Sl1011

Sl1011

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  1. What would you do?

    Ooohhh, yuck. That's a lot of driving I know some people do commute for work, but that's not worth it for me. I have a family at home, and the gas and time it takes out of my life just isn't worth...
  2. What do you have to wear???

    That's exactly what I'm going to be wearing... I need to go shopping. I'm going to try and find ones that I like, I don't like styles that aren't
  3. What do you have to wear???

    Yeah, it's color coded at our hospital too. Each floor has two colors for the nurses I think... and I think they all involve white and then some other color. The techs are a certain color
  4. You kind of sound like me!!! I graduated nursing school (RN-ADN) in August 2010, and I applied to several hospitals but none were hiring. I just had a baby a few months before graduating (my 2nd...
  5. I quit my first RN job....

    That's awesome!!! Congrats!! :) Is it a Mon-Fri job and do you have your
  6. Columbia SC Hospitals??

    Unfortunately yeah, but I was told after orientation it goes up $1/hr... if you have a BSN i think it's $1/hr more
  7. Question for Nurses who are MOMS

    I'm actually REALLY nervous about starting at the hospital. I'm a fairly new nurse, graduated in August, had my 2nd baby (5 months now, daughter is 6.5 yrs) a few days before I graduate, and started...
  8. I'm starting my first hospital position next month, and I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to breastfeed there. Currently I work at a doctor's office and I go home for an hour during lunch to...
  9. How long did you stay?!

    How long did you stay at your first nursing job, and if it wasn't a med-surg position.. how long did you stay on the med-surg floor before you ventured out? please tell me about your experience
  10. Pushing it back?

    Have any of you ever requested to have your orientation start date be a couple weeks later or so? Was it ok'd? I just called the nurse manager and left her a message requesting that, and hopefully...
  11. How long did you stay?!

    What in the world? 45 minutes? Would you mind giving details? If not, I completely understand
  12. Pushing it back?

    She just emailed me back, and she said it was definitely not a problem to push it back two weeks :)
  13. How long did you stay?!

    You started at the NICU? How easy was it to get that job? My friend landed a job at the NICU where I'm going to be working... and it's her first job too. I think it's really nice :) I'll be on the...
  14. How many....

    I've been working at a doctor's office, so I haven't really needed anything else. Definitely can't live without my
  15. I'm starting nursing school in january, and they require that we get a Watch with a sweeping second hand. I'm already starting to order other things from allheart.com ( the prices seem good ). I was...
  16. Just want to share the news; I got a JOB

    Congrats!!!!!!!!!! I'd love to hear details too
  17. Pushing it back?

    I emailed her and I also called her work and left her a message. I explained my situation briefly, and I hope she can push it back... We have orientation starting every 2 weeks. So it would be...
  18. Does this sound ok?

    i've posted before that i'm quitting my job of 4 months from the doctor's office.. this was my first job as a new rn. but i've been offered a job at a hospital, and i accepted. i really want to use...
  19. Breastfeeding in the Hospital??!!

    Oh, I have a wonderful sitter who has a very small in home daycare. She has daycare rules and stuff, but she is kinda flexible with me. I just told her about my new job and asked if this would be a...
  20. Breastfeeding in the Hospital??!!

    do you want to know where i send my child and stuff, or about me sending
  21. Should I still send it?

    I interviewed last week on Thursday for a hospital position, and I shadowed on Monday for that unit. I was planning on sending out a thank you letter on Monday, but completely forgot. Well, Tuesday...
  22. I Quit!! What do I say?

    I graduated Aug 6th from an ADN program, and I started working at a Doctors office in mid September. I applied at all the hospitals before I graduated and I didn't hear anything from any of them. So...
  23. I Quit!! What do I say?

    I guess I do kind of feel that way.. No one else offered me a job, and they were wonderful to hire me as a new graduate. But I like all the suggestions that say personal reasons, or to not say...
  24. I Quit!! What do I say?

    Thank you for explaining this :) I actually would like to quit on the 28th, the friday before.. so I can get a few days off before jumping into another job. So I need the letter by mid next week to...
  25. I Quit!! What do I say?

    What if I'm called on the phone and asked why I"m leaving? I know in the letter, it's easy to say personal reasons. But should I say that if I'm asked as