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When I graduated in 2011, I heard of a hospital in McAllen, TX offering $15,000 sign on bonus. Still not enough to make me move that close to the border lol

I was really exhausted back in October-ish, but its mostly passed now. I work nights and it never seemed to bother me at work... Just at home on my days off. It's much better now though!

Yep, June baby! Find out what it is on Wednesday! :)

I came to work on the 26th and had an Xmas card signed by our management staff and a mini candy cane. The techs got full sized candy canes, we got mini candy canes. lol

I'm 16 weeks also... Also not showing, but have already told my coworkers. I asked my Dr and she said pretty much the same thing... Universal precautions. And said try to avoid CMV pts. I asked specifically about shingles and she said if I've had chi...

Nada!! I'm off Christmas Eve and Christmas Day though, so I'm happy!

Ours has our first name and last initial. I wouldn't mind though if it had both first and last on it.

1. Unpaid with FMLA. I did find out you can use short term disability if you have it, but I didn't know this until about 2 weeks after our open enrollment for benefits, so I missed out. I did talk to HR and they said to stretch out my PTO when the ...

Definitely not enough time.... I had 6 weeks and still felt very nervous on my own. I would have declined the position if they only gave me 2.5 weeks!

I always welcome the night that we are short a CNA and nurses have to be one. That happened to me the first time a few weeks ago and I loved being able to get my stuff done, do charting on my vitals, and then just help out where needed. We do paper c...

Ours always turn around but the back card on our badges is about 2 inches longer than our ID and where it sticks out at the bottom it says RN real big on both sides. So the patients know we are an RN whether our badge is backwards or not. And my name...

These days it's not even who you know anymore. When I was a new grad last summer I applied for several positions at a hospital where my mom has been a nurse for 30+ years. The anesthesiologists I worked for at the time (as a secretary, same hospital)...

I graduated with an ADN and didn't find a job for 8-9 months because of it. Everywhere I applied wanted BSN nurses. I finally got a job at a smaller community hospital that was still hiring ADNs. I'm now working on my BSN so I can hopefully get on at...

I'm in Texas on a med/surg floor at night.... Typically our ratio is 5:1 or 6:1 (usually 6:1). But it's not unheard of to have 7:1 at night (I did the other night). We don't start out with 7, but if we keep getting admissions, usually 1-2 end up with...

I work med/surg at a smaller hospital in the DFW area. As a new grad, I started at 25/hr. And then I'm night shift, so that's an extra $4/hr, and then $6/hr weekend diff. Working a weekend night is pretty sweet pay for a new grad lol :)

Just the other night, doing an admit for DX pancreatic mass. The lady kept saying something about a pantry... Finally she said "they told me I have a mass on my pantry" lol We also have a fairly regular pt that always asks for her "delilah" when she ...

We do q15 min x 2, q30 min x 2, then q1 hour x 4.

I work 7p-7a so I can't sleep 12-7. I am usually in bed by 0830 and sleep until 1600-1630. I take 2 ibuprofen before going to sleep, I know it sounds silly but it helps my achy legs and relaxes me. And I have black out curtains in my bedroom so it's ...

7p-7a, no doubt about it!

I love 12 hour nights! Love having four nights off a week!

I've worked 5 12-hour shifts in a row twice since I started and they just about kill me. It's usually a Friday-Tuesday and I have a few days off afterwards, but it's still not worth it. By that last shift I am so tired and burnt out. But it is doable...

I became ACLS certified right before my third semester of nursing school. You don't need your RN license to become certified.

For an 8 week orientation, my facility requires a 2-year contract or $6000 to break it. So I'm guessing for 8 weeks, it cost them about $6000 to train me. They break it down if I were to leave after a year, I'd owe them $3000. That's my hospital's po...

I throw my scrubs in the hamper with the other clothes until I do laundry. Usually wash scrubs by themselves with warm water. I have 11, maybe 12 pairs. I don't have to wear a certain color so I have a wide variety. I usually buy a pair every time I...

Completely agree with the meeting thing! I will have meetings at 1300, 1500, or 1600. Definitely not staying for any of those if I have to be back that night. As far as friendly things... Letting us self schedule. At least then we don't end up with ...