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  1. Anything positive about working in an LTAC??

    Just to follow up, the LTAC HR rep called today and extended an offer! I'm excited (and terriefied) that this facility is willing to take a chance on a semi-new RN. I haven't accepted the offer yet, I'll call tomorrow, but I'm feeling relieved. Cu...
  2. Anything positive about working in an LTAC??

    Thanks Esme12! Your response filled in a lot of blanks for me about LTACS. And thanks for the brains too! :)
  3. Anything positive about working in an LTAC??

    Hi all, I'm a new nurse (less than 1 year experience) and I have an interview at an LTAC today. I don't have any experience with this level of care--my background is at a Transplant PCU and honestly, I'm stressed out since my patients are constant...
  4. Losing my 1st Nursing Job and I feel helpless & hopeless

    Thanks for the words of encouragement. My manager pretty much told me that I was getting terminated if I remained on the unit floor so I don't have any choice but to go on a leave and look for work elsewhere and definitely someplace with a lower acu...
  5. I'm so upset and feel as though I've painted myself into a corner. I'm a new nurse and I was hired onto an amazing PCU floor where I stayed for 4 months before I went on maternity leave. I loved the challenge of this unit, the patients are moderate...
  6. Will I ever feel prepared?!?!?!

    Seasoned nurses, step in. I'm a new nurse on my first official week on my own. During this time, I've made a some mistakes but the biggest was that I forgot to bed alarm a patient--who left her bed, but didn't fall. She pulled out her iv in the pr...
  7. RN residency programs

    well, it really depends on which hospital employs you. i just finished up my rn residency program which ran for 16 weeks and incorporated formal class, lectures and skills labs. we also had a list of core competencies which needed to be completed a...
  8. Who is going to wait on me????

    It always helps when my phone never stops ringing--seriously. I'm caring for the demanding patient and my phone rings with lab results, transport on the unit for another patient, another patient calling, etc. It lets my "needy" patient know that th...
  9. New Grad going on Maternity leave--yikes

    I graduated May '11, got pregnant in July with my second child and started a job in November. My pregnancy has been uneventful (very healthy) and hasn't been an issue throughout the program; the orientation ends literally 2 weeks before my due date....
  10. Well, in this competitive job market, I would suggest start looking. I graduated in May of last year and landed my first job in late November when I was 12 weeks pregnant. I'm currently 31 weeks pregnant with no health issues and I'm planning on be...
  11. Clinicals, and Job Offers

    I was also hired through the same hospital system that I worked in as a nurse extern--it was a different unit and a different hospital location but part of the same hospital system. Over 1200 applicants and the hospital only hired 9! I strongly beli...
  12. Pre-authorization position.

    diva rn, I gave a generalized response to the original poster's response. The decision tree that I was referring to was often used for my non-licensed staff something along the lines of "if the patient hasn't used this medical equipment product, the...
  13. Pre-authorization position.

    Worked for HealthNet and Anthem Blue Cross for 10+ years, (worked as a corporate trainer for licensed and non-licensed staff) before switching to nursing recently. I worked and trained reps for Pharmacy business management, case management, utilizati...
  14. Pregnant New Grad Starting Ortho--Advice?

    Thanks Olivia! I'm hoping that the staff won't give me a hard time--I'm more of the Type A always moving person and I hate to be seen as a burden. Thanks again for your suggestions.
  15. Hey all, I'm excited to start my first RN job but wanted to get feedback from other Ortho RNs--or any health care workers on how to manage the floor and patients while being pregnant. I didn't choose this specialty--but as a new grad who's been out...