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1. Feel stuck in medsurg

   lovelylady3 replied to lovelylady3's topic in Nursing Career

   I spoke with a recruiter at my facility and one at a different

2. Feel stuck in medsurg

   lovelylady3 posted a topic in Nursing Career

   With all the talk of how hard it is for new grads to find jobs... I feel like new grads have an easier time getting jobs than experienced nurses. I only have 2 years of med surg exp and I have been...

3. New grad feeling left out

   lovelylady3 replied to lovelylady3's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You are incorrect about how I ask question sand you are also incorrect about my team player attitude. Please explain how the charge nurse behavior was helpful and professional. You seem quite...

4. New grad feeling left out

   lovelylady3 replied to lovelylady3's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I never said I was perfect. In fact, I was honest about my weaknesses. When I corrected the misperceptions and jumping to conclusions about how I ask questions, I was then accused of being defensive....

5. New grad feeling left out

   lovelylady3 replied to lovelylady3's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I agree! I love helping nursing students. Passing on what I have learned to others is my favorite part of nursing! I can't wait until I get enough experience to be a preceptor!

6. New grad feeling left out

   lovelylady3 replied to lovelylady3's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Wow. This post explains new grad

7. New grad feeling left out

   lovelylady3 replied to lovelylady3's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I agree. I would have preferred more support and kindness from my managers. If they thought i needed to work on something, they could've talked to me about it and not others on the floor. They could...

8. New grad feeling left out

   lovelylady3 replied to lovelylady3's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You make a fabulous point about how to ask questions. It does sound better to first offer a plan or idea of how to proceed, instead of just asking. I'll def use that in the

9. New grad feeling left out

   lovelylady3 replied to lovelylady3's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Actually, I was feeling more confident as time went on. I don't think it's unreasonable To still have some insecurity, due to me not having completed my first year. Most still think of people with...

10. New grad feeling left out

    lovelylady3 replied to lovelylady3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Than you for the advice! I am actually applying at 2 different magnet hospitals with a nurse residency. This hospital I came from did not have a residency and was not magnet. It was 10 weeks of...

11. New grad feeling left out

    lovelylady3 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I quit my first nursing job in med surg due to being mistreated. I was there for almost 8 months and I felt like I was being targeted by some charge nurses. They would yell in the hall, refuse to help...

12. New Grad MedSurg to ICU

    lovelylady3 replied to lovelylady3's topic in Critical Care

    What makes you worried that you won't get into critical care? I thought med/surg experience was required at a lot of hospitals prior to entry into the critical care areas. Has this

13. Anyone applied for an Internship for Scott & White, June 2012?

    lovelylady3 replied to aghols12's topic in Texas Nursing

    Congratulations!!!

14. New Grad MedSurg to ICU

    lovelylady3 posted a topic in Critical Care

    I am about to graduate from an ADN program. I already have a bachelors in another field. I love critical care so much, I cannot even describe how much I love it. Due to a tight job market, I was...

15. Anyone applied for an Internship for Scott & White, June 2012?

    lovelylady3 replied to aghols12's topic in Texas Nursing

    What did they say in the email saying you didn't get it? For me, they invited me to reapply in Jan and invited me to apply to some medsurg positions. Is that a good thing or just something they tell...