SouthernizedRN replied to Guttercat's topic in Nursing Humor
My first two years as an RN I worked in the OR. We had a surgeon who was ADHD. He came flying into the OR to start surgery when his surgical scrub pants dropped to his ankles. I had the joy and...
First off, Congratulations on passing the NCLEX!!! Second, absolutely you should be looking for positions that will hire ADN's, especially New Grad programs. I've been nursing 4 years under my ADN....
I recently had a patient with Expressive Aphagia who told me to "Get my GD fat f'n ass outta here *****!" Didn't think he had Expressive Aphagia then. He had been yelling so I asked what was wrong....
I am so sorry you are feeling so overwhelmed. I will tell you as someone who started in a specialty right out of school, you are either cut out for it from the word "Go" or you need a little better...
SouthernizedRN replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing
I totally understand your sense of feeling overwhelmed. When I got my first job in nursing it was in a specialty...OR. I lasted 2 years and moved on to Med/Surg, basically Medical as they are...
SouthernizedRN replied to SouthernizedRN's topic in General Students
RNsRWe, thank you for the correction. That was my understanding for the endorsements I applied for, but I understand what you are saying. The endorsements I applied for seemed to indicate that...
When I was in nursing school I remember my instructors telling us that when we were ready to begin the search for our first jobs as young nurselings we would need to consider keeping ALL our options...