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  1. Is the first semester really the hardest?

    leekaye posted a topic in General Students

    I'm nearing the end of a very rough first semester mentally, emotionally and physically drained (literally sick with pneumonia from trying to push myself when I got bronchitis). I've lost 20+ pounds...

  2. No shift differential during orientation?

    leekaye posted a topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I'm at pays $7/hour less for all nurses in orientation. Since I started during the holidays, I found out there's no pay or extra PTO accrued during holiday weeks. Now I find out there's...

  3. No shift differential during orientation?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. Yeah, I wasn't aware of it when starting and there's nothing in the manual. Was just wondering if this is common or a new trend in pay policies among

  4. Why do we not get paid for lunch even if we never get to take one?

    leekaye posted a topic in General Nursing

    Why do I work from 7-7:30 (12.5 hours) but only get paid for 12? This happens EVERY shift, not just once in a while. They say it's our responsibility to take a lunch but it's almost never possible....

  5. Why do we not get paid for lunch even if we never get to take one?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Nursing

    There have been days when I didn't even get to PEE much less eat. I've frequently gone 13-14 hours without sitting (charted standing up) and have fought hard to get to the bathroom just to sit for 60...

  6. what did I get myself into

    leekaye replied to new and confused's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been in the corporate world for decades and am a new nurse so I'm not blind to the fact that there are politics, rude people, sexism, cliques, low pay and long hours in most every career...

  7. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    leekaye replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1) Ohio 2) $18 with $1 differential nights and $1 weekends 3) New grad ( 4) Med

  8. Is it a rule that you MUST be miserable for your first year?

    leekaye posted a topic in Nursing Career

    What other career besides nursing says that it's normal to be depressed and anxious and physically ill during your first year on the job? I've been working at my new job Med-Surg NOCs in an inner...

  9. Is it a rule that you MUST be miserable for your first year?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in Nursing Career

    I see your point. Our classroom work was very rigorous, but I do feel that I personally did not get enough clinical hands on experience. Other than passing meds and a handful of observations, we...

  10. Is it a rule that you MUST be miserable for your first year?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in Nursing Career

    Are you saying that new nurses are stressed because they're just not well

  11. Is it a rule that you MUST be miserable for your first year?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you! I appreciate the encouragement! It's all been

  12. Are you a new informatics nurse?

    leekaye replied to InformaticsRN.MA's topic in Nursing Informatics

    The school I went to was one who received a grant through ARRA to train nurses and IT personnel in HIT in order to help meet the need for the new meaningful use requirements. I was accepted into that...

  13. Are you a new informatics nurse?

    leekaye replied to InformaticsRN.MA's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I just graduated with an ASN, will be taking the NCLEX next month and plan on pursuing my BSN this fall. I actually come from IT (30 years experience) and attended nursing school with the intent of...

  14. Students for Fall 2014 Tri-C program?

    leekaye replied to Bubbly26's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Interestingly, I posted about the problems with registration two days ago. Today, the upcoming classes had to register and the Tri-C Nursing Student board is alive with complaints that they could not...

  15. Students for Fall 2014 Tri-C program?

    leekaye replied to Bubbly26's topic in Ohio Nursing

    AssociateDegree, you sound like you know the inside workings of Tri-C. I hope that what you say is true. Nevertheless, I stand by my points. I don't blame Tri-C for a broken gas line, but I do feel...

  16. Students for Fall 2014 Tri-C program?

    leekaye replied to Bubbly26's topic in Ohio Nursing

    About to graduate from Tri-C and I'll share my advice garnered the hard way from the past 3 years. THE GOOD: 1) The program is rigorous! The workload is a bear. Be prepared to study your butt off,...

  17. Lower pay during orientation months?

    leekaye posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Has anyone heard that the Cleveland Clinic will now only pay 75% of your starting salary during the months of your orientation period? I know competition in Cleveland is fierce and the Clinic is...

  18. How much of your education is in class lecture?

    leekaye posted a topic in General Students

    The school I'm attending has gradually reduced the amount of in class lecture so that in our final semester, we're doing 2 hours in class and about 20-30 hours of self-study using PowerPoint...

  19. What should we doing by last clinical?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    I do get that we're taking up time out of their hectic day so I'm always sure to thank them for whatever they include me in. We've had some very nice nurses. And some who make us nervous just being...

  20. What should we doing by last clinical?

    leekaye posted a topic in General Students

    I'm set to graduate in 2 months and am in my final clinical rotation in oncology. I have yet to start an IV or foley, change dressing, do teaching, suction a trach, draw blood, put in an NG or any of...

  21. Does everyone get this but me?

    leekaye posted a topic in General Students

    I used to believe I was an intelligent, capable person before nursing school. I ran a department, taught myself languages and graduated top of my class in college. But since I've started nursing...

  22. Does everyone get this but me?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    Thanks, everyone, for the encouragement. I have since spoke with a good friend of mine who is now Director of Nursing who confessed that a professor told him, "You're not smart enough to pass the...

  23. What should we doing by last clinical?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    Actually, they knew I was a student because my instructor came in with me giving me instructions as we entered as well as the 5 clinical students who decided to come in and watch and one said loudly...

  24. What should we doing by last clinical?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    Perhaps I could have worded that better. By obligation to teach, I only mean that these are teaching hospitals and it is in the job description for all RN positions within the hospital to "provide...

  25. What should we doing by last clinical?

    leekaye replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    Agree 100% which is why we want to be prepared! But some nurses and hospital policies have made it difficult as well. Some nurses don't like students and the hospital is not enforcing its rule that...