SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

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

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  1. New RN, First Job and SCARED!! Help

    SummerGarden replied to GEM27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    5 rights and 3 checks every time and you will not make a med error. btw, if you do make a med error, you should not be fired! med errors are to be written up on an incident report and you should...

  2. Awkward Situation

    SummerGarden replied to jesuslovesme's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with the above. talk about this facility and what you were and are impressed with related to this facility. do not dwell on the fact that there is an elephant in the room unless they point out...

  3. *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    SummerGarden replied to bree*'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I thought this was funny. Thanks for the

  4. what to put in "desired salary" box when selection is required?

    SummerGarden replied to janice_c67's topic in General Nursing

    op: if you have to put something down then put the amount you got at your last nursing job, but maybe a few dollars more per hour. i did this and still got offers way above it because the pay of my...

  5. *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    SummerGarden replied to bree*'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    what influx of retirees??? the nurses i work with that are near retirement age (70) all plan to die on the job (no joke). the only ones talking about retiring are non-nurses who have pensions coming...

  6. what is the ratio of new grads vs job availability?

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

    do not listen to school recruiters, your peers who are nursing hopefuls, or lay people (people outside of nursing) talk about the nursing profession. to answer your questions, many nursing positions...

  7. Nurse Internship/Externship

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

    call hr or just apply. my guess is no for the externships that relate only to the student, but maybe they have an externship program for new grads that is apart of the residency program? if so, then...

  8. new job, new worries

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

    op: most people do not know this but orientation is a contract between you and your employer. you two agree to six weeks, however you do not have to leave orientation at six weeks. your employer...

  9. Almost one year has passed since I graduated...

    SummerGarden replied to Catch22Personified's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yes... in fact, we are probably going on about 2-3 years of a bad job market for new grads.... i know of a few nurses who graduated in '08 that have yet to work as a nurse. those are people outside...

  10. In an awkward place!

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

    you need to study; it is that simple. nursing, similar to other professions (cpas, engineers, lawyers, mds, etc), requires contestant knowledge progression. we don't just go to school, get a license,...

  11. How does quitting without notice really look?

    SummerGarden replied to inProgress's topic in General Nursing

    interesting... not to knock your opinion in any way, but i am curious as to what you [or anyone else that interviews] think about people who do not choose to allow you to contact a previous employer?...

  12. Kaiser's Cardizem Drip protocol

    SummerGarden replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in General Nursing

    congrats on landing a kaiser position!!! i heard that getting into kaiser is like breaking into fort knox these days! in any case, to respond to your question, i do not think anyone on here can post...

  13. Thinking of switching to long term care

    SummerGarden replied to JLHSNP's topic in General Nursing

    yes, i agree with the above regarding case management. also, try umr or qa/qm. those career moves may be more along the lines of what you may be seeking rather then ltc unless your focus is geriatric...

  14. Hired for my first job today!

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

    Congrats. All the school nurses I know love their jobs! In fact, I do not recall a New Grad posting the negative aspects of nursing that most of us read on this forum. So cheers to having a good...

  15. MEAN GIRLS (or GUYS)

    SummerGarden replied to T14WFLY's topic in Emergency

    true, i work in a similar environment to yours for over a year. the mean girls and guys (to include techs in the same clique) used to talk about me so badly or try to make me drown with my bed...

  16. What would you do?

    SummerGarden replied to new_worker's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    if you decide to take the job, know that many deal with the same situation. we do what you have to do to gain experience these days. i commute 1.5 hours every shift and have done so for over a year....

  17. Where Did the Nursing Shortage Go?

    SummerGarden replied to rockabye's topic in General Nursing

    20% turnover for new grads is nothing new. therefore, hospitals choose not to hire them, hire former techs, and/or create residency programs to try to bring this number down. the real problem as i see...

  18. Anyone have good resources for charting?

    SummerGarden replied to shell1206's topic in First Year After Licensure

    there have been good threads on this topic already. type in “books” and “charting” to locate a few. here is one:

  19. How to quit my internship

    SummerGarden replied to 10524246's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OP: I agree with the above, find a job before quitting this one unless you can transfer to another floor. Is it possible to transfer out of the ICU onto a GOOD Med Surg floor at this time? If so, this...

  20. Am I obligated to tell them of my other job?

    SummerGarden replied to tripsis's topic in General Nursing

    externships are different... they are not just jobs! there is a lot of training, skills lab (if your hospital has one), and meetings you attend along with working the floor for 3-12s. so, i do not...

  21. Overwhelmed by Details/interruptions

    SummerGarden replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you will get it once you calm your mind and yourself down. you have more control over interruptions and distractions then you think. for instance, no one can make you stop everything you are doing...

  22. Need advise

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

    no, this should be written up by you as an incident report that should be non-punitive. honestly, the process itself, as the above poster pointed out, is at fault in some way. an incident report may...

  23. Second Job Dilema

    SummerGarden replied to NYRN1160's topic in General Nursing

    op: you are experienced; pick up another job as soon as you can. by the way, why do you think you need to use your current job as a reference? it is too new. use your old references if they are good....

  24. To be or not to be...that's why I need your help!

    SummerGarden replied to Kaytbady's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with the above posters. also do not give up your design job to attend nursing school. find a way (even if it takes a while to be accepted) to keep the job at least part time or on contract...

  25. fired maybe i'll go into elementary school teaching....

    SummerGarden replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in General Nursing

    op: it was very important for the patient to have receive the other medications per the order because of the high blood sugars. the insulin drip is not the only form of treatment in this situation...