Snafu13

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1. Absolutely miserable

   Snafu13 replied to slippersocks's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Girrrrlll I am with you! I'm in the same boat. I love my manager and my crew but the acuity of the patients as of late has me dreading coming to work every day. I am thankful that I have a job and...

2. Jax,Florida Grad Nurses,First Job at Baptist in residency program???

   Snafu13 replied to NurseBaddieRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Logan_ann, Yes, they do hire ADN new grads. The starting salary we were offered was base rate of $23. There is an additional 1$ differential for BSN, $5 weekend diff and $3.25 night diff. I started...

3. Worried about phenergan IV push

   Snafu13 replied to Jaellys's topic in Patient Medications

   At my hospital, the standard order is 12.5 mg phenergan IVP diluted in 10 mL of NS if the patient has an IV running, or diluted in 50 mL of NS ran over 30 minutes if they are not receiving

4. Jax,Florida Grad Nurses,First Job at Baptist in residency program???

   Snafu13 replied to NurseBaddieRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Hi Jbholsom! Our cohort is full for this year. There are 3 groups in total, 115 of us new grads. The starts were 8/14, 8/31 and I believe 9/14. The next opening won't be until January, but I'd keep my...

5. Jax,Florida Grad Nurses,First Job at Baptist in residency program???

   Snafu13 replied to NurseBaddieRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Hi Nursesk711! I'm on a specialty unit and couldn't be happier! It was the one unit I REALLY wanted. My husband and I settled on a 3 bedroom in Banyan Bay on San Pablo Rd. It liked the layout of the...

6. Bad Interview....I got the job!!! WHAT??

   Snafu13 replied to DoingGodsWork's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I felt EXACTLY the same way walking away from the interview for the job I have now. I was certain that I was by far and large the WORST interviewee ever. At one point, I was certain that the NM I was...

7. Jax,Florida Grad Nurses,First Job at Baptist in residency program???

   Snafu13 replied to NurseBaddieRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I just spoke with HR and there's just a few issues with the computer systems that's creating a delay in getting our offers and information to us. No biggie. I did ask about the scrubs and was told...

8. Jax,Florida Grad Nurses,First Job at Baptist in residency program???

   Snafu13 replied to NurseBaddieRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I haven't gotten the orientation paperwork yet. Did it come via mail or

9. Jax,Florida Grad Nurses,First Job at Baptist in residency program???

   Snafu13 replied to NurseBaddieRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I received the call today with all of the information regarding pay, orientation dates and times as well as some shift information during the residency program. The pay is surprisingly good and I'm...

10. Picking a minor

    Snafu13 replied to msannaa's topic in General Students

    I'm actually in the same boat!! I plan on pursuing my degree in nurse midwifery and my minor is in women's studies. I took all but one of my required courses before entering the nursing program,...

11. How long did it take you to get your first RN job?

    Snafu13 replied to coffeemama0112's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It took me a little over a month to land my first job in a nurse residency program, but it was not without tons of legwork and rejection. I'm relocating cross-country and it's been tough to even get...

12. Jax,Florida Grad Nurses,First Job at Baptist in residency program???

    Snafu13 replied to NurseBaddieRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Oh wow!! I didn't get any of those!! Interesting! You obviously nailed it though

13. Jax,Florida Grad Nurses,First Job at Baptist in residency program???

    Snafu13 replied to NurseBaddieRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi Budra3, This particular interview session was actually a vast departure from a "traditional" interview, so it's hard to say. For our interview, it was set up similar to speed dating. We only had a...

14. Jax,Florida Grad Nurses,First Job at Baptist in residency program???

    Snafu13 replied to NurseBaddieRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm downtown! Did you get the unit you wanted at

15. You should know better

    Snafu13 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Cheers to