Newandconfused

I feel the same way you do. As a matter of fact I sit here with this stomach ache that has not gone away since I transferred into ICU. I am 10mos in to this and can not wait until my year is in so I can get away from the same type of co-workers you...

Hopefully your orientation is more clinical than classroom. If it is, be happy. Take advantage of it by learning all that you can while you have someone to fall back on. You will be on your own soon enough.

When I was reading this I had to take a doubletake at your name to make sure I had not written this thread!!!!! I haven't left my facility yet. I am trying real hard to get a transfer from the unit I am in ONLY b/c I want my 1 year in and then I am...

Hang in there. I would hope your hospital would not treat this as a 'call in' You couldn't help this. Slowing down is not an option in our field of choice. A friend I graduated with broke her ankle and had to get pins placed in it during the last...

I am not making light of your situation, as I am sure you have learned from it the hard way. But my clinical manager hands out write-ups to the new and to the old as if it were candy on Halloween night.

As I approach my one year mark I am still coming across times when things happen that I feel I should of known after the fact. Example..I worked Med/Surge for 7 months b/4 going to ICU (Honestly wished I would have stayed on the Med/Surge floor). Abo...

I would love to hear from the travelers who had only one year nursing experience when they started. I know some say don't do it, but what about the ones who have done it? Who did you go through? Would you do it again?

One thing I have learned in the hospital I work for is not to expect kindness from my fellow nurses. If they are kind to my face, I watch my back. I am not suprised a preceptor slammed a door in your face. I agree with the other post--stick it out...

This is a problem everywhere I guess. I thought it was just my hospital. On the floor I used to work on I actually had 2 CNA's (that I know of) that could not take manual blood pressures or would not tell me if the pt's VS were not WNL (I think the...

Does any other state besides KY say a nursing student graduate has to wait to take NCLEX after graduating? I had to wait until I worked 120 hours before I could take my NCLEX. At the time it didn't bother me to much but now that I graduated in Decem...

Your time frame sounds like mine. I heard the same thing about new grads not getting the orientation time deserved. Good Luck on NCLEX!

Thank You for all of your tips and advice. I know a couple of travelers who work through American Mobile and are happy with them. I have spent the majority of this year on day shift on an extremely busy Med/Surge floor. I have learned a lot. I have t...

I had 10 months Med/Surge experience b/4 I transferred to ICU. There is good and bad with that. Yes, I love the fact that I have my organizational skills down pat, I have no problem calling a doc etc. I have ran into the problem with my co-workers th...

The same thing goes on where I work. The clinical manager sets the tone. She gossips just as much if not more about her staff. I feel the same way as you-avoidance is the best answer. I know I have been on the other end of the gossip (like everyon...

It is also a part of our admission. There is even a box asking how we will contact the doctor about it if it is not included in thier orders. (telephone, progress note, etc) I don't know how long our hospital has had this policy, but I guess long e...

On March 16, 2008 I will have my full year in and can start traveling. I have looked into many agencies and have read alot of the postings on this site. Is it usual for a traveler to start a contract on THE DAY the agency tells you that you will o...

I will be a nurse for a year on March 16, 2008. I started in Jan 15th but w/ Ky. state law I couldn't sit for NCLEX until then. I absolutely LOVE my patients and taking care of them, but I must say I go to work with a knot in my stomach more times ...

Thanks for all of your suggestions and words of encouragement. My manager does have some serious issues. I was actually told I would 'feel relieved when she moves on to someone else'. BUT I only have 10 MORE WEEKS until I hit the one year mark the...

I am so glad you posted this and so many replied. I was hoping there was a decent place out there to work. My place sounds just like yours. I agree with another post---it is the clinical managers problem to deal with these issues. But in my case, ...

I was shocked at how nasty some nurses can be. I am desperately holding my own, trying to get to the one year mark---10 weeks to go!--- where I will feel more better about myself as a RN to get another job. Then I am OUT OF THERE! I agree with the ...

Preceptor's can make your life Horrible! I stuck with my first one in Med-Surge, but I feel just as bad about the one I have in ICU as you do about yours. Mine won't tell ME what she thinks I am doing wrong--she will go to tell our clinical manager...

Don't feel bad! I was making rounds with a Doctor who did the exact same thing! I am so glad he was the one who wanted to get a better look, b/c I am sure if I had removed the dressing I would of done it myself!

In March I will be a nurse for a year, so I know where you are coming from. I am not all pleased with the hospital I work for, but want that year experience b/4 I move on. With that being said, my preceptor always told me to ask someone else b/c ev...