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  1. Now I think I made a mistake...

    healer27 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I really think I've reached witts end.. I thought I was going into my dream job. Passed school and NCLEX with flying colors went into a internship working for a hospital I had worked at prior...

  2. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    healer27 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, the start of a new year and I'm kissing nursing good bye after only 5 short months. I graduated in may and started at a hospital in august. My very first preceptor was a nightmare, on my 3rd...

  3. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, Again thanks for all the replies, I NEVER expected to get such a huge response. Alot of you have mentioned going into a different area of nursing which I will consider after the baby....

  4. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    In response to RN75 I just have to say I'm in agreement with you on alot of points. I've always WONDERED myself if the general overall public was more educated on what nurses do and what there days...

  5. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Hi just wanted to check in with everyone and say thanks to all the supportive responses. As far as the title seeming "melodramatic" it is what it is and that's just what came out of my head,...

  6. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    stevielynn, do you have to be experienced to work at a free standing surgery

  7. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    To everyone that has posted so far - I just want to THANK YOU ALL so much for your encouraging words and being willing to share personal insights and advice. I'm not going to give up my license I...

  8. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    To the commuter - thanks about the pregnancy I'm pretty excited. Maybe in a little while I'll try to break back into nursing but for now, I'm just toasted and need some time away. To nurseangel -...

  9. How long is your orientation??

    healer27 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just curious -- how long what is the average length of orientation for new grads - based on my experience and friends etc its generally 6 - 8 weeks. Does this match up with all of

  10. Just need a hug.. Anyone else??

    healer27 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey everyone - just feeling like I need hugs today; so I'm asking for them and sending them out to anyone else who feels like they need them. :icon_hug: The whole new nursing role just seems to take...

  11. Just need a hug.. Anyone else??

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone just checking in... here's a hug for today for whoever needs one...:icon_hug: I keep telling myself to just keep putting one foot in front of the other. And an occasional glass of wine...

  12. first day on the job advice?

    healer27 replied to nursewriter2's topic in General Nursing

    I'll second what AlsgalRN said about her coworker carrying a small address book with doc phone numbers and stuff. At my current job as I looked up phone numbers for docs, at the end of the day I...

  13. Best Advice for Successful IV Sticks

    healer27 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone - I know this question has been posted before and I've looked at some of the websites mentioned on advice for IV's but I'm still having trouble with getting successful sticks. SOOOO.. I...

  14. Best Advice for Successful IV Sticks

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, these are great suggestions, I really appreciate this - I feel ready to try to have some SUCCESSFUL Sticks at this point, LOL! Keep the suggestions

  15. frustated with job search!!

    healer27 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    hi everyone, I posted about 2 weeks ago in regards to interviewing. well, didn't get the last position I interviewed for and went on another interview today somewhere else. Again, hoping I get the...

  16. frustated with job search!!

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone, thanks for your input. BS to be, thanks for your input. I don't assume the interview is one step away from the job, I always (I believe anyway) try to dress neatly, arrive on time and...

  17. Now I think I made a mistake...

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone thanks for the good advice and positive thoughts. llg, I DID express an interest to the hiring manager when I teched there, saying that I would like a position when I graduated. This was...

  18. help! new job and already miserable

    healer27 replied to Purple Princess's topic in General Nursing

    Hi purple princess - it's really a shame that they pay people so little but that's a whole different issue. IT sounds like your doing a great job but as the other posters said finding work in a...

  19. hired on the spot? does it happen?

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone - thank you to all for all the responses - everyone here is so nice - I'm so addicted to this board! IN anycase I DID send a thank you note to the hiring manager very short - just saying...

  20. hired on the spot? does it happen?

    healer27 posted a topic in General Nursing

    HI everyone, I'm a new grad been in a place I'm not to happy with. In any case went on an interview today at a hospital thats 5 minutes from my house (currently driving over 1/2 hour to work.). In...

  21. hired on the spot? does it happen?

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks tweety!! I had that train of thought "if they really liked me they would have hired me blah blah

  22. Just need a hug.. Anyone else??

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :icon_hug:You all are the best hugs to you all - I hope things improve for all of us

  23. Just need a hug.. Anyone else??

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Big Mona - I'm sorry it sounds like its been really tough for you - I believe that you get hit with stuff call it beginners luck! lol! Along similiar lines I always seems to have patients that...

  24. Just need a hug.. Anyone else??

    healer27 replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks Tom - I'll take that beer in a heartbeat! LOL and everyone else - ahhhh I love this board - don't know what I'd do without it. Your right the "meantime" between passing the nclex and getting...

  25. Perfect time to have a baby

    healer27 replied to MB37's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've decided there is no "perfect" time. I'm 35 and a new grad, kept saying after I graduate then ideally I wanted to work a year but now I'm just ready. I don't want to wait anymore, I'm already...