motherofcats

motherofcats ADN

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  1. RN lacking confidence and assertiveness

    This! For me I try to predict what they will ask and have the answers
  2. What would you do?

    Yes PCU will help you. Why would you think it wouldn't? I admire your ambition, but don't set yourself up for failure if you didn't cut it in PEDS. The PCU I worked in briefly was basically an...
  3. Renewing CA license 1st time/CEUs

    I just renewed in CA, my first time. You are exempt from the CEU requirement because you took the NCLEX. $190 is all you pay and youre
  4. Congrats! And welcome to the jungle. You will truly get SO much experience, in prioritization, being flexible, delegating, all that! I am/was a new grad and my first job was post-acute/rehab/SNF...
  5. New nurse questioning it all

    Psych! It is a little stressful yes, but a different kind. In my facility, everyone is medically cleared before coming, so its managing symptoms and behaviors mostly or stable medical conditions. I'm...
  6. Has anyone left nursing job due to COVID19 virus?

    LOL perhaps I should have used proper terminology, mechanical pleurodesis. Thank you and stay safe too
  7. Has anyone left nursing job due to COVID19 virus?

    I did. I left before the "wave" hit. I am a new grad, was 2 weeks into orientation on a stepdown unit, so this decision was PAINFUL. However, my history is that 4 or so years ago my lung collapsed out...
  8. Am I a coward for going on FMLA due to COVID?

    Someone shared a piece of wisdom with me and it might apply to your situation. What other people think of you is none of your business. If you are satisfied with your decision and feel confident you...
  9. Friends. I just recently started an acute care job on a high acuity floor. I am on week 2-ish of orientation. This is my first acute care job as an RN. I worked at a SNF right out of nursing school...
  10. AT A LOSS - COVID High Risk Nurse

    Thanks everyone for your feedback. After many tears and hours of deliberation I made the decision not to return to orientation. One, because the facility was already a couple hours from my home and my...
  11. AT A LOSS - COVID High Risk Nurse

    Unfortunately they can't hold my position because I'm so new, still on orientation and
  12. COVID-19, If a nurse needs quarantined...

    same at my hospital. they did not want us to call off until a +COVID test.
  13. Logical Choices

    I recently made the decision not to continue orientation on a high acuity unit, due to the obligation I have to myself, to protect myself. I am high risk, and choose not to take the risk. I wish all...
  14. Afraid of dying

    I'm sorry you're feeling so anxious. It seems most people are. Something that can help with future thinking, is to come back to present. Find and focus on 5 things around you, that are tangible and...
  15. Abandoning Ship

    I am going through a similar situation. Just started an acute care job, on orientation still, but am concerned about my health hx and the impending COVID patients to my unit. The family is pleading...
  16. Psychedelic Nursing

    I follow MAPS too and have been wondering the same! I think in time, they will need trained medical professionals, including nurses. Just don't drink the kool-aide
  17. Post-acute prior to acute care job??

    Thanks! I start orientation this week. Still applying to whatever I can
  18. Hi! I was hoping to get your thoughts and experiences on your first job out of nursing school. I passed NCLEX a couple weeks ago, and have been applying to major hospitals. I met a girl recently who...
  19. What Certificates To Get for New RN

    A lot of hospitals will pay for certifications if required for that specific position. Read the job descriptions, many say ACLS/PALS within 6 months of hire or something like that. I did get ACLS, but...
  20. SCARED

    Was I too hasty??? I just accepted a job at a LTC/Sub-acute rehab facility. I'm not long out of nursing school but need the cash and have been applying like crazy to the hospitals but nothing yet. I...
  21. I'm having a hard time finding an RN Job

    SO BITTER. My lordt reading other posts makes me feel sad for them. You guys, you're NOT victims! I digress.. thanks so much for your reply, Quota. I know nursing is what I want to do and have since I...
  22. Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

  23. I'm having a hard time finding an RN Job

    Man this is so disheartening. Is the answer really to quit nursing? As a new grad nurse about to enter the workforce I've heard this over and over. "Are you sure you want to be a nurse? Don't work...
  24. Hello! I am a new grad (almost RN). We revamp our resumes during our final semester but I'm a perfectionist so here I am still working on it. What I would love is feedback on how my prior 11 year...