SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

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

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  1. My manager lies, lies, lies

    SummerGarden replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    i had this boss in my former life of social services!!! he was a director that maintained order through making co-workers divisive!!! mine actually got away with it because unlike your group, people...

  2. So very discouraged....too many nurses not enough jobs??

    SummerGarden replied to irish6363's topic in First Year After Licensure

    try outside of la where there are rural areas in need. the desert cities and small towns, for instance, may be in great need of any lvns. i would also look at northern california ltcs (hospitals from...

  3. licensed with an assault?

    SummerGarden replied to pnwpixie's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    as you already know (deep down) no one on here can really answer your question. even if he/she went through the same situation your situation will be investigated without being compared to another (at...

  4. Keeping up skills during the new grad job hunt... thoughts?

    SummerGarden replied to JaxNewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing beats a job for many reasons... one being that nurisng skills are not just putting in NG tubes..... I know you are looking for employment in a hospital, but have you tried LongTerm Care as...

  5. rn

    SummerGarden replied to kuljazzulu3's topic in General Nursing

    the army reserves takes adns as officers. right now they pay (don't know about the future) for you to go back to get a bsn. i am also told by a recruiter that in order to land any specialty outside of...

  6. First medication error & on new graduate orientation :(

    SummerGarden replied to gardenia09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    good for you!!!! welcome to the driving-your-preceptor-nuts-because-you-check-everything club. i'm so

  7. Lay Offs

    SummerGarden replied to suni's topic in General Nursing

    ah... yes... more consumer debt..!! no need to save kiddos... take on more debt for things you do not need! it is you, the shrinking middle class, that is preventing the economy from doing better...

  8. what is meant by experience?

    SummerGarden replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    do not worry; you will pick them up... i am just a new grad and i am picking them up just

  9. Question from a student

    SummerGarden replied to mbarl001's topic in General Nursing

    medical surgical... i extened on the medical surgical floor and it helped me to understand what i had learned in school as well as hone my skills (you get a lot of skills)! also, that helped me to put...

  10. Fed Up With People Saying There Is a Shortage

    SummerGarden replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    there has never been a shortage except for maybe ltc. however, i know that many did not enter nursing to work in a nursing home. i think if people realistically go into nursing knowing that the...

  11. what is meant by experience?

    SummerGarden replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sorry... i know you are not trying to be insulting but i have to respond. where do er nurses think the chest tubes and infusions go after transfer from the er?? they do not all ended up in the...

  12. Finished preceptorship

    SummerGarden replied to ayla2004's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yeah!!! congrats!! i have a month or so to go in my rn residency program. it does feel like school, doesn't it??? some from my class are in the program as well! i cannot wait for it to end... then...

  13. What type of degree does your nurse manager have

    SummerGarden replied to ldcmw1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i agree with the above poster.... it depends on your hospital and it does sound like his/her credentials were impressive enough for them to hire this person in the first place. also, it sounds like...

  14. what is meant by experience?

    SummerGarden replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    actually some places consider new grads under 2 years of nursing work experience.. not 1. i do not understand rns or lpns who deem themselves experienced after 1 year. i keep running into travelers...

  15. First medication error & on new graduate orientation :(

    SummerGarden replied to gardenia09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i am like the above poster. i check my medications against the mar so many times (and the patient) that i drive some nurses nuts (oh, well)! the reason i do this is because i have the fear of making a...

  16. FINALLY!!!!

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

    Good for you... saty on this forum... it will be a long

  17. how to deal with a potential backstabber

    SummerGarden replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    did this event happen today??? i would contact the charge nurse or someone now! this person has gone to someone already... just assume she has but pretend that you do not think she has and come...

  18. Confused about the "nursing shortage"

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

    no, actually there is no shortage and there never was... using this decade as an example, at one point nurses who did not have to work under poor and unsafe conditions choose to stop working as...

  19. Possible to work as a new RN without doing a new grad program?

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

    i know a few people who started outside of the hospital setting before entering the hospital. what they did was land a rn job on a ms floor. then they trained the same way new grads train. since...

  20. New grads out there having a difficult time of finding your 1st jobs??

    SummerGarden replied to nina9's topic in General Nursing

    bcls? other types of certifications are hard to get if you do not work in acute care. in fact many require years of work experience before you can test for them. maybe you can get acls or a basic...

  21. Med/Surg or surgical or post-surgical?? What is the difference??

    SummerGarden replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    you should ask... i do not know if you noticed that the designation of a medical surgical unit has the word "surgical" in the title. so there really is no difference at my hospital. the various ms...

  22. Almost one year out....vent warning

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

    Yes, good luck to you

  23. Confused about the "nursing shortage"

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

    there is no nursing shortage except in maybe ltc. yes, there are places that have a high rate of people needing medical services and nursing services in acute care. my facility, for example, is no...

  24. Did I make a mistake by not reviewing before my first job?

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

    have you ever worked in a hospital? working in a hospital is nothing like the nclex or nursing school! no one is going to expect you to know everything or very much of anything. you will be surprised...

  25. been away for far too long

    SummerGarden replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    hey, i remember you... welcome back. let us know how ltc is going... i am interested in a second job too