scott5698

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  1. Protocol for resigning

    Tried to give two weeks, but due to hiring company taking longer than either of us expected (no change in start date) there wasn't enough time. No position requires any length of time, though I acknowledge some need to provide notice. Not sure why ...
  2. Protocol for resigning

    I no longer feel guilty about doing anything that is in my best interest and not the companies best interest. If the shoe was on the other foot, you'd get no notice. They hired you because it was in their best interest not yours. It pains me to say ...
  3. Professional Nurse Resume Writers

    I am in a similar boat. have a previous career and resume that has always gotten me callbacks. currently working med-surge. have (I thought) changed and adapted resume down to one page, focused on current skills while blending in my management back...
  4. Grass is always greener...maybe?

    Try a prn position a couple days a month and see if it scratches the itch you have!
  5. Florida Nurse and Tech patient ratios

    Not that I'm aware of. I work med-surge in a small community hospital and we usually have 6 patients, sometimes 7. I don't feel that it's safe but everyone keeps saying I'll get used to it. I don't want to get used to it!
  6. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

    You are exactly correct DrowningNewGrad. Make a mistake because your employer allowed you to be in over your head and they will cut you and not think twice about it. I've seen it happen at my facility. Then no one talks about it, like its a secret....
  7. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

    Personally, as a second career RN, I have no real interest in waiting years for the miserable to maybe vanish if I'm just miserable long enough. I continually wonder what kind of people it takes to feel this way for so long, and then sit back and wa...
  8. Is Bedside Nursing Really for me?

    Nurse J hit it on the head. Its not so much about the bedside nursing as it's about the poor running of the units. understaffing, telling you they're hiring when you can't even find a post with Google, preaching about safety while giving 7 patients...
  9. Do New Graduate Nurses Need a Formal Residency Program?

    Something has to change, and since the schools and employers call the shots, I expect them to step up and do it. I work med surge, got a 12 week orientation, and continually got told I was doing great, even though all of the work couldn't possibly b...
  10. Do New Graduate Nurses Need a Formal Residency Program?

    Well, we need something other than 12 weeks, especially in light of horrible clinical experiences that don't really show us the experience. if 60% of nurses are quitting before two years (and there is no way I'm gonna work med surge for two years as...
  11. Mid-Life Career Change to Nursing

    Mike, I agree with the above poster's last paragraph. I went to school at 49, completed in two years, graduated with honors. Had a great career over the last 25 years with lots of management and field experience. And then reality set in. It counts...
  12. Can you give us an update? It's been a year and I am a new grad wondering. I got a position on a med-surge unit and so far, it isn't really all its cracked up to be - the ratios run 6/7 patients to one nurse. completely overwhelming when you are t...
  13. For Those Considering A Career In Nursing

    well said and still timely. Thank you!
  14. What's considered "Job-Hopping" in nursing?

    I believe, in most cases, its a combination of the above mentioned things, with neither side being able to recognize their own issues. My current employer (I'm a newbie) told me that they have surveyed the surrounding employers and that they pay equ...
  15. Advice for the first year of Nursing

    Sounds like great advice to me. I am starting my first job April 10th and know that just like having kids, even when you think you are ready, you're really not. Still, you have to have faith and take the leap at some point, knowing that you will co...