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Yes!! That’s what I was thinking too! Thank you for your response! And yes I understand about not being able to give medical advice! thank you!

Hello, I am not sure if this is the place where I could reach out, but it was worth the try. I’m am currently a starting nurse and started my second job recently. I’m originally from Texas and moved to Massachusetts due to my husband’s job and to start school here. I left my family back home and it had been very hard ever since. My dad lives with my brother as my parents are divorced and my brother has been having some issues with my dad. My brother states that my dad refuses to go to the restroom and often is soiling underwear. My dad recently had colonoscopy and endoscopy and everything came back normal. I guess I am just worried there might be something else going on. I guess I am hoping to get any recommendations or guidance on this? I think my brother is tired of taking care of my dad and soon probably won’t like to care for him. I really wouldn’t like to put my dad on a nursing home or anything like that. Please if anyone has an idea, I am all ears! Thank you!!

Thank you very much! I appreciate your response!

Thank you! Is https://birthprofession.com/ also a reputable site ?

Hello, I would really like to take an Online Doula Course or class. Any recommendations?

Fist of all, thank you for the responses, have been very helpful. All nurses are able to transfer after 6 months (including nurse residents) in the hospital I work at. I will certainly be asking HR and inform myself. I was not planning of formerly asking for a raise, I was more curious about it since I do not remember if they mentioned a raise while in the nurse residency program. My performance review was a couple of weeks ago with my previous manager. We now have a new manager. There have been a few changes in my unit. Now that I have a new manager I am not sure how it would work with a transfer?

Hello, I am currently a nurse resident at a hospital in Massachusetts. I been in this hospital for 6 months. I am not too sure if after finishing the nurse residency there will be a pay raise. However, if there is not is it appropriate to ask for a pay raise after a finishing the program? I also am considering in transferring to another unit within this hospital and I don’t know if after I transfer I need to wait longer for a raise? Thank you! #salary

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Thank you so much everyone for the responses! They are extremely helpful and it makes me feel like I’m not alone in this whole new process!!

Hello, I am currently a Nurse Resident in a short stay unit. I am planning to transfer soon to hopefully women’s health. We are able to transfer after 6 months in the residency program. I spoke to a career advisor and she said she would send my resume to the recruiter. I wanted to shadow before transferring just to have a feel of what the unit is like. However, because of COVID it is not possible at the moment, you need to be considered for the position first. Any recommendations or tips you have for me would be deeply appreciate it! I have always been intrigued by women’s health, but I am of course a new nurse and I am terrified of not liking it or not being ready for a transfer? please help! Thank you!

Thank you so so much I really appreciate your response! I think I will power through and hope to be able to transfer soon.

Thank you so much amoLucia !! I definitely got the insurance!!

Is it good to get a nurse malpractice insurance. What are some good insurances? Anything you can recommend? Thank you!

I believe it affects me emotionally and mentally. At first I thought it was because I was new and maybe even was exaggerating. However, most of the time coming home I don’t feel happy or motivated. So, the unit was initially for surgical patients. It became more of a geriatric/psych unit. It wasn’t what I was expecting. Talking to the nurses there they all say the same thing, it is not a good unit at the moment. Some nurses have even moved and got a pay cut just because they feel elsewhere may be healthier mentally and physically. And now that I’ve been there for some time I’m able to feel and see what they meant when I first came in. I’m not sure how I can explain it anymore. Like one of my fellow nurses said “you won’t understand until you experience being here.” Hopefully this makes more sense.

I am a New grad in a nurse residency. I have been working there for almost 3 months and recently out of orientation. Unfortunately, I do not think my unit is in a good situation right now and I am aware that with COVID-19 it’s been even more challenging. I’ve heard that is not easy at the beginning. However, I really dislike going there and a lot of the nurses are leaving the unit because of how bad it is (including my preceptor and nurse manager). Other RNs that I got to know throughout my time there are also leaving. It makes me very nervous knowing I won’t have the full support I used to. I really feel like I’m pushing through but I do feel pretty miserable. I have already mentioned this to my nurse residency directors and they told me to talk to my manager, but as I said my manager is leaving as well. I find myself to be in a very hard position. I don’t know what to do?