In my first RN job, I was denied my full 12 week orientation and was constantly bullied by the charge nurse and other staff on my floor. I left after barely 3 months after being in tears both before,...
sas8536 replied to pinkessence_58467's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
As a night shift nurse at a Magnet hospital, we work 12 hr shifts and I cannot imagine what we would do with ourselves if we had no chairs. On the orthopedic and rehab floors where I work, it slows...
Roper or MUSC are the places to go. Keep trying, go to the med surg floors or the floors you want to work with your resume and recommendation letters and try to see the managers. This worked for me...
I've had no luck with nurse "recruiters". My three interviews have come from me emailing or calling the nurse manager directly and expressing interest in the position the day or so after I applied....
My job search has been frustrating as well. I graduated with a BSN in May 2009 and live in Charleston, SC. Here are some tips about the big players for new grads in this area: 1. Avoid Trident...
sas8536 replied to SecondGenRN's topic in Emergency
Yay! I'm a new grad, starting on a med/surg unit Monday and to psych myself up, I've been searching for people that have positive things to say about nursing, so I'm glad I found you guys! I was an...
I'm in school right now and just finished a clinical in the peds ED. I loved it! It's so different from Med Surg nursing. I did exactly what a lot of these posts recommend- get with the techs early on...
sas8536 replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career
I live in South Carolina and I'm going back to school for nursing, an accelerated BSN/MSN program at MUSC. I have a master's degree in clinical counseling and after working in various settings such as...