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  1. Preceptor Problems - Advice needed

    I just finished being precepted. I had three different preceptors and all three were very different. Nursing does not = teaching. I was a teacher in my previous career and so I had to take charge of my learning. It is not your preceptor's respons...
  2. New Grad Salary

    I live in AZ. 27.50, new grad in a rural hospital
  3. child abuse question?

    I reread my post and hope I didn't sound harsh. Just wanted to say that questions like that are completely unfair.
  4. child abuse question?

    First of all, my 6 year old has bruises on his lower legs and knees all the time. He plays outside and is extremely active. By the way, many of his bruises are acquired at school and I don't think the school is abusing him. Secondly, if you were s...
  5. I think I'm gonna be sick.....

    How is it that every time I ride the elevator to my floor, the gorge rises in my throat and my hands begin to tremor. All I can think about is what will today bring me. Will I be asked to perform a task I don't know how to do? Or will I miss somet...
  6. Exhausted in New Grad Residency

    I just finished the class section of my new grad program. It has been HUGE to only work 3 - 12s. The biggest difference is not studying for tests. I still look up stuff and study, but it is not tested and it is not mandatory. You got this! What ...
  7. Bedside not for me. Any success stories doing something else?

    Have you thought about case management? I am also a second-degree new grad and was approached about a case management position. They usually look for experienced nurses, but since I was a teacher they thought the position would be a good fit. The...
  8. Pregnant and Working First RN Job

    I am sure this is not what you want to hear.... Nothing and I say nothing, is worth the stress on you and your baby. This beautiful time with your pregnancy to newborn to toddler to etc... will be over in a blink of an eye. You can always get a di...
  9. What's you're best drug seeker?

    I learned last week that a man in our state was caught repeatedly being treated for rattlesnake bites at different hospitals. Apparently he would receive pain meds after each bite and thought the initial pain and treatment was worth repeat venomous ...
  10. New nurse and critical patients

    fencer1119, Your post mirrors my own thoughts about the ED. I am now a month into my training as a new grad in the ED and have 4 1/2 left. I actually feel pretty competent with the general stuff(or at least know I will be fine with that in 4 months...
  11. DKA dx?

    Does anyone have a link to DKA parameters for ED diagnosis? There seems to be conflicting ideas on when it is decided DKA. Blood sugars? ABGs? Ketones? Combination? Thank you
  12. Second week of work...

    I think the best way to look at this is to think about what this will mean to you in 10 years, 20 years? A healthy baby trumps any job and any situation! Step back and see the priceless gift of your baby. Jobs and work come and go..... Congratulati...
  13. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    1. Az 2. $26.50,with a significant bump after completing the new grad program 3. New Grad Program - just finished school in May, start next week. 4. ED
  14. Second interview/shadow experience Friday!

    Check out their patient satisfaction scores. See where they are low and ask how they are remedying it. See where they are high and ask how they achieve this. This shows you researched their hospital and care about patients. Interview shadowing wo...
  15. How to stand out during an interview

    Take a copy of your resume and pass it out as you sit down. Be confident and take a deep breath. If you don't know an answer, DO NOT GUESS!!!! I was asked a tough clinical scenario question where the patient was having some serious issues that I w...