heather713

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1. BWH or BID ?

   heather713 replied to Mar933's topic in Massachusetts

   I think BID is the better option. It would be great to be guaranteed a full time spot right off the bat, instead of being per diem. As a new grad, it is important to get a good amount of experience. With the BWH position, you may not get too many shi...

2. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

   heather713 replied to jack1971's topic in New Nurse

   I feel like I wrote this! I thought I had landed my dream job on a surgical trauma floor a few months after graduating. I quickly realized that it wasn't for me and floor nursing was probably not my thing. I had a 9 week orientation and decided not t...

3. New grad with RN license

   heather713 replied to mag426's topic in Job Hunt

   hello, I live in Boston so I'm close to you. I graduated in 2015 with my BSN and agree it is hard to find a job with no nursing experience.your PCA experience is great though. I applied to probably 200 job postings online because I was looking in and...

4. Should I quit?

   heather713 replied to michellesee's topic in Career Support

   I feel like I wrote this myself! I was in a similar position as you last year. I worked on a surgical trauma unit in a level 1 trauma center from Sept 2015-Nov 2015. This was my first job as a new grad and I was completely in over my head. I had a g...

5. Where do I start in Aesthetics Nursing?

   heather713 replied to SuccessInProgress's topic in Aesthetics

   does anyone have any updates? I'm interested in this as well!! :)

6. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

   heather713 replied to nikkole318's topic in Relations

   "Your eyes are so dark, you look like the devil. Are you going to make me possessed??" ( I work in psych!)

7. Anyone a Psychiatric Nurse or Forensic Nurse?

   heather713 replied to FutureBSNRN's topic in Career Support

   hello! I graduated with my BSN last May and work at an inpatient psych hospital. All the units are locked and we have some very violent and aggressive patients at times. We have no security which is what makes our turnover rate very high. However, I ...

8. Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

   heather713 replied to twss2323's topic in Relations

   I got an email that there are free waffles on Wednesday IF we donate a book. We can also PAY $1 to wear jeans all week instead of just Fridays...yippee

9. New RN ready to give up

   heather713 replied to andie78's topic in New Nurse

   hello! First, congrats on landing a nursing job! Second, I feel like I wrote this myself. I also graduated in May and started work on a trauma floor with ortho at a level 1 trauma center. I also woke up during the night with anxiety and was constantl...

10. Graduating May 2016-HELP!!

    heather713 replied to fdressel's topic in Job Hunt

    first, congrats on graduating! I graduated this past May with my BSN from a school in Boston. My classmates also started applying around this time last year. Many hospitals do start posting their residency programs pretty early so I would keep your e...

11. Best Boston hospital for CNA??

    heather713 replied to seasons18's topic in Massachusetts

    Hi, I was trying to reply to your private message but I can't for some reason. At BI, the orientation starts when you get the position, not at certain times of the year. It is 12 weeks long and they told me the first 8 is with a preceptor, the last 4...

12. BIDMC- interview

    heather713 replied to nurselia's topic in Massachusetts

    that's awesome!!! :)

13. BIDMC- interview

    heather713 replied to nurselia's topic in Massachusetts

    congratulations!!! I'll be on CC6, how about you?!

14. BIDMC- interview

    heather713 replied to nurselia's topic in Massachusetts

    I hope you like HURST! My class found it very helpful! You should be all set with your ATT (I think it was because so many people graduate in May and they got backed up). I hope you have a great semester :)

15. BIDMC- interview

    heather713 replied to nurselia's topic in Massachusetts

    No way, I went to the Boston campus! Not many people have taken the NCLEX from my class since Pearson Vue is like 5 weeks behind on sending out ATTs. We took the HURST during our last semester and it was great. I'm assuming you will too since the dea...