AxelNewRN86

I have been a bedside nurse for a year and half. I just started in a speciality and already considering going clinic as soon as my contract is up. I personally am having a hard time mentally. My hospital can balance my schedule as needed which makes ...

I believe for the reason that you are unable to start on time, yes. I may be wrong. But you don't meet the qualifications without a license.

Sounds like most women that were in my nursing class. Most ranged from 25 to 40ish. Don't let your strengths hold you back- go for it!

Frankly for your first year of nursing it is your benefit to get a residency. I don'r recommend trying to get pregnant until after securing your first job and getting past your probation period. So hopefully you can get a job right away. Wait a few m...

It is great you called email. But do you know who the managers are for those units? Can you get their emails and just send them an email? Or go in person and just drop off your resume there on those units. I did this when looking for jobs, sometimes ...

I totally get that. I am nights too, and right now I hate it. But I also do not want to work days on my unit. I had a friend that went straight to clinic as an RN. She loves it. It works for family life for her, which is the thing she values most. Al...

I totally get how you feel. I am right there with you. Alot of people feel this way for one reason or another the first year in a job. I feel this way due to working on a floor with a patient population I am not really passionate about and because of...

Yes you can apply for the different tribes. Look up washington state tribes. Then go to their websites job postings and see if they have anything. Alot are related to chemical dependency.

There are many residencies in the Seattle area, including the ones you named. Also look at Overlake, Providence, Virginia Mason and Seattle Children's. IF you google WSNA you can look at that website for varies contracts of Seattle area hospitals tha...

As a nurse that had to switch jobs after 5 months, I highly recommend you stick it out for a year. I had to leave a med surg floor due to low hours and needing better income so I could afford childcare. I switched to a med sur/ psych floor. I love my...

So I have 7 years healthcare experience before I became a nurse. All the hospitals in my area have contracts and none recognize previous experience other than lpns they give .5 years experience for every year worked. So if you worked as an lpn for 2 ...

So I do not care for children. But after I had my kids things hit me way harder. Can't watch a lot of shows or movies anymore. Everything is a lot more real as a parent. So from the parent aspect I totally get it.

Hi everyone. So I am starting my second job in a med surg/ psych unit. Before that my first job was med surg for 5 months. I obviously want to stay at this job longer for resume purposes. But I really feel passionate about labor and delivery. I figur...

I graduated last year too as an RN. Frankly changing jobs this much is not the best thing to do. You are limited in options as a LPN for jobs. My advice is you need to stay with a job while you finish your RN. LTCs are brutal and not the best environ...

As a washington state nurse, I do not think the ammendment will last. I am actually not worried about it too much since nurses are too outrage to let it just happen. We have good unions at the hospitals here. However that being said I have many cowor...

For a BP med and refusing VS, I would always page the MD. If you learn the MDs at your hospital do not want to address that issue on night shift, then refer to the charge.

Are you looking in the Seattle area? It sounds like you may not have the right experience or no longer considered a new grad for a residency for the larger hospital systems. You may want to try some of the smaller hospitals branching south of tacoma ...

It sounds like you just were not the right fit there and you will probably be hearing it didn't work out. However, the hospital has spent quite a bit to train you. It doesn't hurt to ask if you may be suited for a less acute unit at the hospital. Som...

How long have you been applying? This time of the year when I graduated, it took me 2 months to get a job and I had several years experience of working in healthcare. The market was so infiltrated with new grads applying for jobs. A few people I know...

So I am a newer nurse. Less than a year experience in a hospital setting. I have met a few nurses that worked in nursing home and applied to hospital for years before they finally got into the hospital I work at. Sadly it seems the longer you work at...

Im sorry. I just want to say, your feelings are completely valid. I would be frustrated and feel trapped if I were in your shoes. That just sucks. I am glad your new job is holding your spot. I eventually want to transfer positions in my hospital sys...

The one year employment really more pertains to hospitals or clinics. I have met people that the longer they stay at a SNF for their first RN job the harder it is for them to get a job in a hospital. So my advice is start applying now for hospital a...

If your hospital has a nursing union- ask to be directed to their contract. It is usually listed in the contract. In Washington state its fairly easy to google individual hospitals nursing contracts

Thank you for your responses. I have to stay in my current position for a year before I can transfer within the organization. But I met a nurse that works labor and delivery where I work and she gave me helpful tips related to the hospital system I w...

As a new nurse, I would do the commute to the larger hospital. I have worked at smaller hospitals and recently started at a larger hospital. There is just more opportunity. However, you have already been working a speciality, so you don't really need...