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

    LauraRN1 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...

  2. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    LauraRN1 replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

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

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

    LauraRN1 replied to LauraRN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...

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

    LauraRN1 replied to opossum's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...

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

    LauraRN1 replied to Sammie_R_N's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No. That nurse/patient ratio is

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

    LauraRN1 replied to LauraRN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...