I recently left the ER for the OR. The main reason I left was because the ER I worked in scheduled me for six 12-hour shifts in a row. I worked it for 9 months, and when I asked for my schedule to be broken up with a day off in the middle they said t...
UnicornRN replied to youRNmyway's topic in Operating Room
I transferred to the OR from the ER. It was definitely not what I imagined, but I am adjusting and I think I will like it just fine. In my OR there are a lot of personalities to navigate, so it's been a challenge. We also have specialty teams, and th...
Depends on when the payroll week begins and ends. I work Thurs-Tues (12-hour shifts), but Thurs, Fri, Sat are in one 'week', and Sun, Mon, Tues are in the next, so I only work 36 hours per 'week', even though they are all in a row. Totally legal. If ...
UnicornRN replied to desire1684's topic in New Nurse
Skills. My biggest weakness as a new grad was skills, and remembering what to do and when to do it. Nursing school prepares you for NCLEX, not floor nursing.
UnicornRN replied to BamaRach23's topic in New Nurse
Baptist South in Montgomery hired me from ARIZONA with only an Associates. Several new grads were hired at the same time and went through orientation with me.
UnicornRN replied to lgood905's topic in New Nurse
I was a police dispatcher and 911 operator for 9 years at a very busy communications center. I can handle stressful situations. I graduated nursing school in May, I've been on the floor 3 days and I feel exactly the same way you do. I was warned tha...
UnicornRN replied to whichone'spink's topic in NCLEX
I don't like the scare-tactics the Kaplan reps use when trying to get you to sign up for their course. I'm sticking with Saunders, and the Kaplan book our school made us buy, but I'm not paying for their guaranteed pass class.
I live in AZ. Unless you have a BSN, it's very difficult to even get your resume looked at in Phoenix. In the town where I went to nursing school the local hospital does not support hiring new grads. I have applied at every hospital I can think of in...
UnicornRN replied to jonathanrisko's topic in Alabama
Congratulations on choosing nursing. I am graduating in a few weeks after making a career change as well. I finally feel like this is where I'm supposed to be, and I'm excited to get my career started! Put away the NCLEX review book, for now. You won...
My interview was a phone interview. If you Google nursing interview questions you'll get a good idea what the interview was like. The nurse recruiter was very nice, had a lot of information, and it seems like a nice place to work. I'm hoping to hear ...
Our pinning and graduation ceremony are combined. Our cap and gown are white, and when I tried mine on I realized that I need to wear something very light underneath as the gown material is pretty thin.
Unfortunately, neither of the places I'm looking at are HMA facilities. I was really hoping to hear from someone who actually works at either of these facilities, or has some insight at least into the area in general.