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  1. traveling nurse

    shoegalRN replied to aflac381's topic in General Nursing

    I would not want to work for a travel agency that hires new grads. That's dangerous. I know it's rough out there, but please keep applying for hospitals or LTC jobs. New grads need a formal...

  2. What did I do wrong?

    shoegalRN replied to carebearsRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    When you did your neuro assessment, did you check for GCS? Meaning did you state you would ask the pt their name to see if they are oriented to self, where they are to see if they are oriented to...

  3. To get noticed

    shoegalRN replied to what2donow's topic in General Nursing

    I did this while looking for my first RN job and didnt get the job. I bypassed HR when I was told there were no openings and went directly to the NM and hand delivered my resume and cover letter....

  4. OR Nurse Advice Needed

    shoegalRN replied to BrandNewRN83's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to be an OR nurse you have to apply for an OR position when you graduate. It would help if you get can you get your preceptorship in an OR during your last semester in nursing school to...

  5. Experiences at Rockhurst/Research's BSN (Tradional) Program

    shoegalRN replied to MoreThanAJob's topic in General Nursing

    Let out of their contracts meaning they don't have to pay RCON anything, but still had to pay taxes on half of the tutition which is 24K. It is to be filed with their taxes as a scholarship. And they...

  6. what is your new years resolution??

    shoegalRN replied to Scorpio, MSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    To keep God FIRST To keep my personal life and professional life seperate To relax more To worry less To de-stress more, no matter the

  7. When to start looking for a job?

    shoegalRN replied to WeirdNurseKelly's topic in General Nursing

    You should have been looking in December. With the way the enconomy is, maybe sooner. I graduated in May 2009, started looking and interviewing in February 2009, and didnt land my first RN job until...

  8. Experiences at Rockhurst/Research's BSN (Tradional) Program

    shoegalRN replied to MoreThanAJob's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I will post as much here as I can. It's a HARD program (like any other nursing program) and the work can be overwhelming. I have a couple of favorite instructors but I won't list their nams here....

  9. Is nursing ruining your love life?

    shoegalRN replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I am. I recently ended a relationship because I was so stressed out from work and on my days off, all I wanted to do was sleep and not be bothered. I had nothing left to give to a relationship....

  10. Med Surg Tech Orientation from Hell!!

    shoegalRN replied to letmein2nursing's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have techs in our ICU, it sure would be nice. We only have a tech when it's a 1:1. I hear when we do get a tech which is every blue moon, they help out with baths, stocking rooms, folding...

  11. "Fired for NO Reason"

    shoegalRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Exactly! School no where near prepared me for my job as an ICU nurse. You HAVE to study on your own! I had to study my butt off on my own time for my dysrhythmia (sp?) test. I passed it on the...

  12. I know this may sound rediculous but....

    shoegalRN replied to ERsn's topic in General Students

    If you think it's bad in nursing school, wait until you become a RN and have to work with some of them. With that being said, I was a second career student in my nursing school and I hung out with the...

  13. Need Advice

    shoegalRN replied to Penny01's topic in General Nursing

    What about Case Management? Or Occupational Nursing? Or Telephone Triage? Or becoming a SANE? Those jobs are away from the bedside, but still helping

  14. I want OUT!!!!

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

    I just finished my 3rd day this week. Not too bad. I had two rather "stable" pts (as critically stable as one can be in the ICU) and I handled it quite well. The preceptor I had last night was only...

  15. I want OUT!!!!

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

    Well, after two shifts, I don't feel as bad as I once did, although I will admit I dreaded going in to work. I didnt make deadly mistakes and my pts were still alive when I left. I caught changes in...

  16. I want OUT!!!!

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

    I want to thank all who responded. I have decided I'm not going out without a fight. I will fight to the bloody end if I have to. In my personal life, I was always the kind who never gave a rat's...

  17. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    shoegalRN replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm so glad this stickie has been posted. I just made a post today entitled "I want OUT!" because that's how I feel about nursing in general. Right now, I'm up and worrying about the next time I...

  18. I want OUT!!!!

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

    This thread was just started today. Maybe you have me mixed up with another poster. But no, I am still employed and in the ICU, as I was when I started this thread. I agree, there is a click that I...

  19. I want OUT!!!!

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

    I am very lucky to have landed a position in the ICU. I am grateful. I'm not a whiner, I've been keeping my thoughts bottled up for a while now. If I have to cry at work, it's in the bathroom....

  20. I want OUT!!!!

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

    And I'm gonna do it and get through it! Thanks for the encourgement! When I become a preceptor, I will know what NOT to do. I do not believe in baptized by fire teaching. Although I am a hands on...

  21. I want OUT!!!!

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

    Thanks for the advice! I know I'm alot stronger than I give myself credit for. I used to go to the gym after work, now all I do is go straight home and cry. I have to get back to going to the gym....

  22. I want OUT!!!!

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

    Jo, you don't know how much I pray before going to work. I think I've prayed more during this time that I've ever did during nursing school and in my entire life. I keep telling myself I can do...

  23. I want OUT!!!!

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

    i attempted to "work it out" with my original preceptor before going to the educator. i had a sit down with the preceptor and explained in details what my needs were. it fell on deaf ears. my...

  24. I want OUT!!!!

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

    Here's the thing: I'm NOT a baby or someone in my 20's. I am a 35 year old single mother raising a teenager. I'm not new to "struggles" as I've had them all my life. I'm not new to stress, I've...

  25. I want OUT!!!!

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

    Thanks for the reassurance. It is so hard to not let other people's opinion of my nursing abilities get to me. In my personal life, I don't care what people think of me. But in my professional...