nikki91

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1. How did you decide your specialty?

   nikki91 replied to Irish_Mist's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a float-pool CNA during nursing school and it helped me tremendously with my nursing career. I learned tips from nurses that I never learned in school. I learned which specialties I would never work in unless I was absolutely required to....

2. Always feeling a bit anxious/stressful before each shift...need some tips/wanting to vent

   nikki91 replied to barcode120x's topic in New Nurse

   I could have copied the OP from my own journal! I'm also a new grad (almost 4 months)! I've found that blogging or journaling about my anxiety/feelings/experiences is kind of like debriefing myself. Acknowledging how you feel is a huge step. Looking ...

3. Please help with any tips for a new grad struggling

   nikki91 replied to sassynerd's topic in New Nurse

   Hey fellow new grad! I am in your shoes right now! I've been an ortho nurse for over three months now and I'm fresh off orientation. I'm gonna be honest. Some shifts suck. Some nurses are rude and will be rude no matter how well you do your job. But ...

4. Thank you from a new grad

   nikki91 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I just wanted to thank all of you at allnurses for posting such supportive and helpful threads in this forum. As a new grad, I read through old coping strategies and tips for new grads after a rough shift. These posts always make me feel so much bett...

5. Multiple Job Offers-Help!

   nikki91 replied to nikki91's topic in Job Hunt

   Thank you everyone for all of your wonderful advice! After careful consideration, I declined the PP offer. I truly believe Job A will provide more growth and development in addition to better pay/benefits.

6. I start nursing school in 9 days! Any Advice?

   nikki91 replied to Hondagirl95's topic in General Students

   First of all, congratulations on getting accepted to nursing school! I just finished the ADN program at my school. I would definitely recommend forming a study group. I cannot express how much having my nursing school buddies helped me out at school/...

7. Multiple Job Offers-Help!

   nikki91 replied to nikki91's topic in Job Hunt

   That's what I've been thinking too. I absolutely love PP. The only downside is retracting my offer acceptance for Job A. I have always tried to be extremely professional, so I didn't know how I would be viewed in the future if I needed to reapply for...

8. Multiple Job Offers-Help!

   nikki91 replied to nikki91's topic in Job Hunt

   That's a very good point, CrunchRN. I know many nurses advocate for med-surg experience before specializing.

9. Multiple Job Offers-Help!

   nikki91 replied to nikki91's topic in Job Hunt

   I hope they would be understanding. In the interview process, I told them postpartum was my passion. But, I knew that Job A would have good med-surg experience, good pay/benefits, and I know some of the staff personally. Mother-baby has always been m...

10. Multiple Job Offers-Help!

    nikki91 posted a topic in Job Hunt

    Hey everyone! I just graduated nursing school and scheduled for NCLEX. I've have already verbally accepted a job offer with the company I worked as a CNA at. The dilemma is that my dream job (postpartum) has now called. Job A: I'm familiar with the ...