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    Need Advice From Students

    LoveMyBugs replied to Old.Timer's topic in General Nursing

    I would contact the nursing department. When I was in school we had a couple of these type of jobs sent out via email from the nursing office to the
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    Would you work as a CNA or LVN if you could not find work as an RN?

    LoveMyBugs replied to indigonurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I have applied basically everywhere, even Alaska. It is hard, one hospital had an internship, 40 spots, and interviewed 540 people. One health care system, I think I finally annoyed them enough...
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    Would you work as a CNA or LVN if you could not find work as an RN?

    LoveMyBugs replied to indigonurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I am a RN working as a CNA, I have worked for the hospital for 3 years as a CNA during school. I have contiuned to work as a CNA while looking for employment as a RN, I have been doing this now for 6...
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    Homehealth to Hospital?

    LoveMyBugs replied to Akeos's topic in Home Health

    I am wondering the same thing as I am doing the same thing as you. Graduated in June, only place to give me a chance is a peds home health, I only have 1 pt looking at a possible 2nd. I too am board...
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    May I interview You? please

    LoveMyBugs replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to bump this up. Hoping someone will
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    May I interview You? please

    LoveMyBugs posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am starting a RN-BSN program and one of the first tasks from the first classes is to interview nurses. It is my hope that some of you on allnurses would be willing to answer the interview questions,...
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    New grad that can't find any work

    LoveMyBugs replied to raygun354's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain and frustration. I graduated in June, pased boards in July, had my ACLS in April and PALS in July hoping that would help I did get hired to do flu clinics for 2 months and that has...
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    Adventist and Agnostics?

    LoveMyBugs replied to PiedPiperRN's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I don't know if it is too late to add an opinion, if the OP taken the job or not senice it was last month but,... I work at PA and I think that it might depend on the department. Yes it is our mission...
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    May I interview You? please

    LoveMyBugs replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    YUP, WGU I am going to try and ask ppl from work too, but I thought I would cast a wide net. I figured if they are here and reading other threads then maybe they might have the time to answer the...
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    Please, Any advice or opinion is helpful!

    LoveMyBugs replied to guy with a dream's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend from nursing school who was hired in a nursing home, who works 2 16 hour shifts, every weekend, Sat and
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    function for half sheets in triage

    LoveMyBugs replied to nurse ninja's topic in Emergency

    ours are double, so the top one goes to registration to get that process going, the bottom one goes with the chart, and if in triage we get vitals and hx, meds, and allergies they get written on the...
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    yet another triage related post

    LoveMyBugs replied to nurse ninja's topic in Emergency

    We call our triage area the fishbowl:lol2: it is basically the size of a patient room a a check in desk with pelexi glass windows all around it, so you can see all of the waiting room, pts check in at...
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    will ACLS/PALS boost resume of new grad

    LoveMyBugs replied to djmsailor's topic in Emergency

    I have them, and I became liscensed in July and still don't have a job. I did get a nice email from a ED coordinator stating that I did all the right things getting the certs, but they can not take on...
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    Resume - should I leave off my lousy work history?

    LoveMyBugs replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in June and took advantage of my schools career center to help me write a resume. The woman who helped me basically re vamed my whole resume. It has goals then profile (team player.....)...
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    State license (Oregon)

    LoveMyBugs replied to Jay2daq's topic in Oregon Nursing

    As a new grad in Oregon the job market is awful. Legacy ( 5 hospital system) was on a hirring freeze, they now have opened up thier residency program again. This summer when they were accepting...
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    work 1 day week, 8 hours, is it possible?

    LoveMyBugs replied to otherendeavors's topic in Nursing Career

    You could work PRN/per deim/registry, whatever you want to call it. I worked registry while going to nursing school as a CNA, and the requirment was a min of 4 shifts a period (4weeks) 2 shifts on the...
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    seeking exam-only RN to BSN

    LoveMyBugs replied to VTRN774's topic in General Nursing

    Did not mean to offend, it wasn't directed at the BSN portion of it or meaning the only difference between an ASN and BSN are usless courses. I understand there are classes such as Evidence based...
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    seeking exam-only RN to BSN

    LoveMyBugs replied to VTRN774's topic in General Nursing

    Look into Online University | Online Degree | Accredited Bachelor's and Master's Degrees Western Governors University. They are compentency based, so if you study at your own pace and then test on to...
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    If you are or were a single mother of 2, which program would you choose?

    LoveMyBugs replied to nvsmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am a full time single parent of 2 boys and I just graduated from NS. However I had a lot of help from my mom. Those clinical start times can be brutal, getting up at 4am to make it to a 6am...
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    How in the world did you decide?

    LoveMyBugs replied to none the wiser's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Christy - which Portland are you in? Maine or Oregon? I am in Oregon, and like you I know that I want ER, and work in an ER and that still hasn't helped me. Most of my fellow classmates have gotten...
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    Advice for new nurses

    LoveMyBugs replied to IknowIcanRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I guess my question is, if you where there to shadow why were you allowed to do any patient care at all? Even if it was just vital signs, you are not yet hired by the facility. To me shadow means just...
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    Nurses: which job would you take if you were desperate new grad?

    LoveMyBugs replied to chiuli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    agree with everyone else, take a job where you actually get to be a
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    Questions for New Grads

    LoveMyBugs replied to lifelearningrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. when did you graduate?june 2010 2. do you have a bsn or adn?adn, start my online rn-bsn next month as almost all hospitals are bsn preferred 3. are you still looking for work?yes i took a job...
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    Nurse Mentor----can you adopt me?

    LoveMyBugs replied to Frazzled_One's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Those types of questions are all you are going to get in nursing school. The test is written that way to prepare you for the NCLEX. Does your school have NSNA? Something that my school did and...
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    Do you have to work everywhere in the hospital first?

    LoveMyBugs replied to xInspiredx's topic in General Nursing

    The OP does not say they are a nurse starting out, just as A nurse. The question at least to me, reads from someone who is interested in starting a career in nursing. And it is a good idea to know...