KatherineH8

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1. I hate nursing

   KatherineH8 replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Neezy84 - I identify with your post, but I am at a different place. I am a new nurse who changed careers later in life (I'm in my 40s). I am a natural caregiver and finding nursing later in life truly was a calling. However, my experience in nu...

2. Lost my confidence

   KatherineH8 replied to KatherineH8's topic in New Nurse

   Hi Nola - Thank you for the tip. I will check them out. - Happy New Year!!

3. Lost my confidence

   KatherineH8 replied to KatherineH8's topic in New Nurse

   I appreciate your vote of confidence. Sometimes I feel that's all I need. I've received so many great suggestions and surprised people took time to help me out. Part of my disappointment has been feeling out of the loop. I'm glad this website exi...

4. Lost my confidence

   KatherineH8 replied to KatherineH8's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you for the article link. Not only helpful, but a good chuckle. I will give some of those tips a try. You are so right about HR. It is incredibly difficult to be seen if you get filtered out for not having all the criteria. As a new graduat...

5. Lost my confidence

   KatherineH8 replied to KatherineH8's topic in New Nurse

   Hi Veronica - I probably needed to hear this because I have been very focused on finding a hospital job. I will check out LTC and hope they offer some sort of orientation phase. Interestingly enough, a friend called me today and mentioned an openin...

6. Lost my confidence

   KatherineH8 replied to KatherineH8's topic in New Nurse

   Hi Dishes...Thank you for the recommendation. I looked into a few refresher courses, but they were terribly expensive ($500 - $1,000) and wanted all money up front. I tried to see if financial aid could help, but it is not considered primary. Howe...

7. Lost my confidence

   KatherineH8 replied to KatherineH8's topic in New Nurse

   Hi NurseLynn - Thank you for taking the time on my post. No job yet. I keep checking a list of 16 hospitals within a hour's drive. No new graduate postings. The other RN positions say minimum 1 year+ or New Grads need not apply. I also browse th...

8. Lost my confidence

   KatherineH8 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi to Everyone - I never thought I would be facing this, but I have lost my sense of confidence to be a nurse. I graduated with my BSN in December of 2013. The Board of Registered Nurses in California was backed up in processing applications to sit...