abakrn819

abakrn819 specializes in Med-Surg.

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1. New nurse working for a month

   abakrn819 replied to Rnshar's topic in New Nurse

   I have been working as a nurse on my own now for almost 6 months, and I still get nervous quite often about my decisions. I find that asking nurses around you, or your charge nurse, seems to be the best way to assure yourself that you are making the ...

2. Which do you prefer?

   abakrn819 replied to Purple93's topic in General Nursing

   As of right now, I am working 3 12's on a cardio/tele unit. Although I really enjoy the cardiology/tele aspect, and don't mind the 12's, I hate weekends and holidays. My husband and I don't get to see eachother as much as we would like because our sc...

3. Can salary change, after one year experience?

   abakrn819 replied to ANNIENURSEANGEL's topic in New Nurse

   Our facility gives raises every year to all staff that qualify (good review, have worked at least a year). So, because I have been hired at our facility for a year, I got a raise, and also a bonus this year. But, it really had nothing to do with "hav...

4. Does it get better after nursing school?

   abakrn819 replied to Buzzwump's topic in Stress 101

   Nursing is stressful, but it is a different stress once you are out of school, pass your boards, and get into a job. The best change is...YOUR WORK STAYS AT WORK! You do not have to bring your patients home with you and continue to care for them :) ...

5. How Do You Administer The Following Meds?

   abakrn819 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Medications

   Cardizem, rebound htn is something I have never really seen with this, but we do Cardizem gtts all the time now for SVT or UCAFIB. But, we typically see pressures drop with this drug and often have to stop the gtt because of this problem. We will sta...

6. Uniform color by discipline

   abakrn819 replied to annetter's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I work at is going to change their uniform policy in Jan 2012, and I am looking forward to it. Right now, each floor chooses their own policy, and the floor I work on is "wear your own scrubs." Our hospital also provides scrubs for some ...

7. Super Interview.today Job no longer listed??

   abakrn819 replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

   I am sure that they just had plenty of applicants that were already interviewing, that they just didn't want to take any more applications! Just make sure you follow up after a week if you haven't heard from them! But really, do not get too worried!

8. Desperately seeking encouragement in 1st year

   abakrn819 replied to jackster's topic in New Nurse

   I, though a young graduate, had this experience too. With night shifts, weekends, holidays I would have HORRIBLE anxiety attacks, crying my eyes out hours before I left for my shift, and struggling to keep it together when I got to work. I just could...

9. Which Job Should I Take?

   abakrn819 replied to SparkleRN's topic in General Nursing

   Money does talk! Cannot deny it. Bring it up with your current employer, tell them you got offered a job that would pay $50/hr, and would like to stay and see if you can negotiate a pay raise...I personally do not have any experience negotiating, but...

10. Are any of you loyal?

    abakrn819 replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Nursing

    Loyalty really is hard to promise when you are a new grad, I would know. I got hired before graduation on a floor that I KNEW was going to be MY DREAM FLOOR. It was cardac, and with the hospital building a new HEART HOSPITAL (which was my "dream") to...

11. Advice on Interview!

    abakrn819 replied to abakrn819's topic in Job Hunt

    Hey all! Great news! I ended up getting a job with GI center, hours being 9-530 and did not have to take a pay cut at all, it was a lateral move! The interview went great, I went in Thursday morning and they called me Friday afternoon and offered me ...

12. Advice on Interview!

    abakrn819 replied to abakrn819's topic in Job Hunt

    Yes, I do work 3 12's right now and did think of that. I asked a friend who works in the GI lab in another hospital what the difference was between her and her fiance's wages (he works on the floor and 3 12's) and she said she made $.80 less per hour...

13. Advice on Interview!

    abakrn819 replied to abakrn819's topic in Job Hunt

    Actually I do have a portfolio I prepared in school, and could probably add to it! Thanks for the great advice, I completely forgot about that!!

14. Advice on Interview!

    abakrn819 replied to abakrn819's topic in Job Hunt

    No it doesn't. I have thought about asking other nurses, but I really haven't told many people that I am going to leave. There is another hospital in town, and I actually know someone who works on the floor and someone who works in a GI lab there, an...

15. Advice on Interview!

    abakrn819 posted a topic in Job Hunt

    I currently work on a telemetry floor, and have found it to be too stressful for me and just landed an interview with the GI center at the same hospital. The hours are 0900-1730, M-F, no weekends no nights (which was one of my biggest issues with wor...