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jjjoy Thanks so much for your response and sharing your journey. You are right how the right things seem to evolve and fall into place, with some effort of course. I will certainly keep you posted. I dont have private message access but will prompt you when I have news! Hopefully soon! thanks

jjjoy I too came across a great sounding job that was HIM. I researched the field- required credentials, etc. Can you tell me more about what you do, your background qualifications and maybe the pay. I have a business and tech background- nursing was a 2nd career. I am now thinking of finding a way to combine the two in off-floor nursing. thanks for your response!

Thank you all- great advise- I certainly have learned a great deal- what to require from a preceptor as well as how to get what I need. Thanks again!!

jjjoy- Thanks very much for your insight. I tend to agree with you. I learn from failure.Indeed I am much further along than when I started, and have learned from this experience as well how I might avoid a repeat. I will certainly learn to speak up for myself, and now know what to require from a preceptor. My hope is that another job interviewer will have the same understanding. You are right, I tend to be hard on myself and see these as my failures and to some extend it was ( I learn) but not entirely. Again thanks for your encouragement. I will give a re-entry a serious thought. Hate to throw it all away so quickly.

I have been unsuccessful in two floor orientations ( bad fit preceptors in my opinion) which has left me to think floor nursing is not for me. I am looking for other alternatives to standard floor nursing for newly credentailed nurses. Nursing is a second career for me - prior experience in business operations management in finance and sales. I found a training job post for medical software firm which might be a good fit for me. I also looked at massage which interests me- but would require more schooling ( not now again please) I need to start working after finishing the accel BSN program . Any suggestions for jobs not on the floor for new grads would be appreciated.

I am questioning if I am nursing material- I resigned from one nursing orientation because the preceptor was just pointing out criticisms and no other preceptor was available- I got a job at a 2nd hospital who had presented a very good new grad trainsition philosphy- there I ended up with a preceptor who was similarly focused on criticisms. Details: I was hired as a new grad. (I had some prior orientation experience) This hospital has computerized charting. I was finding that i was taking too long to chart, etc and was constantly behind schedule. My preceptor's critical manner made me nervous. Her solution was to give me space and just hang at the nurses station and check up on the status of things by checking to see if my assessments and interventions were charted and timely. She never checked the content of my charting just that it had been completed or not. I had a review at week 5 and received suggestion from manager to improve efficiency. This seemed to help but not always- some days you are just called aside. Anyway , wk 8 review discussed errors I had made. Plan of action was offered for 1 shift. then I was fired- organization and pt safety issues. I believe the reason for the errors were due to a poor preceptor who did not stick to me and provide positive encouragement and corrections in an encouraging way. Now I am stuck with 2 failures My issue: Its been 7 months since i passed the NCLEX and Ive "failed "at two jobs. Question: Can I just not cut it? Will anyone hire me after this? How does one know if someone is not nurse material? I look forward to your thoughts