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Hello! Please help. I have to job offers for ICU's. I am a new graduate nurse and feel very privileged to have these options. Option 1) Level 1 trauma center MICU with good pay. The hospital is a public teaching institution that is known for frequ...

You will be fine. I believe I work for the same or a similar company. I am also a new grad. I do not aspirate, as this is not required. Also for geriatric and peds patients I bunch up the muscle as not to hit the bone. I also ask the patient to r...

2 years I mean

I chose option 1! I will be applying to CRNA school in 3 years.

I was hired as an extern and was unable to accept the position. I am now working as an RN at Grady

yes the pp was correct about applying online after the extern fair. Yes, the flyer was on the website about a month prior to the summer open house. The open house was in March and the externship started in late June.

The dates of the open house will be posted under the nursing link on the career section of Grady. It is not there yet.

I did not do the externship, however, was offered a position (was unable to accept). However, it is a fabulous opportunity and pretty much one of the few ways to secure employment at Grady upon graduation. Go to the open house with all required inf...

Thank you all! That was quick! I guess option 1 is a no brainer, and you are correct, I won't be there forever. I greatly appreciate your advice!

thanks for responding so quickly. Yes, you are right it is 5E. Is 5E and intermediate care unit or an intensive care unit? Basically is "intensive care unit" included in the title. I just ask because I really want specific "icu experience" Sorry ...

I was told that my unit was 5G. I asked HR if that was the final decision and she said yes. I was pretty confused. I hoped to rotate through all of the units as indicated on the website. They are unsure of the start date either 9/26 or 10/10. I'...

I just received an offer for Piedmont's critical care residency program. I am very excited and have a few questions. As the pp stated, the residency program was cut from 5 to 3 months. What was eliminated? Also, on the website it states that we w...

Hello All, I recently was offered a position in a nurse extern position at my #1 choice hospital. I applied for the job at the beginning of March and anticipated that the program would start around that time. However, to the process moved slower th...

That is a great idea. However, I hope to take the boards within the next few weeks before the baby is born. If I pass, I will probably have a license within a few weeks after the baby is born, so I think I will just go straight for the RN job. :)

Yes, they definitley knew I was pregnant. However, they did not know how far along I was. The start date was firm and they were unable to be flexible. Thus I declined due to it being within 10 days of my due date

Thank you all for your prompt responses! It really helped solidify my confidence that I made the right choice that will best benefit my career. Yes, we planned to give birth right after graduation to allow time with the baby and time for a job sear...

thank you so much for your encouragement! I am very glad that you promptly found work after the birth!

Greetings everyone! I am scheduled to graduate the first week of May. I an currently 7 months pregnant (baby due 7/2) and am willing to start work immediately ( I worked full time with prior pregnancies so this is not an issue). I would like to sta...

thanks..i definitely plan to take the nclex before the baby..thanks

thanks quiet patty!

I am beginning Georgia States ACE program in a few weeks. I have heard of women who were pregnant and delivered towards the end or after the program ended. I am sure it can work. I was pregnant and worked my entire first pregnancy (in finance not ...

You can most definitely do it with two kids..and good childcare. So if you have that, stay and stay focused you will excel. Best of luck.

I applied on the Nov 1st deadline. Good Luck to all of you! I look forward to meeting the members of our class. To those who may not get in on the first try, try again...and I look forward to meeting you all in following semesters.

Greetings! I just joined this site to get more information on our field of nursing and was thrilled to find that someone already started a thread on the GSU Spring 2010 class. I received confirmation that I was accepted into the ACE program in late ...