chrisg0705

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1. Tired of floor nursing

   chrisg0705 replied to chrisg0705's topic in General Nursing

   Hello, Thank all of you for your help! I':)m definitely going to check out your ideas. If I had known what I know now, I NEVER would have changed careers. Bedside nursing is backbreaking work and...

2. Tired of floor nursing

   chrisg0705 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone, I haven't been to this site in a long time, I look forward to "meeting" everyone again! I have been a floor nurse for the past three years and have grown to hate it. I am looking for...

3. Med/Surg to Psych

   chrisg0705 replied to chrisg0705's topic in Psychiatric

   Hello, Yes, I am in LA. I am at Aurora Las Encinas. I started general orientation on Monday the 9th. I will start on the floor next week. Where did you get hired? Yes, let's keep in

4. Med/Surg to Psych

   chrisg0705 replied to chrisg0705's topic in Psychiatric

   Hi, Guess what? I just got hired for a psych position on the spot two days ago too! Our stories sound so similar! My nurse manager told me it was a good idea to get the med/surg experience first....

5. Med/Surg to Psych

   chrisg0705 replied to chrisg0705's topic in Psychiatric

   Hi, Cedars requires experience. I have not tried White Memorial. I'll check there. If you look at the job bulletin for NPI it always says experience needed. It also says New Grad positions are...

6. Med/Surg to Psych

   chrisg0705 replied to chrisg0705's topic in Psychiatric

   The Semmel Institute at UCLA requires two years of experience. I don't have psych experience. Do you know where I can go that hires psych nurses without psych experience? IMHO, I would work per diem...

7. Med/Surg to Psych

   chrisg0705 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hello, How can I go from Med/Surg to psych in Los Angeles? It seems like you need experience for the psych positions. Do I need to try to find a psych training program and if so where in LA?...

8. New Nurse - need help with wounds

   chrisg0705 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   Hi, I am a new med/surg nurse (3 months) and need help with which dressings to use on different stages of decubs. I realize different hospitals use different products, but if I could get a general...

9. What do OR nurses do on a day to day basis?

   chrisg0705 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi, I interviewed for an OR position yesterday, and would like to know what a circulating nurse does on a day to day basis. What situations would require critical thinking (examples) and how about...

10. Help! Interview questions after problems

    chrisg0705 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I need some help and advice. I am working on a Tele/Gero unit (new grad - have only been working for 4 months) and in all honesty I am in over my head. The floor is incredibly busy, the...

11. Advice to a new nurse wanting to quit...

    chrisg0705 replied to rnang123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know exactly how you feel! I also work on a cardiac unit and I hate every second of it. Every day I have to fight to keep from quitting. I am so stressed out and have lost all confidence and...

12. Background Checks For CNAs

    chrisg0705 replied to JamesfromMaine's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know, juvenile records are sealed. You could check with your local legal aid

13. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    chrisg0705 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    help people to not have to work five days a week. to not have fifteen e-mails from fifteen different people about something you have already taken care of but they can't find where they put your work...

14. What did you do before starting Nursing School?

    chrisg0705 replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    Accountant. If I were you I would take that month off. You will be glad you did, once nursing school starts you'll be reading 400-500 pages a week!

15. Things a student can do to prepare for ED employment

    chrisg0705 replied to JPine's topic in Emergency

    Hi, I volunteer in an ER while going to nursing school and all the nurses tell me not to come directly to the ER. They told me new grads usually don't make it and end up going up to one of the...