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Will you quit nursing after making 5 med errors in the first 7 months of being an RN?

Thank you everyone for your encouragement, words of wisdom/positive criticisms. I really appreciate it. I am just scared as to what kind of nurse I will become if I keep making mistakes. I always tell myself to relax and not get caught up with the a...

Anyone??? I'm an RN with about 6 months of experience and wanting to go back to school to study computer science. The stress is sucking the life out of me and I feel like I've become an emotional wreck. I do not want to have to deal with these emotio...

Hi everyone! I need your inputs/opinions. I just visited my physician earlier today and told her I get very bad anxiety/depression before I go to work. She prescribed Paxil for me to take daily. My question is, do I really need to take Paxil everyday...

Indy you're an awesome preceptor! can you please be my preceptor?hehe.. I will be starting in a LTAC facility this month as a new grad, orientation is 6 weeks with 1:8 ratio. Any tips?? My greatest weakness is I lack assertiveness. =/ What can I do t...

Well this is the only job opportunity I have right now. Thanks for the input, but as much as possible only encouragements and tips on how to survive in LTAC please, i dont need to be discouraged right now. Thanks!

Can anyone give me tips on how a new grad like me can survive in LTAC? I already resigned from my job in the hospital (medsurg post-op unit) and want to give LTAC a try. Nurse to patient ratio in LTAC is 1:8 night shift. I really want to give this m...

Hi I'm a new grad and I've recently resigned from my RN position at a valley health system hospital before the end of 12 weeks of orientation (2 weeks left). I've spoken with a recruiter from HR and she mentioned that I would have to pay a fee for ...

Hi I have a question. What if you check your pt's blood sugar and it's too high for the glucometer to register, (limit of glucometer is lower than 450) and this pt is on a regular insulin sliding scale. Aside from calling the MD, would you give the h...

Hi I have a question. What if you check your pt's blood sugar and it's too high for the glucometer to register, (limit of glucometer is lower than 450) and this pt is on a regular insulin sliding scale. Aside from calling the MD, would you give the h...

Thank you everyone. I pushed through with the resignation and agreed to pay the amount for breaking the two year contract. Working there caused me a great amount of stress and anxiety to the point that I could no longer enjoy my life outside of work....

No its not in NJ iRN86.

Can you please give me a link of topics similar to this in the forum? I would appreciate it! i am freaking out right now, I know i can't handle the stress at the hospital anymore but I also know I can't repay them either! I feel so trapped. I only re...

Hi I'm a new grad currently working in a busy med-surg post-op unit and our ratio is usually 6-7:1. I am planning to resign because it is too fast-paced for me, too many admits and discharges in one shift and I get panic attacks all the time when I'm...

Hi I'm a new grad currently working in a busy med-surg post-op unit and our ratio is usually 6-7:1. I am planning to resign because it is too fast-paced for me, too many admits and discharges in one shift and I get panic attacks all the time when I'm...

thank youuuuu!!I feel better now.. I kept leaving messages on the nurse recruiter's voicemail and I sent her an email as well I think thats how I got an interivew. Let me know if you want her name and number and ill email it to u or pm. But I dont...

I hope you'll get a job offer soon as well!! Ill keep my fingers crossed! Im sure you will do great!

thank you! You should call the nurse recruiter at Spring Valley today since I declined the offer yesterday. I'm having a bit of a dilemma about that actually. Its been really bothering me. I hope you can give me some insight. I was interviewed at Sp...

Hi! just an update..my interview with Spring Valley went very well! I got the job offer the next day but I turned it down because I already accepted a job offer elsewhere.. the managers at spring valley were awesome! They were all very fun and I did ...

hi ohmeowzerRN! I have an interview with Spring Valley tomorrow for the medsurg unit!!! I'm a bit nervous and excited at the same time! Do you have any tips for me??

i believe some have jobs already.. some relocated to another state.. im nto considering relocation yet.=c Me too I was so surprised I got a call for an interview at Spring Valley, I wasnt expecting any response anymore from them but I'm just glad for...

summerlin and kindred.. but im not giving up! lets just keep trying!

I graduated May of this year and have been looking for a job since july. No this isn't my first interview. The other interviews I had, I was promised the job but I have to wait since there were no new grad positions at that time! So I've been applyin...

Hi mnnurse. I applied in Spring Valley last week of Aug and the status of my application immediately changed to forwarded to HM. Then I got a call for a panel interview this week, so I waited about 2-3 weeks? Ill let u know how my interview goes! Any...

thanks nsfamu! I already have an interview scheduled next week with spring valley and its a panel interview. Spongebob if u dont mind is it ok if u pm the questions that they asked u if u can still remember them? I really want this job!!I'm just very...