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I've been a med/surg nurse for three years and I can't believe how caddy and back stabbing nursing can be. I know all about nurses eating their young but this is about mentoring and support then back stabbing. Makes me want to use my degree to do som...

Thank you for your replies each of them make sense. I guess I have to grow and explore my options. Thanks again:)

I was wondering if there is a high turnover in long term actue care and if so why?

You couldn't just help her out?

We have to have them for each patient.

We'll just had my year evaluation and doing well in our LTAC. I have learned so much and am still learning every shift I work! I've decided to go for my CCRN to Pursue a specialty. Great place to learn and grow.

Yeh that's overkill. These pts are a sick I think 6 pts is enough to cover. 56 no way. That's the whole floor???

i have been working at my LTAC for 2 months and I have learned a tremendous amount of nursing experience, I definitely have a lot more but this is a good start. yes alot of the pts are heavy but you get to see alot. i am also learning to manage and ...

What kind of test can we look forward to during orientation? What will orientation be like? Is it something that we can be omitted and let go for before we even get started???

thank you for the link! This is my first RN position. Good luck with everything.

Yes almost too soon, hehe Can I ask what kind of drips you are studying? I don't think I'll need that where I'm going to be, but it never hurts to know. I would like a sample print up of a day on the floor, I think this is where I get confused, my...

I'm excited/scared to death lol as well. No there is no pre-employment test, but I heard there is a med test while in orientation and i'm not sure what other kind of test??? maybe a strip test(tele)?

like my old boss says "be a duck". I believe things happen for a reason and I'm happy to hear your going to "clean off your shoe", lol. Now at least when you interview next if you get that vibe you know to steer clear! Good Luck with your hunt, some...

Also as you get through your first semester/term keep your paperwork organized because I can't tell you how many times I had to shuffle through material to look something up!!! You may need to reference something especially Fundamentals. Good Luck ...

Keep a study schedule, try to stay organized. Find your nitch that helps you remember the info. Look up mnemonics. Most importantly take breaks. Do not wait until the test week to study its way too much info. Start going over what you covered alrea...

There are many nclex review attachments on this site, look around. Kaplan is an excellent source. You follow the plan and you can't go wrong! It's all about answering the questions. Why you got it right and why you got it wrong. Review content, l...

Try prisons, dialysis like davita hire new grads. I'm sorry about your situation but I come from an adn program and our class are finding jobs.

One day, a new grad will pass on a bunch of 3s to you, and you will remember when, not so long ago, that was you, and you will smile and be patient and tell that new grad they did a good job and to go home and get some well deserved rest. this is so...

Thank you!!

I am soooo happy to hear more about LTAC's! I am so excited to start I know it's a big adjustment from nursing school to the floor. It sounds like I found exactly what I wanted. I will say it again. This site should have its own thread, I'm going ...

yeh thats most important!!!

Congrats! It's such a good feeling isin't it? :w00t:

I was reading your post and just wandering what kind of facilities you are applying to? I am not sure what state you are in? Sometimes if your just applying to hospital jobs, you may be sitting a while these days, maybe if you didn't yet, you could ...

you can go get your ACLS now, you do not need your registration. If this is a good time for you go do it

I start in September, I really feel lucky because most new grads have to take what they can get but I got what I wanted. Yes it's going to be challenging and so was nursing school! I am also preping with major disease process like RF, HF, wounds.... ...