NewlyANurse

NewlyANurse

pediatrics (student nurse preceptorship)

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  1. 2 interviews, 1 job offer... How long can I "wait and see" for?

    NewlyANurse posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    After almost 8 months since graduation, my job hunt has gone from 0 to 60 in just about two weeks! Last week I interviewed for two positions-- one, a new grad internship in the NICU and the other, a...

  2. I have a NICU internship interview!!

    NewlyANurse replied to Contrail's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Haha! I came across your original post just a few hours before I went in for an interview as well, for the same internship. Good luck to you guys, maybe we can be coworkers soon!

  3. Prankster patients

    NewlyANurse replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

    These are too funny! My first "prankster patient" got me on my second day of clinicals, as a brand-new and still-terrified nursing student. She was by far the youngest patient on the unit, only in...

  4. New Grad in a Clinical Safety/Research Job?

    NewlyANurse posted a topic in Nursing Career

    So a few weeks ago I posted my resume on Monster.com. I'm a new graduate and I'm getting more and more desperate by the day... I'm subbing at a daycare but no nursing job on the horizon, and money's...

  5. nursing or speech pathology

    NewlyANurse replied to hmzabka's topic in Nursing Career

    Like you said, this comes down to your own decision on the matter. If after a lot of consideration you don't think that nursing is what you want to do, then I would say follow your heart and go with...

  6. Email the nurse recruiter, or nurse manager?

    NewlyANurse replied to NewlyANurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for your input! I am leaning toward emailing the manager just because I don't know what else I can ask the recruiter to do, if he has in fact already forwarded my resume. I just don't want to...

  7. Email the nurse recruiter, or nurse manager?

    NewlyANurse posted a topic in Nursing Career

    So about a month ago now, I emailed a nurse recruiter at a hospital nearby that I would love to work for. He forwarded my email to another recruiter, who emailed me back to say that he had sent my...

  8. Where to get good experience for acute care pediatrics?

    NewlyANurse posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hey guys, So my ultimate nursing goal for years has been to work at a children's hospital on an inpatient pediatric floor. The hospital I'd love to work with is unfortunately not hiring new grads...

  9. Where to get good experience for acute care pediatrics?

    NewlyANurse replied to NewlyANurse's topic in Pediatric

    @ smurfynursey, Wow, thanks so much for the reply! That's a great point I hadn't thought of, that LTC is how the kids live versus a temporary interruption like an inpatient admission might be. I...

  10. Where to get good experience for acute care pediatrics?

    NewlyANurse replied to NewlyANurse's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks for your input! I'm following up on both, because at this point any job would be a welcome opportunity. But my heart is really leaning toward the LTC place. The more I look into, the more...

  11. Letting my desperation shine through? :)

    NewlyANurse replied to NewlyANurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks everyone! I definitely plan on sending a thank you note, to everyone I spoke with about this (apparently non-existent!) position. As for why she even agreed to speak with me knowing there...

  12. Letting my desperation shine through? :)

    NewlyANurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey guys! So I have a phone interview tomorrow. At my dream hospital. I've wanted to work at this hospital since I was 15. I've been searching for a job since even before I graduated in May, and this...

  13. Letting my desperation shine through? :)

    NewlyANurse replied to NewlyANurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the input! I had the interview earlier today, but I did along the same lines as what you had said. I think I may have been borderline gushing at some points, but I held myself back. I did...

  14. New RN having hard time finding job!

    NewlyANurse replied to ilove's topic in Nursing Career

    I personalize the cover letter to whatever position I'm applying for. I make sure to specifically reference some of the hospital's values, and to speak toward my skills in whatever specialty the job...

  15. Recruiters & managers & new grads... Oh my?

    NewlyANurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey everyone, I've been so grateful for all the new grad questions and advice that is all over AllNurses now. I graduated in May and passed the NCLEX in July, but I'm still jobless. I live in MA, but...

  16. Nurse locator devices...

    NewlyANurse replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital I did my preceptorship at, the nurses were each assigned a phone at the beginning of a shift. The other nurses could use that to contact you, and you could also use it to text/page...

  17. shaky hands

    NewlyANurse replied to JamDD's topic in Nursing Career

    I stumbled across this thread by accident, and I'm so glad. My hands have always been shaky too, and I've had several of my clinical instructors mention it... Fortunately most of them were...

  18. Did you guys work in medical field before graduation?/Need advice

    NewlyANurse replied to DBK99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I didn't work as a CNA while I was in school, but I do think it's a good idea. Like others have said, depending on your program you may or may not get a lot of experience in clinicals during school. I...

  19. Recruiters & managers & new grads... Oh my?

    NewlyANurse replied to NewlyANurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just an update-- I sucked it up and contacted whoever I could, had my resume and contact information forwarded to the nurse recruiter, and she got in touch with me right away! Interview next week. I'm...

  20. What's the nicest thing a patient has done for you?

    NewlyANurse replied to Cyndi13's topic in General Nursing

    One of my first patients during my first med/surg clinical rotation in school was this adorable little old lady; I think she was about 92. I was still a horribly nervous new student nurse, but I did...

  21. It's all in the resume!

    NewlyANurse replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wow, this is awesome! I love the template. I'd hire you too. :) I'm still in the process of applying, and I'm definitely going to use this to inspire a revamping of my own resume. Thanks for

  22. Advice about Senior Practicum

    NewlyANurse replied to NurseB_'s topic in General Nursing

    I would say do what you think you will love-- L&D. Med/surg is great for the experience and gets you a lot of skills, but you are going to grow as a nurse in either place. For me at least, my...

  23. Email salutations

    NewlyANurse posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm getting hung up on the details of my latest job-hunting task-- writing an email to a staff development manager at the hospital I'm trying to get a job at. I have met with her previously: she...

  24. New Grad, Novice Nurse...

    NewlyANurse replied to BGieb's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been applying to anything that asks for a year of experience or less, especially if they word it as "preferred" rather than "required". Granted that hasn't gotten me anywhere yet.... But it's...

  25. Recruiters & managers & new grads... Oh my?

    NewlyANurse replied to NewlyANurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you so much for your thoughts! It's comforting to know that someone else was able to get a job by doing all this. I think I will try to contact as many people as I can about this. My former...