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  1. New nurse working for a month

    abakrn819 replied to Rnshar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been working as a nurse on my own now for almost 6 months, and I still get nervous quite often about my decisions. I find that asking nurses around you, or your charge nurse, seems to be the...

  2. Which do you prefer?

    abakrn819 replied to Purple93's topic in General Nursing

    As of right now, I am working 3 12's on a cardio/tele unit. Although I really enjoy the cardiology/tele aspect, and don't mind the 12's, I hate weekends and holidays. My husband and I don't get to see...

  3. Can salary change, after one year experience?

    abakrn819 replied to ANNIENURSEANGEL's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Our facility gives raises every year to all staff that qualify (good review, have worked at least a year). So, because I have been hired at our facility for a year, I got a raise, and also a bonus...

  4. Does it get better after nursing school?

    abakrn819 replied to Buzzwump's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Nursing is stressful, but it is a different stress once you are out of school, pass your boards, and get into a job. The best change is...YOUR WORK STAYS AT WORK! You do not have to bring your...

  5. How Do You Administer The Following Meds?

    abakrn819 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Cardizem, rebound htn is something I have never really seen with this, but we do Cardizem gtts all the time now for SVT or UCAFIB. But, we typically see pressures drop with this drug and often have to...

  6. Uniform color by discipline

    abakrn819 replied to annetter's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work at is going to change their uniform policy in Jan 2012, and I am looking forward to it. Right now, each floor chooses their own policy, and the floor I work on is "wear your own...

  7. Super Interview.today Job no longer listed??

    abakrn819 replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure that they just had plenty of applicants that were already interviewing, that they just didn't want to take any more applications! Just make sure you follow up after a week if you haven't...

  8. Desperately seeking encouragement in 1st year

    abakrn819 replied to jackster's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I, though a young graduate, had this experience too. With night shifts, weekends, holidays I would have HORRIBLE anxiety attacks, crying my eyes out hours before I left for my shift, and struggling to...

  9. Which Job Should I Take?

    abakrn819 replied to SparkleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Money does talk! Cannot deny it. Bring it up with your current employer, tell them you got offered a job that would pay $50/hr, and would like to stay and see if you can negotiate a pay raise...I...

  10. Are any of you loyal?

    abakrn819 replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Nursing

    Loyalty really is hard to promise when you are a new grad, I would know. I got hired before graduation on a floor that I KNEW was going to be MY DREAM FLOOR. It was cardac, and with the hospital...

  11. Advice on Interview!

    abakrn819 replied to abakrn819's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hey all! Great news! I ended up getting a job with GI center, hours being 9-530 and did not have to take a pay cut at all, it was a lateral move! The interview went great, I went in Thursday morning...

  12. Advice on Interview!

    abakrn819 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I currently work on a telemetry floor, and have found it to be too stressful for me and just landed an interview with the GI center at the same hospital. The hours are 0900-1730, M-F, no weekends no...

  13. Advice on Interview!

    abakrn819 replied to abakrn819's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yes, I do work 3 12's right now and did think of that. I asked a friend who works in the GI lab in another hospital what the difference was between her and her fiance's wages (he works on the floor...

  14. Advice on Interview!

    abakrn819 replied to abakrn819's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Actually I do have a portfolio I prepared in school, and could probably add to it! Thanks for the great advice, I completely forgot about

  15. Advice on Interview!

    abakrn819 replied to abakrn819's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No it doesn't. I have thought about asking other nurses, but I really haven't told many people that I am going to leave. There is another hospital in town, and I actually know someone who works on the...

  16. Have you ever made a medication error- yes, no or almost.

    abakrn819 replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and I have to tell ya, as a new nurse it was horrifying. But seeing this thread actually makes me feel somewhat better, knowing how common it really is to get errors, and that I am not a bad...

  17. Is this right for me?

    abakrn819 replied to jdan88's topic in General Nursing

    That was pretty harsh, not at all what I got from your message! Keep going with nursing, sounds like you have a good heart, and that is #1 for nurses! You can have all the brains in the world, but...

  18. Is this right for me?

    abakrn819 replied to jdan88's topic in General Nursing

    Don't get too discouraged. By my last semester of school, I was kicking myself in the behind for choosing nursing. I hated school so much towards the end that I really believed I was going to hate...

  19. Giving notice on my shift??

    abakrn819 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I am really struggling with my hospital job right now too, and as you said, many on my floor HATE it there. I have horrible anxiety attacks before I go to work, and I absolutely DREAD going. Its...

  20. If you won the lottery would you still work in health care?

    abakrn819 replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would stay involved in health care, but I would not WORK in health care. I would LOVE to take my RN license and work overseas or in areas of need and use my winnings to open clinics and help...

  21. Nurse+Anxiety, adjusting to weekends, any tips?

    abakrn819 posted a topic in General Nursing

    :confused:I have been working on a very fast-paced med-surg floor at a fairly large hospital in the midwest since March. At first, I loved working. I was getting great assignments (being a new nurse)...

  22. Nurse+Anxiety, adjusting to weekends, any tips?

    abakrn819 replied to abakrn819's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I knew about shift work before I started. My problem is adjusting. I guess coming from nursing school/no weekends to full time work, every other weekend, every other holiday is just getting to me...

  23. Nurse+Anxiety, adjusting to weekends, any tips?

    abakrn819 replied to abakrn819's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for the advice. I knew it would be hard, just didn't expect it to be this hard!!! I will look into the EAP, and as for my PCP, I already have talked and am taking medication for the...

  24. Nurse+Anxiety, adjusting to weekends, any tips?

    abakrn819 replied to abakrn819's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I knew I would be working weekends too, I just didn't realize how hard it would be adjusting to them! I can handle working them, just looking for some advice on how to better