SoaringOwl

SoaringOwl

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  1. Nursing salary not that useful to pay back loans?!

    SoaringOwl replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    You're getting a second bachelor's in nursing that costs $90,000? I'm stunned. Have you researched all other possibilities? There's no way I would take out $90,000 in loans for a nursing

  2. Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    SoaringOwl replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    They can have their critical care. It doesn't appeal to me at all. I like the task-oriented nature of MS, and I like to educate patients. And I really like not having to deal with the unpleasant MD's...

  3. How helpful/important is it to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    SoaringOwl replied to ReadyToListen's topic in General Students

    Only if you're good. My former hospital has some very lazy CNA's who lacked work ethic and just assumed they'd be given RN positions upon graduation. They were dumbfounded as to why they were still...

  4. Lack of new graduate jobs

    SoaringOwl replied to LondonFog's topic in General Students

    Be prepared to move if you want to start in a hospital. Any big city with a university or two will not need many new grads, and will probably hire those who are already "in" as a CNA. If you're in an...

  5. clinical instructor problem or is it me?

    SoaringOwl replied to studentnurse162484's topic in General Students

    I don't understand why your CI was scanning for you, or doing anything for you. They should be there to observe you, and if there's a teaching moment, they should stop you, or tell you in the hall...

  6. I hate scrubs. Any have elastic?

    SoaringOwl replied to SoaringOwl's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Another problem I have is I need tall tops to be comfortable, and so far only landeau seems to have tall scrub tops in women's sizes. Barco and Urbane Performance don't seem to make tall. I know I can...

  7. "Please pray for me to pass"...?

    SoaringOwl replied to RNsRWe's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Shouldn't people pass the NCLEX based on how much studying and preparation they have done? By praying to pass the NCLEX, it sounds as though they're asking for help with questions they don't...

  8. "I need to eat, I'm a diabetic!"

    SoaringOwl replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly. Just because there's sugar in the blood doesn't mean there's sugar in the

  9. The Influence of the Influenza Vaccine:

    SoaringOwl replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    Chemicals: whatever you want to call it, our government lets plenty of awful stuff go in our bodies. Cancer-causing parabens in our shampoo, trans fats in our food, etc. I don't trust the American...

  10. Neuro Acute Traveling?

    SoaringOwl posted a topic in Travel

    Hi All, I'm a new grad, and in a 2-year contract to complete a residency in neuro acute care at a large hospital, specializing in stoke. My plan is to complete the two years, get board certified in...

  11. Neuro Acute Traveling?

    SoaringOwl replied to SoaringOwl's topic in Travel

    Thanks Ned. I just found out my unit will take MS overflow patients, so I'm excited I will have the general MS population and specialization in neuro. I am worried that pigeon-holeing in neuro might...

  12. Are you a nurse with "alternative" spiritual beliefs?

    SoaringOwl replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I always find it laughable when only christians think they're entitled to the christian holidays. I come from an atheist and agnostic family, but we still get to gether on xmas and exchange gifts, and...

  13. Where there is smoke ... there is usually a cigarette

    SoaringOwl replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And yet it's legal. Go

  14. The Influence of the Influenza Vaccine:

    SoaringOwl replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    This is how I feel. I'm all about patient safety, but I really don't want to inject a bunch of chemicals in my body every damn year, especially when it won't even

  15. "Please pray for me to pass"...?

    SoaringOwl replied to RNsRWe's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Even when I was Catholic, I never understood the point of prayer. I always figured, if there is a god, she knows what's best, so why should I bother asking for anything? I never understood "Please...

  16. Job description of a nurse

    SoaringOwl replied to Optimisticrealist's topic in General Nursing

    I had a professor who said it's our job to save the patients from some of these doctors. I always thought that was an interesting statement, considering MDs have significantly more training than we...

  17. Scrub pants?

    SoaringOwl replied to RN_Sara's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I can only find Dickies Xtreme Stretch in jr fit. I'm a curvy woman. Do they make them in any other

  18. Where there is smoke ... there is usually a cigarette

    SoaringOwl replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We confiscated crack pipes, bongs, etc. Cigarettes are nothing! I'm so glad I'm not at that hospital

  19. Florida Travel~Need Help!

    SoaringOwl replied to jessescoggins's topic in Travel

    Pensacola, and the panhandle in general, is like Alabama or Georgia. Southern accents, very conservative, religious. When on a road trip, I can't wait to get out of there! Ft Myers, and pretty much...

  20. Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    SoaringOwl replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Did such a thing exist back in the day? That sounds like my dream job. Get 'em in, get 'em out... My dream job! I had a clinical day with an admissions RN at a mental facility. I liked

  21. Does abortion play a role?

    SoaringOwl replied to Jen_Loves_Nursing's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    There's a lawsuit in FL about this right now. A facility wouldn't hire a nurse mid-wife because she's anti-abortion, maybe BC too (I don't recall.) The facility says it's a part of the job, and...

  22. How helpful/important is it to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    SoaringOwl replied to ReadyToListen's topic in General Students

    It depends. If you want to work in ER, many ER jobs I applied for wanted CNA experience in an ER. Working as a CNA will help you get a job if you're in a saturated market. I didn't work as a CNA and...

  23. Nurses Eat Their Young

    SoaringOwl replied to hpvarnad's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You don't hear people say, "Teachers eat their young", or "Doctors eat their young". There is something different about the culture of nurses. I worked in another profession prior to nursing. I do...

  24. Crowd funding: Yay or Nay?

    SoaringOwl replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think a lot of posters here have gone through nursing school recently. I tried to get welfare. I was told as a full-time student I didn't qualify. (I should add I'm in my 30's and independent...

  25. Report: is it too much to ask.....

    SoaringOwl replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I use different colors: one color for taking report, and one color for information I've gathered/assessed on my own. I verify the info given in report by circling it in my color, or crossing it out....