cjj0603

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1. Any new grad ever been let go after 6 month trial period?

   cjj0603 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new grad who is almost at the end of the six month probation or trial period in my hospital job. The manager who hired me left and the new manager seems to not be pleased with my work. Besides...

2. Scheduling/rescheduling medications

   cjj0603 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I'm a new med-surg grad and sometimes I have to either schedule times for meds for a newly admitted patient or reschedule meds for a patient who was NPO before surgery. In the first case, the...

3. Made a med error

   cjj0603 replied to danigirl58's topic in General Nursing

   I have been there and done that. I as a new grad in orientation have made 2 med errors, neither of which harmed the patients. Although I have changed my personal procedures for giving meds and am no...

4. Quitting 4 months into nursing?

   cjj0603 replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, Mariedoreen, I'm sorry you're so unhappy. I'm just finishing up orientation in med surg, and there are things I don't like: the patient load is difficult, way too few aides, some obnoxious...

5. ashamed today

   cjj0603 replied to susiegirl's topic in General Nursing

   I have seen it all in other professions/industries. But I haven't seen this kind of behavior at the 2 hospitals I've worked at. If I did, I probably would ignore it unless patient care was being...

6. RN job in jeopardy please help

   cjj0603 replied to fe3's topic in General Nursing

   I am so sorry this is happening to you, and angry too. Our jobs require so much of us, yet we are always vulnerable to accusations even without proof, from patients, staff and management. I wish I...

7. Rocky road for older new grad

   cjj0603 replied to cjj0603's topic in General Nursing

   I've had this same slow-to-ramp-up situation in the past, as early as high school and as late as my 40s in a previous job situation. Actually, almost every time I ended up excelling once the pieces...

8. Rocky road for older new grad

   cjj0603 replied to cjj0603's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, you are really organized. Thanks for the great

9. "Older" nurses and 12 hour shifts

   cjj0603 replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

   I am a new grad at 52, and I basically like 12 hour shifts. By the time I finish charting, it's really a 13 hour day. I go home, have a snack and go to sleep. The only time it's a problem for me is...

10. Rocky road for older new grad

    cjj0603 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, all, I came to nursing as a second career. Nursing school in middle age was not easy, but I graduated 4th in my class. I was hired as a NICU nurse but was told that while I did everything...