afterseason ASN, RN

I recently took my drug test for nursing school. The results of this and our background check are due this week, so I logged into my online account to check that everything had finished pending. I noticed that my drug screen said it was a "Negative d...

Hard to say what type of questions they will ask -- every facility is different. I was not asked psych-specific questions during my interview. Even with my PACU position, while I was asked clinical questions, they were rather broad and, quite frankly...

Couldn't agree more! We just had the state AND corporate come at the same time. They were in every day for almost a week interviewing/quizzing staff, reviewing charts, rummaging through med carts, etc. Thankfully, I dodged it all simply by being a ni...

Good luck, future nurses! CTC offers a great program.

I started in pediatric PACU (still in it, too). Just depends on the place!

At my facility, there is a 2 year period that must pass before an outside relationship is considered legally okay. However, even then, HR has made it VERY clear that no matter the time-frame, dating a former patient would be HIGHLY frowned upon by th...

I do think PACU is good for introverts. I spend most of my day isolated with just the patient I'm recovering. The only interaction I have as far as families is that I do pre-anesthesia education and consent signing. But that makes up such a small amo...

I'm a new grad who graduated in May. I took the first job that came my way (despite having a bad feeling about it from the start) because I knew many of my cohorts were having trouble landing jobs. Much like I anticipated, I HATE the job (and with ve...

Thanks for everyone's advice. I managed to figure out a few ways to positively explain the situation, and have since replaced it with a better place of employment. :)

Sorry, that should have said "what TYPE of surgery." The woes of posting from a phone.

I started in an outpatient peds PACU straight out of nursing school. No prior ICU experience, or any nursing experience for that matter. I've been trucking along just fine. What time of surgeries are your patients having? Will they be vented or anyth...

"Don't do what you want. Do what you don't want. Do what you've been trained not to want. Do what scares you the most." This helps me a lot when I'm in a situation that feels uncomfortable, stressful, or maybe just downright gross. It's a reminder to...

Like others have said, I would take it just for the sake of having it while continuing to look elsewhere. As you said, it requires minimal hours, so you'll have plenty of time to dedicate to continuing your search for what you really want.

While it can't hurt to reach out to him for purposes of networking, I agree with others that something about this sounds a bit "off."

It kind of bums me out seeing all these posts saying "I'm not here to make friends." I gotta say -- it's so much better when you do! My cohort was extremely close. It truly felt like family. We laughed together, cried, spent time together outside of ...

If you have your heart set on being a nurse but find the pacing too much for you, I would try a program that is not accelerated. This allows for more time to absorb the material. If you're uncomfortable with patient care, you may want to try working ...

I agree with others who have said to look for alternate routes outside of directly applying to a children's hospital. I currently work for an anesthesia company doing pediatric peri-anesthesia and PACU work at various facilities after the kids have o...

In my peds PACU we do vitals Q 5 mins x4, then Q 15 mins until they wake. Peds tend to recover pretty quickly, so they're usually awake within 30-45 mins. After a neuro assessment and assured stability, they leave my care.

I would not/do not differentiate. You're simply listing your employers, and those are your employers regardless of your hours. Just like you wouldn't differentiate between working a PT or FT position.

Well, if you read my reasons for leaving, you'll see that it's not the latter. I have had very few jobs in my life, and that's because I've held each for years at a time. My issue is that I'm afraid that if I'm very candid and open about what was hap...

I think I will probably just opt to leave this off as well. Unfortunately, I already submitted my resume to a LOT of facilities with this job listed on my resume, so it's inevitable I'll have to tackle these questions again in the future. It's so har...

My program did not let us do the paperwork during the shift. They wanted clinical to be spent focusing on getting hands-on experience. We were allowed to pick our patients to an extent, especially toward the end of school. Our instructor would give u...

I made the same face.

Started my first job in a specialty clinic that is part of a very prestigious hospital and specializes in fertility. Love the job, can't stand the employers I answer to (and I have good reason, that's not just me being whiny). I've been there about 2...

I have an ADN. No problems getting a job, nor has anyone else from my graduating class (save for maybe 3 people), likewise with the classes before us. In my area (GA) all the major hospitals offer residency/internship programs which are the best bet ...