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  1. Job competition between student nurses

    RNJoInMI replied to Barnstormin' PMHNP's topic in General Students

    Oh no, please don't wait until after the NCLEX to apply. I am in Michigan and they will hire nurses right out of school, no IP needed, as Graduate Nurses. Once you take and pass the NCLEX (some...

  2. New RN; take a job that's a bad fit or keep looking?

    RNJoInMI posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am a recent graduate and new to this site. I recently took and passed my NCLEX in November, started applying for positions in December, went on my first interview two weeks ago and was just...

  3. New RN; take a job that's a bad fit or keep looking?

    RNJoInMI replied to RNJoInMI's topic in General Nursing

    Over a year later and I can happily post I still love my job and hospital. There have been bad days, there have been terrible patients, there have been tense moments with co-workers, but overall the...

  4. Preventing Patient Falls in the Hospital Setting

    RNJoInMI posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Looking for safe and effective methods or techniques to reduce the number of patient falls on our PM&R unit. Can anyone share what policies/procedures your institution has in place for preventing...

  5. First day of First RN job this week-nervous

    RNJoInMI replied to dawn.b-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes...I was a basket case my first day on the floor. I had never hung blood, never started an IV, never inserted a foley, never did an EKG, never drew labs, never worked with a PICC,...

  6. New RN; take a job that's a bad fit or keep looking?

    RNJoInMI replied to RNJoInMI's topic in General Nursing

    I took the job and have been there since early Jan. I LOVE MY JOB! I love my co-workers and I love my boss. People are very friendly, Docs and nurses work well together, everyone treats each other...

  7. Becoming involved with Magnet....a way to help new grads land a job

    RNJoInMI replied to raindrop's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work at a magnet hospital and it is absolutely wonderful. Your friend might want to adjust her resume career objective to include something which targets hospitals that are on the magnet journey or...

  8. Feeling like the 5th Wheel at Work....And I feel stupid :(

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

    (((((big hugs))))) to you. How awful that must have been. You may feel like you're "stupid", but that nurse has proven that she is the one with

  9. Done with school but don't want to start work as a nurse...

    RNJoInMI replied to anichka1285's topic in General Nursing

    A few questions to the OP; are you afraid of the job and worried you might make a mistake? Are you scared of all the horror stories you hear about nurses and how they are treated? What made you...

  10. New Grad- one year of experience required

    RNJoInMI replied to csmthree's topic in General Nursing

    OP; send the resume anyway, even without the one year exp . I was applying for hospice positions, which required one year of experience (which I do not have) and did get an interview. She liked my...

  11. Help! Failed NCLEX five times, out of school for 9 years

    RNJoInMI replied to cpmom's topic in Retired Nurses

    Each US State has it's own Board of Nursing. Some states stipulate that you have 2-3 years from the time of graduation to pass the NCLEX. If it was not passed on X number of attempts they require...

  12. advice, please?

    RNJoInMI replied to birdie22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thoughts? Don't just apply online! Send it off to recruiters at the hospital as well. Visit the hospitals, call the hospitals to follow up. Let them know you are VERY interested. Unless, there is...

  13. advice, please?

    RNJoInMI replied to birdie22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi birdie, As you already know, finding a New Graduate position is tough in this economy. I held a position in HR (middle management), however unrelated to nursing or health care, but can say with...

  14. I don't want to be "clueless" when I hit the floor

    RNJoInMI replied to momuv4qtz's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a recent graduate and can still remember my very first day of clinical. It was as exciting as it was frightening. Mostly frightening! Please be aware that there will always be times during your...

  15. giving report

    RNJoInMI replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    "I've verbally given you the information you need to start caring for the patient. You have all night to read the chart & look up labs & test results. Have a good night." I love

  16. new RN - income questions

    RNJoInMI replied to sheryl1304's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in lower Michigan and starting pay for newly licensed nurses is about $23.00 an hour base. Differential varies hospital to hospital, but the base pay is about the same. Nurse Externs/Techs make...

  17. Nursing Grad Questions

    RNJoInMI replied to R2K2NE1's topic in General Nursing

    It looks like all your questions have been answered already. However, I just want to give you a heads up for answering NCLEX questions which might just help you to pick the right answer. 1. Always...

  18. is pursuing a degree in nursing still worth it in this depressed economy?

    RNJoInMI replied to xtin0712's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am a recent graduate. I was 35 years old when I went back to college to pursue my second degree, a BSN in nursing. I had two small children at home and sincerely doubted that I would be able...

  19. New RN; take a job that's a bad fit or keep looking?

    RNJoInMI replied to RNJoInMI's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, she was a very nice, knowledgeable lady who was very much pro nursing. She appeared to be just being upfront about the floor, what I could expect and what she was looking for in an RN. I...

  20. New RN; take a job that's a bad fit or keep looking?

    RNJoInMI replied to RNJoInMI's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to thank everyone that has responded. I do appreciate your experience and insight. I am so happy to have found this forum. To answer the questions that have been asked and to be a...