. Would this be a good way to increase my chances at an ICU job?

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Critical Care

    I love the ICU. I did my senior year practicum at a neurotrauma ICU at a Level 1 hospital and I learned SO much. I knew that's what I wanted to do. So right before I graduate nursing school I apply to...

  2. Would this be a good way to increase my chances at an ICU job?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Critical Care

    @CardiacDork: I've had to take a good, long look at myself and analyze what I can do to raise my self esteem because a lot of it is related to my HFA. Some of it is chemical imbalances but the...

  3. Fired before the 1 year mark, now unemployed for six months. Please help.

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nursing Career

    10/11/17 Update: Last week I did something that I should have 100% ABSOLUTELY done months ago. I called the Career Services Director at my old nursing school and asked her for help. (This question has...

  4. Fired before the 1 year mark, now unemployed for six months. Please help.

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Nursing Career

    To make a long story short (short-er to be exact): Got a job on a Neuro PCU Unit Had a combination of being new/not knowing what to do/getting bullied by a charge nurse/not standing up for myself/not...

  5. I'm glad I have never rx'd xanax

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in Advanced Practice

    I have Asperger's/high-functioning autism. The reason I'm replying to this is because I honestly think I NEED xanax. My shrink's (sorry for my slang-don't mean to put down anyone who work's in mental...

  6. Would this be a good way to increase my chances at an ICU job?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Critical Care

    @Ddestiny: At this point I am literally applying for any position that moves, whether it be an ambulatory clinic or a floor position or tele or even SNF although the slowness of it kills me more than...

  7. Would this be a good way to increase my chances at an ICU job?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Critical Care

    No I went to West Coast University; it opened in 2010, got accredited in 2011 and by the time 2014 came around they still weren't at capacity and literally accepted everyone with no waiting list and...

  8. Would this be a good way to increase my chances at an ICU job?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Critical Care

    I thought the same thing as well regarding mechanism of action-wise which is why it was on the tip of my tongue but I didn't want to say it. I came into the interview and spoke with the night manager...

  9. Would this be a good way to increase my chances at an ICU job?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Critical Care

    @Greenclip: I had an interview with an ICU manager and he actually tested my knowledge. He gave a pt's S&S, VS, and a little bit of his medical history. I had to describe what I'd assess, what I...

  10. How Long Does It Take To Get An Interview?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to missind33's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You have waaay more experience than I do so some of this you probably already know but this is my understanding of how it works. First of all it really depends on the unit's need; if they need someone...

  11. Fired before the 1 year mark, now unemployed for six months. Please help.

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nursing Career

    Truth is I'm a millennial. Born to a Dad who graduated with a 2.001 GPA from the University of Florida back in the '70's, who drove a furniture truck until he was 26, who got his first break from...

  12. Fired before the 1 year mark, now unemployed for six months. Please help.

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nursing Career

    @Zyprexa, BSN, RN: Thank you for the advice; relocating is something I have already tried and is no longer fiscally an option. @newycRN: If you don't mind, I PM'd you the speech” as I've learned...

  13. Fired before the 1 year mark, now unemployed for six months. Please help.

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow that really makes me sound like an asympathetic @$$hole. I have a bad habit of letting my personal problems getting out of perspective, please forgive

  14. Fired before the 1 year mark, now unemployed for six months. Please help.

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nursing Career

    Any advice is appreciated. Part of that message was a cry for help, part of it was me truly shouting for some sort of advice. I'm totally confused and any advice would help. In the meantime, I live in...

  15. Baylor Scott & White North Texas Summer 2017 Internship/Fellowship Info

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey y'all, So I'm a nurse currently working at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, TX. I graduated from West Coast University-Dallas Campus in March of 2016. I applied to Baylor's Critical...

  16. Being 'advised' to take a new position

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in Nursing Career

    HouTx, thank you so much for your reply. I greatly appreciate your well thought-out response. The eligibility criteria for the program is as follows: Full-time positions for both day and night shifts...

  17. Being 'advised' to take a new position

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi Y'all, So I seriously need help. Long story short, I was accepted into a critical care program with a renowned hospital system in the DFW area. But for a month my recruiter was sending interviews,...

  18. Do I stand a chance at being successful?

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    (This is a cross post previously posted in the careers section. Idk if I'm breaking the rules by doing this but I just wanted to post this and apologize ahead of time in case I am). Hi Y'all, So I...

  19. Do I stand a chance at being successful?

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in MICU, SICU

    MDMBSNRN Thank you very much for your input. You make a lot of very good points. I've had a bit of experience to that, not to the degree of which you're stating, on my unit now when a pt's NIH stroke...

  20. Sister's Nursing School may be going under/losing accredidation

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in General Students

    Hey y'all, So I'm a former nursing student and now I'm working as a BSN on a neurology progressive care unit at an amazing hospital in Central, TX. Though I'm not a nursing student anymore, my younger...

  21. Sister's Nursing School may be going under/losing accredidation

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in General Students

    Just wanted to include that she is attending an accelerated BSN program, not an LVN/ADN

  22. Scott and White Nurse Intern for Summer 2015

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to centexnurse313's topic in Texas Nursing

    Applied, got accepted & am working in neurology 4

  23. Need help deciding between Trauma PCU and Neuro PCU, please help!

    AesthesiaSeeker posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hey y'all, So first off I want to say I hope I'm posting this in the right place - if not, I'm sorry. I've been a member on here for a while but I haven't been very active so I'm still fairly new-ish...

  24. Scott & White Summer intern 2016

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to m373's topic in Texas Nursing

    Interviewing for Baylor Irving SICU tomorrow, this'll be my first panel interview. Not sure what to expect but here's hoping for the

  25. ATI EXIT EXAM

    AesthesiaSeeker replied to Danny, Are_In's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This. We have our live review AFTER we take the exit exam. Why? I have no f*cking clue