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  1. NICU PBDS

    newgradRN001 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have read some of the other PBDS postings but thought I would post and see if I can get any more insight. I am a new grad who landed a dream job in the NICU. I just found out that I will be given...

  2. New Grad Resigned from 2 jobs within last 8 months

    newgradRN001 replied to buckheimer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My preceptor is one of my floors absolute best nurses. He has been on our unit for over ten years. My preceptor told me about how when he was done with his new grad orientation he was a disaster....

  3. New Grad Resigned from 2 jobs within last 8 months

    newgradRN001 replied to buckheimer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad in an ICU setting and while its been stressful and tough I absolutely love it and have done fairly well with a ton of support and lots of training. So I disagree with posters that say...

  4. Which unit would be better?

    newgradRN001 replied to SydneyJo1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Which unit seems like you'll get the most support from? Which unit has the nurse manager that you meshed well with? Was there a unit where the nurses seemed particularly happy and helpful? What is...

  5. Tips for a NICU New Grad?

    newgradRN001 replied to MeggieNICURN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would love to get the report sheet as well. Do you mind emailing it to me? Thanks so

  6. HPU

    newgradRN001 replied to emmayra2000's topic in General Nursing

    GO to UH Manoa!!!! It has some minor headaches as well but its a great school. I cannot stress this enough...GO TO UH Manoa!! Good luck and

  7. Indomethacin as IVH Prophylaxis???

    newgradRN001 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a 23 weeker on our unit and an MD prescribed two rounds of Indomethacin as a prophylais for IVH for this kiddo. I read the research that was done in 1988 and I wasn't completely convinced by...

  8. New grad nurses- what did you do to get hired?

    newgradRN001 replied to bornthisway's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Move!!!-that is my biggest and best suggestion. I moved from San Francisco to Idaho. Not my ideal spot at first but let me tell you I found an amazing job, in an amazing hospital, and I've never...

  9. Sad day for a want to be experienced RN =...(

    newgradRN001 replied to SUNNYRN11's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That is so heart-breaking. I had this happen to a girlfriend that got a job in an LA-area hospital so it can happen anywhere. About the legality of what they did-unfortunately with new grads because...

  10. Hawaii RN jobs? Anyone from Hawaii?

    newgradRN001 replied to RN_Job_Hunting's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Its really really hard in Hawaii to get a job as a new grad. Its become a basically who do you know game. I suggest getting a home health RN job. I know Wilson Home Health is good for new grads....

  11. Anxiety at work...Feelings of panic attacks?

    newgradRN001 replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am 4 weeks in, starting on my 5th week of my first nursing job in an icu unit and I am definitely having problems with anxiety. I feel the acute responsibility I have to my patients, aware of the...

  12. pick a state, any state

    newgradRN001 replied to fireline's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got an interview with a hospital in Colorado Springs fairly quickly so I would check out the hospitals in that area and apply, even when it says experience preferred. Also Texas definitely has...

  13. "you're just not ready..."

    newgradRN001 replied to JaiJai's topic in First Year After Licensure

    P.S. one really important thing I had to learn was don't take everything so personally. She is not attacking you personally. Don't get defensive. Think of it as a boot camp where you are willing to...

  14. "you're just not ready..."

    newgradRN001 replied to JaiJai's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A step-down ICU med/surg unit has got to be one of the hardest places for a new grad to start. So first off, bravo for jumping into the deep end of the pool and just realize that its going to take...

  15. So say you pass NCLEX and can't obtain a new grad job right away what should you do?

    newgradRN001 replied to RNBSN88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked as a home health RN while filling out as many applications as possible for positions all over the country and...whamo two months later I had a job. I had to move cross country...but it was...

  16. New Grad in SF Bay Area

    newgradRN001 replied to fireline's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The Bay Area is ridiculously tough right now but still send out your applications to those medical centers hiring new grads-UCSF, Oakland Children's (if peds) , Stanford, SF VA, UC Davis, etc. Other...

  17. calling ALL newly licensed NURSES.......[3yrs<]

    newgradRN001 replied to NURSESrMEAN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated BSN 8/2010 in Hawaii Passed Nclex 10/2010 Hired 1/2011 Will begin work 2/2011 in

  18. I think I might be moving across the country for my first RN job...

    newgradRN001 replied to anissaamadea's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I moved a couple thousand miles away, across an ocean and to a climate 50 degree cooler, for my dream job and I don't regret it for a second. True, it's hard re-establishing a life somewhere else....

  19. down, dejected, and tired of the cheerleading

    newgradRN001 replied to Slat235's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's really tough out there, so I hear you. One piece of advice I have to you is get a job in home health. I did and it was the best thing I ever did. First, it was great in keeping up my skills...

  20. Contacting unit director about a job

    newgradRN001 replied to sophie<3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think email is great because it is not as confrontational as showing up in person and the unit manager can read the email on his/her own time. I think it never hurts to show your passion and desire...

  21. Getting a job in the NICU

    newgradRN001 replied to nterenzo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You have to do some research and find the hospitals in your area that are open to hiring new grads right now. Three years ago a lot of the NICU's were accepting new grads now its much harder to find...

  22. It's Time for Universal Licensing In all 50 States

    newgradRN001 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I can see no reason that in this day and age your license in one state can't be accepted in all states without the long process, paperwork, and fees that accompany the process of endorsement in most...

  23. Losing steam in the job search

    newgradRN001 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got so burned out on the process just like you and gave myself a week off like the poster above said and it made a huge difference. Enjoy your family, enjoy being out of school, go to a movie, take...

  24. It's Time for Universal Licensing In all 50 States

    newgradRN001 replied to newgradRN001's topic in General Nursing

    Frustrated with the process?-YES! I had to drive an hour out of my way to get fingerprinted $45 Go have a passport photo done $10 Go downtown to my current states licensing office and wait in line for...

  25. It's Time for Universal Licensing In all 50 States

    newgradRN001 replied to newgradRN001's topic in General Nursing

    Why not pay the states for each endorsement, but still have it on electronic file thus cutting down the time and effort on both our parts? I would also imagine that this would streamline the process...