DatMurse

DatMurse

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  1. All Men Shift

    mind=blown
  2. Discrimination Against ER Nurses?

    We technically should have more working nurses at a time(IMO), but hospitals arent going to pay for that. It's called tough
  3. St. Alexius Bismarck ND

    There is a recruiting incentive. 100 after 3 months and 150 after another year.(I may or may not be around for the other 150) so lets say 100, That is hardly worth my time, I started that post before...
  4. St. Alexius Bismarck ND

    the offer letter was on the day you sign with them. Sounds exactly like my set up. btw the stupid n95 respirator test makes me want to rip it
  5. St. Alexius Bismarck ND

    I would also like to add I have helped a few people get a job over here. 1 is actually living in a building not too far from me that moved from Florida(She is working in Maternity). They read the...
  6. St. Alexius Bismarck ND

    Lol what? the low wages are like this through the state. You made an account just to talk trash about the hospital. I was a little sketchy about the employment offer because it was a verbal over the...
  7. 1. I would say my floor(personal experience), ortho, surgical(word of mouth), are safe for new grads. I cant speak for tele. Orientation process for me is 6 weeks. 1 year contract if you take the 1000...
  8. New grad (ADN) moving to Dallas, Texas

    I dont think parkland is magnet status, however google it for
  9. North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico are places that are easier to get jobs. My hospital is
  10. Please help! I'm a new grad.

    We will have ups and downs. today was a down for me. I will get a good nights sleep and make it up
  11. I would rather relocate than work in a non hospital setting. BUT THAT IS ME. My friends who work in LTACs do the same thing as medsurge imo, but I wanted to get into oncology ASAP. It is all about...
  12. New RN

    1. How do you miss meds? Do you have a EMR system that has you scan things and lets you know if you need meds? 2. Can you see orders on your EMR? such as IV Rate? 3. Even if the med is overdue is it...
  13. Bismarck, ND Graduated Dec 2013 Passed NCLEX 1/2014. Applied to 25+ No certs, 2 weeks after I started
  14. OP This.... https://allnurses.com/nursing-first-job/reflection-accepting-job-922705.html My review of out of state https://www.st.alexius.org/employment/careers-st-alexius This, I have friends from SF...
  15. Sometimes more is expected out of you. People have connections for everything. Knowing a background of a person can help make assumptions of what kind of character they are or people will vouch for...
  16. A Little update.... I have recruited 3+ nurses from this thread for St. Alexius.... and 1 for
  17. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    1)ND 2)22.79. 1.75 night/eve differential. 155-165% shift pickup incentive(in addition to overtime) 3)0 exp(Well I am at 4 months now) 4) Medical
  18. I have a friend who I graduated with that works at UT Southwestern or Baylor who got credit for doing
  19. You will have to call the hospital in regards to that, I will not be able to answer this question.
  20. Ill see you on the
  21. Nurses not prepared for report

    I feel like this too. I dont care what is "normal". If their vitals are stable. and they say that. Its ok with me. Are they tachycardic? If so, is that their baseline? When was the last time they...
  22. They had a news report on their need for nurses. Talent Specialists Help Keep Bismarck Hospital Staffed on Vimeo So I have picked up 3 shifts so far. Sometimes they been great, sometimes they've been...
  23. "Keep your nursing skills"? What is it?

    Thanks for confirming what I thought. I remember as a student I used to think it was foleys and what not
  24. I have been an active nurse for 4 months. I am on a medical/oncology floor which I very much enjoy, but now I am questioning... What in the world are all of these "nursing skills" That people have...
  25. I think you are overthinking