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Leaving work at work7 Nurses sometimes have a hard time separating their work lives from their personal lives. It can interfere with sleep, too. I know I've had dreams about work and actually tried to insert an IV on my pillow. LOL! We all need to be able to create a h
Bilingual Nurse vs. InterpreterHello, so I will be a future RN hopefully by the end of this year! I am bilingual, speak fluent Spanish and English. However, I was wondering how do you guys feel about a bilingual nurse speaking to a Spanish-speaking only patient in their own langua
New Grad recently moved to Charlotte NC area needing some adviceHi there! I recently moved to the Charlotte area as a new grad...I graduated from a Texas school and have been struggling to find how I can get my foot in the door with these hospitals. Does anyone have advice or other avenues I can take? Thank you f
Changing SpecialtiesA nurse sometimes has a difficult time finding their niche in nursing. Jumping from job to job can look really bad on a resume. How does one find their place in nursing without making themselves look like they have no staying power to a prospective e
Extra Shifts Extra calls feeling a bit guiltyI'm a new nurse, I've been working med surg less than a year. I'm officially a part time employee as are most nurses at my facility (actually I was hired as PT, "laid off" and made per diem for a few months, then hired back as PT when so
Forgetting Nursing STUFFHello, I was wondering how do you keep yourself from forgetting what you learned in nursing school? I have graduated nursing school and am applying for jobs but in the mean time I just feel bad not doing nothing related to nursing. What happens when
The first year..1 Some other threads have me thinking about the expectation of the first years out of nursing school compared to med and law school and the like.Now I'm not saying I didn't do the same thing myself but can you imagine a new Dr or lawyer (and mayb
Bakersfield Versant March 2015Anyone interested in starting a Facebook group for the people accepted into Bakersfield versant program for all us to all talk and get to know each other?!? Let me know what everyone thinks and Ill make a Facebook group!
First year nurse in skilled facility needs feedbackI am a graduate RN currently working as a charge nurse in a skilled facility for almost four months. I recently have experienced many shifts or parts of shifts in which I am the only nurse on duty for a census of 35 to 37 patients. One of these shift
Student Nurse feeling beaten downHi There,Basically ill skip right to it. At the moment i am completing an entry course in Nursing which is what is acting as my platform to access and start the full degree in September. (It has essentially the same structure as the first year nursi |