Work in Progress

I am in PH right now and I can not wait for it to be over! I am really interested in and supportive of the great things that public health nurses do. I think I would enjoy working in public health at some point in my career. But I HATE this clinic...

190%. HPSA of 16 at an FQHC. I am a CNM in CO, it is my second year applying.

I got notified today that I am a finalist! I can't believe it- this late in the game I was sure I was out of luck!

I am graduating in May from UCD and I am curious how recent new grads are fairing in our great state. I am hearing horror stories of people not being able to get jobs and working in waitressing, grocery stores, etc. Who has found a job? Who hasn't...

Me too. It sucks.

Nope, still waiting. At least we'll know by next Wednesday no matter what. This is a frustrating process.

I am tier 1 and >200%. I am really annoyed that it does not seem like the funds are awarded as described in the handbook. Unless I made some sort of mistake. Given that I read that handbook about 5 times front to back and pored over my application...

I am a CNM waiting. I do think it is a lost cause, and have pretty much given it up.

I am giving up hope. It looks like last year almost everyone who was a finalist knew at this time. I'm a CNM in tier one with a facility score of 18 and a debt to income ratio >200%. It would be nice to just see the final "no" and get some closur...

Congratulations! Good to know they are starting to get the ball rolling.

Mine is unchanged as well. Curious if anyone has hearD anything. This wait is agonizing!

Statistics Happy Nurse Shows how superior her intellect is by stating and questioning everything in terms of obscure statistics. "What percentage of people have a spinal headache following a botched epidural?" "What is the most common cause of an un...

I am officially not a new grad anymore as of 2 days ago, but I had a similar experience to yours. I spoke with the L&D nurse manager right after I passed my NCLEX and she stated that she couldn't accommodate a new grad at that time and that I so...

SirDevious Knowledge- and I have only been on L&D for 6 weeks. It may be a while before that gets topped.

Colace, heparin, oxy, tranxene and synthroid are the ones I give every night (or morning) without fail. Other common ones... metoprolol, reglan, vanc, zosyn, prednisone, omeprazole, miralax

I am a new grad and I am currently working on a Med/Surg/Tele unit. I fully plan on finishing out my first year in med/surg and I am dedicated to learning what I need and want to learn there, but L&D is where my heart is and I want to start work...

Genius me, I volunteered to work 5 of 6 (night before, night of) holidays if I could have Christmas Eve off. What did I get for a bonus? A bonus night of work that I don't want- thats right, working Christmas Eve, too. And I got to work short staf...

What a joke!!! When I was hired onto this floor, I was told I would be doing night shifts exclusively (very clearly stated in the conversation and on my paperwork). I was also told that we do self scheduling based on seniority. She said that I may ...

I think that 12 hour shifts are manageable for me, but it depends how they are done. When I was orienting on my unit and worked 3 in a row and had 4 off, I loved it! I loved having time with my family and having the same assignment night after night...

I have tried talking to the NM. She "isn't involved in the scheduling." Hmmm... I thought you were the manager. My bad. I thought you had to approve what the scheduling committee does, but apparently you your staff do your job for you. I talked...

Every kind of computerized charting is different, so I can't comment on the ones you have had experience with, but ours is really quick and efficient. It takes me 3-7 minutes to chart a full and detailed assessment, depending on how complicated it i...

I graduated May 25th, 2010, was listed as licensed on the state website on June 17th, was hired on July 20th and Started on August 1st (due to the NEO schedule). I had started looking in March when new grad residency applications were due. I was hi...

I agree and I know that a majority of those nurses left partly because of scheduling, and more have put in applications on other units because of it. I would be completely willing (which I told them) to work every weekend night shift (supposedly the...

I just finished my first week off of orientation and I am slightly frustrated with the way things are going (nothing new for a new grad, right?) I just wanted to vent some of my frustration to people who most likely understand. Because we are a hosp...

Haha, maybe if super nurse spends her only 5 minute break on the shift crying in the bathroom. We are supposed to have 5 pts mostly independently (with supervision) by week 8 of a 12 week orientation. So, I had been having 5 for a while, but they ha...