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1. what are the consequences of backing out of an offer?

   nurse441 replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

   . Hey marshall, thank you for your response. I can totally relate to u. I just feel a bit selfish going along with the plan. But i know i got to ultimately do what is best for me. I know ive been...

2. what are the consequences of backing out of an offer?

   nurse441 replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

   i actually did give this a lot of thought, and pushed back the offer decision for several days, and now i pushed it back another week. i even let them know i need several weeks to start. i agree with...

3. Mental health nursing easier than Med-Surg?

   nurse441 replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

   to be honest, i did both. and i can say this.. it depends on which psych unit. i did a lockdown unit with mostly 5150's,5250 with chemical dependency. it felt like i was a nurse in a jail ward......

4. New BSN w/ No Experience = No JOB = Frustrated!

   nurse441 replied to MelissaRN.'s topic in First Year After Licensure

   go do something that will make you stand out as an applicant. think outside the

5. what are the consequences of backing out of an offer?

   nurse441 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I need some advice. I have hospital A (far away, less pay) who gave me an offer. While I was waiting on the month long interview process to be completely, hospital B called me. Hospital B is closer to...

6. charge nurse after less than a year of experience??!

   nurse441 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So recently a friend of mine told me she's got an interview as a charge nurse position, only after less than a year of new grad experience in acute setting! I was completely baffled when she told me,...

7. How can nurses avoid burnout?

   nurse441 replied to nolamor's topic in General Nursing

   "you must take care of yourself before you takecare of your patients"

8. evil.. just so evil...

   nurse441 replied to nurse441's topic in Psychiatric

   side effect. i use that all the time in my nursing

9. scared i'm going to lose my license..

   nurse441 replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

   i just got a job offer at one of the top magnet hospitals in the country. i feel so blessed. its at a stepdown cardiac unit. =) bye bye psych, hellloooooooo new job :) thanks all who gave me support...

10. UCLA New Graduate RN Program 2010-Summer

    nurse441 replied to NorthBay's topic in California Nursing

    i just got an job offer from UCLA SM

11. evil.. just so evil...

    nurse441 replied to nurse441's topic in Psychiatric

    Some people are conserved by the county- their decisions regarding health care is done by someone else. that's when they judge them to be too ill to make any logical decisions regarding health care....

12. evil.. just so evil...

    nurse441 replied to nurse441's topic in Psychiatric

    I guess it really falls down to "CYA" cover your ass documentation. I will sure document everything. maybe psych is a little bit too much for me-- the manipulation. I don't even know who to believe...

13. evil.. just so evil...

    nurse441 replied to nurse441's topic in Psychiatric

    reised means their rights to refuse medication is taken away. so they have to take it, or we have to give them an injection.. against their will.-- as ordered by a judge if the feel the patient is...

14. evil.. just so evil...

    nurse441 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I'm pretty heart broken right now seeing the type of care given at my facility. I work at an acute psych facility.. and i feel for the patients who has a hold, reised status, conserved.. a lot of...

15. any cardiac step-down nurses out there?

    nurse441 replied to blueflyRN's topic in Cardiac

    thank you nurses. thats some good