April, RN

April, RN BSN, RN

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  1. Specializing help or hurt during these times?

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

    i don't think it would hurt. you can always change specialties. i think in many areas of the country right now, it's a matter of taking a job in any specialty that's

  2. Nurses who work the day shift

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

    Here is a recent thread discussing this.

  3. Do new graduates RN's get ,easier patients?

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

    I agree. Having too many preceptors is not usually a good thing. Every nurse has their way of doing things and it's very overwhelming for a new nurse. There is a nurse on my unit who I think...

  4. Do new graduates RN's get ,easier patients?

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

    When looking for a job, make sure you choose a hospital that has a good new grad program. Do your research before hand so you can find out which ones do and which

  5. Do new graduates RN's get ,easier patients?

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

    Scrubby, Not all hospitals in the US throw their new nurses to the wolves. My last semester of nursing school was a preceptorship where I followed a nurse and learned to manage a full patient...

  6. Offered "ADON2" if I'll stay...what do I do?

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

    I say go for the new experience and try the LTAC because you don't sound completely happy where you currently are. Can you ask someone at the LTAC if they work with employees who want to further...

  7. New Grad RN

    April, RN replied to sqadir1's topic in General Nursing

    It is good to have thought out goals, but use caution when responding to those questions. My advice is to be vague and not to be too specific about years. Letting a manager know that you plan to...

  8. Please pray for a friends granddaughter!

    April, RN replied to Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RN's topic in General Nursing

    How terrible The child and her family are in my

  9. This nurse is an unlucky patient!

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

    Oh my goodness. As if you hadn't already been through enough! It sounds like this doctor needs to be spoken to. I'm really sorry that happened to you. I hope everything is

  10. New Grad RN

    April, RN replied to sqadir1's topic in General Nursing

    If you use the search function at the top of the page, there are a bunch of good threads on here about interviews. The threads about common interview questions that managers ask and how to answer...

  11. Jobs W least amount of needles and blood.

    April, RN replied to cute-1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work in psych, but I did do a semester of inpatient psych in school and there was the least amount of needles, blood, or any other physical contact in this setting. It depends on what kind of...

  12. Do new graduates RN's get ,easier patients?

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

    You haven't even graduated or gotten a job yet. Why are you getting so riled up before you even know what kind of new grad orientation you will get? You aren't expected to know everything right out...

  13. When should I start applying for a new job?

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

    Why not apply now and put June in the section where they ask when you are available to start? It's really not all that far

  14. dismissed from my ADN program HELP

    April, RN replied to Laura77598's topic in General Students

    Laura, Maybe what you need to do is put what happened behind you. You can't change it now. Apply to other schools and if you get in, then you'll have a fresh start with new instructors and a...

  15. How honest would you be in this situation?

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

    Congrats on the new

  16. What books did you keep??

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

    I kept Med/Surg and critical care, which I have used from time to time since becoming an RN. I also kept my pedi book because I've always had an interest in that specialty and still think there is a...

  17. dismissed from my ADN program HELP

    April, RN replied to Laura77598's topic in General Students

    I don't understand why you didn't tell the nurse what you really heard? Why would you be scared? It made you look as though you don't know your breath sounds yet, when you really

  18. dismissed from my ADN program HELP

    April, RN replied to Laura77598's topic in General Students

    As others have said, instructors can't fail you without real reasons. They are looking out for the safety of the general public. It really doesn't sound like this is a situation where you made an...

  19. dismissed from my ADN program HELP

    April, RN replied to Laura77598's topic in General Students

    Exactly.

  20. Is it dangerous for RNs/nursing students to give advice to people about their health

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

    It sounds likes you have a hard time with accepting constructive feedback. Really, I'm not trying to put you down, but it DOES take more than two random blood pressures to diagnose hypertension....

  21. Is it dangerous for RNs/nursing students to give advice to people about their health

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

    Yes, you are right. Thank you for reminding me not to waste my time

  22. Is it dangerous for RNs/nursing students to give advice to people about their health

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

    Of course Freedom of Speech rings a bell, but what is the point of your free speech? It's comments like this from you that make you sound like the only reason you post is to start

  23. Is it dangerous for RNs/nursing students to give advice to people about their health

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

    What if you gave him the wrong advice? What if his blood pressure is high due to a kidney problem or some other cause unrelated to his lifestyle? You should always tell people to see their

  24. Is it dangerous for RNs/nursing students to give advice to people about their health

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

    Lovehospital, I'm not quite sure why you post "questions" on Allnurses, just to get angry when others don't agree with you. Why do you continue to argue with people who have much more experience and...

  25. switching jobs for first time

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

    I haven't switched jobs yet. I'm still at my first job out of school. But I just wanted to tell you that you obviously applied for a new job for a reason. Of course it's going to be scary at first...