I am currently working as a GN and will take my boards in the middle of the August. I won't lie, it is extremely stressful. The last thing I want to do is come home after a 12 hour shift and study for...
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I would like to thank everyone for their input. I've received some great advice/thoughts from both sides and will approach my NM for clarification about swiping in and out on Monday. I will be...
Okay, so this isn't nursing related necessarily, but I am in serious need of advice from those experienced workers. I am in my third week orienting as a graduate nurse. This morning, I was looking at...
I am looking for a document that may be helpful as I begin orienting soon. You've peaked my interest with the mention of the one you created... would you be willing to send it to me as an attachment?...
I second this about the South NJ/PA/DE area. I graduated this weekend and there were several guys and girls who had not found a job yet. It is very difficult to find a GN job around here - everyone...
I'm from DE also and had one of my clinical rotations there. My experience as a student truly made me appreciate my current place of employment. I would never, ever work there. It is possible that it...
I am currently a tech on a very busy medical stepdown floor. I've been working there part time for almost 2 years while I've been in school. I will be graduating in May and thought for the longest...
casperx875x replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing
I work at Christiana as a tech right now and am considering taking a position as a nurse when I graduate. I am very happy there. With most facilities, employee satisfaction varies greatly unit to...
Hello everyone, I am a senior nursing student who will be graduating this May. I am interviewing with a few floors at Lancaster General in a few weeks. I am interviewing on 5 North, 6 East and the...
Hello everyone,I am interviewing next week for a position in Hershey Medical Center's NICU. Does anyone have any experience working in the NICU or working at Hershey in general? Just looking for some...
Good morning everyone, I will be graduating with a BSN this May. I have been actively looking for a job and have several interviews coming up over the next few weeks. I currently live at home with my...
I will be interviewing for a position in a NICU next week. I am an almost new grad and am unfamiliar with the practices within a NICU. I am wondering if anyone can recall some of the questions they...
Hello everyone. I will be graduating with a BSN this May. I currently work as a Nurse Extern on a floor that I absolutely love and that I know will be a great place to start. Both my Nurse Manager and...
casperx875x replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing
Thank you for everyone's advice. It's what I was looking for! You made some good points (such as my experience on the unit counting toward seniority, etc.) that would make me feel compensated for my...
A nurse on our floor was recently joking with a patient about how all the patient needed was a side of chopped beef soup to go with her meal. The next day the nurse brought in a side of chopped beef...