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  1. Is there Any hope?!

    juststartinout posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi everyone, I'm just feeling very depressed right now. I want to be a FNP, but I feel like there's no hope for me. I graduated with a BSN in Alabama relocated to Kansas. I worked...

  2. Is there Any hope?!

    juststartinout replied to juststartinout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I just wanted to update this, I got accepted to the University of Missouri's FNP program. It's a DNP program so i'll be working on it for some time, but because to be honest the price is right, and...

  3. FNP or Adult-Gerontology?

    juststartinout posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi all! I was really down a few weeks ago, but today I checked my email and found I'd been accepted to an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP program. I know that I never want to work with children,...

  4. Is there Any hope?!

    juststartinout replied to juststartinout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm going to start a new thread about this but, I just wanted to say, I got accepted to a Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program in the area, I'm still sending out applications but I...

  5. Is there Any hope?!

    juststartinout replied to juststartinout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm shy about online programs. I have nothing against them, it's just i don't know where to start with what is a good online program vs a program that just wants me to pay them. I've heard many good...

  6. Is there Any hope?!

    juststartinout replied to juststartinout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did just what zmansc suggested and contacted the school. The director of the program told me the lowest GPA they accepted this year was a 3.75! She also said they've taken as low as 3.3. It just...

  7. New Grad Starting in Subacute Rehab

    juststartinout posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello All, I'm a new grad getting ready to go work at a Rehab Hospital. It's a small subacute facility that deals mostly with TBI's, CVA's, and SCI's, with all sorts of things in between. I...

  8. What to do when you know you're in the wrong?

    juststartinout posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This morning it was my turn to make the morning assignments for the dayshift nurses. After much contemplating, I tried to make a fair assignment, but ended up loading one nurse down with an accuity...

  9. First months, and I still dont get the hang of it

    juststartinout replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi NewlygradBSN, Getting started is HARD. That said I'll tell you what I did. I'm 6 months into a RN position and my first few months I found myself forgetting all kinds of things too! After a...

  10. Looking for a new job after 4 months...

    juststartinout replied to sunshine547's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been working at subacute for 6 months, and I can definitely sympathize with the need for something different. I'd say if your supervisor or coworkers are the type you can trust with information...

  11. I've given this job 6 months and...I still hate it (vent)

    juststartinout replied to juststartinout's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thank you all so much for the advice! "bottom line, technology can be boring - machines only make bleeping sounds (often for no reason), pts have a wealth of lifetime experiences to relate and by...

  12. I've given this job 6 months and...I still hate it (vent)

    juststartinout posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I’m a new grad I started in a subacute rehab facility fresh out of graduation. I always wanted to work in ICU or step-down, maybe moon light in acute psych. However, this was just not to be. I...

  13. Being a new nurse is causing depression

    juststartinout replied to tolerantgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OP I definitely feel where you are coming from. This first year in nursing is turbulent to say the least. Coming from school which was a relatively sheltered environment, to full speed as a nurse is...

  14. what kind of hospital is Centerpoint Medical Center?

    juststartinout posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I'm a new grad. I saw that this hospital has New grad positions available there, and i just wondered what kind of place it is. I've driven by it a few times and seen that it's a new...

  15. New RN needs advice here

    juststartinout replied to Lisa1980's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with SoxFan80. I'm four months into my job and I just now am starting to get comfortable with my position. I wanted to jump ship. I even interviewed somewhere else. But now I'm getting...

  16. New RN needs advice here

    juststartinout replied to Lisa1980's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Lisa1980 It's incredibly difficult to start out in nursing. Two months into a difficult position like MedSurg/Onc sounds very overwhelming. However, try to stick with it a little longer and see...

  17. How hard can it be? It's just night shift....vent

    juststartinout posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all, Yep I had a new hire say that to me the other day. I gave her a look of death. I felt so annoyed. I get soo irritated when I know I've busted my butt for 12 hours non stop, then I get...

  18. How hard can it be? It's just night shift....vent

    juststartinout replied to juststartinout's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Student2Registered, I agree that all shifts are difficult. I worked Days, Evenings, and Nights. I'd say the hardest at my facility is the 3-11 shift, so many things get neglected because of...

  19. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    juststartinout replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    St. Lukes Healthsystem in Kansas City has many Registered Nurse I openings. Centerpoint Medical Center (HCA) has new grad openings. Missouri University also has some new grad openings. Good luck...

  20. Is this wrong?

    juststartinout replied to juststartinout's topic in Nursing Career

    I haven't signed any sort of contract binding me to the facility. I don't want to burn any bridges, the work environment there is actually pretty good. I just want personally to go for it. I think...

  21. Is this wrong?

    juststartinout posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi all, I've been working in rehab for about 3 months now. I worked at the facility before graduating nursing school and was rehired after graduation. I've been putting out resumes to hospitals...

  22. How many miles does an average RN walk per shift?

    juststartinout replied to want2banrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wear a pedometer regularly. On a good shift it's about 3-4 miles, on a bad shift i've done as many as 7! I sure other nurses/healthcare professionals can

  23. I cannot stand Med/Surg!!!! 3 months in my job and ready for a change STAT!!!

    juststartinout replied to misha8210's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't give up. IMHO the three month mark seems to be the time when job hate starts/intensifies. However, it WILL get better, you will become more proficient. Don't lose sight of your dream, but for...

  24. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    juststartinout replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    Not much of a story, but here goes: I had just introduced myself to the patient about ten minutes earlier and heard him shouting my name loudly. I knew he was a bit confused, so I went in to check...

  25. Feelings at the three month mark! How do/did you feel?

    juststartinout posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all, I'm at the three month mark! I've felt so many different things in these short months! I've felt a love a nursing, but I've also noticed another feeling starting to surface: Am I in the...