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Just wanted to let you know that I agree - your new certification is most definitely something to flaunt on your resume. I would want to do the same.

If you treat your patients/residents the way you just treated lumbarpain, Jessie, you're not as great a nurse as you seem to think you are.

Congratulations! You hung in there and now the reward!!!

I thought we were supposed to be the patients' advocate. If the patient can't understand the nurse, then the nurse better start writing things down or get a translator to follow her around. Good grief, I'd complain, too. I think I'd get more tired of listening to the NURSES who complain about the patients' rightful complaints.

I hope you exhibit more compassion for your patients than you do for your sister-in-law.

Hello, everyone. Just to update you on my decision to ask for more $, what I actually decided to do was to accept the job offer at the higher salaried facility. As it turned out, (these are both nursing homes) the place with the lower salary wanted me to work two 12-hour shifts/week in one unit of the nursing home, and two 8-hour shifts at another unit of the same nursing home. I just didn't think I was ready to take on that much diversity in patient care at this time, so I accepted the other (higher salary) position which was a straight 5-8's per week, and same patients. Both were night postions, which I requested. The lady at the lower salaried position assured me that, should I change my mind down the road, PLEASE feel free to call her back. Sheesh, I can sure struggle my way through making decisions. I am so thankful for all of you who help me along.

Great points!!! Thank you for your insight. For some reason I thought it might be "unprofessional" to ask for a higher salary. . . I don't feel guilty anymore. I'll let everyone know how it comes out.

I need some advice. I have two job offers, very similar: same # of hours, benefits, etc., except one pays $1 more per hour. That extra pay is significant to me due to my current situation. I think I would prefer the lower salaried job more just because I enjoy the atmosphere of the place more. Is it unethical or sleazy if I was to ask the lower salaried job people if they would be willing to up my salary to match the other's salary?

I can't thank you enough for your belief in me. I've applied to another hospital in this area; however, the person in charge there knows I was a new-grad starting at this first hospital. I enclosed an explanation of why I discontinued the preceptorship. Wish me luck! And thanks a million for your words of encouragement. I needed that!

Did you have to do meds and charting for all 66 patients? How did you manage? I'm looking for suggestions since I'll be starting ltc in a week or so.

If possible get your LPN and work as one a day or two a week while completing your RN. Great experience and will make RN working easier!

In Wyoming nursing homes are always looking for LPN's.

Thank you so much for taking the time to write. When I talked to my supervisor last she stated there was no time left for me to get caught up to where they thought I should be. It was very clear they didn't want me there. I suggested another unit,or working nights (I did fine on med/surg nights), but she said if I couldn't do med/surg days then forget it 'cause they want nurses who can. (This is a hospital mainly med/surg).

Thanks, Eric, for moving my message into a more appropriate place. I'm still learning how to navigate here...!

Thank you, Healthy RN, for your input. Yes, they talked to me twice before this last time. I was open ears and assured them that I am always looking for ways to do things better, and their suggestions were good ones and I left the meetings excited to have suggestions to help me. I'm a stubborn die-hard and would ponder the day's activities when I'd get home at night and figure out ways to make things work better. I felt all my hard work was working! But, as I stated in another reply, it was just too late. At the last meeting when I defended myself and told my supervisor I was shocked at the report that was relayed from my preceptor, that I'd felt I was doing much better, and would like another preceptor she said the one I have is "the best we've got". It is obvious beyond a shadow of a doubt (I don't have time to give details) that I've been labeled a "dud" out of all the new hires. But as I stated in my other reply, I was the only new hire that didn't have prior nursing experience, so I felt I should have been given more time to prove myself. But I just really want to forget about all this and go on and get excited again about nursing. I'll work in a nursing home, I'm just hoping to get some encouraging responses about the benefits of working LTC...uhmmm...just so I feel better about everything....