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Hello, thank you for asking. I work night shift, I'm a new grad in my 2nd year on a BUSY medicine tele floor. Luckily, and gratefully, my coworkers are great. I have a 16 year old son and I am a single mother, we live in an apartment together with our puppy. He doesn't drive yet so he's not too independent and still depends on me to drive him to practice and school, etc. My biggest challenge is finding the time to exercise in between shifts and/or on days off (i'm either too tired or am too busy doing errands or cooking). The MOST difficulty I'm having is eating. I feel like my metabolism completely shuts down overnight but I'm not able to NOT eat overnight. So I end up eating a meal at midnight and snacking overnight, all of which I feel is still in my stomach when I'm lying down for sleep at 0900.

Expecting others to do their jobs. Still gets me everytime. From expecting pharmacy to have delivered a scheduled med that is NOT new, expecting social work/case management to have everything done for a discharge (Home O2, transportation, Dialysis, transportation from their new SNF to their new HD clinic, etc), to expecting CNAs to chart the in&outs, expecting the monitor tech to call when a patient desats or has frequent PVCs, expecting RT to show up after you call in a PRN treatment... the list goes on an on. For the most part, this all gets done. But it's those times that I don't double check when it bites me and my patient in the toosh. I'm just under a year new grad, been on an acute tele floor for 9 months now. Still learning a lot and still making mistakes, but the expectation that others will carry out their tasks, tasks which fall under MY LICENSE, are by far the biggest pain.

I ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS Assess my patients! It may not happen in the first hour, but it ALWAYS happens. Focused assessments may happen first, but my Head to toe always happens prior to actually CHARTING my head to toe. Basic nursing skills.

I took statistics at my local cc (pierce) and CSUDH accepted it, but I think they changed the policy and will no longer accept statistics from them. I can't be 100% sure but I think I recall an email from them stating that... I would check with your contact, just run the question by them... If not, you can take it with them. I think they may have changed the policy because it was causing too many students to come up short on units prior to graduation. Hope this helps :)

Where do you buy your coffee?

I want what she's having!

I first joined AllNurses.com because I heard it was a great networking tool, especially for a student nurse (which I was when I joined). Then I discovered all of the new grad threads and the tremendous amount of information and support to be found there. Now, as a new grad still seeking work, I check in on the new grad threads as well as exploring other discussions on various topics. I try to lend support in the form of replies with info or my 2 cents. I think allnurses.com is such a great social media/networking tool for nurses. It is such a small world of nursing and allnurses.com links all of us across the nation!

I was told the same thing, to expect a welcome email and a phone call from OHS to set up an appointment for the physical exam and new hire paperwork... I accepted my offer on 1/31 and have not received either... Let me know if you find anything out about this. Thanks.

Hi Luckystar13, I searched the group but only find one titled with the year 2013, not 2014... I received an offer from 7East as well!! Thanks :)

@Bobb-o Someone on facebook posted yesterday that their friend went on an informal second interview/unit tour on the Liver Transplant/SICU the day before (so on Wed 1/29)...

Good Luck!! My thoughts are with all of you waiting for your ATT!

to every single one of the comments above.....

I'm not sure what every nursing school teaches, but mine most certainly did not sugar coat a thing. The difference, I think (as I'm not yet working), will be the feelings experienced when the brutality of reality hits... Make or break / sink or swim... I was born to nurse!!!

WELL PUT.

@ceccia ... We're all in this together, and I can only imagine that as a seasoned nurse @Ruby Vee is thinking about all the new grads that have come into her unit and up and quit because they couldn't handle it... It just isn't a good look.

@brieyen, which unit did you interview for?

Hi @Brieyen, I am waiting to hear back after my second interview as well. I am seeking clarification from @arymaram also

@arymaram You heard back? From which unit? Congratulations :)

I just finished my BSN with CSUDH. I enjoyed the program, the teachers were challenging and very flexible most of the time, ALWAYS supportive! When you get to the clinical components, you will need to find an agency local to you that will allow you to complete your hours but you will get a lot of notification emails reminding you to start the process. There are lists of agencies with their locations and contact information available, and there is a standard process for your to complete if you'd like to have the school contract with a new agency. All-in-All, I 100% recommend the program! I have no experience with CSUF so I can't help you in that regard. But CSUDH allows the option to do in-class or online courses, so it's up to you. I never had a class where I HAD to complete live in-class. As long as you've completed all the pre-requisites and requirements you should have no problem enrolling, just make sure to get everything in by the deadlines. Good Luck :)

Waiting to hear back from 7E... Good luck everyone, I hope that we can all just relax and not live our days filled with anxiety.. so yes indeed... GOOD LUCK!

Has anyone heard back regarding 7east?

Has anyone received a call back for a second interview for 7E Med-Surg?

For all those who've interviewed, how did your interviews go? I interviewed for 7E yesterday and I think it went well. I am really hoping to get a call back for a 2nd interview. From what I could gather, I was 1 of 10 people being interviewed. Let's keep each other updated so we can get an idea of how the process is going..... For those who haven't been contacted, good luck and don't give up.. I have no idea where each specific department is at in regards to their process..> I know someone posted some info on the New Grad page on facebook but I think it's just a guesstimation...

Hi! Congrats on your interview! I interviewed for the CT-ICU last summer but was not selected for a 2nd interview. I had the similar email asking me to choose a timeslot. I interviewed with the Unit Director and the training coordinator. They asked me about a difficult situation I overcame in nursing school, an outcome that I had a direct effect on, and I can't remember the other stand out stuff. I'm not sure if the Liver ICU Unit Director will ask similar questions, but good luck!! You will do great. Do you mind me asking on what date did your status update change to "routed to interviewing supervisor"? For the people that have applied to the CT-ICU, has anyone received any emails or updates?

Hi everyone, I just wanted to know if anyone has tried logging onto their new application system? They switched to a new system for job apps and I can't seem to find it...