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What do you guys think are the best hospitals to work in as an RN here in Washington?

If a hospital is willing to hire new grad for home health, do you think it is suited for new grad RNs especially for someone with no nursing background and went to a 1-year accelerated BSN program? Currently though i am on my 3rd week of orientation...

I don't think bedside nursing is for me. I have been working for almost 2 months now on a med/oncology unit and I didn't really think this was my niche but I couldn't find a place that hire new grad RN/BSN for an Occ health nurse position. Any ideas,...

As much as I think I often have "crazy" days at the VA, I love our computerized med card system. ALL orders and progress notes are to be typed up my MDs, RNs, PTs, everyone so we are not going crazy trying to understand handwritings. Where I went to ...

Hi AEGIRL, Never been in military but my co workers at the VA who have say years served in military are carried over retirement. I am a new grad RN working for the VA and I really hated it at first: crying when I get home, staying 1/2 hour past my sh...

Hi! Very curious new grad here......so in L&D, ratio is 1:1???? Do you know anything about the L&D ratio at the Valley Medical Center or Evergreen Health Care in Kirkland???? Thanks!!

hi ruby. i mean western wa; particulary in the seattle-bellevue area. thank you!

CandyLPH2be, and RNKay: So I take it you both are in LTC or SNF. I too was given that deal, 2 weeks orientation and then I would be on my own passing meds and doing txs for 25 pts on my team. I have been working at a federal hospital for 2 months now...

12 weeks for me on a busy med/oncology unit at the VA. I still have 1 month but I feel like I need more.

that is a lot of pts for 1 new grad RN. I am also a new grad on a very busy med/oncology unit. On weekdays the RNs get 8 pts each, on weekends, it is 12 each because there's only 2 RNs. But there's always LPNs to pass PO meds, 2 usually but people ca...

I really need your advises, please! I work for the veteran's hospital and our unit is not nearly half "oncology" as I thought it would be. We get more of the "med" part of it plus a lot of psych nursing and long term nursing for those denied placemen...

Thank you all for your reply and thoughts. I am set to start at the SNF on Nov 8th but haven't told my current workplace that I'm leaving. There are 3 things I am sure about right now: 1, I don't want to clean up anymore, 2, I like the benefits and g...

Hi, I'm a new grad RN, given flu shots before. It's IM so deltoid for those with well-developed muscles and gluteal for the skinny patients. Point, dart, steady the needle, aspirate to make sure you're not in a vessel, inject when clear, retract need...

>>>>> I felt the exact same way about orientation on day shift. I was on day shift for 3 weeks, but I am now on evening shift, my permanent shift, since the beginning of this week. Days are different. My nurse manager isn't there to wa...

Hi everyone. I am a new grad currently on a medical/oncology unit for 3 weeks now. I am finding that it is not the right fit for me and to make a long story short, I got a call from a nurse recruiter saying there is a position available on the medica...

Hi everyone. Please take a little of your time to answer these questions. I would truly appreciate it! What is the patient load on a medical unit? Is peds a good area to start in for a new grad RN with no CNA or LPN experience? Is it true that most ...

Question for all the experienced OR nurses. I am a new grad on my 3rd week of orientation on a med/oncology unit. This isn't what I wanted to do but the OR residency spot had already been taken at the time and now another one is open and I would like...

Smileysenior, I am going through the same dilemma as you. I worked so hard to get into a 1-yr accelerated BSN program that was over 10 states away from my home state, a really small town it was and I didn't know anybody, developed serious anxiety att...

bare necessities in your pocket are saline flushes, alcohol pads/wipes and well you wear your watch =) I also like to keep those blue caps in my pocket for IV tubing that needs to be saved for next infusion.

I graduated in May this year from an accelerated BSN program out-of-state. I'm now back in my home state working on a medical/oncology unit. People have been nice but I've had 3 different preceptors so far. Some of them good and some not so good. Thi...

Healer27, I am also a new grad and I feel your pain or frustration. I have asked myself and others the same question. How do the veteran nurses do it? They do one thing while listening to a doc's order or other reports, like they are trained to multi...