April, RN

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  1. One class at college, include it on resume?

    April, RN replied to beachgirl17's topic in General Nursing

    You should omit it. Lot's of people take a class here or there at different colleges for whatever reasons. I transferred schools but only put the school I graduated from on my

  2. working 2 twelves and 2 eights how do you like it?

    April, RN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Just to clarify, I prefer my three 12s. The OP was asking about five 8s versus two 8s and two 12s. I'd much rather the two 8s and two 12s if I didn't have three 12s as an option! I also wanted to...

  3. Just interviewed a nurse who *loves* her job

    April, RN replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    I love my job, too! There tends to be a lot of venting here because our non-nursing friends and family can't relate to us sometimes like other nurses

  4. working 2 twelves and 2 eights how do you like it?

    April, RN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked 5 8s but at one point I did work 2 8s and 2 12s per week. I liked that I had 3 days off per week and I liked having extra time at home on my 8 hour days. When you work all 12s, you...

  5. Generally, are there more R.N. shifts available for night or day shift?

    April, RN replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in General Nursing

    It can be hard but some people do like the change of pace and the option to work a few off shifts for some extra

  6. Generally, are there more R.N. shifts available for night or day shift?

    April, RN replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in General Nursing

    It definitely depends on the setting. In my area, a lot of the hospitals hire nurses to do day/night or day/evening rotation. I would say the waiting list of nurses wanting to come off rotation to...

  7. Bored on night shift- should I ask for transfer?

    April, RN replied to Happyday1's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with the others who are saying to stick it out for a year. Try to find new things to see and learn on the unit during your down time. Ask the other nurses if they have a patient with an...

  8. Are cardiology Stethoscopes harder to uses?

    April, RN replied to Rmedin19's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    This is the case on my unit as well because most of our patients are on some kind of precaution. I got a Littman Master Cardiology for a graduation gift and love it, but haven't used it since I...

  9. Salary Question (Central CA: Bakersfield to Fresno area, maybe Modesto.)

    April, RN replied to EMEddie's topic in California Nursing

    Try posting your questions in the California Nurses Forum. You'll get answers more specific to the area you are asking about. New grad salaries vary greatly depending on the area of the country....

  10. Allnurses email notifications

    April, RN replied to April, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for looking into it,

  11. Allnurses email notifications

    April, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sometime in the last 2 weeks, I've stopped getting email notifications from allnurses.com when someone posts a reply to a thread I'm subscribed to. It makes it difficult to keep up and follow along....

  12. Attractive nurses in danger?!

    April, RN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Some might say they think healthcare workers are hotter in scrubs

  13. 2 page resume, what to do?

    April, RN replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

    Unless they specifically request a more detailed resume, I would go for a one page resume, too. Recruiters and managers are having to look through hundreds of resumes for a single position and might...

  14. 2 page resume, what to do?

    April, RN replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure of the actual "rule", but I had a two page resume as a new grad because the hospital wanted summaries of each clinical experience and I paperclipped the pages

  15. Attractive nurses in danger?!

    April, RN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised they didn't discuss dress code with you before you

  16. Allnurses email notifications

    April, RN replied to April, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought it was just me at first, too. I've made sure Allnurses is on my safe list and the emails aren't going to my junk mail folder or anything. I'm just not getting any at

  17. what will happened to MSN NPprograms in 2015

    April, RN replied to greatgirl123's topic in Post Graduate Students

    It's happening in the Northeast too. Some schools have accepted their last MSN/NP class for 2010. After this year, they are only accepting for

  18. Meds to avoid handling while pregnant.

    April, RN replied to FlashGrad's topic in General Nursing

    Are you thinking of Ribavirin? It's another med to avoid while

  19. Choosing a speciality for my senior practicum

    April, RN replied to Missy BSN's topic in General Students

    How about a cardiac unit or an ICU? A cardiac unit is specialized but you still use a lot of skills that you would in med-surg. In an ICU, you would see some really intense situations and learn some...

  20. Being Tired at work - How do you cope?

    April, RN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Out of curiosity, why Excedrin and not caffeine pills like No

  21. Being Tired at work - How do you cope?

    April, RN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes, what you're describing is not safe for you or your patients. How do you sleep at home? Are you able to sleep well during the

  22. Boston area pay, acute care, 2yrs exper.

    April, RN replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    In case you haven't seen them yet, here are some recent threads you might be interested in: https://allnurses.com/massachusetts-nurses/looking-get-some-480406.html...

  23. Boston area pay, acute care, 2yrs exper.

    April, RN replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    And just to add to this for those not from MA... just because Massachusetts mandates health insurance still doesn't mean that everyone has it. You get a tax penalty if you don't have health insurance...

  24. Syringe Question

    April, RN replied to maggiemum's topic in General Nursing

    That wasn't a dumb question. I remember wondering the same thing at one

  25. Nclex passer with tno experience...what is the best department to work?

    April, RN replied to vhiolin's topic in General Nursing

    My vote is for med/surg, too, for the same reasons already mentioned. I also think med/surg experience will make you more marketable when you try to move on to your next job down the line. If you...