I'm right there with you! I just started in a CVICU as a new grad and I am very nervous too!!!! These upcoming months are going to be very exciting but I would definitely welcome any advice as well!!!!
Congratulations on passing boards and your new job! That's awesome!!!! I graduated this past December and I just started my first job as well in an ICU!!! I am nervous but also very excited! So far it has been a great experience and I look forward...
First, I want to say that I am truly sorry for the situation you are in. You went to school to get a career that you love and not even a year in you are miserable and on the verge of already being burnt out. That is so frustrating! I am going to g...
TstormRN replied to LookForward's topic in New Nurse
I know how you feel. I graduated in December 2011 from an accelerated program with honors and at the top of my class. You would think employers would be lining up to hire someone with my acedemic record. Well unfortunately that wasn't what was hap...
TstormRN replied to brittykbritt's topic in Job Hunt
I agree....it is very frustrating. I believe that if you gave them the time to come in and interview then they should at least give you the courtesy of a call to let you know their decision. If it were me and it had been a week since I called and l...
TstormRN replied to newexcitednurse's topic in Missouri
I was just hired at Mercy and will begin a fellowship in Critical Care next month. That I am aware of they only offer fellowships for new nurses. I know they have fellowships for critical care, L&D and I think med/surg. You will not find a fel...
I was just hired to Mercy and they only offer fellowships for certain areas (critical care, L&D, maybe Med/surg). You just have to apply for the position you are interested in and if you are offered it than you will complete the fellowship if th...
TstormRN replied to Stoogesfan's topic in Missouri
I have never heard of the ATI either. My school had Hesi exams for all of our finals and we also had a Hesi exit exam. I really liked these tests as I felt that they were similar in format to the questions on the NCLEX and really helped me be prepa...
TstormRN replied to malenurseftw's topic in Missouri
1) I feel that all three schools will give you a great education. I am not sure of a difference between UMSL and SLU but the Goldfarb accelerated program is only 12 months long and the other two are 15 months long (I am a graduate of Goldfarb Dec. ...
TstormRN replied to badbiznatch's topic in Missouri
I'm not sure how quickly the waitlist go by but I can give you an idea of how many are accepted into each program. I graduated from the accelerated program in December 2011 and we had 50 people start in our class. The upper division class had 70-75...