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They expect you to go back to work after two weeks?!?! I think at 3 weeks I went to my first PT, just having them attempt to move my arm at all was so painful I saw my life flash before my eyes! Two...

I have been at my job now for about 3.5 monnths, I had about 8 weeks of orientation and didn't feel ready to go on my own either. i get asked questions that I can't answer all the time too and I...

Definitely look further than two hours from home. I graduated June 2010 and just started working Oct 2011, had to move from CA to central TX. If you can move, do it... get your experience and then if...

I lived in the SF bay area, worked for 15 years at a large hospital as a phlebotomist, and couldn't get a job there. So, after 15 months post graduation I moved to the boondocks in Texas and started...

I graduated June 2010, started working in Oct 2011. I left CA and came to TX after applying to well over 1,000 jobs. I would recommend taking a refresher if you are able to, and hopefully there will...

I think it's safe to say every area of nursing deals with vomit :/ at least every area that has direct patient care

I can't give up either! I came home from work after a rough shift last week and my niece had posted on FB how she is tired of school, bills, work etc and wanted to give up, to which I told her "don't...

There are alot of other types of nursing I would be happy in I'm sure, but the job market being what it is for newbies, I can't have what I really want. The unit I'm on is about as far from what I...

I was a phlebotomist for 16 years and I definitely love healthcare, but I think I would be happier in a different type of position. I want to get at least a bachelors but I think I want to do...

Hello, So I am going on 3 months into my first nursing job and I am not loving it. I know there are alot of new grads that can't find work that would like to choke me for sounding ungrateful for...

Hello all, I am just wondering how long did it take most of you to stop having major anxiety about going to work every day? I am a new nurse about 9 weeks on med surg now and it is very stressful to...

I finally after a year and a half of rejections was fortunate enough to get a job in Texas (moved reluctantly from CA but hey its a job and it isn't that bad here actually) I have a friend that moved...

I would say that it is definitely unnecessary to take ACLS and PALS at this point, but EKG interpretation class wouldn't hurt... I don't think taking the EKG interpretation class is going to make a...

Hello all, I am actually a new nurse, 2 months on a med/surg oncology floor, I am suspecting that I may not want to do floor nursing forever :O Anyways, I am wondering how difficult it is to...

I am in my mid 40's and second career too, I think it does take longer to learn things, that hadn't occurred to me! Ugh it's so difficult, I am really struggling and I have never considered myself a...

I have been working on a med/surg/oncology unit for two months, I graduated June 2010 and didn't start working til Oct 2011, 16 months is a long time and alot of the things I learned got lost along...

it absolutely would be

oh no, kissing a.. doesn't get you anywhere, save your time

I don't think it makes a difference in how sick you get, it might make a difference in the incubation period and the time it takes for the person to start feeling sick. plus there are probably other...

Hello all, I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions on which online RN to BSN programs are best... I recently was accepted into University of Texas at Arlington, and it has been very unclear from...

It's a scam without a doubt.

Don't lose hope! I was actually hired in Texas for my first nursing job, and 3 days before I was to drive from CA to TX I injured my shoulder bad enough to need surgery. I thought for sure they would...

So, I was all ready to head to Texas from California to start my first nursing job in an emergency room... took almost a year to find a job. So long story short I fell on the stairs at home and tore...

On the contrary, I think that a hospital that requires consenting to HIV testing on admission gives a feeling that exposures are anticipated and likely to happen, which in my opinion would decrease...

I don't think that is the case, at least not where I work. When an exposure happens, they obtain consent from the patient at that time.