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  1. African American Hair Problems in Nursing

    desertstar6 replied to desertstar6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That sucks that you have to wait for an interview. My advice is to just apply everywhere. Google hospitals in your city and just

  2. African American Hair Problems in Nursing

    desertstar6 replied to desertstar6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The job I want is in the OR so my head would be covered most the time . I'll just keep my hair relax till I get the job

  3. Do you clean bedpans or throw them out?

    desertstar6 replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I put a chux on it. It's way

  4. New Grad nurse

    desertstar6 replied to leens86's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It stops when your confident in your

  5. New Grad nurse

    desertstar6 replied to leens86's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had 4 week orientation and have been working for 4 months. I had panic attacks that I didn't do something right. Just remember that what ever happens as long as you. Did it with the best intentions...

  6. First job and thrown to wolves too early?

    desertstar6 replied to ArrowRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Im in the same boat as you. I'm a new grad. I had only 4 weeks orientation with 2 days of class room teaching. Had 4 different preceptors. None of them shadowed me and I had to share my preceptor with...

  7. Did You Go Into Nursing For One Specialty?

    desertstar6 replied to Satori77's topic in General Nursing

    I went into nursing school wanting to be a oncology nurse. However, when I took my oncology clinical, I HATED it so much that it was my least favorite clinical. Then I did surgical, PACU and OR and...

  8. Kindred Hospital

    desertstar6 replied to atom2013's topic in Texas Nursing

    Just stay calm and do ur best. That's you can really

  9. So glad I'm not the only one!

    desertstar6 replied to crj96's topic in First Year After Licensure

    https://allnurses.com/first-year-after/the-start-something-960596.html. I feel you

  10. The start of something

    desertstar6 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello, all who are reading and thank you for taking the time to click on my little article. I have been a nurse for about a 3 months and everything has been unicorns and legible doctors writing....

  11. IV catheter changes..

    desertstar6 replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital policy is every 3 days which I didn't learn in school. But in school isn't really world. I find this annoying since most of the patients need to be on antibiotics for weeks and have to...

  12. Is this a needle stick injury

    desertstar6 replied to desertstar6's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    thank you. i've had a lot of stress about this job and have been paranoid about everything. I didn't feel any pain nor did I it cut through my glove. I just felt the cold thur the glove when I was...

  13. Is this a needle stick injury

    desertstar6 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    So I had just given my patient their insulin. Used one hand to activate the safety (which is one that slides up to cover the tip of the needle so you done poke yourself). As I was throwing away the...

  14. Kindred Hospital

    desertstar6 replied to atom2013's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't hate it. The orientation was way too short(4 weeks for a new grad). 6 patients is hard. Really hard but you just have to accept nothing gets down on time and move

  15. Kindred Hospital

    desertstar6 replied to atom2013's topic in Texas Nursing

    So I don't live in Texas but I was hired as a new grad nurse (0 experience) at a kindred

  16. New Grad Med/Surg venting/help

    desertstar6 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm going to try and keep this short. I recently got my 1st nursing job for Med/Surg. If you asked me if I would ever so Med/surg, I'd say in a cold day in hell. Well after applying to jobs that I had...

  17. New Grad Med/Surg venting/help

    desertstar6 replied to desertstar6's topic in Medical-Surgical

    update: I finished my 1week of orientation. I'm surprised that I like it as much as I do. I'm not the type if person that would add negativity to a group if I don't like something. Everyone is really...

  18. Guys, this is difficult.

    desertstar6 replied to Skips's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I walked out of the testing center not feeling like I failed but feeling super confused. I got every type of questions. 150 question. 60 were SATA. I was like what the hell just happened. But I...

  19. Desperately Need ADVICE!!

    desertstar6 replied to Kermie90's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm in the same boat. Doing a job I don't want to get experience so I can be considered for the type of nursing I really want. But a job is a job and experience is better then none. You could always...