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Snafu13

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  1. Absolutely miserable

    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. 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

    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. 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. Hi all, I've applied to the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville new grad nurse residency program and was wondering if anyone has had recent experience with it? I see older threads that I'm sure have somewhat...
  6. 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...
  7. Bad Interview....I got the job!!! WHAT??

    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...
  8. 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...
  9. I haven't gotten the orientation paperwork yet. Did it come via mail or
  10. 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...
  11. Picking a minor

    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,...
  12. 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...
  13. Oh wow!! I didn't get any of those!! Interesting! You obviously nailed it though
  14. 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...
  15. I'm downtown! Did you get the unit you wanted at
  16. You should know better

    Cheers to
  17. You should know better

    Cheers to
  18. I just received a phone call that I got IN to the residency program AND the floor I wanted!! I'm so excited and
  19. Well, the status of my application just went to "position filled/closed". What a bummer. I really wanted that
  20. I haven't heard anything as of yet
  21. I'm sorry, mzrRN, you indicated you had a classmate that was offered a position, but I read from your profile that you graduated in 2005? Was your classmate a master's
  22. mzrRN, was it good or bad
  23. I haven't heard anything as of yet. I haven't emailed any of the nurse managers that interviewed me. I suppose I was under the impression that they would let me know if they were