NurseYoshi

Cardiac Stepdown! Cardiology is one of my least favorite things so a coworker who used to be a telemetry tech said she'll bring her notes about ekgs and drugs.

Congrats on passing NCLEX! I feel so jittery that I don't even know how I'll make it to NCLEX. lol hopefully I make it in one piece (there's only one testing center in my little area within a 2 hour drive either to the north or south of me). I believ...

Is anyone else super nervous about moving? I've never lived alone or with people I don't know. I'm having palpitations thinking about moving out of my home. Everyone keeps saying that if I'm that scared I should just stay here. I think I just need so...

I'd like to either live alone (being an only child and never having to share anything) or a roommate who wouldn't care when I show up to stay my three days and any other days. It's like I either want to full on move up to Nashville and live alone or ...

Hey guys, random question. I'm thinking of getting licensed here in Alabama as soon as I can after graduation and then applying for endorsement through TN BON. I was wondering if anyone has any idea of the timeline for endorsement. I know AL is prett...

I'm antsy already and I don't start til February. I wish I could do SOMETHING with my nursing skills until I start there. I know I don't graduate until December, but next weekend is my last shift precepting and then I'll just be doing my tech job and...

I'm from North Alabama and I've got a friend who says that a hospital her friend works at pays $32/hr as a new grad with an ADN (which is crazy because our hospital we do clinicals at pays $18/hr!) I have a coworker that started as a new grad at a ho...

I'm thinking I'd like to live alone, but everything in Nashville is so expensive! I have a coworker who moved here from TN and she told me to look in Hendersonville, but I really just need to take a trip up there to pick a place. I considered getting...

I know she said the Facebook page will be made in October (probably after everyone accepts or declines a spot) so maybe in the next two weeks. I was looking at TN BON and they seem to do everything electronically. I'd suggest looking at the endorsem...

December grads: when do you all plan to apply to TN BON? I'm trying to figure it out online, but I don't understand the process for it because I don't want to apply just yet but if EVERYTHING takes 6-8 weeks, then I need to apply like a month ago. lo...

I was told when the Facebook page gets done we will also get a notification about background checks sometime this month.

I thought they just had more open spots because more units are willing to be apart of the residency program. I just found the old Facebook pages for the residents and some people may not use Facebook or may have just opted out of the group or whateve...

So I was looking at the groups from previous years and it looks like the amount of people are trending up. Like 2016 was 65 people (but that might've been the inception of the Facebook page too.) then winter 2017 had 126 and summer 2017 has 295. I be...

I feel like they'll offer to interview you for a different unit, but that unit either chooses to hire you or says no to you. I personally had a hard time deciding to accept it because I'd have to move or make a really long commute (which I could NOT ...

BEING SHY DOES NOT MEAN ANYTHING ABOUT YOU AS A STUDENT NURSE/NURSE! I am a quiet person. I was shy up until a year ago. I'm great at communicating with patients and families but with nurses, I need to pop the bubble. I listen for a few days then I'l...

I need to study up on my heart meds. lol I never saw myself seriously going into cardiac stuff. I also need to study the types of stuff that they deal with since I've only ever had fundamentals on a cardiology floor (for 3 weeks no less). I AM WAY TO...

Hey there! I may not be the best person to ask, but I do know some of the numbers that Huntsville Hospital pays employees. So a new grad RN starts at $18 (but I heard last night that they recently changed it to $20 from a nurse where I'm precepting)....

Crazydoglady17 I interviewed for Cardiac Stepdown on the 13th of September (I think) and was offered a spot today. There's still hope for you!

All the people saying "just give them the coffee" makes me think of a video we watched at orientation for my hospital. It's called "Give 'me the pickle". I'm not saying to just give in to the patient EVERY time, but weigh the pros and cons. If he's c...

My GPA is actually a lot lower! My overall GPA is 3.0 and nursing is 2.5. I've heard that they'll take accelerated BSN students and I don't see why they wouldn't prefer that. I think that's pretty awesome! Shows you've got experience and are willing ...

I was told that they can wear any color, but ER and Trauma have specific colors. Trauma is black and ER is something else. But anyone can wear those colors if they want.

If nobody knows on here, then I'll just ask tomorrow. lol I'm curious too!

Hey guys! I'm interviewing on Wednesday for Cardiac Stepdown, but I don't know what to expect with the remainder of Irma storming through. I'm in Huntsville, AL and we've got rain and horrible winds right now. Everything closed for tomorrow here and ...

The email says Pediatric ICU track, but I think it's just PICU. Plus she's probably still calling people. I just don't know which other track I should take. I want Vandy because I feel the residency program would benefit me (I'm a scared student who...

Just got called and they have no more PICU spots so I was emailed a list of the rest of the available spots to interview for. I don't know what to do because I had my heart set on peds.