azMissK

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1. Transferring in first year of nursing

   azMissK replied to dressagerdr's topic in New Nurse

   Why not just move now and look for a job in this new city instead of taking a spot away from someone that is actually committed to the residency program... I think leaving after 6 months is a disservice to the hospital that is willing to invest in tr...

2. First Job Dilemma

   azMissK replied to 240zRN's topic in Job Hunt

   I am also from Northern California ( bay area) and moved out of state for nursing school and stayed for my first job with the hope that eventually I could move home after I get experience. I would cut out number 3 and focus on either med surg or ED....

3. Opinions about transferring unit?

   azMissK replied to Candyn's topic in New Nurse

   I'd wait a solid year from when you are off orientation and operating as independent RN. so say you started with a preceptor in June and on your own in October, I'd wait til Cctober of next year to transfer. That way, you have a year's exp and it do...

4. Job decision for new grad

   azMissK replied to ocdstacy's topic in New Nurse

   I think you should first consider that this is a job you *should* be working for at least a year at and not just a few months until you can move a bit closer. Leaving after 6 months or 9 months really does not give you enough time to get competent or...

5. 2010-2011 AZBN new grad survey

   azMissK replied to boru's topic in Arizona

   And that is why I decided not to return home to California ( Marin county which is discussed in the article) after graduating nursing school in AZ. I truly believed it would be "so much easier" to find my first job here in Arizona than back in CA.

6. Any good standardized report sheets?

   azMissK replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in New Nurse

   I have been looking around for brain sheets as I start my new job in a few weeks and couldn't find any that I liked until I saw yours. Thanks so much for sharing your example!!

7. Ortho nurse or transplant nurse?

   azMissK replied to Abbachri's topic in Career Support

   yikes, I stumbled across this thread as I just accepted a job on an ortho unit ( now I wish I had a least applied for transplant as well) Anyone have anything positive to say for being a new grad on an ortho unit? I know its a lot of pain management ...

8. Should I stay or should I go? I don't know.

   azMissK replied to newSN's topic in General Nursing

   I enjoyed reading this thread because I have been in a similar ( but much less complicated version). My BF (see, less complicated already!) and I are living in a very undesirable city/state - both of us moved here to go back to school and get a first...

9. Scrubs and Beyond

   azMissK replied to Sensibility's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Ok, I think its kind of unfair to say a company is bad because of this experience. Have you done a lot of online shopping before because your complaints seem to be about very standard practices. I bought a pair of shoes from Alergria and have purpose...

10. New Nurse--Organization Tips?

    azMissK replied to CandiceMarie's topic in New Nurse

    I am also a new grad and love the idea of your grid. I was about to start trying to make my own but figured I could ask - any way you could upload a copy of your grid, at least so I know how the basic and I could use it as a model to make my own. Wou...

11. First job as a new grad- wondering if I made the right decision

    azMissK replied to GypseyGirl's topic in New Nurse

    congrats on becoming a RN and 2 offers! I think the above poster has some good questions you should be asking yourself. If it had been a med surg job vs hair removal than it might be "obvious" or if the it was a job on psych unit in a larger hospital...