0ldsoulss

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1. Still hate my job after two years, advice?

   0ldsoulss posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I am a registered nurse working on an acute medical floor for two years now. The floor I work on has a reputation within the hospital I work at of being unsafe and mismanaged. For this reason we end up getting a lot of new graduates, si...

2. Recent hire... feeling trapped in current position

   0ldsoulss replied to 0ldsoulss's topic in Career Support

   I ended up speaking with HR and they assured me that since I wasn't hired on as a permanent spot, it's easier for me to leave than others there who have permanent status since technically I don't have to wait for a job posting to go out to replace me...

3. Recent hire... feeling trapped in current position

   0ldsoulss replied to 0ldsoulss's topic in Career Support

   double post.

4. Recent hire... feeling trapped in current position

   0ldsoulss replied to 0ldsoulss's topic in Career Support

   I'm planning on talking to Human Resources today. The contract I signed for the unit says that I can remain there for a year, while applying to other positions within the hospital (permanents or temps) but it's just the fact that the manager doesn't ...

5. Recent hire... feeling trapped in current position

   0ldsoulss replied to 0ldsoulss's topic in Career Support

   I am a newly graduated nurse. It's not that I don't worry about patient safety- I do, but with the understaffing on this floor and the fact that the manager is still not hiring for new positions when we need more nurses makes me feel helpless at what...

6. Recent hire... feeling trapped in current position

   0ldsoulss posted a topic in Career Support

   I have been working in my current position for a few months now and I absolutely hate it. The floor I was hired on has no senior staff, with the longest enduring nurses being there for only three years. The ratios are insane due to poor staff retenti...