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Upenn health system has something called gateway to the OR for new grads. I believe the application is up right now for November. They do it twice a year I think. Hope this helps!

I agree with previous posters and say that I would give it a little more time. At 3 months I was just ending orientation and feeling horrible about my job performance did last a while. Now I am 10 months out including that 3 month orientation and I f...

Hi everyone, I am a new grad nurse who has been working on an ortho/med-surg floor for about 6 months now. I almost can't wait to go back to school because I have always had lots of interest in psych since my senior year of high school. I am currentl...

I work on an ortho floor and if a patient doesn't void in 6 hours, we bladder scan and do a straight cath. Lots of times I'll even scan @ 5 hours just to see how much is in there. I always tell the patient around hour 4 or 5 ( if I haven't already) w...

Hi Everyone, I am planning to enroll in a Psychiatric NP program in summer 2012. Currently, I am struggling with whether or not I should apply for full time or part time status. Right now, I am a med/surg nurse and I have no psych experience at all....

Thank you both! I appreciate the input!

Hello Everyone, I'm a recent grad looking to go into med/surg nursing. I would like to know which conditions or illnesses seem to be the most common on a general med/surg unit. I ask because I'd like to know what to expect to see frequently, and I'd ...

Graduated May 2010, Licensed in July 2010. First full time RN job in December 2010/ Hope this helps!

hi, I haven't started my new job yet. I actually start on Monday. I am so glad that you posted your concern and that there is so much positive feedback. It really is helpful for me reading this post. I will take the advice and ask as much as I can be...

Thank you so much everyone. I was recently hired into a med/ surg position, and I did receive from them a list of the common conditions seen on the unit as well. Thank you all so much for your posts. With everything combined, I have a really good ide...

Keep an eye out for New Graduate Internships or Residencies at your hospitals of interest. You can check their websites for this info or call nurse recruitment. If you find that you may have missed the deadline to apply at some places, just wait for ...

Hi! First of all congratulations on your new job!!! I know you probably wanted posts from experienced nurses, but I am a new grad in the same boat as you. Graduated in May, just got hired on a med/surg unit, and feel like I may go in knowing nothing ...

Thank you both for your posts! I really appreciate your responses. This really helps a lot!

Hello Everyone, I'm a recent grad looking to go into med/surg nursing. I would like to know which conditions or illnesses seem to be the most common on a general med/surg unit. I ask because I'd like to know what to expect to see frequently, and I...

Thanks everyone. You've mentioned some conditions I hadn't thought about. I really appreciate the feedback. I wish I could do more, but for now reviewing the conditions and nursing interventions is all I can do at this point. I have upcoming intervie...

Thank you! This will be a great start for my review. I appreciate it!

The previous 2 posts used the same formula that I like to use as well. It's easy to remember and it always works. Find some sample questions online somewhere and try it out :)

Hi, Congratulations on making it through nursing school! I graduated in May 2010 and I didn't use Kaplan either for the same reason. Our school used a system called ATI and I used lots of the books and online exams provided. If your school also provi...

That was truly a blessing. God is so good!

Hi, Glad to hear that you're so excited about psych! I'm a new grad and hoping to get into a psych nursing position as soon as I can. One of the things that really helped me out with my psych clinical was reviewing my psychiatric nursing care plan bo...

There's so much advice we could all give. The fact that you plan to do CNA work is great! That may help you out, especially if you work in a hospital where you wish to be employed as an RN. Networking is also important because sometimes who you know ...