SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

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

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  1. How important is your g.p.a

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

    when i interviewed for a med surgical position no one asked about gpa. on the other hand, every time i interviewed for an ed position i was asked about gpa and had to produce my transcripts. thus,...

  2. First job where? and Length of orientation?

    SummerGarden replied to debblynn13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. Area of Nursing: ER-OBS and MS-Cardiac Step-Down (I trained on both at the same time) 2. Orientation time for that area: 16 weeks combined 3. Nurse-to-pt ratio on the floor: 6:1 (OBS) and 5:1...

  3. Gender in the Workplace

    SummerGarden replied to madden52's topic in General Nursing

    i get hit on by older male patients (some confused and some not) all the time. sometimes i am hit on by a young married male patients... sometimes i am also hit on by friends or family members of my...

  4. BSN- is it worth it for me?

    SummerGarden replied to ArisTomas's topic in General Students

    a bsn would not be a waste of time for you if you are trying to teach. however, if you want to save yourself some money, try adn first then a rn-bsn program while you work as a rn. when you have...

  5. Pros/Cons to Working Night Shift

    SummerGarden replied to madden52's topic in General Nursing

    pros: i am asked to come in for day trainings etc. and all i have to do is say "ok" and if i do not show up no one really follows up immediately... i think the last time i blew off an administrator...

  6. Going For a BSN After Graduation

    SummerGarden replied to mbrnstudent's topic in General Students

    I did not take time off, but I do not see a problem with taking time off. I went straight into my RN-BSN program while earning my ADN (some schools allow this with permission from advisors and if the...

  7. How is it that I haven't found a job yet???

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

    it sounds like you may have started applying after hospitals already hired new grads, which is typically january-march for the may class and august-october for the december class... the summer is a...

  8. Teamwork

    SummerGarden replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

    it depends on the unit, so no, i do not agree. the cardiac step-down unit (and i hear the icu and nicu) at my hospital are very team oriented. if you work those units even as a float nurse there are...

  9. What is your first day like as a "real" nurse?

    SummerGarden replied to brokenroads27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    not so. in the real world of nursing you may find more experienced nurses willing to hold your hand at any time. the safest thing you can do as a new nurse is to ask for help and have someone with...

  10. How much information do u really retain

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

    much of what i retained as a student came from being a nurse extern. in other words, while i was in school i learned a lot of information but when i was able to apply the information at work it stuck...

  11. Has anybody gotten out of a contract?

    SummerGarden replied to prudence09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you did not take the money yet? ask hr if you can get out of the contract. if they say "no" then talk to a lawyer. i did not sign a contract for a long period of time but i did take money as...

  12. I dislike med/surg, do i have to do it?

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

    nope, it sounds like you do not need med surg. i am copying, pasting, and editing a response to a similar post here ya go: i hate my current job!!! i will be leaving this position as soon as my new...

  13. First job in research - not really what I went to school for

    SummerGarden replied to jambi462's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i hate my current job!!! i will be leaving this position as soon as my new start date arrives. my point of this post is if you happen to like this job and you happen to be happy with expanding your...

  14. Home Health Nursing

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

    most local facilities in my area will not hire new grads because they do not want to train them (their words) and it takes experience to become comfortable nursing alone. for example, if you do not...

  15. I just Need to vent!!!

    SummerGarden replied to prudence09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i had a preceptor similar to yours. after orientation i figured out she was not comfortable precepting anyone let alone me, a former "a" student who asked a lot of questions because that is how i...

  16. need help with interview question

    SummerGarden replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    i am sure it won't be hard to think of something if you have any kind of work or school history... when i was a tech i had to deal with a lot of backbiting and gossip, so much so, that i sadly had...

  17. Ever had a premonition?

    SummerGarden replied to 86toronado's topic in General Nursing

    I think everyone has them... Maybe it is God talking to

  18. Is 6 Month Of Med-Surg Enough?

    SummerGarden replied to WinterWolf90's topic in General Nursing

    i am post six months. unlike you i hate the floor i normally work (i float) and it is far from boring... (very busy). thus, i started looking for an ed job from day one. i stopped wasting my time with...

  19. How would you handle this? (depression)

    SummerGarden replied to markuskristian's topic in General Nursing

    a part of your problem is that you may not know what nurses do within a hospital setting. you will find that when you get out of nursing school, discussing unrelated matters with patients is very...

  20. 24 Hour Observation Unit & Charting

    SummerGarden replied to Spatialized's topic in Emergency

    my obs unit is run like the above poster's unit. we only needed vitals etc. every 4 hours. in fact, the only difference between my unit and the er is that we keep our patients for 24-48 hours, they...

  21. Is there alot of mandatory O.T. in your nursing department?

    SummerGarden replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    i work one of the worse medical surgical floors in my hospital. one of the ways management seems to keep employees is by allowing ot. many of the nurses who would not think of leaving my floor remain...

  22. CEN Review?

    SummerGarden posted a topic in Emergency

    hi, i just landed a job in the ed to start soon. i plan to take my cen next year so i want to start studying as soon as possible to assist with my training as well as my ability to provide care to my...

  23. would it be ok to bring in a food tray or something for first day?

    SummerGarden replied to ARRR10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    These are really good ideas. I am starting in an ED at a new hospital soon. I think I will do the same. What is a good food idea that can handle a

  24. I'm not really a nurse until I sign "RN" after my name

    SummerGarden replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

    op: what i think you are trying to write is that people should be accepted on his/her own merits. in reality, this happens to some degree but sometimes who you know will seal the deal. also, some...

  25. freaking out just about to go to nights!

    SummerGarden replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    coffee and work-outs. both provide me the o2 and energy i need to get through my shifts. besides, once you get used to working nights, your nights become your days. yes, i have kids so at times i...