mr cooper

Thank you very much!

And my scrubs are already blue . Greys Anatomy to be exact :)

Yeah, they plan on having me shadow. I think I will wear scrubs because Ill be going straight to the unit and ask for the manager at the nurses station, instead of an office tucked away to do the interview. Then right after the interview Ill shadow. 30 minutes to interview, 30 minutes to shadow. The schedule shows basically no time to change clothes in between the interview and shadowing so it might be awkward and throw off the flow. I generally want to do what is suggested of me, and scrubs were heavily suggested, so I think I'll go with it. But that nagging in my head will not turn off!

So basically I got an offer to interview at a hospital and I was told on the phone I can wear scrubs. The email confirmation said I can wear, or bring scrubs and the one review on glassdoor says they do typically have people wear scrubs to the interview. However, this is a completely new thing for me and I cant help but feel like if I do wear scrubs that I will be judged for it. On the one hand, I was told that it is ok and even expected of me, and not wearing scrubs can be seen as "not listening" or going against the culture. On the other hand..... Ive never worn anything but a suit to an interview. This is my dream job, so the thought of ruining it because of my clothing choice worries me.

Its draining me so bad. I have noticed very clearly within the past few weeks doctors and NP's hesitance to send patients to the hospital, when before it was always a no-brainer. This is because they want to prevent re-hospitilazations likely to get more and better admissions. However, instead of staffing appropriately and having the resources, its business as usual. This means yesterday I had 2 unstable and sick patients who should be in the hospital, but are being treated in a LTC facility. I generally have 10 patients, but they are quite heavy with dressing changes, PICC's, etc. I'm starting to feel like I cant effectively care for patients because the staff and resources are non-existant. I spent about 40 minutes, if not longer trying to find a specimen cup and a straight cath for a UA/UC, because instead of going to the hospital, they want to treat in the facility. So a lab service not designed for unstable patients is being recruited to do important labs and they are snail slow. I have been so incredibly stressed and anxiety ridden and I really just need to vent. They want these difficult patients but not the staff or resources to effectively care for them and Im feeling like its very dangerous. My main inclination is to send to the hospital anyway but I fear retaliation.

I know I made mistakes and I won't deny it. None of them were medication errors. Some of the listed mistakes I had never heard about and I know I didnt do, others I totally own up too. I know my weak points and what I need to work on, mainly being able to deal with multiple administrative situations at once. When it comes to the clinical side, I am confident and have caught mistakes and patients that were getting worse. Anyways, I firmly believe it was a combination of "not being a good fit" combined with my errors that got me fired. In a way, it is a blessing since it was a toxic work environment to me. My main fear and anxiety is related to finding a new job. I have never been fired from anything before, so this is completely new. I was told by my manager that at 8 months I should have the skills developed to deal with the administrative situations. I feel that is totally unfair. You can't judge a career on the first 8 months. I mainly need support. I have gotten it from some friends, but I am so scared that I won't be able to find a job for a while :/

Also, when filling out new apps and giving a reason for why I was fired, I am not totally sure what to put down.

I know I made mistakes and I won't deny it. None of them were medication errors. Some of the listed mistakes I had never heard about and I know I didnt do, others I totally own up too. I know my weak points and what I need to work on, mainly being able to deal with multiple administrative situations at once. When it comes to the clinical side, I am confident and have caught mistakes from other nurses, such as when a patient had a 26 glucose because NS was running instead of the ordered D5W. Of course, I still managed to get in trouble for that situation because despite getting an order for d50, I didnt check the sugar again for an hour and a half, which I didn't realize was too long at the time. Anyways, I firmly believe it was a combination of "not being a good fit" combined with my errors that got me fired. In a way, it is a blessing since it was a toxic work environment to me. My main fear and anxiety is related to finding a new job. I have never been fired from anything before, so this is completely new. I was told by my manager that at 8 months I should have the skills developed to deal with the administrative situations. I feel that is totally unfair. You can't judge a career on the first 8 months. I mainly need support. I have gotten it from some friends, but I am so scared that I won't be able to find a job for a while :/

In LTC the charge nurse is the floor nurse. The supervisor is the floor manager.

I am so scared of staying in my SNF, but I need the job while looking for acute care jobs. I am a brand new RN and still figuring things out with both the facility and nursing that it is so hard for me to finish all my tasks. My orienters were not helpful and I am realizing I need to unlearn what I have been told by them. 2 major situations went down both of which I had no ability to prevent since everything was in place like it was supposed to. But I am scared and nervous because being new I was trying to figure out how to best get things done and just trying to LEARN being a nurse... so I wasn't able to get certain things done by the time of the event thinking I would get it a bit later. Ever since that day I have had extreme anxiety, flashbacks, depression and fear of losing my license. My sanity is slowly draining for me and it just feels like losing my license will relieve me and I won't have to worry anymore. I obviously don't want that, but thats what it feels like. I broke down and bawled like a little baby at work in front of everybody. There are moments where I enjoy it, but the mental anguish I am going through may not be worth it. I feel like I got completely unlucky having these things happen to me despite being 2 weeks into it. And the state won't care... they won't care... Its just vicious. Anyways, I needed to get this off of my chest and I'll probably start crying again....

Like many people here have said she should take a week or two break then start the search in earnest. As a Calufornia new grad I was forced to take 4 months off before getting my license, and i was getting no bites for jobs because i lacked a license. Right after i got my license i got a job in LTC... Mainly because of the burnout of doing job apps that went nowhere. The length of time may stifle determination like it did for me. Luckily my LTC facility pays well and has opportunities for advancement. I still have hope that I'll get into a hospital, but the length of time i was forced to wait definitely brought my feelings of ambition down a notch.

I have a position in a SNF and I plan on working there for a while. Eventually I would like to work in a hospital and was wondering what sort of expectations I should have regarding that. Should i focus on getting an 'in' through a hospitals rehab or ltc floor? Or am I pigeonholing myself.

I am applying to a new grad program where the application period does not close until 2/5. Is it worth it to send an email now, or should I just wait until it closes? I'm thinking of sending it now just to put a seed in the managers head. Honestly, this tip to get a job sounds amazing. Its so simple that I brushed it aside thinking "they want to hear my voice". Obviously they like email a lot better, since I guess it is "harder" to do.

Hmm, I'm interested to know but was the home care job an RN job? And I'm surprised your friend got into an RN residency despite having used their license in a SNF because, at least in California, any usage of the license makes you ineligible for the RN residency.

Hmm, I'm interested to know but was the home care job an RN job? And I'm surprised your friend got into an RN residency despite having used their license in a SNF because, at least in California, any usage of the license makes you ineligible for the RN residency.