RNsuperstar

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1. Nervous about starting IV's help

   RNsuperstar replied to Malina9559's topic in General Nursing

   Keep trying... And go slowly. I was having 40% success on IVs until just recently. Now I am 90% or better. What changed ? After I find my spot, I stick and if I don't get blood initially I SLOWLY AND SLIGHTLY pull back or re adjust my needle or ang...

2. Broken spirit....

   RNsuperstar replied to RNsuperstar's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the kind words. Reading your posts have cheered me up a bit. Here is a little update. My boss called me this morning about scheduling issues. I mentioned this whole incident....and she totally supported me. She told me that the d...

3. Broken spirit....

   RNsuperstar posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi there, So, I am a new grad. I was fortunate enough to have found a job on a med surg floor in a hospital in my town. I went thru 8 weeks of orientation (orientation was cut 2 weeks short due to staffing needs), and I have been on my own for 3 mo...

4. RNs who LOVE nights, read me

   RNsuperstar posted a topic in General Nursing

   So....tonight is my first night on nights. I am excited. I have worked days for 12 weeks (i am a new grad) and now I am switching to nights permanently. I have a lot of anxiety about the messing up of my sleep schedule. Any advice? We work 3, 12...

5. How long did it take for you to find a job after graduating?

   RNsuperstar replied to wrenRN06's topic in New Nurse

   Graduated Oct 2011, Pass NCLEX 2011, Got job, started working Feb 2011. Currently working as an RN in a hospital on a MS floor. Love it!

6. can you help me be less careless with paperwork

   RNsuperstar posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I am a new grad nurse, and I was lucky enough to land a job in a hospital on a busy med surg floor. Okay, I am not trying to brag, but I consider myself very smart, I did really well in nursing school, and I feel I good critical thinking skil...

7. How to beat the no job without experience email for a new RN

   RNsuperstar replied to supermancokitty's topic in New Nurse

   If you get a rejection letter from a PERSON (ie not an automated do not respond letter). Respond, ask them to reconsider, cite 2 reasons you are fabulous, and attach your resume, and 2 letters of recommendation

8. Full Circle, My First Year of Nursing

   RNsuperstar replied to Imafloat's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you for this. I am going to start on med surg in a couple weeks. I am excited but scared. This post made me smile....I will be there too.

9. Advice on from experience RN on new grad job offer

   RNsuperstar posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi I just got offered a job at a wellness medical clinic. The clinic is run by doctors. Their focus is anti aging. So, there is a part of their clinic that does spa type treatments, and there is also a part that does other antiaging therapies. T...