EDNURSE20

EDNURSE20 BSN

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  1. HELP!! Experienced RN interview for ED

    EDNURSE20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    currently working float pool last 2.5 years with most my experience in med/surg.I just got offered an interview for next week in a new hospital in ED. What type of question should I expect? Any...

  2. I can't get a job!!

    EDNURSE20 replied to ThatBLURN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes we just have to suck it up and do things we don’t like. If working for 6 months in SNF put me in a better place to find work, that’s what I would I do. Not sit around for 6 months...

  3. Is it normal to feel this way?

    EDNURSE20 replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    I think most people are in the same boat. Most people are disappointed in life/work/canceled plans due to Covid. It’s OK to be angry about it. but you managed to find work and have an income; I...

  4. Quitting my per diem?

    EDNURSE20 replied to jennsrn's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I would not ask to only do 3 days, as you have already discussed doing 4. They will be your main employer that you are relying on. Making a bad first impression is very hard to over

  5. Becomng a nurse in my late 50's?

    EDNURSE20 replied to LiSA2020's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve known People that have done nursing in there 50s and seem to enjoy it. But if I’m being honest it’s hard work! I couldn’t imagine working bedside at that age. maybe look into other...

  6. Is applying to 2 jobs at the same hospital ok?

    EDNURSE20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I’m looking for a new job currently. One hospital has two different jobs I’m interesting in, PACU and ICU. I meet there criteria for what they are looking for in both jobs. But does it look bad to...

  7. RESUME HELP

    EDNURSE20 replied to RN679's topic in General Nursing

    Anything from nursing school or before now is relevant. You resume should only have personal statement, education, certification and work experience as a nurse. If you worked as CNA or something along...

  8. Is applying to 2 jobs at the same hospital ok?

    EDNURSE20 replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

    The job I took, I had only apply to that job at the hospital. For interviews I turned down I just sent an email to HR thanking them for the opportunity, but I will no longer be interviewing as I had...

  9. Pregnancy and Nursing

    EDNURSE20 replied to KW8788's topic in General Nursing

    Wait till you have graduated and have a job. Sounds like it’s not to far away. Then start trying, you don’t have to wait till you’ve been working a year. nursing school is stressful enough and...

  10. Is applying to 2 jobs at the same hospital ok?

    EDNURSE20 replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

    I ended up applying for 3 jobs at that hospital, ICU PACU ED, and got offered a interview for all 3! Was very surprised, applied for 6 hospitals, 9 different job and got offered 7 interviews. Luckily...

  11. Transgender nurses?

    EDNURSE20 replied to munkyfusic's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve only meet one transgender nurse. Never got in her way, and she was well liked in all areas she worked in. there are always going to be people that don’t approve, but if your a good at your...

  12. Help! Potential job opportunity and not sure what to do!

    EDNURSE20 replied to slove2718's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it. It’s only per diem, so if it turns out to be not for you, it won’t be hard to leave. If you work in a hospital as a nurse, you will have to do ADLs. So may as well get experience and...

  13. As a Nurse, is it normal to be pushed around doing different jobs at the place you work?

    EDNURSE20 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Folding laundry is the only non nursing thing they have asked of you. Was even all day? More than once? Is it that big of a deal! Otherwise everything is acceptable. Being adaptable and a team...

  14. Paid minimum wage for quitting

    EDNURSE20 replied to Saraliz's topic in General Nursing

    Let it go. You are out if there. yes loosing the money is awful, but would of you rather worked an extra 2 weeks to get it all? Like you said your safety and sanity is worth more. also don’t...

  15. New Grad Indecision

    EDNURSE20 replied to rnofsunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with your family. Stop being picky and take the job. Any experience is better than none. Especially in This climate, where jobs are hard to come by. it’s very rare to start in ICU as a new...

  16. The road not taken. my RN midlife crisis.

    EDNURSE20 replied to IRN2011's topic in General Nursing

    The world is in crisis, but it won’t be forever. People still need to think about the future and make decision that will make them happy. Telling them to rethink there priorities is just rude! They...

  17. New protocol - No report from ER to floor...

    EDNURSE20 replied to justjRN's topic in General Nursing

    At my old hospital this was standard. I work float pool, so saw both sides of it. Most of the time it wasn’t an issue, as long as there was a good admission note from the Dr. But if I had...

  18. Is starting off LTC a bad thing?

    EDNURSE20 replied to Flashsomefang's topic in General Nursing

    It’s a myth!! people change speciality’s all the time. You don’t have to start in a hospital. I work in ED and there are quite a few RN who got a job there with only LTC experience. you have a...

  19. Leaving first job after 1 year

    EDNURSE20 replied to JulietRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know exactly how you feel! I left my job in float pool, to move to the other side of the country to work in ED. Then Covid hit, and it’s been a rough couple of months. I’ve always been so...

  20. Do you regret leaving bedside nursing?

    EDNURSE20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    RN, BSN with 2.5 years experience working float pool. Most of my experience is med/surg though. Keen to start my master in the next couple of years. Unsure of career decisions I originally started...

  21. When was your a-ha moment?

    EDNURSE20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    When did you know you were in the right specialty? was your chosen specialty what you expected? Or was it an area you never thought about before trying it? How many specialties did you try prior?...

  22. Vanity Plates?

    EDNURSE20 replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh. I don’t get the whole ‘I’m a nurse, my life/identity revolves around it, everyone needs to know’ putting it on your car/anything else is just stupid! I knew a doctor that had the plate...

  23. How far can hospital go?

    EDNURSE20 replied to RNTX31's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t get what the big deal is. Occassionly floating to peds can’t be that bad!! It not like they making you suddenly work on a rehab floor. It’s An opportunity to learn something new. And you...

  24. What is your "favorite" procedure?

    EDNURSE20 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    I was a surgical nurse for years, and now I’ve moved to the ER I’ve realised how much I loved wound care. What I would give to remove a wound drain.... so satisfying. On the bright side I can...

  25. Any advice on when to put in 2-wk notice??

    EDNURSE20 replied to SweetBabyJames's topic in General Nursing

    I would wait till your one year anniversary had ended. That way there nothing they can do. If you put it in early, they may get you to finish immediately and then pay back the bonus too. I would Make...