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I have started working for a doctor's office for about a week now. When he interviewed me he told me that the other MA's were getting 17/hour (theres only two MA in the office and I'm the only LPN) I said that i was a new nurse and was working for a nursing home during the weekend. He said that he would start me at 14/hr and raise my pay every 6 months. My coworker who's been working for him for 8 years happen to have a conversation about how much i was making at the nursing home and I happen to ask him about what the doctor told me when he interviewed me. He mentioned to me that he asked him if my coworker wanted insurance or a pay raise. Obviously he went for insurance. My job at the nursing home was my first job ever, fresh out of school i landed the job there as a per diem with no benefits(their policy) So i dont really know how pay raises work in doctor's offices. Is it not possible to have both insurance and a pay raise? and being the nurse there will my hourly wage be a little more than what my MA coworkers make?

I landed a job in a doctor's office! yay! the pay can't compare to the one i get from the nursing home but I don't mind since it's a less stressful job. My doctor also has 4 different offices in 4 different counties in new jersey which i think is kinda excessive... the drive every wednesday is about 35-40 mins the rest of the week is about 15 to 20 mins which isn't bad. He also said that he will increase my pay in 6 months by i dont know how much. One thing is that the doctor is always late and he lets his patients wait an hour or two! because he sits at the computer doing other stuff. I feel horrible, we would tell him that the ptients are ready but its like he hears nothing! I've been working for him for about a week now and I've seen one patient yesterday walk out because he couldn't take the wait anymore.

I was looking up doctor's offices in my area the other day and found a ton of them here in central jersey. I just walk in and talk to the receptionist and leave my resume and luckily one offices I went to was looking for someone to hire. So I got a call today and set up the interview which is tomorrow. Hopefully I get the job, fingers crossed!

Hello hardworking nurses! I am a new nurse and I started working about mid july until present as a per diem nurse in an LTC. I rotate being in long term and sub acute unit doing 3-11 sometimes 11-7am. I find the job very stressful but being young, I have a lot of energy in me and running around like a ping pong ball doesn't bother me that much. I really want to work in a doctor's office with a lower stress level than LTCs so I went around and handed out resumes about a day ago. The nurses/staff was really busy in almost all the MD offices ive walked so I didnt think i'd have much luck talking to a supervisor or the MD with the long line of patients. So i left my resume and took the MD's card and went on to another office. I do plan on calling them back but I'm not sure if a day is enough or should i wait until about two or three more days before i call back.

Hello, I'm a new graduate, I am currently working for a nursing home for about two months now. It's a miracle how i got in since its the only one that called me back out of about 10 places i've applied to. So they hire me as a per diem which is good too since im trying to get my experience under my belt. I give props to all the nurses who work/ed in nursing homes, the stress level is incredible. I have been thinking of applying to clinics or doctor's offices too. But since I'm new to this field, im not sure how to go about with it. When I applied around in nursing homes, I would call them and ask if they were hiring, they would usually say no, but when i went there personally they would say yes they were. So I was wondering if i should just drop by, introduce myself and say im looking for a job there and leave my resume. Or just call first because i know how doctor's offices can be busy at times. Same goes for clinics, I'm thinking of just going around dropping applications and resumes.

Thank you all for the advice and support. I feel better knowing its normal for me to feel this way hehe.

I am new to LTC, I am 23 and a new graduate. I was oriented in our small facility for two weeks, two long term and one sub acute. I started working mid July as a per diem nurse since they didn't have an opening. It's been two months and I still get this jittery anxious feeling everytime my phone would ring and they would call me in. Now I was able to handle sub acute and the long term units, I've been through the crying myself to sleep at night after i got off orientation for a whole week due to the stress of screaming family members, getting pulled aside, being late with med pass. But now, I'm more organized BUT i have yet to do admission lol but i've done the paperwork though, I just need to learn how to do assessment because I dont really know how they do it in that facility. I don't know how long it takes to get used to be working in long term care or even working as a nurse but this is a stressful one. I got a call this morning from work asking if i could work saturday and sunday, i said yes but about an hour ago, i got a call asking if i could come in tomorrow to work. Then I started to stress for some reason, I'm still not over that feeling of being comfortable working. Not because I am scared to make mistakes but just getting used to what I do. I had told my boyfriend about it and he told me that it would really help if I take a full time job so i can have a schedule and get used to it quicker. I don't know if this is normal for new nurses esp new grads. How long does it take to get used to working in LTC? Because I'm starting to think I'm not cut to be a nurse because of it. I was thinking of working per diem for 6 months, then look for a part time job becaue i wanna continue with school to be an RN. I also think that transition would be great to get used to with what I do but my boyfriend things 6 months is too much. So, I dont know... I guess I'm posting because I feel disappointed in myself and I wanna pour my heart out to feel a little bit better. Any advises?

I am new to LTC, I am 23 and a new graduate. I was oriented in our small facility for two weeks, two long term and one sub acute. I started working mid July as a per diem nurse since they didn't have an opening. It's been two months and I still get this jittery anxious feeling everytime my phone would ring and they would call me in. Now I was able to handle sub acute and the long term units, I've been through the crying myself to sleep at night after i got off orientation for a whole week due to the stress of screaming family members, getting pulled aside, being late with med pass. But now, I'm more organized BUT i have yet to do admission lol but i've done the paperwork though, I just need to learn how to do assessment because I dont really know how they do it in that facility. I don't know how long it takes to get used to be working in long term care or even working as a nurse but this is a stressful one. I got a call this morning from work asking if i could work saturday and sunday, i said yes but about an hour ago, i got a call asking if i could come in tomorrow to work. Then I started to stress for some reason, I'm still not over that feeling of being comfortable working. Not because I am scared to make mistakes but just getting used to what I do. I had told my boyfriend about it and he told me that it would really help if I take a full time job so i can have a schedule and get used to it quicker. I don't know if this is normal for new nurses esp new grads. How long does it take to get used to working in LTC? Because I'm starting to think I'm not cut to be a nurse because of it. I was thinking of working per diem for 6 months, then look for a part time job becaue i wanna continue with school to be an RN. I also think that transition would be great to get used to with what I do but my boyfriend things 6 months is too much. So, I dont know... I guess I'm posting because I feel disappointed in myself and I wanna pour my heart out to feel a little bit better. Any advises?

Yesterday was my first day off my orientation, so i was on my own for the first time. I had two weeks of orientation, i thought it was alright but i kept getting pulled aside to do someting thats not even my job. The unit manager thought I was there to help her instead of doing meds and learning how residents take their pills, g tube, etc. I was oriented to 3 units withing 2 weeks. So yesterday was my first time alone, i did 3-11 shift...sadly i had 4 g tube pts, 10 finger sticks and the finger stick pts alone took a bunch of my time. I was not even halfway done giving 5 pm meds and it was already 7 because i wanted to give insulin to my patients since it was so high. I was going crazy and wanted to cry but i had to suck it up, I was giving insulin two hours late. I felt like crap after i got out of that facility. I had 30 patients, i felt like quitting because I mixed some 5 and 9pm meds and gave it but only supplements or colace. and then.....when i got home around 1am, i realized i forgot to do treatment it was horrible. I kept crying to my boyfriend, i kept apologizing to the next nurse after me because i wasnt able to clean the cart and she said she understands that she was like that too in the beginning. I will work today again and tomorrow in another unit, less hectic i hope and I will try and get things done on time. Its so stressful, and they thought i was doing good during my orientation because i am a new grad and im able to deal with doctors and everything but with my med pass, i guess i need to speed up more but im scared to make mistakes, i mean i didnt even had the time to look at the labs and call the MD. i need help T_T

Yesterday was my first day off my orientation, so i was on my own for the first time. I had two weeks of orientation, i thought it was alright but i kept getting pulled aside to do someting thats not even my job. The unit manager thought I was there to help her instead of doing meds and learning how residents take their pills, g tube, etc. I was oriented to 3 units withing 2 weeks. So yesterday was my first time alone, i did 3-11 shift...sadly i had 4 g tube pts, 10 finger sticks and the finger stick pts alone took a bunch of my time. I was not even halfway done giving 5 pm meds and it was already 7 because i wanted to give insulin to my patients since it was so high. I was going crazy and wanted to cry but i had to suck it up, I was giving insulin two hours late. I felt like crap after i got out of that facility. I had 30 patients, i felt like quitting because I mixed some 5 and 9pm meds and gave it but only supplements or colace. and then.....when i got home around 1am, i realized i forgot to do treatment it was horrible. I kept crying to my boyfriend, i kept apologizing to the next nurse after me because i wasnt able to clean the cart and she said she understands that she was like that too in the beginning. I will work today again and tomorrow in another unit, less hectic i hope and I will try and get things done on time. Its so stressful, and they thought i was doing good during my orientation because i am a new grad and im able to deal with doctors and everything but with my med pass, i guess i need to speed up more but im scared to make mistakes, i mean i didnt even had the time to look at the labs and call the MD. i need help T_T

thank you Lady C, I am 22 and had no work experience before. And I look like I'm 16, most people say that and I somewhat get the feeling that theyd think I'm slow or be discouraged easily. I was desperate to learn from whoever my preceptor is gonna be because they just threw me in the unit and said just go with a nurse and tell them to orient you. So I picked the one that I felt I was gonna be able to connect to. She was older with more than 10yrs of experience, she was an excellent teacher and told me everything i needed to know when it comes to covering my end. To all the nurses out there that have oriented new employees, thanks a bunch, you're a big help to us new grads.

first day of my orientation, I get the feeling that they didn't even want me in that unit. The unit manager just chats with this other nurse, and the nurse gets out 2-3 hours later because she's not done charting since she's been chatting with the young Unit manager about boys...But who am i to judge right? I just go with my preceptor and prayed to god she's nice. I tell them that I have no experience and they said it's alright, we all gotta start learning somewhere. At first I had no idea what to do so i felt more like a nuisance than helping my preceptor. But then as i go along, I asked a bunch of questions, good ones and dumb ones, i just had to ask it because where else am i gonna learn. I dont care if they think im stupid for asking it, its what orientations are for. I was not bullied but one nurse made me feel that she didn't want anything to do with me as soon as she found out that I was a new grad. I keep having to mention "DoN" to them that I was told by the DoN to be orientated there and be her orientee so that they wont pass me around. I changed my shift due to that nurse because I felt I would learn so much more if I went on someone else's shift and it was a very good decision. I got to learn a lot with two other preceptors though I got yelled at by my DoN for doing it..........I asked aDoN if i could change shift, she said ask jane, the one handling staffing, jane said its alright. Then DoN found me on the shift i switched to and her being a control freak(she admitted that to me in person before i started working for her) she yelled at me and told me I had to come to her because she's the one who will tell me what activities i have to do.....I never heard from her after the first day of my orientation...all she told the unit manager "let her push cart" and that was it.....But it's all right, sometimes when you're new you gotta swallow everything and just go along with it.

Hello, new nurse here. I just graduated December 2010 and i started working LTC about 4 days ago. Yesterday was my 4th day of orientation, and since I have no experience, DoN told me I have have to be oriented for two weeks. 1st day of orientation, my preceptor was alright, she didn't talk much but she would answer all my stupid questions. But she didn't tell me anything about charting, admission, what to do in an emergency so I feel like im lacking in that aspect still. 2nd day I was paired up with another preceptor because the other nurse didn't want me.... and she was great, though I did a med error, minor error though, i doubled a multi vitamin tab, but I felt so stupid and careless. I was onthe 3-11 shift and she said I could start doing the night meds, it was already 10:30pm and I was only halfway done with my 30 patients, my preceptor had finished doing treatment and most of the charting. after my shift, I got in my car and started crying, it was so overwhelming for me. I even had so many messed up dreams from the stress of the unit. On my fourth day(yesterday) I got a different preceptor because the previous one was off for the day. SHe let me push cart, we started in the dining area and helped me identify patients since I still dont know them that well. then we hit the hallway. I did most of the patients, she did a few and we were on time. the PM meds, same thing....I was still passing meds at 10:30 but I only had 3-4 patients left compared to the other night when I still had a handful on me. But then I was thinking, I had to go over my MAR and make sure everything is signed before the next shift comes in and get the MAR. I also have not finished the treatment book which is fine I guess because I can do it later, plus the charting of patients. It gets a little overwhelming for me and I know I'm still starting but I was setting a goal to do it on time. Next Monday I will be oriented to the other unit, still long term care, but my goal is to take out meds faster than how I did. Then I will ask my DoN to be oriented on the subacute floor...I dont know how well that will go but I'm hoping I dont end up staying there 2-3 hours after my shift, or even if I do it's fine as long as its not still passing meds but charting. Oh and also, I was told by the nurses on my unit about certain doctors that are notorious for yelling at nurses when they do orders. Which im not looking forward to >.> hehe scary. That was my first week of nursing home experience. It was a roller coaster, it's also my first job, I'm 22, I was told that I was spoiled because my parents didnt let me work til i finish college. I am also glad that none of my nurses were the ones that "eat their young" except for this one nurse, she's just freakin sad....she...ugh i can't even...it feels like she's gonna eat you alive if you look at her the wrong way. But anyway, I still be nice to her and ask her if she needed any help from me. Thank you for letting me vent.