SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

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

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  1. nursing job somewhere BESIDES hospital

    SummerGarden replied to ilovematt48's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you are not alone. there are about five of my classmates that are bypassing the hospital setting altogether. three are starting ltc, one in hospice, and one will be working in rehab. i personally like...

  2. RN's getting laid off???

    SummerGarden replied to lockerRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    flexibility is certainly key! however, i want to point out one tiny flaw in your post and that is just because positions are posted by hr on a hospital's website does not mean that they are in a hurry...

  3. really so unsure about my path??????

    SummerGarden replied to londonblue19's topic in General Students

    Contact a physician's office to shadow a PA. Contact physical therapy at your place of work to shadow the PTs. If you work outside of the hospital it is OK, the PTs work with patients inside and...

  4. Job Hunt...VENT

    SummerGarden replied to Mattsgrl83's topic in General Students

    I was going to ask you why you waited so long to start looking for jobs but you answered my question with the last sentence. Most New Grads who have jobs before graduation started applying months ago....

  5. New Grad Question

    SummerGarden replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    education is promoted in most facilities and even in mine. however, as a newbie and new grad (double-whammy) how does one ask a prospective boss or a new boss for particular days off or a particular...

  6. Getting Started in Nursing - Need Advice

    SummerGarden replied to seattlerainsun's topic in General Nursing

    i understand that the adn option is not for everyone, but i think i should chime in with a different perspective. i agree that a bsn is minimum requirement for a managerial position. however, keep in...

  7. New Grad Question

    SummerGarden replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i do not know of a place that will give you such privileges since 1) they need you to be available to take their new graduate program classes offered during the day and 2) new grads usually get night...

  8. Does a gap between graduation and employment look bad?

    SummerGarden replied to nursedani08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    do you know where and when you are moving? if so, try landing a job now with employers near where you will be moving. let them know that you are a new grad and that you will be moving out there...

  9. RN's getting laid off???

    SummerGarden replied to lockerRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Go into Nursing because it is your passion. Don't do it for job security because there is no such thing. In my area there are not job layoffs right now but there are hiring freezes in some places...

  10. Burned Out

    SummerGarden replied to crazyNursingStudent1's topic in General Students

    no, not burned out though i should be. i have been working, studying, finishing end of semester projects, taking exams, attending classes and clinicals, participating in extracurricular activities...

  11. no longer nursing student

    SummerGarden replied to Lindalou76's topic in General Students

    op: i encourage you as well. i am a mother of two and have a husband who was deployed the majority of my time in nursing school. i know how hard it is... although i made different decisions because...

  12. RN's role in LTC?

    SummerGarden replied to emnicams's topic in General Nursing

    i have a friend who will be working ltc as a rn. she has no interest in working within the hospital setting; clinicals was enough for her! she will be increasing her education and is striving to...

  13. Getting experience vs entering new grad program

    SummerGarden replied to jmCARing4u's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i know of sutter and kaiser but i do not know much about their hiring practices so i cannot answer your first question. as for your second question, my hospital will hire new grads for the rn...

  14. If I completed the prereq's with minimal effort...

    SummerGarden replied to 2bJoshRN9788's topic in General Students

    Let me check my crystal ball............. It says "Ask again later ...... there are too many factors that will effect your nursing school experience to tell at this time."

  15. I flunked out in my last semester by a tenth of a point!! Please help me..

    SummerGarden replied to nautica843's topic in General Nursing

    everyone who takes a chance in life to succeed fails at something big in his/her life. cowards are the only one's who will never experience defeat. the most important thing for you to do at this...

  16. APPLY FOR A NURSING JOB: Resumes & Interviews

    SummerGarden replied to r0sanne's topic in First Year After Licensure

    do not list clinicals as work experience because it is school. an actual job is work experience. for example, working as a nurse extern is considered to be work experience or flipping burgers is work...

  17. Depressed with first semester

    SummerGarden replied to lynz06's topic in General Students

    what you have described is normal for nursing school. i think your way of studying is in direct conflict with how you are being tested. thus i suggest that you sit down with an instructor and talk...

  18. Getting experience vs entering new grad program

    SummerGarden replied to jmCARing4u's topic in First Year After Licensure

    no. however it is my understanding that having a residency program reduces the turnover rate for hospitals. new grads without hospital work experience (such as being either a tech or a nurse extern on...

  19. Is Favoritism in workplace a form of Discrimmination?

    SummerGarden replied to vamapega's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    on many job applications it is required to write down your former supervisor, so do it. they also ask, "may we contact this employer?" write "no!" i only had one interviewer ask me why i wrote "no"...

  20. What specialties of nursing have shortages??

    SummerGarden replied to princesasabia's topic in General Students

    specialties in general do not have shortages within a hospital setting. poorly managed floors within particular hospitals have "shortages". some hospitals like it that way.... it keeps their costs...

  21. Is Favoritism in workplace a form of Discrimmination?

    SummerGarden replied to vamapega's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i was in your same position and i was not a nurse. i was a social worker. to answer your question, you need to stop thinking that if you give your employer one more chance, he/she will change. it is...

  22. HELP! I got dismissed from my nursing school

    SummerGarden replied to basid786's topic in General Students

    very good advice, i do this too. i really believe it kept me from failing out the times i got nurses who were unfair. if you had, you may still be a student. i'll play devil's advocate so that you...

  23. Can you pass NCLEX-RN in 76 questions???

    SummerGarden replied to blonde0517's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes. I know someone who passed with

  24. Nurse externships and experience before graduating

    SummerGarden replied to worrywart's topic in General Students

    this is true, which is why students become nurse externs. nurse externs receive on the job training where he/she is challenged to display leadership and critical thinking skills from the perspective...

  25. Is Favoritism in workplace a form of Discrimmination?

    SummerGarden replied to vamapega's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    op: posters gave you good options. if those options do not work for you, then i would consider finding another job. i understand that it may seem like you are quitting but the reality is that you...