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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!

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 thou...

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!

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 righ...

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

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......

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 ...

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 d...

thanks for sharing your experience.. i am the newbie now.. & i feel stupid, useless, incompetent, etc.. i just feel so small!!! i cry all the time.. i want to quit my job but i couldnt because like u i have a son & a husband to support..

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 did...

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 t...

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...

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...