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Lately I have been having mixed feelings about where do I want to go as a nurse. Before going to nursing school I have always said that I wanted to be a labor and delivery nurse. Then my maternity rotation came and that changed. The nurse that I was pared with was not nice and just made that experience unpleasant. Then when I graduated I thought that I should not specialized myself in the beginning of my career so that I can be a nurse that knows more than just labor and delivery. So after working in a subacute facility I decided that I should try telemetry, since I always had a passion for the heart :) I have been working on telemetry floor for the past 3 months. I don't feel completely happy there. I am not sure if is the hospital, the low pay, or just the fact that it is not labor and delivery. I love pregnancies and labors. I want to learn everything about it. But I am not sure if this love is just because I have a dream to soon have a baby of my own or because i would really love to work in this environment. Although I love to care for my patients and know that I made a difference in their day, I have noticed that I enjoyed the most when I am doing more of a administrative work. When I was working in the subacute facility, I was the charge nurse. when we get admission, I had to enter all the orders in the system and assess the patient. Something, we had circulator nurses who could help either entering the orders or assessing the patient. I never wanted to assess the patients, I always wanted to be on the computer working on the orders and contact physicians. How can I be sure of what I want? Should I try to make the move and completely change my career from telemetry to labor and delivery nurse? How can I make myself decreed to the L&D manager since I do not have any experience in that area?

Hi, I have been a nurse for two years, however, I found my first employment as a subacute nurse in a SNF facility in San Diego. I worked there for 1.5 years until I finished by RN-BSN program and was able to land an acute care job. I have been working in this hospital for 3 months now and I don't like much. Mostly is the pay, which is very low, they pay me the same I was getting at SNF. For a hospital it is pretty bad. Their turn over is huge as all the new grads leave after getting their experience. And unfortunately, that is exactly what I want to do. They are always short staffed, specially on the CNAs, so I end up having to do everything for my patient. It is not that I mind doing it, but being so busy on a tele floor it takes away from other things that only an RN can do. The problem that I am having now is that I need more money and was looking for a pier diem job. Something that I could do once a week to increase my income. However, I was trying to get a job that would benefit me in getting into the Magnet hospitals in the area that I really want to work for. Any suggestions? I thought in applying to registries, but since I only have 3 months of acute care experience I think they will not accept me. All I have seen is a minimum of 1 yr. At this point I would take anything that would be enjoyable and bring some income. Thanks!

I recently got a job offer at Alvarado hospital in San Diego, which I accepted of course, but was surprised with the low pay. I have 1 year experience at skilled nursing so I am not sure if they are considering me a new grad. I will receive 8 weeks of training, which I am thrilled about. Will they increase the pay once I have 6 months there? Or this is it? Alvarado is 30 Scripps and sharp I think around 35 Ucsd 40

How/where do I find them?

I'm still looking for articles. Have 2 left. The picot is already done since the introduction to research class. Hopefully tomorrow I will start the paper, otherwise I will have to spend my weekend on this grrrr

Hmmm I guess it makes sense. I will review what I wrote so far.

My instructor is C.C.. the class started 3/30.

I am searching my articles now. I have already 8 of them. I am just not sure how to answer the questions for the "selecting sources of literature" assignment. I am suppose to summarize the abstract? when asks for statistics, am I suppose to say what kind of statistics it was used or stated 80% of people bla bla bla while 20% did not? I am not sure if I am doing it right. grrrr I just wish I could fast forward this 5 weeks.

Thank you. I will try to make sure that the dialogue and the essay covers the same thing. And I changed it to look like a dialogue and not monologue.

I am in pathophys doing the CLC project. there is two parts for this assignment, a essay and a dialog. Has any of you guys done that class already? I am confused on the dialog part. How long it has to be? do i just write like I am talking to the patient explaining her condition and providing teaching just like a discharge planning?

I am in pathophys doing the CLC project. there is two parts for this assignment, a essay and a dialog. Has any of you guys done that class already? I am confused on the dialog part. How long it has to be? do i just write like I am talking to the patient explaining her condition and providing teaching just like a discharge planning?

I am hoping it was a typo. I sent a message to the teacher to confirm.

Thanks!! I just realized I have to do an abstract. This is a first. ?

Thanks. Will see what I can find. I tried to choose the ones that I do want to learn about. I am planing a trip to japan then Bali after graduation so I wanted to learn about them.

Oh really? I will do that! Thank you thank you thank you.