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  1. I'm not sure I'm cut out for this

    Semper_Gumby replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry too much about it. Any time I get comments along the lines of "Nurses are angels!" (which usually are accompanied by genuine thanks), I smile and thank them, knowing they have no idea...

  2. Brand new nurse here for the NICU!

    Semper_Gumby replied to brandnewtoyou's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm not a new nurse, but I am new to NICU and find this information very helpful! There used to be a 'new grad in the NICU' thread stickied, I haven't had a chance to look for it but I remember it...

  3. finally a NICU nurse!

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks! Let me see if I can remember any--I've done so many interviews the last few months some of it runs together! With the manager and educator, I remember more behavioral type questions. I...

  4. finally a NICU nurse!

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks everyone! I started yesterday and am going through all the standard hospital orientation stuff for now, but next week will be starting on the unit! Steep learning curve ahead but I'm excited...

  5. Need advice

    Semper_Gumby replied to momo0415's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It takes time to feel comfortable in your role as a nurse. Was about a year (as a nursery nurse) before I started feeling like I was really getting the hang of things, and before I stopped being...

  6. Interview tomorrow!

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Quick update: I start Monday. I'm pretty stoked! :) Have started reading some of the unit policies to get a little familiar with them and have some reviewing to do. Can't

  7. Should I take a year off after graduating?

    Semper_Gumby replied to Jayhaydee's topic in Nursing Career

    I wouldn't. It can be hard enough to find a job as a fresh new grad, much less as an old new grad with no nursing experience! What they say about solidifying nursing skills is absolutely true....

  8. fired during orientation...to list or not to list?

    Semper_Gumby posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I recently started and was subsequently fired from a position in a specialty somewhat related to my previous experience (newborn nursery) but different (see more here); the unsuccessful orientation...

  9. Nursing is not what it is made out to be..

    Semper_Gumby replied to ModernRN's topic in General Nursing

    Whether you ask for it or not, when you post on an internet forum, you cannot control the responses of others. You can only control your own response. I didn't see anyone treating you or your...

  10. New NICU nurse

    Semper_Gumby replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi kelleyk! I also was just hired into a level IV NICU with two years of newborn nursery experience. The educator at my new hospital recommended the Merenstein and Gardner's format, she felt the...

  11. finally a NICU nurse!

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's true! Used to do newborn nursery and even there we'd be happy when they pooped lol.

  12. Need advice--possibly failing orientation

    Semper_Gumby posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all, I need some advice. I started on an antepartum/mother-baby postpartum unit a couple months ago. I have previous experience with well babies at a much smaller community hospital, and coming...

  13. Need advice--possibly failing orientation

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks jennylee (love the name by the way)! That's what some of the other nurses I met there felt, that coming from newborn nursery would be very

  14. Would you be content if you worked your current job/specialty for the rest of your career?

    Semper_Gumby replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that feeling! I worked newborn nursery with occasional couplet care rather than doing mother-baby all the time, but did a lot of the same breastfeeding assistance and education, teaching...

  15. C Section Post-Op Rx

    Semper_Gumby replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    My old hospital gave Ofirmiv in the OR (1 bottle--I think 1 gram? Not sure, I was the baby nurse lol), then as soon as mom started feeling discomfort they'd offer Motrin and do scheduled Motrin for...

  16. Nursing in NC - considering moving

    Semper_Gumby replied to INN_777's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I dunno about FNP's but having just left the same state I gotta say, be prepared for a BIG drop in pay (was just offered a solid $8/hr base pay less than I made up north with 2 yrs experienc, and it's...

  17. Possibly moving to Charlotte, NC

    Semper_Gumby replied to nursn4me's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hey there, I'm not super familiar with Charlotte but lived there briefly (1 year) during school so I'll try. The hospitals in and around Charlotte (most are Carolinas Medical Center or Novant)...

  18. What good does a BA in anything do for nursing

    Semper_Gumby replied to Big_Mike's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some nursing schools don't care if you have a prior degree, they care what your pre-req GPA is (and maybe overall GPA) and scores on any required entrance exams (I took the TEAS). Your classmate may...

  19. Would you be content if you worked your current job/specialty for the rest of your career?

    Semper_Gumby replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a pediatric cardiac ICU near you? I've always thought I'd stay in NICU my whole career and then couldn't find a job as a new grad. Now I'm about to take a NICU position and looking...

  20. 3 Couplets, too much?

    Semper_Gumby replied to xoxJanexoxDoexox's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used to work newborn nursery and occasionally mother-baby (our hospital usually split couplets between postpartum for the moms and nursery for the babies even though babies stayed in mom's room)....

  21. Bumped from NICU?

    Semper_Gumby replied to Lady_Leijing's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Holy cow, OP, it definitely sounds like they set you up to fail! And 8 weeks seems a pretty short orientation for a NICU. If you really want NICU, I would look for a different hospital that will...

  22. Need advice--possibly failing orientation

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just wanted to post a little update--today I was offered a position in a level IV NICU, which has been my dream since I was in my early teens! I am hoping to take the lessons I learned from this...

  23. Interview tomorrow!

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I got an offer!!! Though the pay is the same as I was making when I started elsewhere as a new grad, which is kind of a bummer. But I loved the unit when I shadowed, and got on well with the peer...

  24. Interview tomorrow!

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks AnnieOakly! I think it went pretty well, now I am just waiting to hear

  25. Interview tomorrow!

    Semper_Gumby replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for the recommendations, spotangel! Interview is tomorrow, fingers crossed it goes well. This will be my first peer