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I am a new grad who felt very grateful to get a days/evenings position at a large urban teaching hospital that happens to be the only Level I Trauma Center in my area. The benefits are great and so are my coworkers and management. After a few years I...

I think if you like videos to learn Hurst Review is worth the investment--I know a couple people who used only Hurst and passed. I'm using UWorld and NCLEX RN Mastery and I like both, I would recommend using all three resources instead of picking onl...

I'm hoping to get a job in either pediatrics or school nursing once I graduate, so I'm thinking about, instead of doing an internship this summer, working as a CNA for an individual my age with muscular dystrophy to get more experience working patien...

So at my facility, a short-term rehabilitation center with a few long-term care patients, nurse techs can cover RN shifts, only if the shift is a NOC shift. Is this legal? Just want to make sure this is okay before I agree to anything. Nurse techs ha...

I will be graduating from a relatively prestigious university in December, but I found a home health and hospice job at a great organization with PRIME hours and location...but will this open doors for me? The reason I mentioned that my university wa...

Ideally I would like to work in a clinic or as a school nurse.

Thanks, Julius Seizure. You're basically on point. There only has to be one RN in the facility, and it appears my boss may have dished out some false advertisement on the email he sent, stating that NTs can cover RN shifts. We're just acting as nurse...

One last question though--if there is one RN plus me in the facility, can I complete RN duties under her guidance? I am certified with medications, as well as certified as a CNA.

Yikes. Either I trusted my facility too much, or I'm missing something. Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll have to talk to the RNs and everyone else here to see what's going on.

Okay. Well there is another RN in the facility. I take back my question, I'm sorry, I think this would qualify as somewhat of an internship type position. I'm working as an RN, but only during NOC shift and never without an RN nearby

My scope is not limited. I would be doing assessment, MD communication, med administration, you name it. For reference, nurse techs have to be nursing students who have passed pharmacology.

Personally, I think the more critically ill the patients, the more respect the nurses get. I definitely don't agree with that assessment, especially as I currently work in LTC. Creativity and assessment are crucial. On top of it, if a patient has an ...

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

I care about my clients: I spend my time here simultaneously cursing their healthcare providers while also ensuring doctors and nurses question their abilities and job security at all times.

I truly don't understand why someone would enjoy making someone else feel unwelcome. Why in all heck did you enter the field of nursing if you have those kind of intentions in your heart? I am a new nurse tech in a short-term rehab facility--I admini...

I'm one of the few nurses who doesn't have gallows humor. Oops. So yes, I can see how you'd be disturbed by it. I personally don't think we should become numb to these emotions and situations, but clearly there are a lot of people who disagree, who s...

If bedside nursing is your absolute dream, then go for it. Otherwise... 1. You will not have job flexibility because you will be a new grad and will have to take what you can get. 2. By the time you'll have enough experience to get the job you want, ...

I know a girl who got a job in a hospital at 17, but she had CNA experience in a nursing home.

I recently applied at my dream hospital as a CNA to work for the summer before graduating in the fall. I called once and they told me they had my information and that they'd get back to me if they were interested. I called when the job posting was st...

For my own personal reference: did you work as a CNA before graduating as a nurse?

I'm going to school at a university well-known for nursing, but I've had a terrible time getting an internship. I was talking to a man the other night who told me hospitals across the country see that school on your application and you're "good to go...

I know the school has a good reputation but yeah I just hope he's not over exaggerating my ability to get a job. Your response is reassuring, thanks í ½í¸Š

I'm posting this in general nursing because I want all nurses' opinions...and plus no one ever posts under the occupational health nurse specialty lol. I'm a senior nursing student and I'm pretty sure I'm about to be offered an internship with a hosp...

Leave it alone, OP. You were the one who experienced this, not us. You know whether your concerns were well-placed and you know if your intentions were good. You were probably right, even if the way the charge nurse handled it was terrible. I believe...

If OP knew he consumed pot right before work based on a Snapchat story that he knowingly sent to her, then she did the right thing by reporting it.