sunshyne17

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1. Any nurses from University of Penn Hospital here?

   sunshyne17 replied to sunshyne17's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   tysm flyersfan88! Your input has put so many of my fears at ease. I was surprised by the tuition reimbursement per year. There aren't many masters degree classes you can take in a year for 8K. I will...

2. New Nurse on Med Surg Floor

   sunshyne17 replied to nurseofdragons's topic in Medical-Surgical

   'Allo! It should get better and one of the previous posters were right - even seasoned nurses have rough days. It depends on admissions, discharges, changes in a patient status, etc. I like to have a...

3. Med-Surg sentence

   sunshyne17 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Whoa - sounds like you work at my job. Seriously tho - it sounds like you work in the lehigh valley area at my job. That being said, med-surge is hard. The acuity has increased and because there are...

4. Any nurses from University of Penn Hospital here?

   sunshyne17 replied to sunshyne17's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   Hi JustcallmeNurse - thank you for responding and I am so sorry for the delay. Is the hospital welcoming to nurses new to the floor (based on your experience)? My current hospital is not. What is the...

5. Any nurses from University of Penn Hospital here?

   sunshyne17 posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   Hi! I currently reside in Allentown pa but am originally from Philly. I would love to work for University of Penn Medicine but I don't know anything about the culture, whether or not it is unionized...

6. New graduate nurse in med-surg

   sunshyne17 replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Speaking from the somewhat newbie at Nursing - I have been working Med Surg almost a year and still there are times I forget things. I second/third/fourth (not sure how many ppl recommended) some...

7. How the job market for new grads BSN in PA?

   sunshyne17 replied to HopefulRN4's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   At Penn State Hershey Medical, they seem to be hiring lots of qualified nurses. And they have a graduate nurse residency

8. Going from 30 to 5 ...

   sunshyne17 replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I worked in LTC for 4 months before going to acute care. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it. I work there now per diem. Working per diem in LTC is awesome! No admissions, no drama, you do your...

9. RN's - how long did you stay at your first job?

   sunshyne17 replied to sunshyne17's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Thanks for the input everyone! Some places do have awesome PRN pay. My per diem pay is just all

10. 2 NCLEX Attempt

    sunshyne17 replied to faren1221's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I second Kaplan. I went to the course,did practice questions and passed in 75 questions. Half of the exam is conquering your anxiety. They mentioned that during the Kaplan course. If you are panicking...

11. RN's - how long did you stay at your first job?

    sunshyne17 posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Just a quick poll - how long did you stay at your first job before looking to another facility? And was it long term care, rehab, acute care or critical care? What are the pros and cons of your...

12. Fired from first job. Now what???

    sunshyne17 replied to TrulyBlessed13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Unfortunately you were the scape goat. They got dinged and some one had to take the fall for it. I agree with the previous poster "NEVER sign off what you did not do." Sometimes you will have people...

13. overwhelmed in first rn job

    sunshyne17 replied to nursephillyphil's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi. I work in LTC too. I swear when they say it will get better, it will. You will soon learn to walk in, look for edema and listen to breath sounds as you wait for residents to take their medicine....

14. New RN; I want to quit my job already.

    sunshyne17 replied to irishlynn5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I must admit it was long and I too, couldn't finish. But 2 things 1) everyone wants dayshift for the same reasons you do so it's always going to be tough to get. 2) It sounds like you are suffering...

15. RN job without direct patient care

    sunshyne17 replied to jjo9el's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Making mistakes makes us double, and triple check in the future, hoping to mitigate a repeat. Use that mistake as leverage to not get comfortable, not as an excuse to give up. BUT in the event you...