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Jess (and everyone else)--- I appreciate your beautiful words and totally agree...I cried while reading it. Thank you for saying it like it is.

*Hunting down more isolation gowns 3 times in one shift. Grrr. Then hunting for more masks. *Dilaudid q 2hrs. ("is it time for my Dilaudid yet??!!) Get the patient on a PCA already. *Getting Stool samples *Accuchecks with the patient that says "I'm g...

I drive one hour each way to work (12 hour shifts) and I hate my commute...especially the long drive home. The worst part? If you want to work consecutive days it means less and less sleep during those days. I'm new...I often finish late...get home a...

Thank you for sharing your experience and your strength. Very inspirational! And Congrats on your new job in Oncology.

I'm a new grad working in an Onc unit and i'm starting to feel that I need to find a way to process the grief i feel. over several admissions in and out of our unit i got attached to a patient and her family too. when i met her a few months ago she ...

Hey! I know what you're going thru...the accelerated BSN is fast-paced and an overwhelming amount of stuff thrown at you at once...especially the first two semesters. And I hated the first month in the hospital...the smells, the poop, the feeling of ...

Hello All, I have the same problem and I don't know what to do about it...it's very frustrating to realize that patient care could be so much better with cooperation and teamwork from our CNAs...burn out is dangerous for the patients.

I'm a RN new grad, worked at a SNF, assigned to 32 patients, and I tried very, very hard to make it work. The nurses training me hinted that I needed to take shortcuts to do the med pass in time. I told them no, I'm going to do it right (take BP befo...

How many patients will you have? And how many of those are rehab nursing/skilled...straight out of the local hospital?

Thanks for the info. Now I know the wait is over. No, didn't get an offer.

Ohhh, the wait is getting harder as we get closer...hope we find out before 24th but if not that's coming up soon. All I want for Christmas...pleeze Santa. :)

I'm a new grad (with no prior experience) in a SNF...assigned to 30 patients...about 12 of them recent admits from the hospital with more pain, breathing Txs, etc. than the others. I was on orientation for about a dozen days during the last month and...

sclpn, I had a short SNF rotation during nursing school at a public SNF...as a new grad I'm working at a for-profit SNF where the staffing ratio is a lot different and there's little to no equipment...no V/S machines, etc. But I am learning to prior...

Thank you, thank you SouthernBeegirl for your advice and encouragement. It helps a ton!! Nothing like Southern hospitality! I will try my best to not be so hard on myself at work and make a list of things I've learned so far. And what you wrote about...

I hope so...I have never felt like such a failure on a daily basis in a new job...a new grad...32 patients---combo of the transfers from the local hospital, the rehab patients, and the long term, severe dementia combative spitting-meds-out patients. ...

It's an emotional rollercoaster!! One day I feel that I can stick it out for 6 months and learn a lot. Plus I like seeing many of the residents and getting to know them. But today was a bad one. I was orienting with the RN supervisor who they want me...

Bre, I know what you mean and I'm wondering the same thing. I'm a new RN grad in a SNF. It takes me a long time to do the meds and on my first day with a meds pass the Assistant DON walked up to me and asked "You're STILL doing meds?!" I told her yes...

Congratulations!! SNF? And you're a new grad? I visited two local SNFs and the first one has asked me to come in tomorrow.

Mlok, Thanks for starting this thread and to the experienced SNF nurses----thanks for the info and your encouragement!! I am also applying to SNFs. I passed NCLEX in October and the hospitals in my area are not planning to hire new grads for some tim...

That's great. You both inspire me to drop by some places next week. I picked up some LTC applications recently and I haven't returned them yet. Meanwhile, here's what I did instead...okay, a waste of time, but it was fun. New Grad Lyrics to John Maye...

thanks, MissBrittany...I'm going to check with the CA BRN then. I really don't know...and I really want to work again as a CNA if the agency contacts me.

Congratulations NewGrad777, Baby Sierra, Vysecity!!!...Doesn't it feel like the biggest relief?! The first weekend without studying or testing....Yeeehah!

Are you going to start using your online Kaplan access weeks before your class starts? Then you'll be ready sooner after your class ends.

I passed!! On the CA BRN website today. Took nclex-rn on Saturday, 10/10. Relief!!

Congrats CaliGirl!! Must feel great, huh?