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  1. ED Nurse with Deteriorating Health

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

    I now work in a pre-operative area doing pre-surgical interviews both over the phone and in person. I still miss the rush of code, new hot-mess admission, all of the fun bedside excitement. It's a...

  2. What Do You Love About Nursing?

    sawice replied to Allison007's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering if this is your first job? Because I think just about everyone who is employed has had these feelings at one point or another. That being said, I do think nursing has a different...

  3. Recent student deaths are getting to me

    sawice replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    Thank you for sharing this and I'm glad there was a positive outcome. I am now motivated to find out if the staff at my children's school are trained. If they aren't, I am going to push for it. I...

  4. Is it really worth it... So Miserable!! So Insecure!!

    sawice replied to nursy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you for the clarification, Rose_Queen. I was told otherwise by an earlier preceptor and figured she knew what she was talking

  5. Is it really worth it... So Miserable!! So Insecure!!

    sawice replied to nursy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Like you, I also left a career in Finance to become a nurse. Therefore I was precepted by an RN almost half my age. I never found the age difference to be an issue and the thing I tried to keep in...

  6. Win $100! May 2015 Caption Contest

    sawice replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

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  7. Questions to Ask During and Interview

    sawice replied to missnursetrue's topic in General Students

    I would also suggest that you ask to shadow on the floor where you are interviewing. If that is granted, pay special attention to things like the patient population (e.g. walkie-talkies vs. total...

  8. New cardiac nurse--advice?

    sawice replied to queenjulie's topic in Cardiac

    Thanks so much,

  9. NEW GRADUATE NURSE!

    sawice replied to cmoore6799's topic in Cardiac

    Interested to hear how things are going in your first few weeks. I start on what sounds like a very similar floor on Sept 8th as a new grad and while I had a clinical on a Telemetry floor, it was...

  10. New cardiac nurse--advice?

    sawice replied to queenjulie's topic in Cardiac

    Hi everyone. Reading these comments has been helpful for me since I now find myself in a similar position. I will be a new grad on a Cardiovascular step-down unit starting Sept 8th. I am going to...

  11. How I passed NCLEX-RN second time!

    sawice replied to Liz32's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks. I never got the message saying I had passed but I also never got sent to the credit card screen, so I was a mess for 3 days. Then saw my license on the Maryland BON site and cried!! So glad...

  12. How I passed NCLEX-RN second time!

    sawice replied to Liz32's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What is the "bad" pop up? Is it "Our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this exam. Another registration cannot be made at this time?" ~~bracing