SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

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

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  1. How much weight did you lose your first year?

    SummerGarden replied to whykiki0103's topic in First Year After Licensure

    try to take care of yourself. any weight you lose fast without trying is usually not fat but precious muscle and water weight!!! eat right and exercise to protect your self... i exercise almost daily...

  2. Finally broke 1 year -- and on my 3rd hospital!

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

    congrats and welcome to nights! now that you realize that the grass is not greener in other facilties, i am happy you are able to find a good shift and enviroment. in my experience (limited as a...

  3. Advice on peer feedback

    SummerGarden replied to BobtheNurse's topic in General Nursing

    relatively new?? maybe your skills are not up to par? i know you said you worked for 3 years in the ed, but 3 years still is not a long time. most agency/traveler nurses i know that do well have 20+...

  4. Hired in for Night Shifts?

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

    i was hired to work on nights. i oriented on nights for a few months before becoming a nurse, then after becoming a nurse i oriented on days for a few months. i attended my rn residency program and...

  5. Air force of navy

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

    the united states army (note: i'm bias). try the "government and military nursing" forum. there are a lot of nurses who can help you more so then this one because many are either in the military or...

  6. Bad Back nned help!!!!

    SummerGarden replied to *Skye*'s topic in General Nursing

    ok, then your second post brings us back to square one... do you have to tell them about your back surgeries if it does not affect if you can perform a job on the floors? this goes back to my original...

  7. Cardiac Stepdown?

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

    a book on ekgs and cardiac rhythms is helpful. i have a program on my pda. i also use my former medical surgical nursing textbook for conditions such as those involving various patient conditions and...

  8. "New Grad" or "Experienced"

    SummerGarden replied to abigrace's topic in General Nursing

    some hospitals say one year and others say two. play it safe and get two years of nursing work experience. also, many contracts for various incentives are at least two years for new grads to stay in...

  9. Bad Back nned help!!!!

    SummerGarden replied to *Skye*'s topic in General Nursing

    it is not illegal to prevent you from working in a situation you do not have the physical ability to perform the job, from my understanding. it is also not illegal for a hospital to put patient...

  10. Cardiac Stepdown?

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

    yes. you get post cabg and other cardiac post surgical patients. you also get patients who either discharged from the icu or that come up from the er with cardiac complications. what is it like? it is...

  11. Telemetry - why is it so hard?

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

    the tele unit is hard because there is so much to know and do! however, like the positive posters pointed out those of us who make it will be excellent valuable nurses!!!! i absolutely love the...

  12. BSN vs. ADN + BS in other field

    SummerGarden replied to daffodils711's topic in General Nursing

    yes, but bedside nursing work experience is required. for example, i am told 1-2 years for charge and 3-5 years for adon or don positions. additional degrees such as an mba makes hiring mangers...

  13. RN to BSN, work and go to school or just school?

    SummerGarden replied to margo2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    stay with your job. take everything (including courses you need to be in the program) online or make arrangements with your floor to be in class part-time offline if you must. i would not give up a...

  14. Discouraged New Grad In AZ

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

    hi, polley, times have changed. yes, many places hire travelers because they do not have to pay as much for those rns. i know the hourly wage is higher then regular nurses but they do not pay for...

  15. Confused, Mad and Frustrated

    SummerGarden replied to rholman's topic in General Nursing

    ok, is it possible to take classes online? 5-8s will not be so bad if you finish online. if you can live with the cut in pay and the physical and emotional abuse while taking pre-reqs, then go for...

  16. Confused, Mad and Frustrated

    SummerGarden replied to rholman's topic in General Nursing

    op: your original post sounded very similar to what i went through in two career fields prior to nursing. i did the same things you mentioned and had enough after banging my head on the cement ceiling...

  17. BSN vs. ADN + BS in other field

    SummerGarden replied to daffodils711's topic in General Nursing

  18. Switching to Nights---Help!

    SummerGarden replied to Finally2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i love nights. i am currently on days by force! first, stop stressing and change your attitude about the ills of working night shift.. night shift is not necessarily worse because it is at night....

  19. Receiving ADN: Possibilities afterward?

    SummerGarden replied to jollydogg_RN's topic in General Nursing

    there is nothing wrong with getting a ba/bs in something other then nursing. i know of nurse managers with ba/bs or masters in something other then nursing. the degree you obtian should depend on your...

  20. Being a New Grad stinks

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

    i guess this is regional. where i live that is not the case. hiring mangers give you the opportunity to train differently then new grad rns with no experience. i understanding that the scope of...

  21. Being a New Grad stinks

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

    are you marketing yourself as a new grad rn??? if so, i think that is part of your problem. new grads have no licensed nursing work experience of more then 2 years (many employers will cut us off at...

  22. Discouraged New Grad In AZ

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

    it seems that there are a lot of schools and accelerated programs in your area. if you had not purchased a house recently i would have suggested that you move to a more rural area not surrounded by...

  23. The pros and cons of nursing

    SummerGarden replied to pbaby1123's topic in General Nursing

    this is actually true of lot of places around the country since, in reality, there really was never a shortage of nurses.. just a shortage of experienced nurses willing to work years ago... now they...

  24. HELP with nursing credential order

    SummerGarden replied to mzjennx's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    do what many nurses do... in my hospital the rns put rn first, then degree, then certs. why? the reason i am given is that they are rns first. there is no such thing as a bsn or msn profession. the...

  25. Shout out for the First Year After Licensure Forum

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

    bump!!! there are still some of you who come here to vent... that is not a problem, but the first year after licensure is also the place to be. come join