Just to follow up, the LTAC HR rep called today and extended an offer! I'm excited (and terriefied) that this facility is willing to take a chance on a semi-new RN. I haven't accepted the offer yet,...
Hi all, I'm a new nurse (less than 1 year experience) and I have an interview at an LTAC today. I don't have any experience with this level of care--my background is at a Transplant PCU and...
Thanks for the words of encouragement. My manager pretty much told me that I was getting terminated if I remained on the unit floor so I don't have any choice but to go on a leave and look for work...
I'm so upset and feel as though I've painted myself into a corner. I'm a new nurse and I was hired onto an amazing PCU floor where I stayed for 4 months before I went on maternity leave. I loved the...
Seasoned nurses, step in. I'm a new nurse on my first official week on my own. During this time, I've made a some mistakes but the biggest was that I forgot to bed alarm a patient--who left her bed,...
well, it really depends on which hospital employs you. i just finished up my rn residency program which ran for 16 weeks and incorporated formal class, lectures and skills labs. we also had a list...
It always helps when my phone never stops ringing--seriously. I'm caring for the demanding patient and my phone rings with lab results, transport on the unit for another patient, another patient...
I graduated May '11, got pregnant in July with my second child and started a job in November. My pregnancy has been uneventful (very healthy) and hasn't been an issue throughout the program; the...
nulife4good replied to butterfly135's topic in Nursing Career
Well, in this competitive job market, I would suggest start looking. I graduated in May of last year and landed my first job in late November when I was 12 weeks pregnant. I'm currently 31 weeks...
I was also hired through the same hospital system that I worked in as a nurse extern--it was a different unit and a different hospital location but part of the same hospital system. Over 1200...
nulife4good replied to Been there,done that's topic in Case Management
diva rn, I gave a generalized response to the original poster's response. The decision tree that I was referring to was often used for my non-licensed staff something along the lines of "if the...
nulife4good replied to Been there,done that's topic in Case Management
Worked for HealthNet and Anthem Blue Cross for 10+ years, (worked as a corporate trainer for licensed and non-licensed staff) before switching to nursing recently. I worked and trained reps for...
nulife4good replied to nulife4good's topic in Orthopedic
Thanks Olivia! I'm hoping that the staff won't give me a hard time--I'm more of the Type A always moving person and I hate to be seen as a burden. Thanks again for your
Hey all, I'm excited to start my first RN job but wanted to get feedback from other Ortho RNs--or any health care workers on how to manage the floor and patients while being pregnant. I didn't...