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I drove 3 hours to a job fair the other day. I approached a recruiter, and told her I graduated 1 year ago and was unable to find a job, and asked if there were any positions open at her hospital. She explained how not only do i NOT qualify for new g...

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 ...

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 tr...

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 yo...

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 need...

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 ha...

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...

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 dou...

I can't really do LTC/ Med-Surg stress is too much on my body. Feel like i'm going to run around like a headless chicken. too much heavy heavy lifting for my back. I was told in nursing school to go into medsurg, but i'mma try to steer clear and head...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Pe...

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

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 fo...

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 spec...

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