cdthorste replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth
It was hell for me to find my first nursing job. I did everything suggested in nurse beth's response. And more.
Started applying and networking from the very first day of nursing school.
I even sent out resumes and spoke to the nurse manage...
I'm a fairly new nurse- about three years' experience. But all my work experience has been non-clinical: in home health and research. I currently work in private duty pediatrics. Any advice about how to get a job in a hospital would be much appreciat...
His great concern for her life is her being one of thousands of anonymous posters. As long as no one gives patient identifiers out....or makes themselves identifiable to employers...what's the problem? It would be "wise" to consider what a bizarre co...
cdthorste replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth
Your story is similar to mine. Even back then, it was obvious to me that my managers were untrustworthy. I just wanted to tough it out....just because. For the principle of the thing. Getting fired, with a terrible reference can be devastating in ...
cdthorste replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing
Meh. I probably would have been treated better as a busser than I was at my first nursing job out of school. happy ending--my current job treats me well
My agency actually does like me a lot. So I have that going for me. They also tend to err on the side of retaining nurses, as opposed to thinning the herds like some facilities do. So it's not them I'm worried about. But if a patient's family member ...
I'm a private duty peds nurse who primarily does night shifts. While I've managed to stay awake at work, I occasionally feel a need to just close my eyes for about 5 seconds at a time when they get tired. No longer than that. When I do, I'm always si...
Geez Louise. Another student called you up, said "everyone is talking about you," then ratted you out to the school? while I agree that the post was inappropriate, it sounds like the other students are nurse-bullies in the making. If it had been a cr...
Get out of your current job and find some temporary work as a private duty nurse. That's what I did, and the flexibility is wonderful. You can choose your schedule, the patients you work with, and the areas you work in. With your past experience, I b...
it's probably mandatory because the hospital knows what a huge lawsuit could be waiting for them if something bad happens. if a nurse passes a flu virus onto an immunocompromised patient.....the lawyers would come after all of you with torches and pi...
yeah, that takes me back to my year as a night worker at a mental hospital. the work itself was fascinating, but the schedule just crushed me. if you really can't get enough rest, then i think leaving your job or finding another shift is better for y...