megan mahal

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1. what to put on your worksheet?

   megan mahal posted a topic in Orthopedic

   started my floor orientation in ortho..( we mostly get post op patients)...i am a new grad....and new with ortho. after u get the written report from the previous shift and the nurse worklist, what...

2. Stepdown ICU?

   megan mahal replied to megan mahal's topic in First Year After Licensure

   i currently started working in a LTC as my first work "hospital" experience but would like to try an acute setting hospital. they say that i should get an LTC experience for 6 - 12 months before i...

3. Stepdown ICU?

   megan mahal replied to megan mahal's topic in First Year After Licensure

   thank u for all your replies...........i will let u know what happens. wish me

4. Stepdown ICU?

   megan mahal replied to megan mahal's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thank you soooooooooooooo much for your information. it really helped me a a lot to visualize myself working in a stepdown ICU. i will have an interview with the manager for the new grad rn...

5. Stepdown ICU?

   megan mahal posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   what would u do in a stepdown ICU? what skills do u need to have to be part of the team....thanks a

6. Foreign graduate.."2 yr exp. required"...??

   megan mahal replied to megan mahal's topic in General Nursing

   I am from northern

7. frustrated on "2 yr experience required"

   megan mahal replied to megan mahal's topic in First Year After Licensure

   i just got my ca license and i think i am looking at working in northern cali since i am here already. i am still thinking about the possibility of relocating. anyways, i did send you a pm and...

8. frustrated on "2 yr experience required"

   megan mahal replied to megan mahal's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Well I approached them with respect and politely ask them for openings. Please elaborate more on what u mean by "approaching them". Trust me...I am not in anyway rude when I get turned down but I am...

9. Foreign graduate.."2 yr exp. required"...??

   megan mahal posted a topic in General Nursing

   *i put this on another discussion but maybe i would get feedback from other sources.... so i tried calling up hospitals about their new graduate rn program and to my surprise some of them require a 1...

10. frustrated on "2 yr experience required"

    megan mahal posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    so i tried calling up hospitals about their new graduate rn program and to my surprise some of them require a 1 or 2 yr work experience before i can get in their program. Their reason being is i am a...

11. What is good orientation/preceptorship?

    megan mahal posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    May be a silly question but for a new RN like me...."What is considered good orientation or preceptorship?" Do u advise that i wait for the new graduate rn program to start or accept an offer to...

12. Areas for a new RN??

    megan mahal replied to megan mahal's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank u for all the inputs....i appreciate sooo much....my next question is... WHAT IS A GOOD ORIENTATION?? There is one hospital that offers a new graduate rn program that will start not until 2...

13. new RN??

    megan mahal posted a topic in Nursing Career

    what would be a good area to start? since i have started putting out my resume as a new RN...they ask what areas i would like to work? i am thinking about med surg to enchance my clinical skills...any...

14. Areas for a new RN??

    megan mahal posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi. i want to ask what would be a good "area" to start for a new RN like me? I was thinking of doing med/surg since they say you will learn the basic nursing skills and bedside caring in that...

15. just pass nclex..what next??

    megan mahal posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    hi. i am new here. at the same time, i just passed my nclex 2 days ago. what's next?? at the moment...i am enjoying MY MOMENT after months of studying the biggest exam of my life but i know soon i...