towerofpower

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1. New Nurse BULLIED/UNDERMINED/DRIVEN OUT

   towerofpower replied to Bindy's topic in Career Support

   this thread may be dead by now but I would love to hear how things have faired for you Bindy.

2. A New RN, Quit Job after 5 Months

   towerofpower replied to I_Scream's topic in New Nurse

   Wow, these posts are truly encouraging!!! You have no idea (or probably you do!) how 'fitting' your comments are =) Thanks be to God!

3. A New RN, Quit Job after 5 Months

   towerofpower replied to I_Scream's topic in New Nurse

   It's so good to hear those very same words that I tell myself, "God has not brought me this far just to fail"...it's good to hear that again. Yesterday I went online to help my sons with their college fees and decided to try once again to add an Orga...

4. A New RN, Quit Job after 5 Months

   towerofpower replied to I_Scream's topic in New Nurse

   This last post of yours brought a smile to my face...what could be more important than your relationship with God? Blessed are they who put their trust in Him! How are you doing now? I am a new grad. I just resigned last week after about 3 months...

5. Are Student Nurses Prepared for "Real Life?'

   towerofpower replied to paperdreams's topic in General Nursing

   This is how my nursing program prepared me for the "real world": During the last class which was called "Role Transition" I got pared with a nurse in L&D (a unit not accustomed to having nursing students and I was the only one placed there) who h...

6. UCLA new grad program

   towerofpower replied to fil149's topic in California

   The program may be one year but this is different from orientation. I'll be in intermediate care and my orientation will last 10 weeks (one on one precepting). It is expected that at the end of orientation the New Grad is able to take on a 4 patien...

7. Is UCLA new grad program worth 1-2 hour commute?

   towerofpower replied to tinatinabobina's topic in California

   I would definitely NOT do it. Not because of UCLA itself, but you should be able to find a quality place closer to you...at least until you can move closer. It doesn't make good sense to quality of life, environment, etc.

8. Where are all the ULCA nurses at???

   towerofpower replied to natnurse23's topic in California

   I accepted a New Grad position At UCLA SM starting in Aug. too. I volunteered there as a Care Extender for a year and found that many RNs liked working there but many felt that the management's treatment of them left much to be desired. I had two c...

9. UCLA new grad program

   towerofpower replied to fil149's topic in California

   I interviewed in March of this year as a senior ADN student and was offered a position for Aug. I heard one of their nurse recruiters today say that their summer New Grad RN positions are completely full and that they will interview again in the fal...

10. Interviewing for ICU position...

    towerofpower replied to luvleee's topic in New Nurse

    relax...you're going to learn alot before December and you'll be prepared just in keeping up with your theory and clinicals.

11. advice sought: preparing for new grad RN position Cardiac step-down

    towerofpower replied to towerofpower's topic in Career Support

    congrats on your job offers! i took the acls training and found that helpful. i may go ahead and take the pre-hospital trauma course but it's expensive. i personally feel that i don't ever want to become desensitized to death if it in anyway lesse...

12. advice sought: preparing for new grad RN position Cardiac step-down

    towerofpower replied to towerofpower's topic in Career Support

    awww, no advice? well, nice of you to reply anyway. I'm very nervous about it. UCLA.

13. advice sought: preparing for new grad RN position Cardiac step-down

    towerofpower posted a topic in Career Support

    Greetings, I really appreciate the practical advice and time that those of you out there take to lend a hand to others of us. Just accepted a job offer for new grad RN program in a cardiac step-down unit (world-renowned teaching hospital) that will b...

14. Interviewing for ICU position...

    towerofpower replied to luvleee's topic in New Nurse

    I interviewed yesterday for Intermediate Care (cardiac step-down). After being given a scenario of 4 patients I was asked how I would prioritize care. I was asked about my clinical experience. Had I had any heart patients? any ICU? insulin drip? wh...