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  1. Anyone else the QUIET nurse?

    Newgrad_STAT posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    New nurse here... started my orientation on a medical floor. (I'm part of a float team so I will be floating to all different floors areas). The first day went alright- my preceptor wasn't bad... I...

  2. *The Float nurse* anyone care to share?

    Newgrad_STAT posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently finished 2+ months of orientation/precepted shifts for a full-time float pool position at a great trauma hospital, I have been through MANY different preceptors, picked up a few tips and...

  3. Most stressful and least stressful nursing specialty in the hospital?

    Newgrad_STAT replied to Donnuh's topic in General Nursing

    I float around so... I've been to pretty much every floor personally I found the busiest to be a short staffed medicine floor, an express unit and sometimes the cardiac floors (eventhough 9/10...

  4. Anybody LIKE working holidays?

    Newgrad_STAT replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind it. Sometimes it can be fun. I'm working nights Christmas Eve and Christmas day... which will be a pretty nice increase on my next pay (double time and half + nights premiums) I don't...

  5. Stuttering Stupid Nurse

    Newgrad_STAT replied to pearlgarden's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OH MAN!! I stutter and have stuttered my whole life. I wish I could have out grew it like some other people... but no such luck. I'm also a new nurse and I work on the float pool team for a large...

  6. *The Float nurse* anyone care to share?

    Newgrad_STAT replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in General Nursing

    LOL... well I'm going back to the Gi surgical floor again tonight. Hoping things run a little smoother and I get a chance to take somewhat of a break and give a decent

  7. *The Float nurse* anyone care to share?

    Newgrad_STAT replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't mean that in general... I meant giving report on that floor. I was unfamiliar with their terminology and honestly did not have as much time as I would have liked to do a bit of background...

  8. Lazy nurse... I can't take it anymore...!!!

    Newgrad_STAT posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i know it's long... please bare with me I am currently casual at a LTC facility. The orientation was 5 shifts... lol no previous LTC experience. Anyways, I've been on my own for about 4 shifts so...

  9. Lazy nurse... I can't take it anymore...!!!

    Newgrad_STAT replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She asked me... I never said I did. I documented on the residents I personally dealt with. I spoke with the DON.. she was very understanding and I told her honestly I have no idea what happened with...

  10. Lazy nurse... I can't take it anymore...!!!

    Newgrad_STAT replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you for the quick reply. I need sleep and I'm up stressing- wish I had someone to talk too about this. I have no idea where the missing 2 tylenol 3s (one package/bubble) went and I honestly...

  11. How do I tell them I have a job somewhere else?

    Newgrad_STAT posted a topic in Nursing Career

    A little background: I just finished orientation at a LTC facility... the facility is nice. Some of the staff are nice...others were quite bad orientators. I had a total of 5 shifts for orientation......

  12. DID I get the JOB?

    Newgrad_STAT posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's been a long haul.......... I've been job searching for about 8 + months. I had some ROUGH days... felt like with every step I took I got pushed back 20. I stutter, so I feel sometimes I don't...

  13. How do I tell them I have a job somewhere else?

    Newgrad_STAT replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll let them know about the f/t position and that I'd still like to keep the occassional shift. But I really want to focus on the hospital position but don't want to...

  14. How to stay healthy on nights? I don't want to pack on the pounds.

    Newgrad_STAT posted a topic in General Nursing

    I tend to be the type that likes to snack at night... which is why it's best for me to get to bed at a decent time so the eating stops lol Anyways, I've lost 50 + lbs by watching my calories and...

  15. Scared to make a mistake or worse yet lose my licence in LTC?

    Newgrad_STAT posted a topic in General Nursing

    I finished my orientation at a fairly new LTC facility. The orientation consisted of 2 nights and 3 day shifts. Most of the orientators were great but others... I feel that I'm fairly a quick learner...

  16. New grad nursing job question

    Newgrad_STAT replied to mikala3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have you been offered the job at the psych hospital? It will definitely Help... how would it hinder? lol You'll gain experience... might not be "acute care" but it is definitely nursing experience...

  17. New Grad RN

    Newgrad_STAT replied to nanaz25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been in your shoes and as of lately things have been REALLY working in my favor. I'm not one for home health... I don't know if I would be able to just go into someone's home... and definitely...

  18. DID I get the JOB?

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

    OMG! So he called! The position was for a temporary full time... he offered me a permanent full-time position!!!!!!! I am stunned out of my mind! That is next to impossible to get as a new nurse!!! I...

  19. DID I get the JOB?

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

    Thanks everyone. The problem IS he's been away on conference/training all last week. He has emailed me back and called again but unfortunately I have missed his second call (I don't have a cell phone...

  20. DID I get the JOB?

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

    lol well that's awesome! It's not that I've given it a few days (I've been stressing) and it's been the long weekend here.. So I had no choice. lol I spoke to the receptionist today and she told me he...

  21. DID I get the JOB?

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

    i did call. I called him back the day he called (left a message) but like I said it's the long weekend here and I heard word he might be going on vacation

  22. DID I get the JOB?

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

  23. DID I get the JOB?

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

    Thank you. I'm HOPING that all this is not just to hear "blah blah blah- we gave it to someone else". It CANT be. Hospitals/facilities don't go out of their way to tell you if you've been rejected...

  24. New Grad RNs - Don't give up.

    Newgrad_STAT replied to nursejaneRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Love that post. I have also been a "new" grad for a long time. About 8+ months. I've been on 5 interviews. I've recently landed a casual position within a nice LTC and have received a call back from...

  25. DID I get the JOB?

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

    he didn't call within a couple of hours. It was 2 days after. (the end of the week) like he stated. It's the long weekend here (I also got word that he might be on vacation next week from the...