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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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?...

  5. 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

  6. 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....

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  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...

  16. Anyone have an A in Chem...?

    chrisg0705 replied to FNPhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, I got an A in Chem. Had a fabulous professor. It is possible. What are you having problems with?

  17. Any other "second career" students out there?

    chrisg0705 replied to oh_wow's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm 46 and in my first year of nursing school, after being an accountant for 25 years. Very happy I decided to do

  18. Could really use some input....

    chrisg0705 replied to Hopeful in Ohio's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi, Just wanted to let you know that I am now working full time and going to nursing school in a night/weekend program. It is hard, but I am happier than I have been for a long time. It is so nice...

  19. Nursing and Subordination

    chrisg0705 replied to corbos's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi, I have done exactly what you are contemplating doing. After being an accountant at a major corporation for 25 years, I had also had enough. I am now in my first year of nursing school and I love...

  20. Med Calculations for boards

    chrisg0705 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, Could those of you who are already nurses please clarify something for me? Can we use calculators for the drug calculations for boards? I am hearing different things from different...

  21. Med Calculations for boards

    chrisg0705 replied to chrisg0705's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the

  22. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    chrisg0705 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I decided to become a nurse after volunteering in an ER for three years. After seeing the nurses in action, I decided to become one. I want to help people. I also like the three day a week schedule,...