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It's clearly different because I don't toilet people in public and the hospital provides ppe to protect us. Can't use bleach wipes on top because it's fabric. Will on underside though for sure. It was decided with upper management to wear surgical cover for those rooms. Thanks for the replies.

I agree with the others comments. 90,000 is way to much debt. If you're having doubts have you thought about going for LPN first so you can get a feel for what RN's do? I am a fairly new nurse (3 years post bsn) and I still wish I would have started as a practical nurse first. Bedside nursing as an Rn way to stressfull for me and I would have concluded that had I went for practical nursing first and would have chose a different career path. Maybe see if you can shadow an Rn somewhere before making your final decision. I wish I would have done that as well.

My hospital allows nurses to work with cam walkers on as long as you have a toe protector on. My question is is it hospitals responsibility to provide something to cover my cam walker in c diff patient rooms? I have called our infection control nurse and all she said was I can go to employee health and see if they can get me a cover. My thought is if they're going to allow me back with this and I have no option but to wear it in my home as well that theyes should provide some sort of cover even a surgical bootie but maybe I'm wrong in thinking so. I certainly don't want to bring c diff into my home. Thoughts anyone?

Thanks for responding! I have 2 interviews set up but they're both scheduled almost a month a part so have a feeling if the 1st interview offers me a position I'll have to decide before the other interview which would be a bummer. The bright side- I got both interviews!! :)

I currently work on neuroscience/spine unit and had applied for a position on OB unit at same hospital awhile back and hadn't heard anything for awhile and a position came up on Rehab unit so applied for that one as well. Well I ended up receiving a call from OB unit and set up an interview for a month from now and just received another call to set up an interview for Rehab. Is it ok to interview for 2 different units is same hospital am currently working in? I guess it would really give me the opportunity to see which unit I would enjoy the most and get a feel for both unit managers. And how would i go about talking to my current manager? Any comments appreciated!

Upon graduation from nursing school I had an interview on family birthing unit (where I have always thought I've wanted to be, spent hours watching labor and delivery shows, etc.) and was told if they would have been hiring 1 more I would have got the job at that time. I received interview not long after at same hospital on neuroscience/spine floor and took the job and have been there for 1 year n 5 months and recently landed interview on family birthing again. This hospital though trains RN's on labor and delivery first now and then to postpartum and I really feel like it would be better for me all around to begin on postpartum. I want to really get to know population before jumping right into Labor and delivery which is a lot more intense and a lot more to learn. Is it ok to ask to start in postpartum? I know a nurse that works on that floor (went to school with her) and she told me to just ask them. And what would you give for a reason without loosing opportunity all together? Honestly I'm not sure I want the position if I have to jump right into labor and delivery. Comments are much appreciated.

Thanks for the replies! I'm deffinetly going to apply again just going to make sure I have references lined up this time around. Will deffinetly proceed with caution, that's why plan to keep my current job for awhile or go casual there so I have something if it's not working out there.

The hard part for me as a mom was working 12 hour shifts. A weekend of 12 hour shifts was too much time away from my son. He's little yet and they grow so fast so I felt like I missed out on a lot. Now I'm part-time 8 hour shifts and is working a lot better for my son and I. Maybe consider part-time or casual as someone else had mentioned.

I applied for a position as an RN and had 1 phone interview and 2 in person. Did not get the job. They have an opening again, now 5 months later. Can I apply again? I really want this job! Also, just not sure who to use for personal references which I'm thinking is probably the reason I didn't get the job last time (horrible I know but one of my references was unavailable at the time they were trying to contact them and didn't know til to late). The nurses I would like to use that I feel know my work ethic best (have only worked as RN for 1 year), I'm just not sure I can trust to keep from telling other coworkers that am applying elsewhere. At this point, I really don't want my supervisor to know am applying even though I'm considering doing both. Any thoughts?

I deffinetly agree with the back-pedaling. Thanks so much for replying I had actually forgotten about the thank you letter! Whew! Thanks for reminding me! :) I'm still not sure though how to get my point across as to why clinic nursing and not acute care. I know how I feel about it but don't know how the right way to say it would be. Clinic would be more routine/focused, a different type of stress, not so many patients, slower-paced, patients are stable.

So I have been in acute care (neuroscience and spine unit) for almost 6 months and can no longer handle the stresses of this job. I run, run, run and hardly ever get my breaks and have lost a lot of weight. I recently had an interview at a clinic and I really want this job- I really think that I would thrive there and enjoy it. I really had a tough time describing to them why I wanted to leave acute care as I was afraid of saying the wrong thing so I said something like "I would thrive in an environment where things are more routine and narrowed" and I'm not sure I was clear enough or that they understood. I dunno, what would have been the appropriate response to why I wanted to leave acute care? I tried to focus more on why I want to work there- that I think I would enjoy it and hope to stay there long term. Also, when you leave the interview and they give you a card and say contact me with any questions that come up that you may have forgotten, do they really want you to contact them. I guess I'm wondering if I shouldn't call back and try to clarify why this job would be a better fit for me than acute care and ask about her management type/etc. as I had forgotten to do this. What are your thoughts?

I have been on the floor now on my own for about 3 months (I'm a new grad RN on a neuro and spine unit). So last night was one of the worst shifts I've ever had and again (this happens way more than I'd like it to and all too often I dread going to work) I'm left to wonder if I should apply for a different job or change my career. I hardly have time to take breaks it seems, like ALL THE TIME and I'm someone who has a hard time going a long time without eating (I weigh 100 lbs and can't afford to loose anymore weight and have a super fast metabolism). I'm lucky if I get more than 1 break and that's on 12 hour shifts. I can never ever get out on time (up to an hour after shift is done) and it's getting so frustrating especially since my child is left to sit at daycare and I'm wondering when daycare is going to get fed up with me showing up late to pick him up all the time. I like what I do (I absolutely don't like that there's sooooo much I don't know as a new grad RN) and I feel like my patients are kept safe while I'm working it just takes me longer to do things because I have sooooooo much learning to do and I struggle a little in the confidence department. If I'm not for sure on something, I have to ask about it. Will this get any better? Or do I need to look for a different job or possibly a different career?? I dunno, maybe I just wasn't meant to be a nurse. :-(

A lot of patients in the hospital though are older patients so I don't think it has to do with taking care of "old people". I think it might have to do with the LTC facilities themselves and lack of funding, etc.

I was told by other nurses that once you go into LTC, it's hard to get back out as far as other places hiring you even if you've had previous experience. Don't quote me on this though.

Thanks so much!! Your feedback deffinetly gave me confidence! The hospital is a Stroke Center so I am going to try to get that certification asap.

I'm a new grad RN and I'm starting to get discouraged because I've applied at several places and had a few interviews and haven't landed an RN job yet. I have an interview this week for a neuroscience and spine unit at a fairly large hospital. I really want to land this position! Do any of you have any advice for me? What qualities are they looking for in a nurse on a neuro unit?

I am a new graduate RN and I had my second interview at a fairly big hospital on the family birthing unit. I really want this job- I love the hospital and have always wanted to be on the family birthing unit. I did send a thank you letter after the interview. I recieved a call from HR about 2 weeks ago saying that they are unable to get ahold of a couple of my references. So I proceeded by calling them and having them call HR. I got really excited thinking -they don't check references usually unless they want to hire you-. The unit director who interviewed me said if I don't hear anything by a certain date to contact a certain person (I'll use the name George) in HR and they'll get ahold of her. HR called me a day before the date she said that I should call so I figured I'd wait. I called HR 2 days later to make sure they got my references and she said yes and said that George will get ahold of me in the next day or two. I didn't hear anything in the next day or two so I called George on the 3rd day and no answer so I left a message. It has been a week since then and 4 weeks since my interview and I haven't heard anything. Do I call or just wait until I hear? I don't want to seem like a stalker but the anticipation is getting to me.

I would agree that working as a CNA would deffinetly determine if you'd be able to handle "the ugly side of nursing" :-). To tell you the truth, before I became a CNA and now soon to graduate RN, I could not even imagine being able to handle those things but somehow you just do it. If there's a smell you can't handle (more likely in the career of nursing there will be) just intermittantly hold ur breath and work fast (know though that this won't work in all cases)- that's what I do anyway and have seen others do it as well. I don't like cleaning up vomit or stool but I certainly don't want my patient sitting in it/wearing it either.

After all of my clinical rotations, I'm still so undecided on which area of nursing to apply for . I have determined that my least favorites are pediatrics and mental health so I won't be applying for those. Other than those 2 I'm so undecided. Areas that I did have an interest in included ER, ICU, CCU, NICU, Surgical, Labor and Delivery. I'll be graduating soon and am starting to apply for jobs but I just don't know which units to apply for. I realize that most places don't accept new grads in the critical care areas but I'm applying to residency programs that do. Since I've decided that I've wanted to be a nurse, I've always thought that I've wanted to do NICU nursing but I only had one day there and I'm sort of nervous about specializing like that right out of school because what if I do and I don't like it. Also if I'm going to apply to the critical care areas I would like to get some certifications out of the way such as ACLS, TNCC, NLS, etc during my maternity leave but it's hard to do this if I'm so undecided. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I determine which area I will thrive in the most? Or do I just apply to all of them??? Please help!

For one of my classes in the nursing program we have to do a culture project. One of the things that has to be included is to gather perspectives from nurses who have been involved in caring and communication for African Americans (the culture my group was given). I was having a hard time finding information on it so I thought I would try here. Have any of you, as nurses, been involved in the care and communication for African Americans? And if so, what perspective did you gather?

It all depends on your school. At my school, 80 were interviewed this year and 40 got in but 180 all together applied. So when I recieved the interview my chances of getting in were better than they were prior to recieving the interview. Your best bet would be to talk to the school. Best of luck with your interview :)!!!

Thanks to all that replied for the congrats!! And I wish all of you the best of luck who are applying or soon to apply! My mom gave me this piece of advice and I think it is so truthful- "The best things in life aren't always easy".

I got accepted into the nursing program!!! I am so excited!! For all of you who are trying to get in, don't give up if you don't get in!! You can do it!!!

I have an interview on Wednesday for the BSN program and I was wondering if anyone had any links to questions asked in the interview and questions you could ask them in the interview. I'm getting more nervous as the day approaches but I think once I start preparing (which will begin tonight) I won't be quite as nervous. Also, I'm having trouble coming up with a weakness of mine. I read online somewhere that you should list a weakness they would consider a strenth. Another place said that your not soppose to list a real weakness of yours because they're just asking for a reason not to choose you. Any help would be appreciated !! Thanks!!! P.S. one more question--- I bought 2 outfits today, which one would you advise wearing: 1.dark brown dress pants, silky gold shirt, with dark brown blazer(i think its a blazer- or jacket) 2. white button up shirt 3/4 sleeve with gray vest 3/4 sleeve (button up shirt shows around neck and around elbows, and black pants

If your applying for a program that starts in the spring, you could apply now and finish your pre-reqs during fall semester. But every school is different. Any school that I've looked at, you have to have your pre-reqs done by the start of the nursing program. Others may be different though, you'll have to check at the school(s) you're applying too.