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So I am a fairly recent new grad working on a busy med/surg floor. I work almost full time, and I am already afraid I'm going to get burnt out. Even through school I knew I probably didn't want to work full-time since I get stressed out easily. But t...

So I get cold at work a lot but have always found the lab coats available in nursing uniform stores to be a little unstylish and frumpy for me. While looking online, I've come across a few lab coats (like this one for instance Barco UniformsAndScrubs...

I work med/surg too and agree with so much of what is said here. My big gripes about working for hospital corporations is how nurses are seen as an expense, not an important commodity. If there were no nurses, there would be no hospitals, but the adm...

From what I've found in my research on this, a BSN nurse has to take stats, community nursing, nursing leadership and sometimes an advanced assessment class that an ADN nurse doesn't take in their program. I, too, have a bachelor's in something else ...

My big things are: *Listen to the nurse if he/she says they are concerned. I can't tell you how many times myself or another nurse has been concerned about a patient and call the doc or resident and ask them to come and see the patient and they don't...

I am right there with you, except my loans are a little over 100k. Our stories are similar. It really is terrifying going into your life and career with that much debt. Of course, if we could go back and change things we would, but we can't. I though...

So I have my ADN and then a bachelor's degree in another field. Because I already have a bachelor's I cannot receive any federal aid to get my BSN. I am looking for the cheapest online programs out there since I have to pay for it myself. Any suggest...

So I am wanting to relocate to a new state and am curious about the payscales at the hospitals I am looking at. The hospitals in my current area post their payscales plain as day when they post jobs online, which I very much appreciate. I have notice...

Another quiet RN here- I had a review recently with my nurse manager and she told me the same kinds of things- "your patients are going to think you're not confident or competent" and "we want you to be just as loud and obnoxious as the rest of us an...

Thanks everyone for these suggestions. This saves me a lot of research time and it's always nice to hear opinions from other nurses about programs instead of jumping blind into something. I will check them out!

What really gets me is how we as nurses are often held accountable for EVERYTHING. Any bad experience or complaint is a nurses fault. My manager leaves press ganeys out for us to read sometimes, and tells us "Be sure to read them. They can help us im...

So I was working overnight a few nights ago and one of my patients was complaining of her lips being dry and she really wanted some vaseline. I told her we have chapstick stocked on the floor, and asked if she would be ok with that. She said no, she ...

This has clearly turned into a CNA vs RN debate, and each side is going to think they are right. I think the people with the most valid points though, are those that have worked as a CNA and are now a nurse. They know both sides of the coin. I worked...

Hi all, I am a fairly new grad working on a busy med/surg floor. We actually get mainly post surgical patients, which I enjoy, but I am also potentially interested in being a nurse IN surgery, not just with the patients when they get on our floor. I ...

It's interesting (and comforting) for me to read that some of you don't think being outgoing and talkative makes a good nurse. I just had my first review at my job on med/surg as a new grad (one month off orientation). And my manager criticized my q...

Just a suggestion here but a few weeks ago we had a new nurse orienting on my unit. He had two different preceptors (switching back and forth) and after a few shifts he told one of two "I appreciate all you've done to train me so far, and I've learne...

Hey someone who is in the exact same situation as me! I know how awful it is being saddled with this much debt and just starting out in life. If I could do it over, I would have made different decisions, but I can't change it now, so I just have to f...

So here's the deal: I am trying to qualify for a mortgage and would really like to include my shift differential in my annual income, since this obviously would help me qualify for more money. My lender told me that in order to have this money includ...

As someone pointed out earlier, I am a first time buyer without many options. Every little bit of income helps, since this is going to be the determining factor whether or not I can buy something modest and small, but in a good neighborhood or not. I...

Hi I am taking the NCLEX tomorrow (omg!) but I don't think I've signed up for the $8 quick results. I am not sure how to do this. I have logged into my Pearsonvue account and searched their website, but I can't figure out how to register for this. I ...

So I've just graduated, and although I never have imagined myself in OB, I have been potentially offered a position in labor and delivery (and the market for new grads in my area is terrible, so I'm really considering this). I DID enjoy my labor and ...

Hi, I am graduating in May and am absolutely dying to work at Abbott. I'm wondering if anyone out there has any info about what it's like to work there, applying and any other helpful info. Thanks!

Here is my dilemma. I have just graduated and will sit for boards in a few weeks. The hiring market in my area is TERRIBLE! Hospitals are on hiring freezes and it's just a rough time out there for new grad nurses. Anyway, a very good family friend is...

Thanks for all your opinions. I know I really should take whatever I can get in this crappy economy, but I just needed to hear that I won't be stuck as an OB nurse the rest of my life (unless I decide that's what I want!). I'm pretty sure I'll just g...

In my experience with a past pre employment physical and screen, I did have to divulge whether or not I was pregnant since I was getting a PPD test (TB). I am pretty sure you cannot get a PPD test if you are pregnant. If you are not required to get a...