LauraRN1

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1. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

   LauraRN1 replied to ashfost's topic in New Nurse

   Smallish town in AL: $17.25 base with $3.00/hr shift diff and $2.00/hr critical care pay (ICU only).

2. New nurse in ICU and I hate it...please help!

   LauraRN1 replied to LauraRN1's topic in New Nurse

   I really appreciate all the replies. I do want to try to stick it out for a year (only 9 months to go! :/ ) I just hope I can keep my license for that long and not harm any patients in that amount of time. I'm really considering home health as my nex...

3. Absolutely incompetent...not so sure "it gets better".

   LauraRN1 replied to opossum's topic in New Nurse

   Oh gosh, did I write this? I, too, often forget to look at the big picture and forget to about my labs, etc. Unless I've been notified of a critical lab value, I tend to just forget about them since it always seems like I have so much going on. I've ...

4. OPINION: Would you accept this job offer as your first job?

   LauraRN1 replied to Sammie_R_N's topic in Job Hunt

   No. That nurse/patient ratio is horrible.

5. New nurse in ICU and I hate it...please help!

   LauraRN1 replied to LauraRN1's topic in New Nurse

   Yes, 6 weeks. I've talked to my preceptor/charge nurse about it and she talked to our unit manager and you know what I got? 1 extra day. I was told by our nurse manager that we are expected to just come to work with a lump in our throats for the firs...

6. New nurse in ICU and I hate it...please help!

   LauraRN1 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I'm three months in to my first job as an RN in the ICU...night shift of course. And I absolutely hate it. I had 6 weeks of orientation and I just don't feel like I know how to take care of my patients. I feel like I've already forgotten so much that...