I've been on the site for about two or three years now (from the time I decided I wanted to pursue nursing until now). I graduated from nursing school on 6/23, got a call to interview with a HR recruiter on 6/25, interviewed on 7/3 with the recruiter and it went very well so she referred me to unit managers based on my interests. Not even four hours later I received a call from a PCCU manager to interview on 7/5, the interview went well and I was offered the position on 7/9. And finally I passed boards on 7/20. So things moved rather quickly for me which I am grateful for! But now I am terrified of beginning orientation in a couple of weeks. I guess that comes with the territory though.
Anyway I just wanted to come and introduce myself since I know I will be spending plenty of time in the Nurses forum (gosh it feels good to say that, lol) from now on. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions/venting in the next few months, so I hope I don't annoy anyone!
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Basically, I believe in having faith and the power of prayer. It always works for me! Hopefully you'll be able to find something soon. If youre in a congested area, maybe you should start looking in less populated areas or maybe even look out of state; just try to broaden your search and things may start too look better for you. Good Luck!
I believe in it too! but I am amazed how quickly you heard from them, how cool :)
welcome to allnurses and the profession! we are glad you're here!
just one thing...you are entering a specialty area with high learning needs. do not expect to be completely comfortable in less than six months. ain't gonna happen. this does not mean you are a failure or incompetent or any of that foolishness. it just means that someone gave you an unrealistic expectation of how the progress from novice to expert goes.
fear not; just be alert (the country needs more lerts ). we've all been there.
Thank you starmicky03 . you are right , regardless of all that I do to get a job nothing is in my control, at the end of the day it happens according to his will. I got a call for an interview today, so lets see how it turns out and if it's the job God has willed for me. Good luck in your nursing career.
Reveriies: Thank you so much. Those are some really good advice, sometimes if the HR can put a face to an application it helps a little more to stand out, but lets see where this journey is headed. I got a call for an interview today, so hopefully it will turn out well! thank you again.
ps:Kudos to your friend for waiting patiently for that long, she is a strong person who didn't give up. I really hope that is not the case for me.
Welcome to AllNurses and the profession! We are glad you're here!
Just one thing...you are entering a specialty area with high learning needs. Do not expect to be completely comfortable in less than six months. Ain't gonna happen. This does not mean you are a failure or incompetent or any of that foolishness. It just means that someone gave you an unrealistic expectation of how the progress from novice to expert goes.
Fear not; just be alert (the country needs more lerts ). We've all been there.
Oh gosh I know! I'm just hoping that at least by the six month mark I'll be past the nervousness whenever I walk into work.
But I think that the "high learning needs" of the unit is what I'm most afraid of. Learning all the different rhythms, knowing what to do for them, the different gtts, etc has me freaked out.
why would you be afraid of learning? look around: how do you think your co-workers learned them? they weren't born recognizing complete heart block . trust me, it's all quite learnable. seriously, not as hard as you think.
but you should never get past the nervousness.
some of you have heard me tell this story before. i was nearly four years out of school and had been staff in this fabulous icu for three, and i was actually pretty good for that. one day i was in the break room with sarah, a nurse of more than a decade's experience in the unit, one who could take every kind of patient that rolled up the hall, who was never flustered, always expert, always willing to teach and explain. i asked her when i would stop feeling scared when i sat in report. she smiled and said that every day before report started she felt a pang of anxiety, but that it passed when she started working. she said that when that little stab of fear went away she would have to go somewhere else, because it's what keeps us awake and sharp. i never, ever forgot that (and here i am telling that story again, smumble-mumble years later), and i am happy to pass it along to you.
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I believe in it too! but I am amazed how quickly you heard from them, how cool :)