southernbelle08

southernbelle08

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  1. Positive Reinforcement during Orientation?

    southernbelle08 replied to Butterflybee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would say ask! I had two preceptors during orientation - one would give positive & negative feedback and the other would only give negative feedback. The negative helps, but it can really get...

  2. Absences...long, please read

    southernbelle08 replied to Mommyof2RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, it sounds like they need to get their act together. I would save copies of the e-mails you exchanged most definitely. I know on our floor when you call in - you speak with the charge nurse and...

  3. night shift

    southernbelle08 replied to lelania1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started doing three 12 hour shifts in a row and it just didn't work for me at all. By that third night I was dragging and I could see little things in my job were suffering because of it. Nothing...

  4. Another time mgmt question......

    southernbelle08 replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah -- we have a page in the front of every chart so new orders and things can be flagged. I have only been at this 5 months, but I find everything starts happening at the end of a shift. Doesn't...

  5. Scoring day shift as a new grad....impossible?

    southernbelle08 replied to trislow's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had the option of day shift, but I just prefer to work nights. I also have many friends I graduated with that got day shift on the units they wanted, no prob. Worst case, IMO, would be day shift on...

  6. Very discouraged

    southernbelle08 replied to KatsRN2's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    So have you worked at all as a nurse? From your post I don't gather that you have, but I am just getting some clarification. :) I think what helped the majority of my class find jobs is because...

  7. Help a nurse with 1 yr experience

    southernbelle08 replied to fireball72's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I totally agree with the previous poster. I don't speak from experience, as I have only been a nurse for 5 months, but that is what I would do if I were in your shoes. I think it'd be great to work in...

  8. How soon is too soon?

    southernbelle08 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hypothetically speaking, how soon is too soon to switch to another job if you are a new grad? I understand this isn't a black/white issue, more of a gray area issue when you weigh every option and...

  9. How soon is too soon?

    southernbelle08 replied to southernbelle08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I will send you the same PM I sent the previous poster. As I said before, I would put the whole situation here, but I'd rather not seeing as how I have no idea who could be lurking here.

  10. How soon is too soon?

    southernbelle08 replied to southernbelle08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A year total. Counting from hire date, not counting from being out of orientation. jessi1106 -- I sent you a PM. I'd rather post specifics there since I don't know who all might be lurking.

  11. after 6 weeks orientation I quit

    southernbelle08 replied to kitty55's topic in First Year After Licensure

    **HUGS** I don't really have any advice, as I have encountered my own trials with my preceptors at my job. Fortunately, in my case, my NM saw what was going on and moved me even before I asked to be...

  12. How many failed IV attempts for new grad?

    southernbelle08 replied to anononurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At my hospital, I have never been told you had MAX attempts, honest to goodness! I never stick over twice before I go and get someone else, but that was honestly just based on my own judgment. Nobody...

  13. New Grad-- Applying for jobs

    southernbelle08 replied to ladyash's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I applied for a job on the site and then a recruiter called me. I don't think it'd hurt to contact them directly though. Good

  14. how to become chemo certified

    southernbelle08 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Oncology

    I was hired on an Oncology unit first, yes. We had to take a two day course and that certifies me at my hospital. After I completed the course I had to do a day in Outpatient Chemo to check off with...

  15. For all student externs in the Memphis area...

    southernbelle08 replied to Cinqly's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    We have an extern on our floor that works once in a blue moon. I think I noticed on the schedule last week she was only down a couple times a month. I'm thinking most places would probably work with...

  16. Are New Nurses Given Bad Shifts / Hours???

    southernbelle08 replied to Max_108's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wanted to work night shift, so I can't really say I got a horrible position. I guess it depends on the hospital and the location, but most everyone I graduated with got the shift they wanted. I was...

  17. 6:1 patient ratio and no aide on day shift

    southernbelle08 replied to MVgal's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Horrible, isn't it? Will probably be the main reason I move on out of where I am in a year or so. Our floor is VERY much like what you are describing and it is nothing for a nurse to be 8:1 and there...

  18. Starting Salary.

    southernbelle08 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not where I live. I'd have to do OT to clear that for my first

  19. how many patients for a new grad on the first day on the floor?

    southernbelle08 replied to Surgical_RN08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been in orientation where I was on the floor on my shift since June 16th and I am up to 2-3 patients by myself now. The first week I just shadowed my

  20. Pregnant!! Anyone else?

    southernbelle08 replied to heavenly14313's topic in General Students

    I had a couple people in my class get pregnant/deliver babies during 3rd and 4th semesters. Only 1 woman failed as a result of unexpected complications/missing more than she planned. The others...

  21. My orientator talked bad about me behind my back

    southernbelle08 replied to I<3Nursing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Orientation IS a rough time, but you do what you do to make the best of it. I can take or leave my preceptor most of the time, but she has been a nurse for 25+ years, she is good at what she does, and...

  22. Anyone changing positions?

    southernbelle08 replied to RNWithAHeart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am still a newbie myself - but I thought I would reply anyway. I like the area I am in, but I think I'd rather try my hand with the younger crowd. One of the nurses I currently work with also does...

  23. Should boyfriend help me out?

    southernbelle08 replied to QUEBEBRAN's topic in General Students

    No, I don't think he is obligated to help out. If it does on his own, great, but I don't think it should be addressed as an

  24. Let's introduce ourselves...

    southernbelle08 replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just graduated in May. I passed NCLEX last week. I have been working for several weeks as an GN but I start my first shift tomorrow night (7p-7a) in my RN orientation. I work on an Oncology/Med-Surg...

  25. I need stethoscope suggestions

    southernbelle08 replied to JettaDP's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    When I was in school, I just used a cheap one they sold in our bookstore. It always worked just fine for clinical purposes. Now that I have graduated and have started work, I invested in a Littmann....