Nihalu54

Nihalu54 has 1 years experience and specializes in geriatrics/long-term care.

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1. FEELING GUILTY!!! New(ish) grad, @ job 6mo, got call for another job... help!?!

   Nihalu54 replied to Nihalu54's topic in New Nurse

   I'm not sure why I wasn't notified via email for the first 2 comments, but I did get a notification for the 3rd. I'm pretty nervous for the interview tomorrow, but at the same time kind of in a unique situation. Before when I was applying for jobs it...

2. FEELING GUILTY!!! New(ish) grad, @ job 6mo, got call for another job... help!?!

   Nihalu54 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi all! I'll try to keep this short, I graduated my RN program in March, passed NCLEX less than a month later, and started applying for jobs. My area is SUPER competitive for nursing jobs (and our local hospital just laid off a bunch of nurses ). B...

3. ADN-BSN, working full time, have a 5 year old, is it realistic

   Nihalu54 replied to TXRN44's topic in ADN/BSN

   I'm (kind of) in your boat, TXRN44. I graduated in March from my ADN program, have 2 little ones at home (4-1/2yrs and 1yr), a hubby, and a work fulltime graveyard as a RN at a local long-term care facility. I want to work in a hospital, but they w...

4. ADN (3/2013 grad)... then BSN? or bridge program to MSN in specialty?

   Nihalu54 posted a topic in ADN/BSN

   Hi all, I graduated this past March, took boards and got hired on in a local long-term care facility within a month of graduation. It's a great job to start out with, get comfortable with delegation and all, but it's not (entirely) where my heart is...

5. Suggestions about being both FNP and CNM?

   Nihalu54 replied to Daiseymay's topic in CNM

   Slightly off topic but @Daiseymay I have a question for you - any suggestions for a new RN grad on getting into L&D? My long-term goal is to be a CNM, but I feel getting some OB experience could be very, very VERY helpful... except hospitals don...

6. 22yo New grad RN and want to go the midwifery route

   Nihalu54 replied to Bliss911's topic in CNM

   @Bliss911 - I'm in your boat. I'm a couple years older, but I graduated my ADN program mid March, got my first RN job in April (at a long term care/retirement facility, because EVERY acute care facility I looked at wanted a BSN and/or 1yr RN experie...