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I have been applying to positions in all the hospitals in Las Vegas and am starting to worrying that I will not have a job lined up for my move in August. I am a new nurse. I just graduated in December and have been working at a hospital in Wiscons...

Meditech is pretty easy to use and scanning meds works well as long as the scanners are working. Good Luck in your position.

I know nursing is a difficult profession...I have been living it for the past year now! I moved hear about 6 months ago and was told in my interview that at nights it was usually a 8:1 ratio occasionally going up to 9:1. But i usually start at 8:1 a...

acuity depends...we get patients from the icu with trachs, peg tubes, etc... Most patients have had ortho surgery and get get up on their own. It is hard when you have nine patients all needing pain meds. I feel like I am passing narcotics all nigh...

I took the RN-NCLEX on Monday and just found out I passed!!!! I did it with 75 questions. I nearly gave my son a heart attack when I jumped up and yelled. My nerves are shot, but I am so happy to have it done. Good luck to all those others out t...

As another RN I completely agree with you on getting the CNA experience. I did not work as a CNA and really wished I would have. Now, I am not like the nurses you describe. If I am in the room I will do the care. However, I felt very clumsy and a...

ok things are finally coming together. I was offered a position at Sunrise Hospital on their ortho/neuro unit. This works well, since I have been in ortho/neuro in Wisconsin. I feel like a big weight has been lifted off my shoulders. We even have...

Wow, I can't believe that in about a month I will be in Las Vegas. My husband and I decided several years ago that we would move when I finished nursing school. So, in December I finished nursing school and we started saving for our big move. I th...

I am not sure what the policy really is at cardinal stritch, but when working on my RN I also needed to take the CNA class. It is a standard for all nursing programs in Wisconsin. However, to get into my program, I did not have to take the certific...

I have applied to every hospital in las vegas and henderson. Thank you for the advice.

We are planning on moving to an apartment. We have started working with a company that helps find housing for people relocating. So far, I am waiting for information from cielo apartments so I can fill out an application. I graduated in December a...

I have been a RN for 6months now and have belonged to this site for awhile. I have read so many posts about "know it all" new grads. I still feel like I could be in orientation because there is so much to learn. School can't possibly teach you all...

Wow--He is uneducated himself. Nursing nor Nursing school is not getting easier. It is getting more difficult as the hospitals get busier with an aging population. The patients on a medical floor have a higher accuity now, than in the past. He ma...

I know you asked for experienced nurses to reply, but here is some advice from a new nurse. Your instructors are trying to prepare you to take the NCLEX exam. The questions my seem obsure, but you need to do your best to try and not read into quest...

As you can see from most of the replies, both NS and 1st year nursing are stressful, but in different ways. The stress if different, but I wouldn't take back my career choice for anything!!! Some nights may be bad, but when patients are happy to se...

Wow!!!! Glad I read this thread. I am a new nurse (graduated in dec), and had 8 pts last night. One patient actively dying, another with new chest pain, uncontrolled pain issues, and three ortho patients that needed assistance everytime to get up!!...

I feel your worries. I too am a new nurse and work nights. Last night I had 8 patients and it was not a good night. All ortho patients that need assist with getting up and are slow. Pain issues too. But you know what---I made it through. Yes I,...

I am an RN an neuro/ortho floor at nights. Since being off orientation I have had anywhere from 6-8 patients. Things go ok until about 5am. We have only one aid for the floor (16-22pts) and 5am is when line draws are due, we have to get I&O's,...

One of your pros was that your feel like you are in a rut in your current position. I worked in a clinic for 8 years before going to the hospital. I left the clinic because I felt like I was in a rut. I am out of my comfort zone right now working ...

School doesn't matter in the Green Bay area. I interviewed with two hospitals and both started new graduates around 21/hr. Both offered shift and 12 hour incentives.

Many hospitals have nurse recruiters. Have her contact the HR departments and talk with someone about what she needs to work on being hired. I know some states don't allow grads to work until they have their license, so check into that also. Also,...

I graduated in December. My advice is to be patient with yourself. This is certainly easier said then done. Keep reviewing the skills you have learned, but keep in mind there is a steep learning curve when it comes to nursing. Nursing school prepares...

Yes, Wiscsonsin does have a graduate work status. You have to have a job already lined up and your supervisor needs to sign that you are working under an RN. If you do not pass the NCLEX, you are no longer a graduate nurse and have to return your t...

The apartment furnishes blinds, but the sun comes right through them.

I just started nights two weeks ago and was looking so forward to it because I too hate getting up in the morning and find I get a burst of energy towards the late afternoon- early evening. Nights is working great for me!! I live in an apartment co...