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Congratulations! Nice to hear good news for a fellow nurse in recovery. If you can stay clean and sober for five years, you know anything is possible. I won't say good luck because you don't need it . God has your plan all ready for you. Keep us posted. You inspire me to see the joy in every day I am able to work. I just went back after a year off. I just got my year medallion in aa. I am trying to use all I have learned this year to give others hope that life can get better if you continue to be willing to do the work. I don't know if you've thought of working in a treatment facility, I can't tell you how much I am enjoying it and feel so comfortable there. I highly recommend looking into it . There are several Ipn nurses who work at my facility. The tx centers prefer staff to be in recovery:) take care.

I would do what I could based on my experience. Hasn't happened yet. I sometimes think "what emergencies could I be helpful with considering all the crap I keep iny car" ( just a fun game to play with your self or the family. Helps me justify not cleaning my car as much as I should:)

I guess I will be the one to ask why you felt you had to lie on your application. Dishonesty is usually found out . It will look much worse to lie than to be let go from a preceptorship. Plaese believe me when I tell you that no matter where you are the nursing commnity is very interconnected. You never know who knows whom. My advice to any new nurses: don't lie and don't burn bridges-ever. The coworker you don't like could be the supervisor you have to interview with in two years. This happened to me. Ps. If you get the job they could still fire you for false statements on your application. You have to live in reality. You worked some place, you got fired, period. Don't start your career dishonorably. Just my opinion

Most nurses that I know who transfered to the Er either know telemetry or required to finish a critical care class. Have you done either of those? There are so many medications that I didn't use on a regular basis, let alone was comfortable giving until I worked in the Er full time. Giving the right med, either too fast or too slow can be a critical mistake. Your preceptor in the Er isn't usually responsible for teaching you how to be a critical care nurse. They need you to have basic knowledge to build upon . They do need to teach you things you wouldn't have seen upstairs on other floors in the hosp. Think about it . Don't let your pride keep you there if you are not prepared to be there yet. Maybe they offer a critical care class at the hospital you could take. Good luck. You will know the right thing to do.

I also swore I would never, ever wear those huge, ugly clown shoes. My mother got me a pair of lilac colored crocs when they came out. I thanked her and put them away never to be worn . Maybe if all my other shoes were stolen, those crocs would be left and I would have to wear them. Anyhoo, two months later I put them on to show someone how ugly they were and haven't been without several pairs since that day. I even make people try them on sothey can have happy feet like me. I know, I sound crazy. But it's a true story.

I think men in health care have it easy. You can wear the same color everyday and look just as good. I hate any prints on men. You aren't going there for a fashion show. That is strictly for us girls. Enjoy easiness of not having to have the extreme variety women do. Ps . There is nothing more attractive than a man in plain blue or green o.r. Scrubs!

I have found most hospital still have the rule: short lab coat for nurses, long for doctors. I made the mistake a buying a long coat for my first clinical rotation. From the reaction of my instructor you would have thought I killed a doctor and stole his lab coat. I never made that mistake. I have heard people make fun of other nurses who wear the long coats. It's looked at that the person is a "want a be" doctor. Just my opinion. I think the longer coat gets dirtier much faster and I am always hot. Wouldn't wear it if i could.

In my experience the people that are happy in oncology have entirely different personalities from those I have worked with in the Er. I was going to try to describe the differences but it started sounding too cliche. I left floor nursing for the Er because I started to feel helpless taking care of chronically I'll patients. You see the same patients in the Er, bur generally they aren't there for 12 hrs or the three days you work Ina row. If you want a job where you will tend to see the same patients on a regular basis oncology would be the way I would go. The Er as I'm sure you've heard is a mixed bag of tricks. I agree would be easier to get a broad base of knowledge in the Er thenyou would have more options later to shift positions. Just my opnion.

From you post you sound like maybe English is your second language. I don't mean to offend you , but is it possible the language barrior was a problem? I knew several phillipino nurses that had a hard time with the nclex because of this . Maybe there is a way to appeal for one more chance if you tell them the situation. You are not alone in failing several times . I don't remember if you said your state. You could call the Bon in your state. Keep us posted. You wil help and encourage others out there in your same situation. I will pray for you .

I concure with other posters, follow you contract to the letter. Make it thru the year and then you will be done. I am in I p n and just recently we had a member of or group at the monthly fla Bon meeting. Lying and trying to get around the system is the thing they least tolerate. I have seen this first hand many times. These people had their licenses revoked. R.e.v.o.k.e.d! The initial violations were small in comparison to what others did, but they lied to the board and there was no mercy. Please don't risk what you worked so hard for. I understand losing a house is hard. I did that. Without my license, I don't have a chance to have another one. I had to move in with family and am still there. It was a blow to my ego but my ego needed it. I wish you well.

Congrats on having both options at the same time. I have an adn and have never had a problem getting a job or changing jobs. I don't however work in " leadership". If that is the route you want to take you will need the b s n . You will still hopefully want nursing experience before you head into management. The hospitals and agencies I have worked for in the past twelve years haven't paid more hourly for the b s n. It is part of the puzzle if you know you will get your masters. Good luck with what ever you decide. Keep us posted. You sound like you want the b s n program more. I always excelled when I wanted something badly . ( just my experience, hope it helps)

I have been in Ipn and as a result aa for over a year. I can tell you both are important but so different. For me the important thing early in recovery was to see that I am not alone. The first meeting I went to I met a nurse I used to work with. If she was holed up in an exclusive nurse aa meeting I would never have met her. Thinking I was smarter than others and different or better than others because I was a nurse kept me iny addiction longer. I find the amazing part of aa is that people do appear outwardly so different, but are the same. I know when I am around others nurses it is hard not to talk shop. That's not what keepsMe sober. I wish you luck in you endeavors. I think it is important to the newcomer to really see all types of people. The big book says something like we are people who would not normally mix. But we are like those who have survived a disaster. That is so true and I don't want to mess with perfection...

Sounds low. Is she including the value of the benefits in that 55 k? You would make way more even in long term care.

I was wondering how long you have worked in nursing? I can tell you from my own experience, I was not comfortable or relaxed in my first job for about a year. I think fear is a healthy thing. It made me vigilant to learn as much as I could every day. It was alot of near misses that gave me the experience to feel comfortable. A good charge nurse is a blessing and a bonus, but there are usually other nurses with more experience and or more bedside knowledge. Those people can be invaluable teachers. As far as working per diem in the Er, I don't see how you think that will be easier. They still have peds too. I worked with a woman who only worked once a week, so when you think about it , at the end of the year she had worked about 50 times. That's about three real months experience. People at work expected her to know more than she could working the short time she did. There are other areas that working part time just out of school would be ok, not the Er. I don't know anyone that would think that idea would have a good outcome. There is so much to learn. You really can't know what you don't know this early. I will pray for you:)

In my opinion, based on twelve years of nursing experience an agency position is not the place to start your career. The facilities that use agencies expect that the nurses they send have the knowledge and experience to perform in the job with no further training and almost non-existent orientation. You would be putting yourself and your license at risk if the agency hired you. Most agencies I have worked for expect at least one year acute care experience if not critical care experience. I think most nurses would agree that you learn more once you get out of school than you did in school. I would beg you to get real experience to build on the foundation that started in school. There are many new grad preceptor programs. I have seen a lot of new grads get in over their heads because they thought they knew everything. I didn't know what I didn't know. Find a facility that will give you time and a good preceptor to guide you. Ask lots of questions. And listen. Don't risk your license so soon after you just got it. Please.