littlenurse23

I just got my first RN med-surg position and during the interview she said they don't have any cna's right now?!?!? How can this be?? I took the job because I'm a new grad and I don't have many options....I am nervous about this!!

I agree as well actually now that I think about. It's sometimes to do the work yourself and know that's its done! Rather than nagging a lazy CNA over and over. But if I have 5 pt's with high acuity it will be tough :/

The ratio will be 4 pt's to one RN unless short staffed she said possibly 5 pt's to one RN...this to me sounds almost ridiculous!!!! I don't know how I can do all my RN duties on top of CNA work?!? It's hard to get into the hospital as a new grad so ...

This was for RN!! Yeah I totally turned it down....way too low!

That's tough! I've never heard of that. The only thing I can think of is your résumé and cover letter but I think they're looking for something more original. I find this to be a strange request of them. Maybe an old care plan that you got a good gra...

How in the heck do you answer this without sounding bad?

I got a call this morning "do you have time for a brief phone interview" of course I said yes! That being said I was so unprepared and not sure I did well. What are some things that you would definitely not want to say in an interview or things that ...

I just interviewed at an upscale ALF in Huntsville, AL and am thoroughly disgusted with the pay rate I was offered......she said they could give me $16.50 an hour and I didn't even know how to respond. I will NOT be working as a RN for $16.50 an hour...

I had an unexpected phone interview today! She just called and asked if I had a moment and of course I said yes. I wasn't prepared an not sure I did well. One of the questions was "anything else you'd like the manager to know about you?" I kinda froz...

What is starting pay for full time in Alabama? I'm seeing that it's around $19 an hr?

It was someone from HR and I could hear her typing as I spoke I guess she was typing what I said?

where in AL starts at $17 an hr that's horrible!!! I just moved here and I was hoping for at least $20 an hr!! I made $19 an hr an LPN!

I just moved to AL from FL. The pay here in AL seems less than where I was but I worked at an upscale SNF and I got $26 an hr for PRN. I think FT was less somewhere around $23-24 an hr but that was in Ft. Myers, FL.

What book was that? I'd love to get a book like that!!!

I would be ecstatic if I were you I don't know any new grads that have two offers!!! Most of us are just dying to take anything at al!!! And for very little pay for that matter!

You must live in California? I am in disbelief that a new grad will make 72k a year!!! Wow!!! New grads where I live start at $21.50 an hour which equals about 42k a year I believe. I know it's relative but still that sounds like a ton of money!!!

I think I did ok but not great....she asked why I went into nursing and I said I wanted a challenging career that required a skill in other words something that not just anybody could do and I also talked about my poor health during high school and h...

I did a ten month LPN program (now I'm an RN) and we started with 48 students but only 21 of us graduated. Now when I went to RN school everyone who started graduated. I think the reason is that there aren't any prereq's for LPN school whereas the RN...

If my first RN position is in a SNF will I ever be able to get into a hospital? I want to work in acute care so badly but I've applied many times with no response. If I work in a SNF for awhile will a hospital ever hire me? For example is I have say ...

I'm not your typical new grad because I worked as a LPN for two years before RN school. Now I'm looking for jobs and I can't find anything! If I go back to the nursing home (which is what I did as a LPN) will that experience transfer to the hospital?...

i just took the predictor exam by ati. i did well, it says i have a 99% probability of passing nclex the first time. my individual adjusted score was 82. however, many of the questions that were on it were specifically reviewed during the ati review ...

wow! they want a bachelors degree for that job? you have got to be kidding me!!!!!! sounds like a medical assistants job which is usually a 1 year program and they typically get more than $10 i'd say closer to $13 but again that's for a medical assis...

omg take the job! i know a ton of new grads that would kill for any position in the hospital!!! it is very unlikely that you will get your dream job as a new grad. you are lucky to have this offer trust me!!! in my area the hospitals get tons of new ...

keep this in mind, there is a reason certain states do not accept excelsior as an approved program. unless excelsior is your only option i strongly recommend attending a real college. not trying to put down anyone's plan just saying that there really...