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I enjoy working for Wellstar. The hospital is going for Magnet and is a great place to work.

Sounds like great ratios to me! If we had 12 patients on our medical tele floor then we'd have 3 licensed nurses, 1 CNA, 1 secretary. We are the largest floor as well, only 98-bed hospital. The house super has started a few IVs and that's about it. N...

There will be many times you will work in a group. The Prof Concept class is interesting and not stressful. In fact, I made many friends through nursing school and participated in small study groups that were very beneficial to passing tests. Each pe...

WONDERFUL! I graduated in 2008, passed the NCLEX as did 97% of the class. They have a very high pass rate for NCLEX and prepare you well to be a successful RN. The program accepts 60 students in Carrollton and 60 in Newnan once per year with courses ...

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Thank you all for taking the time to post. This is encouraging to me as well. I have similar challenges at work and I'm trying to work smart so I won't get burned out. For instance, I take a lunch and try to take at least one other break. In the past...

I started on my floor Nov 08 and feel at times the same way. I'm on medical telemetry with 7-8 patients. I feel overwhelmed mostly if my patient mix is heavy or if my partner is not helpful. I have had talks with my NM and found that my floor is not ...

I was thinking the same thing. It's hard for some universities to get contracts with Wellstar because Kennesaw has first pick.

I have heard some have interviews set up prior to graduation, but I have spoken directly with HR and was told numerous times I cannot apply for an RN position if I don't have a license! (This was last year at this time). This is not my excuse. I was ...

I have been reading these threads regarding staying late, etc and this is a problem for me and feel my manager will be ready to write me up soon. I work on a medical tele floor, had 10 weeks orientation which ended Nov 7. I take care of 6-7 patients...

I'm new to nursing, five months, and feel some anxiety about going to work. It starts the day before where I have noticed I get a little irritable around my family, feel stressed that I need to get my sleep and then only sleeping 6 hours. Sometimes I...

I work weekend option day shift as a new grad. First I started precepting during the week (my preceptor's schedule). When I was ready to go on my own I began working every Sat and Sun. I can also pick up an extra weekday shift if I want to. Also, I h...

I hear you! I'm experiencing the same situation. I did get an extra six shifts to work on "time management". That is bologne, really!! I mean we can't be expected to be fast as the experienced nurses. How is that possible? Even my preceptor and resou...

Congratulations on your new position. It seems like you will have a caring work environment. How long is your new grad transition? In the ICU do they give you 6 months of classroom support and preceptor training?

You are right to do a thorough assessment. Pt's condition can change dramatically over a shift. It has happened to me already and I have been on my own for only a month. I had a patient whose BP was okay and then a few hours later dropped a lot. I ca...

Hi, I didn't see the question you were wanting to ask. However, I think mainly you wanted some affirmation on your assumption of being a new grad and the stress, etc. I have been a weekend only new grad for about a month (three months orientation al...

I cared for this patient four days over the course of 9 days. The last day I was there his condition significantly deteriorated to the point he was transferred to ICU from med-surg. His O2 was 84 on 2 liters. Respiratory started a nonrebreather which...

Ask your manager for more time. Six weeks orientation is too short. I would feel totally overwhelmed too if I had to start after six weeks. I am going on my 10th week and still feel nervous about being on my own in two weeks. I work in Medical Tele. ...

Sounds like a great idea in theory. Nursing would be great to supplement income during school breaks, and you only need to work once a month prn. However, as a new grad myself I was told nurse managers will not hire a new grad nurse prn or part-time ...

Hi! I love the west and currently have family in WA and friends in Lewiston. Idaho Falls is very scenic from the pictures I have seen. I have never lived in Idaho and really want to make a trip out there soon. I will relocate next summer somewhere so...

A ballpark for 2.5 years experience...$25-26

A friend of mine was just hired as a med tech, no license required, at an assisted living facility for $13 an hour...much more than a tech would be paid. I earned 30% less than that when I did tech work at a hospital while in nursing school.

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I feel overwhelmed myself and this suggestion helps. I do a lot of what you suggested also. I find that my papers given to me in the morning are a mess at the end of the day. I have so many notes I write down t...

I went through the same thing when I tried applying for an RN position. I received "rejection" emails because I did not have my license number to put on the application. I was told I wouldn't have an interview unless I had an RN license. I took board...

Anyone who does this risks losing their job at my hospital. Just because some RNs let senior nursing students who are techs on their shift do procedures doesn't make it right. I would not risk my job. Let the preceptors and nursing instructors take ...