beauty912 replied to justchill's topic in Pennsylvania
Upenn health system has something called gateway to the OR for new grads. I believe the application is up right now for November. They do it twice a year I think. Hope this helps!
I agree with previous posters and say that I would give it a little more time. At 3 months I was just ending orientation and feeling horrible about my job performance did last a while. Now I am 10 months out including that 3 month orientation and I f...
beauty912 replied to willyRN86's topic in Orthopaedic
I work on an ortho floor and if a patient doesn't void in 6 hours, we bladder scan and do a straight cath. Lots of times I'll even scan @ 5 hours just to see how much is in there. I always tell the patient around hour 4 or 5 ( if I haven't already) w...
Hi Everyone, I am planning to enroll in a Psychiatric NP program in summer 2012. Currently, I am struggling with whether or not I should apply for full time or part time status. Right now, I am a med/surg nurse and I have no psych experience at all....
Hi everyone, I am a new grad nurse who has been working on an ortho/med-surg floor for about 6 months now. I almost can't wait to go back to school because I have always had lots of interest in psych since my senior year of high school. I am currentl...
beauty912 replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in New Nurse
hi, I haven't started my new job yet. I actually start on Monday. I am so glad that you posted your concern and that there is so much positive feedback. It really is helpful for me reading this post. I will take the advice and ask as much as I can be...
beauty912 replied to beauty912's topic in Med-Surg
Thank you so much everyone. I was recently hired into a med/ surg position, and I did receive from them a list of the common conditions seen on the unit as well. Thank you all so much for your posts. With everything combined, I have a really good ide...
beauty912 replied to mack8985's topic in New Nurse
Keep an eye out for New Graduate Internships or Residencies at your hospitals of interest. You can check their websites for this info or call nurse recruitment. If you find that you may have missed the deadline to apply at some places, just wait for ...
beauty912 replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in New Nurse
Hi! First of all congratulations on your new job!!! I know you probably wanted posts from experienced nurses, but I am a new grad in the same boat as you. Graduated in May, just got hired on a med/surg unit, and feel like I may go in knowing nothing ...
Thanks everyone. You've mentioned some conditions I hadn't thought about. I really appreciate the feedback. I wish I could do more, but for now reviewing the conditions and nursing interventions is all I can do at this point. I have upcoming intervie...
Hello Everyone, I'm a recent grad looking to go into med/surg nursing. I would like to know which conditions or illnesses seem to be the most common on a general med/surg unit. I ask because I'd like to know what to expect to see frequently, and I...