Silverbird501

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1. Moving to Raleigh

   Silverbird501 posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

   Hi! I am going to be moving to Raleigh or the surrounding area and was wondering where to start applying. I'm an RN with 3 years experience. Half of that in a sub-acute facility and the other half in...

2. Lost my first nursing job... now how do I find another?

   Silverbird501 replied to 071911's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Very interesting comments to my post. So to answer you, yes, I knew about the possibility that my manager might not keep me on about a month before she actually told me it wasn't going to work out....

3. Lost my first nursing job... now how do I find another?

   Silverbird501 replied to 071911's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   I recently had a similar experience. I was hired as a new grad to a pediatric unit, went through orientation, and was "out on my own" as an RN. This hospital has a 6 month probationary period for all...

4. Fork in the Road-Any advice helpful

   Silverbird501 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I graduated a year ago and have got my first job as a new grad RN in pediatrics at a community hospital. I've been there almost 5 months now. My probationary period is 6 months and my manger had a...

5. Did I do something horribly wrong?

   Silverbird501 replied to Silverbird501's topic in General Nursing

   So my instructor was pretty nice during my eval. She didn't say sorry or anything and referred to the "incident" and just a learning experience and that I just need to make sure I think things through...

6. Did I do something horribly wrong?

   Silverbird501 replied to Silverbird501's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks so much everyone for your

7. Did I do something horribly wrong?

   Silverbird501 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm in my second semester of nursing school. In my clinical today on the Med Surg floor, I got to hang an IVPB. The nurse already had the main line primed. With my instructor and another classmate and...