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MUSC hospital is a great place to start as a new grad. That was my first nursing job & I learned a lot. They have specific "new grad RN" postings. And back when I was a nurse there, you would have "new grad meetings" where you could share your experiences with other new grad nurses. If you know you're moving to SC, I would just get your SC license for now. Enjoy Charleston! I love it there!

You can also look at applying at another 4-year university. I went to a solid public university nearby, & as long as you had C's, you were golden. My university gave you a bit more chances for those of us, like me, who grew a lot in college. 3.7 GPA is amazing. It's easiest to just go straight through & get your RN-BSN in one swoop. Less steps to get done. I would check at other schools if this one didn't work out. Talk to an admissions counselor. Just make sure they're accredited. I tend to go for the old-fashioned brick & mortar universities, but to each their own. You've got this! All is not lost.

Keep your chin up, dear one. If your dream is to be a nurse, continue. I see what you have gone through reminds me a lot of myself. I struggled in school & now am a nurse of 9 years & have just been accepted into a NP school in my area. If you want it, you can do it. My advice is to go to a tech school & become a LPN & then a RN. I struggled in my A&P class at my 4-year university. I took those at an area tech school & made A+'s. I remember that we used plastic human models, the teaching style was more straight forward, & it clicked. If you want it, you can do it. Going through this will make you an even more excellent nurse one day. You will appreciate your degree even more. I would get a LPN then RN degree at a tech school then maybe go to 4-year school to get your BSN. My area state school nearby has their RN to BSN online. If you decide not to do nursing, how about teaching? You could teach science or health or even PE. Or you could study public health. I love public health, which is focused on more population & preventative medicine. Pray/meditate on what you want & relax & go for it. You've got this! :-)

Thanks for the posts & insight, guys!

Thank you, Tammy! That was spot on. Since that happened last Friday, I've had a great week. Taken care of some really sweet Patients & families in home care who Have really appreciated me. It makes it all worthwhile! I'm actually pursuing my masters now in hopes to teach nursing. This bullying situation has inspired me to teach on workplace bullying one day in hopes to prevent it for future nurses. May God bless & every one of you hospice nurses as well as all nurses for the work that you do in comforting others!

No my supervisors back me up. This is the 3rd one of our nurses this facility has fired. My supervisors would understand that I wouldn't want to subject myself to this bullying again. It's just sad cause truly we should all be on the same team. No matter what hospice we work for. I know hospices compete, but that's no excuse for bullying. We all just want to keep our patients comfortable. I look at the work of my dad. He is an awesome family physician in the area, and though he "competes" against other family physicians in the area, he supports them & helps them any ways he can. He helps them with their call & vise-versa. All companies should work together like that. Bullying should not be tolerated. I like to stay pretty vague on this online forum. Thank you so much for your response!

I've been a nurse for 9 years. I truly love being a nurse! I am having trouble sleeping tonight though. A lot on my mind. I am the facility nurse for my home care hospice. I meet some awesome cg's in the facilities I go into. In one facility, though, I experience bullying by several of their staff members, especially nurses. And it's not cause of me. It's cause they have there own hospice, but we transferred our pts into their facility. They would like for their hospice to take care of the pts we have. I like to think I have a caring heart. I care about my patients & also the cg's I meet. I want to make the facility staff's job easier too. This one facility's bullying has really got to me today though. Something out of my control happened, and the DON has fired me from the facility! I was so upset. Our management is supposed to meet with their management to try to work things out. The DON said, "If we can work things out, she (which is me) can come back." I think the bullying there is affecting my health. I really don't want to subject myself to that anymore. What would you do?

Monday-Friday 8-5 pm with call. That is what I do, and I love it. I haven't worked the weekend on-call position, but I hear that many hours on can be brutal. I think starting in case management as the Monday through Friday nurse is the best way to learn hospice. I've been doing it 7 years & love it! My best tips-chart in the home & finish your charts right after you see a patient. I do mine in the car in places such as a chic fil a parking lot. If you close out your charts right after you see patients, they are done & you take little home. You will get the hang of it! Best of luck! :)

I just wanted to encourage y'all who may be frustrated with your nursing jobs, if in hospice or another area. I have been an RN since 2008. Worked 2.5 years in a teaching hospital where I learned tons, but was ready to break free of the four walls to do home health which led to hospice. Accepted a hospice job after feeling led by God that this was where I needed to be. After 1 year, I was burnt out as a case manager on salary working 50+ hours weekly. I loved my patients and didn't mind duties, but the workload was too much and I wasn't getting compensated for the extra time I was putting in. So I asked my manager what I wanted, and she valued me so that she created a position for me. I now technically work "part-time" 4 days weekly. No benefits, but I am now hourly, making more, and am happier. I find my job as a hospice nurse to be a privlege. I just want to encourage y'all not to be afraid to ask your manager what you want. I think it was easier for her to create this position for me, than to train a new nurse. Best wishes everyone in our careers providing loving care to those who need it most! : )

Awesome to see there are others I can relate to that are nurses with essential tremors. Almost everyday a pt or cg asks "Are you nervous?" I say that I have a hereditary tremor, but it does not affect my job. Normally they say "Oh" and that is that. What do ya'll say when people ask about your tremor?

Hi guys! I started a hospice job (home hospice) back in July. I love the work, but miss my days off that I had when I worked in the hospital working 3 12's. I am a case manager nurse with a hospice company which is booming. I have considered going to my boss & telling her that I miss my old schedule & asking if she ever has a prn job available would she switch me to it. Do you think I could support myself on a prn position? We are a booming company so I feel the work is there. Secondly, if she says there are no prn positions available, I am scared that she would think of me differently & may even want to fire me for voicing this concern. Would greatly appreciate you guys' advice! Thank you!

You can do Hedis chart reviews. It's data collection on your days off & you definitely get to do a lot of sitting! And you get to travel to different doctors office & see different settings which is cool.

That sounds like it would go against labor laws! Good luck on your next job, & hopefully your former job will change their ways when they see that they can't keep nurses.

Another thing you can do if you have the 3 12's a week schedule is extra work. I do regular extra work on the show Army Wives & even played a nurse at a German military hospital. Very fun! Also, they sometimes have nurses who advise the crew how the hospital set should look & how the actors should act in medical situations. It's a fun hobby of mine!

I've found that the MBT's work awesome for some people, and some people hate them. I was unfortunately in the second group. They were too hard on my arches. Merrell's work great for me. But we are all unique, in even our feet!