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Woo! Times they have been changing. As a nursing student, do not expect Anything; the best you can hope for is a fairly nongrumpy preceptor who will agree to let you be involved with any actual patient care...and that is only if you are Not an entitled uptight know-it-all. Show some respect; you are not owed Anything from us. Your job is to beg borrow and hope for meaningful clinical experiences. You are not owed a chair in report, respect from the CNA or LPN on shift, or me. Earn it. Or lose it.

That was a Great Comment. I encourage all nurses to go on "Okay What is This About" interviews. No harm, no foul. I recently went to an interview for a hair removal place; YES for an RN. It was weird, but I liked it. I definitely knew that was NOT for me...but hey there is a niche for all RN's, right? Who is to say..My job is more important than your job...right? I also learned a lot from asking questions about the hair removal business in the process. I consider it an educational experience.

Nope, but it sounds like you're trying to be aggressive, passively. It didn't work it's obvious. Got to get to work. Have a lovely day, primary care RN

I was a new RN back in the mid-90's; a 96 year old nice little lady pushes her call light and my nurse preceptor and I get there quickly. \ Little Old Nice Lady:Oh! Thank You for Getting here So Quickly! Us: Hello! How can we help you; your call light is on;? Little old nice lady: I would like the head of my bed up just a little; I can't see Jerry (Springer) very well in this position Me: Here is the button you can push~right here on the bed~ to make the top of your bed go up;)). Little old annoying nice lady: I am 96 Years Old!! What Do You EXpect Me To DO?! Preceptor and Me: ( LOL'ing)...Okay!! While we're here, is there anything else that you can think of that you'd like right now?

Yay for you, primary care RN. I worked in Specialty Clinics...not primary care. If you're in primary care, you get to funnel your "problem" elsewhere... that is where my specialty clinic takes over. Primadonna Specialists abound, and you've got to have a Very Strong back and stomach to put up with it. You've Got to know where your RN authority ends; do not Ever expect an MD to cover your behind if it comes to it. It can be "implied" all the way uptown and downtown, but that will not hold up in court. Never feel embarrassed or intimidated into Not asking and/or calling the MD to verify orders. His or her angry and/or intimidating speech will of course cause your heart to race and thoughts to be scrambled. Don't fall for it; repeat your initial concerns and what you would like to do; their dinner or sleep is of no concern to your license. They are getting well paid to be on call; the only people to suffer from a bad choice is your patient and you, if you don't advocate for the patient in distress.

LOL; you won't need to oversee them much. In my experience, they're calling out sick or on break when most needed. You will wind up rooming patients, taking vitals, and making appointments much of the time. Please feel free to return in six months and challenge my assertion. On the other hand, they will be there to cause drama, stir the pot, and complain about anyone to try to hoax your buy-in so that the rumour mill can Really get some wind. Don't take the bait; remain neutral and pleasant. Word to the wise

In the mid-90's I completed a BSN through Regis University in Denver. I did have to complete about a year or so of prerequisites prior to acceptance; I had a B.A., so some of the courses transferred from my prior degree. The Bachelor's to BSN program was about 14 months of Full Time 8-5 attendance expected, and it started After all the prerequisites had been completed and accepted. I would look carefully at the potential school's ratings and whether or not your degree is accepted nationwide. If for some reason you needed to stop before completion, would your credits transfer to another school? How much is the total cost? What are the program's NCLEX pass rates for graduates? What is their graduation rate/percentage for that program?

Why would you Want to take a lower-level position? Just to stay in the OR? Perhaps think of branching out to med-surg, home health, or clinic work (no narcotics administered), or school nurse. Even if you were to obtain a scrub position in the OR, you would be constantly around narcotics; I don't think the BON would see this as you officially stepping away from a specialty position at all. Additionally, you would be slashing your pay in half.

I worked in outpatient clinics for about seven years. Overall, it's more about being okay with office politics and kissing up to certain influencers and doctors than any other nursing jobs I have ever had. Even though you might not be running your *** off all day from room to room, it is stressful to triage over the phone. People will call in, you will give them three or four options, and they will not want to agree with any of those options. You will need to be a skillful negotiator. Also, after not starting an IV or obtaining an ABG or EKG for years, a new MD will pop that on you out of the blue. You will need to have good communication skills with DME providers and the vendors who come to the clinic, and it will be key for you to have good relationships with your assigned MD's. You may or may not like these people, but you will need to be able to have working relationships with them.

Congratulations!! Way..Way back when I took the NCLEX, we had to wait about a month to get results by Regular Mail. It was excruciating!! I remember the night before I took the test, I got maybe three hours of sleep. You have every right to Celebrate!! Best wishes to you in your new position, wherever and whatever that may be. Just two more months of the lower paycheck and then I wish you well on your new career!

That would be concerning! See if you can click through your license specifics to gather information. It should list a reason. If it does not, make sure to write down the BON phone numbers and email address, and call them on Monday to gather more information. Do you have anything on your criminal record that would be a problem? Is your application incomplete? Those are two reasons I can think of off of the top of my head. Please update us and let us know what happened. Check your phone and email messages to see if you missed messages from a representative of your BON. They might have been trying to contact you regarding missing information on your application.

Yes, yet be ready for push-back, and have a back-up plan or be ready to walk and apply elsewhere if you feel Very Strongly about the pay. You could Most Likely find a closer option with equal or greater pay, yet you will have to go through the pain of further interviews, meeting new people, and becoming accustomed to a new place. There is no harm in requesting politely yet with confidence. You could still backpedal and accept their firm offer. If you don't ask, you'll never know. My vote is to go for it.

Agreed with all of the above! If the BON had to deal with every nurse with a drinking issue, they would never be able to get anything done. Seriously. As long as you're able to get a grip and get yourself back into line without getting into legal or work trouble, you're good.

Rachel, Thank you very much for the information! I really appreciate it! I am also a night owl, by the way.

What specialty have you chosen? It's difficult to offer advice without knowing your situation, yet I would have to say that it's common to get into the "real world" of nursing and realize that it's not textbook. Is the pace too intense for you, is it personality conflicts? Is it the hours? Some nurses embrace 12 hour shifts, others would Never endure such a long shift. Is the drive burning you out? Sometimes, overeager new nurses accept a job offer without a blink, then realize that it's 45 minutes of a drive each way...every shift. Pin down what exactly about this job has you feeling burned out. Now that you're past the phase of "new nurse I'll take anything", and have yourself and your career more figured out, you can probably make a more informed choice going forward. You have no one to impress but yourself, so there is no shame in leaving a well-known big hospital to work in a clinic or smaller home health chain, for example.