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I had my first day at my new job in the BICU at a huge regional hospital yesterday. I relocated to be closer to family and my fiance, who just happens to work in HR/administration at the hospital. Well apparently, my preceptor found out about that. ...

The hospital where he works at is one of the best in the region, and I honestly did not want to pass up the opportunity to work here. Great pay, benefits, and it is a fairly well known hospital at least in my state. So far, that one preceptor was the...

Getting your BSN, at least in my area, is a must. It's hard to find acute care/highly desired areas of nursing nowadays that accept nurses with an associate's. Plus, I truly believe the extra years of training provide you with even more knowledge to ...

Obviously I comb my hair, but nursing is all about practicality. Keeping it pulled back and out of your face is neat enough for me. I do care about my appearance, but the great thing about nursing is that it isn't a beauty pageant, so I can wear my l...

Had a talk with my preceptor last night. I wanted to try to approach her calmly before going above her head, so I did before shift yesterday. I haven't even told my fiance about this, because I know he would be inclined to do something. She said her ...

I too am an observant Jew. However, I am able to work those shifts after consulting with my rabbi because it fulfills my mitzvahs (i.e., caring for the sick and ailing). I would encourage you to speak with your rabbi and see if there is any spiritual...

This is a joke, right? Of course you have to go to nursing school to be a nurse. You don't have even half the knowledge needed to be a satisfactory provider without formal education. On top of that, concealing your criminal history isn't exactly the ...

Never in my entire career have I seen older nurses discriminated against in any way, shape, or, form. Seniority means a lot at least in a hospital setting. Sorry, I just don't see the problem from the older nurses' perspective. Even if there is an is...

I have to disagree here. I wear my hair in a messy bun/simple ponytail most days for work with a stretchy headband to glam it up a bit and keep my hair out of my face and I don't feel as if I look unprofessional by any means. I actually think adding ...

Unpopular opinion: I am not a fan of tattoos, unnatural hair color, or excessive piercings in general. Never have been. I think it's well within anyone's rights, however, to modify their body and appearance however they so choose. But as nurses (or i...

One of my best friends from college also works at the hospital so I'm thinking it has something to do with her. The preceptor straight up asked me if I was so-and-so's fiancé when she was introducing herself to me. @jkl33, his position is definitel...

I find that employers don't care where you went to school, so long as it is accredited and you have good recommendations from qualified professors. UMass Amherst, IMO, is overhyped. Just because it has a low acceptance rate does not mean the program ...

With a family that intent on bringing you down, I say get the charge nurse/NM involved ASAP. You don't want your job or worse, license, in jeapordy because of a mistake you never made just because you didn't have the proper support soon enough. Also,...

Definitely depends on school policy. With that being said, i find converse completely inappropriate for any nursing/clinical setting. They just look unprofessional and really aren't that comfortable for 8 hour days. It's so important to invest in the...

Hi all! I just finished a my two-year commitment to the hospital where I did by StaRN apprenticeship at in the ER. While it was an amazing experience, I knew I did not want to stay there longterm, because I had to live 2.5 hrs away from my fiancee. I...

1. I'm starting a new job in a couple of weeks. I hope to have a very educational orientation and to shine and easily get accustomed to my new unit. 2. I'm getting married in October! So one of my goals is to plan this wedding without completely losi...

I haven't taken ABLS, but my future workplace requires it within 6 months of hire. So I plan to do it sooner rather than later. The nurse manager said my orientation would be intensive and last anywhere from 12-16 weeks, until my preceptor and I feel...

Honestly? I think it's just my luck, because my colleagues have had to. I've only been in the ED for two years. Don't get me wrong, I've been puked on and have had to strip feces-contaminated sheets (worst psych case I've ever seen). So I've had my f...

I love being a nurse. I could not see myself being anything else. I love how I not only get to help patients at their most vulnerable, but I also get to incorporate my love of science. If I could go back in time to when I first declared my major in ...

I would say nursing is dirty, but not unbearable. Also, I think it just depends on the specialty. I've been in the ED for 2 years and have never had to wipe a pt's butt or give a bed bath since nursing school. I'm moving to be a burn care nurse in le...

Exactly. OP, just because I voice my concerns about being treated unfairly by people who, historically, have shown bias against my culture, does not give them a free pass to continue acting that way. On the same wavelength, I am expected to give the...

I personally think religion should be kept out of our practice as nurses. I believe that in some very pious cases, religion can blind a nurse (or other healthcare proffessional) and make care less than objective. I enjoy helping others and while I do...

Grey's Anatomy scrubs seem to be pretty close to Cherokee colors...but then again, the styles are completely different. I'm sorry OP. I haven't worn standardized scrubs since nursing school, and I don't think I could ever go back to it.

I mainly used "Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!" by Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins and "Fast Facts for the ER Nurse: Emergency Room Orientation in a Nutshell" by Jennifer Buettner. Those weren't terribly overwhelming and explained everythin...

I did a new grad RN program (StaRN apprenticeship...ive seen some talk abt it on this website) offered by a hospital mega-giant in my state. That is a good, surefire way to start in a specialty program. They do, however, only take the best of the bes...