SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr

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  1. new grad woahs

    SummerGarden replied to JaiJai's topic in First Year After Licensure

    welcome to nursing. ask for another preceptor. in my experience, sometimes personalities clash and so you may do much better with one that can give effective critiques without crushing your spirit....

  2. Confused by all this endorsement by application stuff, please help!!

    SummerGarden replied to im_melba's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you found a job in az????? az is one of the worse states for new grads. anyway, in order to get your az license, you need to contact the az bon and apply for endorsement. however, if you live in az...

  3. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    SummerGarden replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i want to respond to everyone but it will be hard to do. first of all i am an er nurse and have worked as a nurse for 2 years. to get to this point i had to work one of the worse medical surgical...

  4. Paramedic->RN->Post Op Med Surg-

    SummerGarden replied to Tarmstrong's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i say only stay 6 months... oh, look, you already did that!!!! great! now it is time to give that floor the middle finger and go. you should have no guilt if your bps and your overall health is...

  5. pick a state, any state

    SummerGarden replied to fireline's topic in First Year After Licensure

    texas!!! i am not from there so i do not know exactly where the best areas are or where the facilities that specialize in peds or mental health are hiring new grads. however, like the others i know of...

  6. Trying to get hired....

    SummerGarden replied to germanshep's topic in General Nursing

    If you are in a dead market for New Grads, you need to move to an area that is more willing to hire new nurses. Yes, a few new nurses can remain and land jobs in dead markets, but their numbers are...

  7. 3 Interviews then no call?

    SummerGarden replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    i know your frustration and think you are doing the right thing by continuing to look for a job. out of curiosity, is this a small facility or a hospital? i know it sounds unprofessional, but big...

  8. Get fired or resign from new grad program

    SummerGarden replied to Aurora21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you sure? You need to call HR and ask them now that you have left. HR will be able to tell you your status. Unemployment contacts your employer and may have seen that you were not eligible for...

  9. Boss Keeps Asking Me to Lunch

    SummerGarden replied to ArizonaMark's topic in General Nursing

    True... but like I mentioned before, it does not matter. One only has to be good enough and get along with the boss whom he/she will have to work closely with in the future. He/she does not have to...

  10. How to apply out of state?

    SummerGarden replied to Tarabara's topic in General Nursing

    i have applied out of state as a rn. paper work can be submitted online and via fax. you can also take any exams hr wishes you to take online as well. plus, in my experience, yes, employers will do...

  11. How long to stay at a job you don't like?

    SummerGarden replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    i was thinking that you are working bedside. in any case, 6 months is ok... a year would be better if you want to add this to experience. otherwise you can leave now. my understanding is that all...

  12. Intense Hospital Interview and now shadowing..

    SummerGarden replied to Jw1724's topic in First Year After Licensure

    well, hopefully you may get the job.... the reason job interviews are now intense is because hiring mangers are trying very hard to make sure he/she hires the employees who have the skills,...

  13. How long to stay at a job you don't like?

    SummerGarden replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    yes. plus, thank god you do not have to show up to work there often. if you have to work more then one day a week and the position is dangerous, then quitting now (while on probation) is a good time....

  14. I think I have an interview tomorrow

    SummerGarden replied to CathyLew's topic in General Nursing

    if you have time prior to your interview, look up tips and pointers on how to interview well in this market. some exist in the threads of this forum but you may not have time to read them... so check...

  15. Nursing Faculty orientation on a medical unit

    SummerGarden replied to sassysmart66's topic in General Nursing

    op: your situation is ridiculous!!! your school should hire nurses who work on that floor or a similar floor to teach clinicals on that floor. it is not necessary to hire them as full time faculty....

  16. How do you know if an interview went well?

    SummerGarden replied to Dawn Vylet's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are offered the job. There is no other way to know if your interview went well. Good luck... I was a Nurse Extern

  17. New grad RN in a Nursing Asst. role....what should I do?

    SummerGarden replied to SweetheartRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    op: i was in a similar situation as you once. i worked hard because i am a hard worker. i made a lot of money for my department (this was prior to nursing). i tried to gain a promotion outside of my...

  18. New grad RN in a Nursing Asst. role....what should I do?

    SummerGarden replied to SweetheartRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    sheila0313, the true mindset people have is that owning a business is risky rather then working for someone else is risky (i read about this concept in the "millionaire next door" by thomas j. stanley...

  19. am i considered "experienced"?

    SummerGarden replied to haitianrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    op: yes, you will still be considered a new grad. your lpn experience, even if it was 20 years, would not count toward rn work experience. i think that is wrong and insane, but that is reality in...

  20. Boss Keeps Asking Me to Lunch

    SummerGarden replied to ArizonaMark's topic in General Nursing

    op: it is a not fair but it is life. i like the comment above by kah5209 about including the others once in a while because it will help to make the work place better for all. however people like who...

  21. Has anyone really broke down the numbers?

    SummerGarden replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    op: i am happy you saw the other side because you can become an effective advocate. i currently live in a right-to-work state (this means employers have all the rights) so unions are not allowed to...

  22. Hiring question

    SummerGarden replied to new_worker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i do not know about canada, but this is definitely not true of all markets in the u.s. in some markets refresher courses do not negate the fact that one has not worked in the past however-many-years...

  23. Waiting for NCLEX-RN Results in CA

    SummerGarden replied to fireline's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    your guess is low balling... try 150 per position (i am moving to ca soon so this is my experience thus far). good luck with the wait. in the meantime, try looking in state and out of state for...

  24. acls classes easier then pals?

    SummerGarden replied to aeronursenj's topic in General Nursing

    acls was easier for me my first time because i only cared for an adult population up to that point. when i first took pals i had never cared for pediatric or infant patients. now that i have cared...

  25. Do your clinicals at the hosp. you want to work at?

    SummerGarden replied to CNA2bRN13's topic in General Nursing

    the pros of doing clinicals at the place you tech is that you know the system and will be able to do well in clinicals. the cons... during clinicals and when you graduate, as someone else pointed...