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hope to meet you guys too. I'm from out of town.. and would definitely like to meet some new nursing friends! - Jen

i work right next to a nurse who complains day in and day out-- almost every second she's working, theres something to complain. it seriously gets REAL old REAL fast. maybe just get someone who is appreciative of their job to work there.. instead of bringing their morale down. Yesterday, the same nurse was asked to translate a conversation between the doctor and patient, since shes the only one speaking that language on the same unit. She actually called management and demanded extra pay for the translation. And said i heard so and so got a extra bonus for being a translator, so why can't I? Nope will not do it! Let the hospital hire an interpreter for 15 minutes, who cares! and this went on and on and on.. even when the Dr. came to ask, she said the same thing. I was shocked.. someone get her fired already.

whoa we get uniforms????? i thought i was going to need scrub shopping! anyone know what color is ucla-sm?? i think i start sept 2

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agreed!

we are humans, and we make mistakes. don't tear yourself up over it. i've known couple nurses who make mistakes, and some does not even want to owe up to it-- even after being confronted. By the end of the day, no one is really hurt, and it tested your morale. it'll make you become more vigilant.

hey guys! can you guys give me some insight on the TalentPlus behavioral interview??? I just got the verbal offer from the manager after the interview, and reassured me that the personality interview was something I don't have to worry about but needs to be done soon. any insight on the talentplus? is it normal the talentplus interview comes after a verbal offer after the interview with the unit manager.???

i'm wondering... you think management leaves the unit short-staffed because theres honestly NO nurses they can hire out there... or you think they rather do the $$ game. Less staff= less money management spends. That's the theme at my facility. I have 20 psych patients.. and its consistently a workload that cannot be finished in a 9 hour shift. So every nurse sacrifice their lunch, breaks, sanity, stay over 2 hours --clocked out to finish. (because if you have OT, they will call u in the office and write you up. but if u clock out to finish- they're saying you're a liability on their premise! what do you do?!) guess what, management doesnt care. they said... you need to work FASTER!

acute psych..... SO YES!!!!!! i've witnessed the staff getting bite by patients with open wounds and teeth marks + bleeding. another staff got punched in the face and got a swollen black eye because the pt thought the staff was "talking crap" behind her back. in reality she was just taking vitals for another patient... ohhhh it gets real bad. time to take out the ativan.. haldol... benadryl..

nurse patient ratio is a huge one.. consider your load. your safety there.. risk for losing a license?

i just got my first paycheck and i was deducted over 1k in taxes. FML!!!!!!

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I'm a new grad who recently found a job in the bay area, and i'm not gonna lie, the $ is sooo good. Nurses can easily make over 90-100K here. I'm in acute pscyh/ adolescent psych and the job is soooo stressful. The nurses I work with are pulling double time, over time, 16 hour shifts if they want to. Starting with $49 on weekends, and going double if you pull double shift. Right now, some of the nurses are literally sit watching the pts as they go to bed and sleep during noc, getting paid double time. I worked on july 4th, and the pay was almost 70 an hour. the problem is, hospitals aren't willing to train now. So they are putting this high salary in front of me, with limited orientation, and telling me, you either can take it or someone else will. My hospital gave me a 5 day orientation and pushed me out on the floor as a new grad. I have pts who are highly psychotic/ highly sucidial. They are banging on the nurses station crying/screaming/yelling for mercy, coming to you, telling you they just accidentally cut their wrist open with a blade, while you have another psychotic fighting with another psychotic pt. while I have paperwork backed up like a mountain. Good? i don't think soo. They're leaving me to sink or swim. My cost of living here is very low b/c i got smart and found a cheap and nice place to live. So is the money worth it? you tell me.

Hello lovely nurses, I'm a new grad nurse and recently found a Acute Psych position. Just wondering if i'll be having difficulty going into other fields later on..?? Some people say getting out of Psych is pretty hard once you go into it. is that true? did anyone manage to completely change fields? just wondering since our unit doesn't receive any medically unstable patients.. so i'll be performing zero skills.

took me 1 whole year. Graduated May 09 Passed Nclex July 09 First interview July 10, got the job. CALIFORNIA. not the field i was aiming for, but close to home. so i'm not complaining :)

So after the discussed offer, she told me the hospital actually pays per diem and regular full time staff the same base rate..... HUH!! i always thought per diem is higher. i guess its not true to this hospital??? Apparently since i'm getting that Per diem rate, it will always stay that rate, even when i get into Full time. BUT, the difference is--- when i get into Full time, I will get a chunk of money taken out each month in return for benefits. iduno.... i'm in no position to argue though.. i guess I just got the wages of a full time person, but hired as per diem- works 40 hours a week, with zero benefits. *shrugs*

academy of med surg nursing if you're into med surg

Hello new grads, So i'm a fellow new grad in california. and i had my share of misery in the last year struggling to find a job. It's been a rough rough road but I finally found something. it's little but its something. I wanna give some advice out there for those new grad struggling to find a job. 1) turning in an application is not enough.. u gotta pick up the phone and call! 2) I volunteered at 2 different positions. they probably want to know what you've been doing for an entire year. show that you've been keeping up your skills 3) when i volunteered, i networked with several managers. i even got some on the spot interview just by showing up :) network network.. 4) get ACLS, join a professional organization, get a mentor through professional org, take classes related to your field. 5) talk to your classmates .. they'll give u tips and info on whos hiring. 6) talk to your preceptor !! my preceptor told me so many good tips on whose hiring within the hospital. goodluck :)

cool beans :) my bf likes to read up on all those health law stuff. i'll let him read it. i'm sure he'll find it interesting haha

Thank you all for the replies!!!!!!!!!! This clears up a lot, since i'm a new grad i'm unsure of how the system works. this is my first real nursing position :) i just accepted the job offer with no hesitation, just some lingering thoughts. thanks for clearing it up! i'm happy to get a position as a new grad in california

Hey lovely nurses, so recently I just accepted a Per-diem job offer. They said there's a nurse on maternity leave, and would like me to cover her full time, 40 hours a week- if i want. my Questions are : 1) is there a law saying that you can just hire per diem nurses and give them full time, without requiring to give employee benefits..???? is there such a thing as, if I work over a certain hours, they're mandated to give me some sort of benefits????? 2) do per diem nurses get a cap on the number of hours they can work per week.? and if you go over that cap, the employer has to offer benefits? 3) They also offered XX amount of dollar per hour. does that mean if i switch to full time or part time in the future, that hourly rate decreases? 4) how long does maternity leave last?? 5) did you ever negotiate salary? what about your first job? sorrie newbie here. thanks for your help

thank you guys for the replies :) it is definitely helpful

I'm a new grad RN with back pain. I've had it since i was 17 during a sports injury,, then reinjured during clinicals.. I'm going to take a job in PSYCH. lots of paper work, patients are all mobile. i HOPE that's going to be alright for me. I'm going to be very careful in medsurg settings, very careful with lifting. My back chronically spasms up.. i got through nursing school fine. i hope you will too. good luck

So recently I just got an offer to do a nursing internship partime. and i just got a job offer as per diem nurse at a local hospital. (new grad yippy!) This is a sillly questions, but i'm unsure of how per diem actually works. The hospital wasnt specific what hours they wanted me to do as per diem, i didn't sign anything, and they said all shifts are available for per diem. (they are planning to offer me a salary quote next week). if i signed on to be a per diem nurse.. does that mean if I tell them i'm available only on Tues, Weds, Thurs, they can call me any hour of the day? .. or they can only call only for Nocs if i choose noc shift. The thing is, i got the internship after my job interview, so now my availability has changed. the internship has solid hours already. unsure of how i should juggle both internship and per diem job.

awww hugs... i'd say keep on trying. I've been a year old, no job.. pretty sad.. but you can always move. its not like there are zero job, its whether you are willing to relocate. i know i cant find a job bc i'm too stubborn to move. but if you're willing..