thebratpack

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1. I want to quit my job, but I need resources to help me out.

   thebratpack posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've worked at my current unit in an acute care hospital for almost three years. Reasons that I am wanting to quit include the following: 1- Management never recognizes when I do a good job, only when I've made mistakes. They are never mistakes ...

2. Racism in Nursing: Is It Real?

   thebratpack replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

   This is a rather vague/rambling comment, but a lot of times I feel like my white counterparts got into the specialties they wanted right out of nursing school, but this wasn’t the same for me. Even though I am grateful to have a nursing job and work ...

3. Rady Children's Nurse Residency Summer 2020

   thebratpack replied to nurslyfe's topic in Career Support

   Updating to announce that I got the official NLIC letter from Rady. I’m sure the letters are the same for each person but they encouraged me to gain some acute care experience and then consider the new to Pedi/NICU programs. Congratulations to those ...

4. Rady Children's Nurse Residency Summer 2020

   thebratpack replied to nurslyfe's topic in Career Support

   CONGRATS on the interview!! I understand that line of reasoning as probably putting down a specific unit shows that you’re *really* interested in that unit. However it seems like once you are rejected from that unit your chances at getting in the res...

5. Rady Children's Nurse Residency Summer 2020

   thebratpack replied to nurslyfe's topic in Career Support

   Applied to all, I also haven’t heard back yet. I suppose it’s a neutral sign but to be honest I sense the ultimate rejection letter coming. Seems like interviews for surigcal, nicu, and icus have already gone out based on the responses for this threa...

6. Seeking career advice

   thebratpack replied to lostandadrift's topic in Career Support

   I was going to suggest LTC/SNF for areas of nursing that work with (generally) lower acuity patients and which accept a lot of new grads but based on your post those environments would be way too stressful for you. There is a bigger issue IMO.

7. Rady Children's Nurse Residency Summer 2020

   thebratpack replied to nurslyfe's topic in Career Support

   I applied as well for the heck of it. I probably won’t get accepted but you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. I said open to all but also stated my interest in NICU. What other residencies are people applying to? It feels like there are so many ...

8. NCLEX- tips on retaining/applying content

   thebratpack posted a topic in NCLEX

   Hi everyone, This is my first post on here. I’ve been reading a lot of the nclex threads throughout nursing school and now I’m glad I can say that I’ve graduated nursing school too! So currently I’m preparing for NCLEX. I’m using Kaplan (my school us...