I start next week!

Hello everyone! So I start my first RN job at a subacute rehab/ltc next week. I am very nervous and excited! The lady told me I will be starting on the floor first instead of orientation because orientation isnt for another month or so, so I will get

Geneva General Salary

Hello everyone! This is my first time using allnurses. I am I new RN and I am moving to the Finger Lakes area in NY. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how much RNs start out making at Geneva General Hospital, Geneva NY. Thank you I googled it an

RN Discounts in Southern California

Hello Fellow Nurses,
I am a new RN and was wondering what places give discounts to us in Southern California. It can be nursing and non-nursing related places. I was just wondering and making sure that I could take advantage of the discounts offered

Adult Day Care

Hello everyone,

As a new grad registered nurse I am keeping my options open. I am not only looking for a hospital job.
That being said recently I have a job interview with an adult day care. I want to ask if anyone out there knows what it is like wor

Transition from CNA to nurse

I wasn't really sure where to put this, but I thought maybe this discussion board would be appropriate. I work as a CNA in well known hospital in my area. I'm also in nursing school, looking to graduate next month. I would love to be selected for t

Wilderness first responder vs. wilderness EMT

I am a pre-nursing student set to enter my clinical years next fall. The idea of working for a remote response team (expedition/wilderness nursing, flight nursing..) is appealing to me but I understand that these fields require a specialized skill se

Help reading x-rays

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I work in a CVICU, and almost every single one of my patients gets a chest x-ray, almost every day. I've been there over a year now, and still have the hardest time knowing what I'm looking at. After someone points it out to me, I can see it,

Nurse dies after falling from hoist on medical helicopter

Prayers to the family and friends of this nurse.

Nurse dies after falling from hoist on medical helicopter Wow. I know nothing about flight nursing, but seems to me this should be a "Never Event".And the irony: the woman she was rescuing had

VCU OR internship program

Has anyone been in the VCU Health Systems OR Internship Program? What did you think about it, any information would be great!!! Thanks!!

Things to get in order before a you start an NP program

I think it would be cool to post a few lessons learned while in FNP school..

1. Get your life in order before you start
--NP school is crazy expensive and it sucks trying to work full-time through the program
--Most of the people in my class that sta