nurse0409

What hospital are you working at?

I had a patient who had been totally fine, but the graft failed. The pt. was rushed directly to the OR during the code, because this had happened to her once before. Her rhythm had been great and I was talking to her and then all of sudden she went into vtach then vfib. So I'm guessing the graft failed.

A nurse residency program is great for a new grad. First, it shows that the hospital invests in the future of their nurses and wants their new grads to succeed. The main point of the program is allow new grads to come together and network, so you don't feel alone. You will also have many educational seminars presented by specialists in your hospital, we had a lot of NPs talk to us about topics such as ethics/legal issues, wound care, end of life, leadership roles, etc. We also had skill days so that we could practice skills we didn't regularly use on the floor, ex. NG insertion, codes. A lot of the presentations are review but they were very helpful. It was also helpful to hear about other new grads experiences on their unit and how they handled those experiences. I definately recommend participating, you should get paid to go to the classes too!

Hello all, I was hoping for a little advice as I continue my job search. I recently moved to the Chicago suburbs with 6 months of experience as a nurse in a cardiac step-down unit. I applied to some area hospitals and then proceeded to follow up by hand delivering my cover letter, resume, license etc. I only made it to one hospital as there reaction was poor to this gesture. They do not take resumes (I was unaware) and basically laughed at me for trying. What is your recommendation? Is this a poor gesture? I applied online prior to delivering my resume, but when you upload your resume it alters the format. Since I put SOOO much time into my resume, I thought it would be nice for them to have a 'clearer' copy. Should I try visiting other hospitals I applied to, to drop of my resume or is this bad practice? Thank you for your help and advice. THANKS

Hello all, I was hoping for a little advice as I continue my job search. I recently moved to the Chicago suburbs with 6 months of experience as a nurse in a cardiac step-down unit. I applied to some area hospitals and then proceeded to follow up by hand delivering my cover letter, resume, license etc. I only made it to one hospital as there reaction was poor to this gesture. They do not take resumes (I was unaware) and basically laughed at me for trying. What is your recommendation? Is this a poor gesture? I applied online prior to delivering my resume, but when you upload your resume it alters the format. Since I put SOOO much time into my resume, I thought it would be nice for them to have a 'clearer' copy. Should I try visiting other hospitals I applied to, to drop of my resume or is this bad practice? Thank you for your help and advice.