buytheshoes11 MSN, RN

CA; RN-BSN; I know in Northern CA the market is poor. Stagnant would be an appropriate term!

Where I have been in school and where I work now I've been told it's a one hour window for acute and a two hour window for LTC.

What I truly love about LTC are the relationships you begin to build with the residents. I didn't see that much in acute care. I also love many of the other nurses and CNAs that I get to work with! I hope you love your new job!!

I definitely agree with the part about the families. Many of them are over-controlling and expect nurses to act as gods and know all of the answers and to wave a magic wand and have the MD appear, stat. Jeez. Anyway, I guess all jobs have their ups a...

About thirty minutes for me. It would be nice for something closer but I am thankful for a job!!

Good for you!! Best of luck in your new job! :cheers:

Yikes! To me this is highly unprofessional. I know some places are starting to use text messaging to allow healthcare team members to easily interact, but to blatantly blurt out what this nurse said is just wrong. Wow.

The facilities and hospitals in my area prefer BSNs over ADNs when it comes to hiring, but out here an RN is an RN (as far as pay goes).

I think some people expect things to be handed to them as soon as they ask for something. I went to school with several people like this - people who grew up getting what they wanted from their parents and expecting the rest of the world to cater to ...

Thank you for posting this! I loved it! Have a lot of fun with traveling. It's nice that you are taking time to enjoy yourself and your time.

You could offer suggestions as a way of helping but your peer doesn't need to be copying your work. If she can't grasp the concept to make a care plan I don't know how she will successfully make it through nursing school, much less pass NCLEX..

Ask as many questions as you feel necessary and don't be too hard on yourself.

Great job! It's a wonderful feeling be able to say that you are a NURSE!!

Coca-Cola products during the week and beers on the weekend. That's what helped me get through nursing school - just being honest.

I'm glad that you will have more time with your family! I send many happy thoughts your way.

To get my first job I moved from the south all the way out to California. Like you said, looking in another state may be the key! It doesn't sound like you are doing anything wrong. I think finding a job these days requires more time and a heckuva lo...

My visible tattoo is on my wrist - and for that one I simply wear a watch. Several nurses where I work have tattoos on their arms but they wear long sleeves to cover them up. Like other posters said, there are a couple of companies that make conceal...

How terrifying! I am glad that the little guy is okay though! It's like what the OP said though, even in an emergency it's so important to remember the five rights before you pass the med!

Congratulations! Remember to take a little time to have some fun! There are some days when I really wish I could go back to nursing school. Good luck with your last three semesters!

Yes, I am definitely my own worst critic. I always have been and probably always will be. As hard as it may be though, it is important to cut yourself some slack! I have to tell myself this every day and it does work.

Great tips! I stupidly thought I could fly through nursing school with no issue like I did in my first two years of college. My first fundamentals test proved me wrong, hah!

They don't ask us when we call in...previously, staff would get burned when calling in, so the union was notified and mgmt has left us alone since then.

Where I work we do 10 cc NS before and after the ABX. We don't use Heparin.

Laptop, stethoscope, then an NCLEX questions/answers book I bought my final semester!

I would die of happiness if that's what my shift assignment looked like.