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1. New BSN With 4 years School Nurse Experience as ADN - Can't Land a Hospital Job

   mykg replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Try different tactics. I had applied online to various hospitals and it seemed like I was never going to get a call back. I decided to call one of the hospital's HR department and they forwarded my...

2. 2013 Grad - Still can't get acute care job

   mykg replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   This is a similar situation to what I see happening to many Associate Degree grads in Chicago. One thing you may wish to consider is to find small neighborhood hospitals that aren't part of a large...

3. Night Shift Woes...When Do You Sleep On Your Days Off????

   mykg replied to BibleBarb56's topic in General Nursing

   oh and just today I read this: Use of Transdermal Melatonin Delivery to Improve Sleep Maintenance during Daytime which makes me think I'm going to seriously consider experimenting with a melatonin...

4. 5 Ways Night Shifters Can Sleep Better Now!

   mykg replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in General Nursing

   One thing to possibly consider as well is the use of a melatonin patch Use of Transdermal Melatonin Delivery to Improve Sleep Maintenance during Daytime you can find them on

5. Night Shift Woes...When Do You Sleep On Your Days Off????

   mykg replied to BibleBarb56's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a student nurse right now, but I've worked midnights for over 5 years in various jobs and left to my own devices I often end up being nocturnal (perhaps because of this work history). One thing...

6. What does your Head to Toe really consist of?

   mykg replied to mykg's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everybody! Great answers! I think I'm going to figure out a "script" for myself where I'm clustering multiple things together and practice it out on my wife in order to get the time

7. What does your Head to Toe really consist of?

   mykg posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a 2nd semester nursing student on an acute care clinical rotation, I was told by my instructor to do a Head-to-toe assessment on a patient. This took about 15 minutes to do. The nurse I was...

8. RN to BSN ad WGU then onto NP program?

   mykg replied to mykg's topic in Western Governors University

   Thanks klone! That being said... I'm hoping to hear of examples where people have matriculated. Any

9. RN to BSN ad WGU then onto NP program?

   mykg posted a topic in Western Governors University

   Below is my unanswered email to Western Governors University (I sent it to their representative a month ago). Has anyone on here got accepted into a Nurse Practicioner Program after getting their...

10. City Colleges of Chicago Fall 2014 Nursing

    mykg replied to deermc14's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Truman for me

11. City Colleges of Chicago Fall 2014 Nursing

    mykg replied to deermc14's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Whooohoo! I got accepted! I just got my letter via email! How

12. City Colleges of Chicago Fall 2014 Nursing

    mykg replied to deermc14's topic in Illinois Nursing

    91.3 on TEAS and 3.65 GPA here. I guess we can't register for the fall until we get that letter/email saying we are in or

13. Chicagoans taking the TEAS in Jan?

    mykg replied to mykg's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I did it! I got a 91.3% I'm pretty happy with

14. Chicagoans taking the TEAS in Jan?

    mykg replied to mykg's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Ugg! I didn't pay for another test. I just bugged ATI to give me another date and they did. I'm taking it this Thursday. Sorry that they are giving you the "that is not my job" runaround!!!!...

15. Chicagoans taking the TEAS in Jan?

    mykg replied to mykg's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Well, strangely enough.. the inclimate weather has closed the schools tomorrow. I hope I can make the test up sometime this week!!!! Thanks for all of the info and encouragement