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I guess both have pros and cons.. But i think you're lucky to have a M_F job.. I'd switch my 3 12-hr NOC shifts with you!

Yup.. There will be a formal pass letter from the Board of Nursing. They're the only ones that can issue the official results. :) Congrats btw! If u saw ur name with an active license, you're good!

Hi! I've worked at a psych floor before in a nursing home (not a dementia floor), taking care of 36 residents in their 30's - 60's with different psych diagnoses bipolar, schizophrenia, dissociative identity, depression, etc. They are all stable though.sometimes ofcourse, behaviors will come out here and there, nothing that their PRN psych meds can't handle and if it comes to a point that their PRN meeds won't work, we send them out to the psych hospital. I'm wondering whats a typical workday in an acute psych hospital. Besides the ,meds and group therapy the get at the psych nursing home, what else is there for psych pts in the hospital. Just want to have some idea coz I'm thinking of pursuing acute psych nursing. Also how about pt's ADLs, wiping poop in psych? Do we do it a lot? Just curious. FYI I'm an icu nurse right now & I hate it especially wiping all the poop! So now I'm thinking of transferring to this hospital's psych unit since I have some psych background in the nursing home. Just want some feedback

Yup.. The old job I work at (a nursing home), they have a weekend program.. U do 16-hr shifts on sat & sun.. So that's 32hrs already so they're considered part time but u get paid more because of the weekend differential.. :) at my hospital right now, the weekend program is 12-hr shifts fri, sat & sun.. 36/hrs per week considered full time.. Then the rest of ur days off, u can get a part time job too if u need more moolah :)

I want to work in OB. :)) sigh...

whoa! this girl should not be a nurse!!! maybe she should go work form daddy;s company or something... uggghh

So this week, I actually felt more comfortable.. Although I still doubt myself a lot.. Then my supervisor talked to me, told me, I seem to be unhappy about my job... & she can see that I look afraid.. Asked me things like, " do u think within ur 90-day introductory period, will u be able to do this?" .. "do you wanna continue with ur training, but at the same time u have to come back strong, show me that u wanna do this," etc.. She was the best supervisor! Then I started crying,, she gave me this weekend to think about ICU or if I wanna be transferred to another unit... Soooo.. Here I am.. Thinking about it... She told me to do some soul searching.. Let her know by Monday.. I am so confused

I do respect my preceptor & I know she knows so much more than I do. I think it's just that way she talks to me. Like I'm supposed to know this & that already from school & when she was a new grad this was her first job too, only had 4 days of orientation & was never afraid. I guess she's that strong.. Anyway, when I accepted this job, being more marketable was definitely what I had in mind. I know that I'd learn a lot of things here. I don't see myself in ICU for more than 2 yrs though. But yeah, I do hope things will get better. I'll stick it out... Until I still can...

Ok so when i got my license, i applied practically everywhere... Story of the first 6 months of my career: after 2 mos of applying & job hunting, finally got an offer at an LTC.. Needless to say, I need the money so I took that night shift job... Hated it especially coz its night shift. After 4 mos, I got another offer from one of the gazillion facilities ive applied to, still LTC, but this time, day shift.. Left my 1st job, did day shifts at another LTC.. It wasn't bad, but I didn't really like it too.. I feel like LTC is not for me Two months after getting that day shift LTC job, I got offered a position in ICU at one of the biggest hospitals in town.. Better salary, better benefits, better schedule (3 12's) ... I thought.. This is it! My dream job! I've only been orienting here for a month & I just want to quit! I feel like I bit off more than I can chew.. It's overwhelming... Worse is that my preceptor intimidates me..she's like this miss lil know-it-all... And I feel so small every time I go to work.. I feel like ICU is not for me.. Now Im actually thinking of speaking with HR to maybe transfer me to a more appropriate unit for an unexperienced nurse like me but quite honestly, I don't want to do any tele or med/surge floors in this hospital coz the patient ratio is scary (1:8-11). I really have my heart set for OB, but they don't need nurses there. :/ What should I do... I need to be enlightened

I actually want to do the same thing. Take a break & figure out what kind of nursing I want to do. & I haven't even working that long to feel burnt out. I just don't like what I'm doing. I've worked in long term care for a few months, and didn't like it... Now I'm in ICU, & feel like crap, like idk what I'm doing, like I'm incompetent.. I feel so small!! I want to quit, really... I want to just take a break & try to find something in OB (since ive always been interested in OB & just didn't have any opportunity.. I literally just took my previous jobs because I needed money.. & that's the real problem for me... Coz i really don't have a choice.. I need to have a job.. I'm the breadwinner of my family... I just feel so screwed up!

Thanks to everyone who replied.. I just got a new job in ICU two weeks ago.. It's indeed a wonderful opportunity.. I'm exploring on this field of nursing for now.. Hopefully, everything works out.. I'm just so scared though.. I feel like I need to go back to school.. I feel so incompetent... But for now, I'm giving myself a chance to learn :)) we'll see... Sigh...

i am 23 years old & i ma a new nurse, ive been working for 6 months & i must say that i am very much overwhelmed with all the responsibilities that a nurse holds. on the other hand, im thinking maybe ill get used to this, or maybe this isnt the right field of nursing for me (long term care).. i dont know.. sometimes, i dread going to work.. i just need to vent,,,

I am a new grad nurse.. Originally licensed in The state of NY on sept 9, 2010.. I decided to move to IL, and after getting all requirements for endorsement in IL, I submitted my application sept30th through express mail.. I got the confirmation that IDFPR received my application the following week, the letter was dated October 1st... Yesterday, I looked up my name in IDFPR's website & saw my name, the license issue date is October 13th, active status now.. So it didn't take that long for me to get my license.. A total of 13 days including non-business days .. Pretty fast.. I'm just waiting for the actual license to get in the mail now pS: I also filed for a temporary permit but I guess they are giving a real license already.. Bye bye $25.. Just wasted money I'll update when I get the actual license