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I hope you take the Peds ER. That would give you lots of valued experience and plenty of marketability.

In my experience the most annoying things are: #1- too slow, can't keep up or gets overwhelmed #2- overdoing your workups and stalling #3- laziness Good providers to work with: Quick to see pts Appropriate work ups Confident Great bedside manner Works as a team member

Pregnancy test. Go to the damn dollar store!

Bring on the male nurses!

OP- It's a tough career for sure... Not everyone is cut out to be a nurse.

Couldn't have said it better myself!

OP: I have a very good feeling that you're going to do just fine. Take a deep breath, relax and keep doing what you're doing. Also, DO take some "me time" once in a while and play a few rounds of golf. Selfcare is important.

Do not, I repeat, do not complain to instructors about minor things. Save it for big issues; unprofessional or unethical conduct, safety issues, HIPPA violations, etc. Pick and choose your battles very wisely.

Hairdresser. Gives me a creative outlet!

If a patient is asking you to pray with them they must be really scared and in bad shape somehow. Empathy and kindness go a long, long way. Tell your patient kindly that you're not really a religious person, but that you'd like to go find someone to pray with them right now- there's always a co-worker or chaplain or someone, even housekeeping who will come to the bedside.

Go for it Manuel. Definitely not too old.

Shadow the ICU- it sounds like it could be a better fit. You will get at least 6 months of orientation and lots of critical care classes. There will be a very steep learning curve and it will feel like you are starting over. If you're up for the challenge you might really like it. The patient ratio will be 3:1 or 2:1 if the staffing is good. I would not recommend working your stressful med surg job and ICU at the same time. You need to focus on becoming a critical care nurse. Choose one or the other. Now go for it!

Great advice! OP: please consider doing some assertiveness training.

Perfect answer, agree 100%. They just want a connection.

What is going on in this country??? Are we going INSANE? This is officer needs to have his feet held to the fire on this one. If he acts this way to a reasonable and rational caregiver, how does he treat everyone else? DISGRACEFUL!!!

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Sounds like it's time to take things to the next level. GO FOR IT!

Wow...just WOW.

God bless you!

Message me and I'll answer any questions that I can to help you out.

I would definitely recommend working in a hospital before nursing school if you are unsure about whether or not the profession is right for you... It's also a very good idea to work as an aide or unit clerk while in school because it will give you an edge when you compete with other new grads for your first RN position. Hospitals are more likely to hire new grads who are already part of their system. Once I started nursing school, I worked part time as a nurses aide at a very nice hospital nearby. I floated to all the different floors and got an idea of which areas I liked the most. I also did a summer nurse extern program in my junior year which I highly recommend (looks very good on your resume). As for differentiating between undergrad and graduate school, I'm not exactly sure what you'd like to know... Here's a quick and dirty summary of my personal educational journey: 1) RN-ADN program- super stressful, only the strong survive, heavy focus on exam scores, clinical performance and your likelihood of passing state boards. 2) RN to BSN program- focus on application of nursing models/theories, writing skills, and leadership skills. Easier than nursing school! 3) MSN- focus on research, professional presentations, publication, projects for policy change, or advanced clinical practice. Still much easier than nursing school! Well, I'm not sure if these were the answers you were looking for... LOL If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Good luck my friend!

Grab this opportunity! ER is so much fun!

Put in for the closer job. Your reasons are more than legitimate. Good luck to you!

I don't have much advice for your resume but, I just wanted to give you kudos for your impressive scholastic achievements. Way to go! You're gonna do great!

Great post!