IGSD777

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1. Jury duty and new grad program

   IGSD777 replied to IGSD777's topic in New Nurse

   Guys, they excused me!! I only asked for a postponement and explained my situation. I'm so relieved, even though I know it isn't a huge deal, that's one less thing for me to have to worry about. Thanks for the help!

2. Jury duty and new grad program

   IGSD777 replied to IGSD777's topic in New Nurse

   I filled the form out online and asked for a postponement. Hopefully everything will go as planned. I was too afraid to ignore the letter, and actually, I think I may have been late responding, but we'll see what happens. Thanks for all the respon...

3. Jury duty and new grad program

   IGSD777 replied to IGSD777's topic in New Nurse

   Yup, I hear cops are excused..lucky!

4. Jury duty and new grad program

   IGSD777 replied to IGSD777's topic in New Nurse

   Darn, I really wish they excused nurses if they wanted to be excused! There are a million other people who would love to serve on a jury, even lots of nurses who enjoy/don't mind it..just not me :)

5. Jury duty and new grad program

   IGSD777 replied to IGSD777's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for your reply. I think I'll try to postpone for now, just in case they deny the excuse request. I'll have to figure this all out, this is the second time I've been called for jury duty, but the first time I had a valid excuse that they approv...

6. Jury duty and new grad program

   IGSD777 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi all! I'm looking for some suggestions as to what I can write to try to get excused from jury duty. Before anyone reminds me of my important civic duty, I want to explain that the reason I'm trying to avoid jury duty is because I just got accepted ...

7. Questions about Private Duty Nursing

   IGSD777 replied to marbear28's topic in Private Duty

   Hmm, I make very good money as a private duty nurse. My rate is the same as the hospitals/facilities around, but I pick up lots of OT, whereas some facilities don't like their nurses to work OT.

8. Home Health

   IGSD777 replied to tlovella20's topic in Private Duty

   I'm in the same boat as you, but RN. Some will probably disagree but, yes, I do believe it stunts career growth as a first job. I think private duty is better suited for nurses with experience, but I had no other options. I don't feel that privat...

9. NJ nurses help! Need advice!

   IGSD777 replied to Ramonarudeau's topic in ADN/BSN

   I'm an ADN RN in NJ and can tell you it will be very difficult to find a hospital job without your BSN. Everything the previous poster said was true. If you think you'll like home care, long term care, or nursing homes, the RN-BSN will be ok, but i...

10. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    IGSD777 replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    I had plans on working in the hospital as a bedside nurse and staying there, because I really enjoyed it throughout nursing school, and thought I found my niche. I got my RN license this past April. Almost everyone in my clinical the last semester ...

11. What to do? Underwhelmed RN, stuck in a rut!

    IGSD777 replied to IGSD777's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, BSN is a must, even if I don't need it. I definitely think later on down the line BSN will be the minimum for an RN license.

12. What to do? Underwhelmed RN, stuck in a rut!

    IGSD777 replied to IGSD777's topic in General Nursing

    I looked at quite a few threads who seem to agree with you! I have thought about per diem but the hospitals in my state only hire experienced per diem nurses. That's ok though, for now I'm following the, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," motto!

13. What to do? Underwhelmed RN, stuck in a rut!

    IGSD777 replied to IGSD777's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard pretty good things about WGU, I'll definitely look into it. Congratulations on turning in your first MSN paper! I bet that feels great!

14. What to do? Underwhelmed RN, stuck in a rut!

    IGSD777 replied to IGSD777's topic in General Nursing

    Everything you said helped put things in perspective for me! You're right, who cares, I'm still a nurse! I definitely need to check myself, I tend to care what others think often and I also tend to want to over-achieve. I will go back to school, but...

15. What to do? Underwhelmed RN, stuck in a rut!

    IGSD777 replied to IGSD777's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your responses! I think the best option is to just continue what I'm doing now and slowly earn my BSN. I actually do enjoy my job a lot! I love the cases I have and I love working with children. If I didn't do private duty peds, I p...