brownladyRN

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1. Medical-Surgical to Recovery Room

   brownladyRN posted a topic in PACU

   I am currently looking for a change. My first and only job as a nurse has been my current employment working at a hospital on a medical/surgical/ortho floor for nearly three years. Although I work nights it still can be very challenging with pain m...

2. Help with nursing specialty direction!

   brownladyRN replied to brownladyRN's topic in Career Support

   naptimeRN, I think you hit the nail on the head for me! The job you and your mom has would seem like perfect jobs for me if there be some positions open for it....seems as though people with those jobs keep them for a long time and there's rarely opp...

3. Help with nursing specialty direction!

   brownladyRN replied to brownladyRN's topic in Career Support

   My top three interest in clinical were pre op for same day surgery, health department, and home health. I understand that stress is everywhere, but I'm sure some jobs are better than others. You are so right, i feel like our floor gets all the "dum...

4. Help with nursing specialty direction!

   brownladyRN posted a topic in Career Support

   I currently have been working on a medical surgical floor for almost a year (my first RN job) and honestly it's not my cup of tea, and I'm very unhappy with it. I love my coworkers, the 3 12 hour shifts a week and the pay, but the job itself is not f...

5. Gastroenterology vs. OR

   brownladyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been working in Med-Surg for about 6 months now. It's my first job as a nurse since graduating last spring. There is an opening in outpatient gastroenterology and OR (pre-op and circulating nurse). I would strongly like to move on from med surg ...

6. Need HELP with matching my personality to a specific nursing area

   brownladyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I recently passed the boards in June 2013 to become an RN...yay! I accepted a med/surg position at a hospital working nights...another yay. I'm about 6 weeks in and I still feel like a fish out of water, and its a very discomforting feeling. I've n...