ScaredRN

So I have been working as a nurse since 2013. I started my nurse career in the emergency room for almost 5 yrs and moved to an outpatient surgical center as Pre/pacu nurse. I love the people I'm working with and the patients we have are just amazing grateful people. I started my man in leadership and will be done soon. But I don't think I'm gonna be happy in nursing leadership. So I'm thinking of working in the ICU to get experience and become a nurse anesthetist. But I'm scared it might be a bad idea. I'm scared of leaving my beloved current job. And I don't know if I will be accepted in nurse anesthesia school because my BSN grades are not that good. I was in and out of the hospital due to cancer when I was studying BSN. I love the thought that CRNAs are paid well. My current job salary is low. I'm not getting younger though. I'm 30 yrs old and going to CRNA school with this age sounds old. I need some enlightenment. I want to know if taking the nurse anesthesia road was worth it? Thank you!

So ive been an ER nurse for 3 yrs and that was all outside US. I stopped working for a yr due to transition from Asia to US. Then I got a job as an ED nurse in a busy ER. Ive been working there for almost 2 months and 1 wk. Im off orientation next week. It is so weird because the management kept on changing their info at first they said I will be on training for 12-16 weeks, but they changed it to 8 wks.I feel like I need more time for training but management thinks I dont. I am so overwhelmed with everything in this new job because . Environment, culture, people, policies, patients, responsibilities, ways of documenting, machines, just everything is new to me. I cry most of the time going home because I have one preceptor who is into micromanaging me and making me feel I'm dumb (good thing is I only dealt with that person 6 times).I am always nervous going to work and always feel not going to work. I know I should love my job because this a job most of the people outside US wishes to have. But I just dont feel it. Because all of these, I got sick and my body just gave up so now I am in the process of needing surgery. I feel like I should just apply for a doctors office job. But my problem is if I apply to them should I put in I worked almost 2 months 1 wk in ED here in US or not? Will they accept me because I dont have enough US experience yet or should I just hold on and keep going with this job? I feel so lost. I felt like choosing this hospital was a mistake. I chose this hospital because the people I shadowed were nice to me, but then when I started working they already resigned. I do not know what to do.

Hi everyone! I have a question about renewing license. I took the NCLEX in Ohio and passed last November 2018, and I endorsed my license here in Maryland. So I am a nurse both in Ohio and Maryland. I am currently working here in MD. Ohio board of nursing just emailed me that I need to renew my Ohio license before October. My question is if I wont renew my Ohio license will it affect my Maryland RN license? Thanks!

I am a new nurse in US and I already have experience of 3 yrs in asia. But the practice in US vs my home country is so different almost in all ways. I am in my 1 month orientation, and it sucks because my preceptor is expecting I know everything and would just leave me alone most of the time. This really makes me want to just leave and go to another hospital because I am always thinking I might end up making a mistake. Everytime I go to work I always feel anxious and sad because I feel like I am just not good. This makes me feel like a very incompetent nurse and I am scared one day I might do something wrong and makes me lose my license. During the orientation opening the hospital mentioned "it is not good to have a Union blah blah..." But my husband suggest I should. I live in Maryland. I want to know if this something every nurse should do. Sorry for my long post. I am just overwhelmed, anxious, cry baby in this new job in a new country.

I dont know how to give tips for resumes and cover letter because mine was just really plain and simple. No flowery words. You can always search templates online. Yes, I got hired in two hospitals. I chose the one that I think was perfect for me. I am still on training. So far, all is good as of the moment. I just told them the truth about why I did not have a job for a year. I explained all of it and I told them that while I was not working, I was studying to prepare myself in working as a nurse here. Goodluck!

Hello! I did not start again from the start. CGFNS only asked for my high school diploma.

I used UWORLD to study for the NCLEX. I am a foreign nurse, and it has been years since I took PH licensure exam (2012) which made me feel so incompetent in taking exams. I heard about Kaplan online reviewer. I purchased and used it for a few weeks, it never worked for me because their rationale is not good for me and I think it was not enough for me to understand why I was right and wrong in the practice exam. So I did not continue using Kaplan but purchased UWORLD. And I really love UWORLD. I learned a lot from them, and I understood why my answer was wrong. When I finished the exams in Uworld i still felt like I need to study more, I never felt confident. I guess that is normal. I never listened to my negative self, I prayed and think positive. I took the exam the first time and passed in 75 questions. It felt like I was just answering the questions in UWORLD. Uworld prepared me so much. If you think Kaplan is not working for you, try UWORLD.

Thank you guys! I'm so excited and nervous you start working next week.

I reported CGFNS to BBB last week. I got an email yesterday from BBB that they already sent CGFNS a complaint letter about my situation. And then CGFNS emailed me today saying they already have a reviewer doing the review for my application. They never replied to my last email, and I sent it 1 or 2 weeks ago. And now they finally replied! Do not just wait and let them do their pace. Do something about it and teach them a lesson. We paid for the service, and they advertised for 12 weeks only. They even informed me through the phone and email that it might be less than 12 weeks because it was just a re-evaluation. It is never right to lie and give false hope to customers. Report them to BBB. Report them to your governor. Do something about it.

I have been begging from CGFNS to give me an option of paying to expedite my application. But I never got the luck. They always tell me to check my account everyday to see if I have an option to do it because it is full. I have been waiting now for 14 weeks. But thanks to God bon accepted my old ces report which was issued last yr. But still I want to get the new one because I paid for it. I'm glad you are done dealing with them.

I know nurses have 3 shifts-am, midshift, night. I want to know if youre assigned in a shift, how many weeks will you work on that shift? I am a new US nurse, but I ve been working as ED nurse in the Philippines for 3 years. Our 8hours shifts there changes every 15 days which was crazy, crazy x100. Crazy like after your night shift, you will have one day off then after that go to an am shift. (That was my least favorite shift transition ahha) But I survived. ? I will start working next month. I will have 3 months training. But I am soo scared. I want to know what should I do to prepare myself. I stopped working for a year because I focused on my immigration papers here in the US and also studied and took the NCLEX plus transferring to another state because hubby was relocated. So, I need guidance and advices on what to do to prepare myself. Thanks!

Or you can contact your local congressman and state attorney general to make a complaint about CGFNS. I hope this helps.

Im gonna try to report them to BBB. They are really too much now. They are just after money, and not even helping people out.

I'm sorry to hear about that! Call again and talk to someone else who is more helpful! Explain your situation to them. Do you have your own CES copy? Maybe they will accept it if it is from you? I really begged the MD BON and explained to them that my temporary license is expiring so soon, and the hospital hiring me will only give me one month to get my license. I hope things will work out! I know how it feels. We should report CGFNS to BBB

Oh yes! I've tried everything with CGFNS. From making them feel guilty, calling and emailing them everyday, to trying to report them. Lol. But I did not report them, I changed my mind because MBON was really understanding. CGFNS promised to do it in 12 weeks but it never happened. They are really terrible. Anyway, I hope everything works out for you. Goodluck!

Hello! I got my MD Nurse license finally. MDBON accepted my old CES report from Ohio. Good thing I have a copy of the old one when CGFNS approved my CES report for Ohio. Give BON a call, tell them your situation and ask if they will accept your old CES report from another state. If you do not have a copy of the old CES, go to CGFNS website and they have an option of giving you another copy of your old CES report and pay $75. Up until now, CGFNS has not reviewed my current application. They are terrible and slow. And I waited for this since December 2018. Goodluck!

Hello! I never provided any certificate of employment in CGFNS reevaluation. I just provided them my previous employment info. But in the hospital I got hired, the background check agency asked for my certificate of employment. So keep those stuff with you.

I picked the Catholic Hospital. I accepted the offer as an ED nurse. Both hospital offered me as an ED nurse but I chose the one where I felt comfortable and met friendly people. I made some friends immediately in there unlike the other one. I like working in an environment where people are welcoming and friendly.

I have 2 job offers as an ED nurse in a hospital. I have decided to go to the one which I think best fit for me. My question is, once I decline the job offer, will I be blacklisted in their system and I can not anymore apply to them in the future? I decided to call the HR today in that hospital and explain to her why I am declining the offer. It was a really tough decision.

I am a foreign nurse from the Philippines. I am already RN licensed in Ohio, and I am trying to get endorsed in Maryland as a nurse. So it means, I already worked with CGFNS for CES professional report before for Ohio BON. But they required me to do the RE-EVALUATION for CES report. So I did apply again to them, and I also applied to get a temporary license as RN in MD. I started applying in CGFNS January 1st, 2019. They accepeted all of my documents, the only document added was my HS diploma. My problem now is my temporary license will expire next month, I already have 2 job offers but they wont hire me not unless my license will be extended or not unless I have the permanent license. The only lacking requirement I need is from CGFNS so MBON can start giving me my permanent RN license. I have called CGFNS multiple times, they told me first that my situation will not take 12 weeks because it is only a re-evaluation, and that it will be really just easy. And then I called again on the 10th week because they still did not review it, and they told me now it will take 12 weeks. I emailed them on the 11th week and they told me it will now take more than 12 weeks! Can you believe how they keep on changing their info? They told me to keep on checking their website because maybe I will a slot for the expedite option, Since January I never saw that option. I am willing to pay for it but I just do not have the option on my account. I am so in a hurry for this because MBON told me they can not extend my temporary license nor can I reapply for it. I do not want to loose the job offers. And I searched online, I found who is the chief executive of CGFNS and I have his email address, has anyone in here emailed him about your CGFNS application? I feel so helpless here, like it is so unfair they are doing this to international nurses. Hospitals are in need of nurses, but this company is holding us back in getting a job.

One hospital is offering 29 per hour. I do not know if this is a decent pay though. Lol. I am still waiting for the other hospital's offer Thanks!

Update: I got hired in the 2 hospitals. One hospital offred a low starting salary. I am still waiting for the other one's offer.

Thank you! I wish I knew that you all can help me with my resume and cover letter! I had an interview in Adventist and shadowed a ED nurse. Things went great, I felt like they are trying to say I am hired or something but never confirmed it. After I shadowed the nurse I left and was not able to talk to the nurse manager if I got hired. But it was all great, I just didn't like the night shift offer because it is a non rotating shift. Anyway, on the day of my interview at Adventist I got an invitation to be interviewed in Holy Cross. So I do not know now.

So I was really shocked because I got an interview from one hospital and was given an opportunity to shadow someone. But I do not know yet if I was really hired or not because I was not able to talk to the nurse manager after shadowing. And when I had my interview in hospital A, I got invited for an interview in hospital B. I applied for ED nurse position in both hospitals. My problem right now is, should I mention to hospital A once they call me that I have an interview this week with hospital B? Should I just give up the hospital B opportunity? Or give it a try and see which hospital will work for me? The nurse I shadowed was nice. I like her so much. I learned a lot from her. I am really confused here. So I need guidance. Anyone knows which one is better?

So I got a phone call from Adventist hospital for an interview next week and shadowing thing in the ER! I have been crying for days because I thought it is forever goodbye emergency room. I was already telling my husband I might just work as a cashier or janitor. Lol. I received phone calls from hospitals and they declined my applications because I do not have US emergency room experience.It really made me so sad and depressed. But today Adventist called me. This is a miracle. What do you think are the possible questions during an interview for emergency room nurse? The person I talked to said the chief nurse, nurse director will be there during the 30 minute interview? What should I perpare? What do I need to prepare during job shadowing? I am so elated and happy. Thank you all guys for the positive words.