land64shark

I have been on a tele/medical floor for the past 15 months and trained in the OR for the 4 months previous to that (long story there) fresh from RN graduation. I HATE my job, most particularly the hospital itself. It's an HCA facility with the worst staffing around. I work on the stroke floor which naturally gets the heaviest kinds of patients and the highest fall rates. It's also the lowest paying hospital around for new grads and the pay increases are miniscule. It will take over 2 years to increase my pay to what the other area hospitals have been hiring their new grads at. In a nutshell, I feel I can go ANYWHERE else and work less hard and get paid more than where I am right now. I also work night shift and it's killing me. Trouble is I don't see where I can get a job doing anything other than tele or med-surg. It doesn't appear that places are willing to train anyone for new areas anymore. I'd love to work endoscopy, dialysis, Pre-op, mother and baby, ER, ambulatory care, home health, NICU, the list goes on... I thought once I had in a year of tele/med-surg I could go anywhere. I'm not feeling that flexability. Suggestions?

My hospital is trying to train new grads in the OR. It's really hit or miss depending on your preceptor assignment. Some of the preceptors are specialized, so the trainee gets to experience the repetition of the room. Others are assigned different services daily so the poor trainee is overwhelmed with no continuity. Each of the trainees is at a different stage of development even though they began at the same time. It's very unstructured. Then there's the strong personalities that don't make it any easier on the newbies as well. It's like a feeding frenzy if the trainee makes a mistake.

All Children's takes new grads into ALL of their specialty areas. They have that Versant new grad internship program.

I just did my preceptorship in the OR and I also had been hired on for after Dec. graduation. I actually wish I had done my preceptor time on the floor. Sure, the time in the OR was of value, but being brand new to nursing, I feel I missed out on some important basic learning. Oh well, I'll manage. So far it's going fine. You'll do fine too.

Wheee! I passed with 75 questions, 10 choose all that apply. 2 hrs and 20 minutes. Good thing I didn't have to do all 265 questions or I wouldn't have had time. I'm leaving on a cruise tomorrow and it's party time! :cheers: (Too bad I don't drink.):balloons:

I took the test today and it shut off at 75 questions. I had 10 SATA!!! That is inhumane! I'm hoping they were mostly fakes. Really, 10 out of 75! What is that???

This is true.

EXACTLY!!! This is my exact story! Well, I'm down to my exam being just one week from today. I've planned everyday this week to study for hours and it just hasn't happened. I too have always procrastinated and crammed and it has served me well. The kids are off from school for the next 4 days so that doesn't bode well for my studying either. I will probably spend the entire day on Tuesday and Wednesday in a study room at the library. Hope that's enough.

I'm signed up to take the RN nclex on Jan 24. I have to pass it before I start my job in the OR on Feb 11. I just can't seem to get motivated to study. I guess it's because my school gave so many practice tests that practically assured I would pass the nclex that I can't get up the gumption to spend my last few weeks of vacation time studying. I will definately put in a bunch of hours the few days before the test, but I don't want to overdue it and waste my precious time. Am I bad?

I'm in a peds hospital and anesthesia or the anesthesia tech usually handles the IV insertion. A few of the RN's will do it once in a while.

Graduated Dec. 15. I registered and paid Pearson Vue on Dec. 4 and also paid the Florida Board of Nursing on the 4th. I got my ATT emailed today.

I paid Pearson Vue for the test a few weeks ago. I got my "sit pass" from the Board of Nursing in the mail yesterday. I logged onto Pearson Vue to schedule an exam, but it wouldn't let me. I called Pearson Vue on the phone and they said I would receive my Authorzation to Test in 2-3 business days. They emailed it to me today. I'm not sure if that was normal or not. At any rate, I'm scheduled for Jan. 24right when I wanted it.

I just graduated and in St. Pete at All Children's Hospital they start you at $20.12 for days. Other good local hospitals are starting at $21.75.

Yes, we have one. However it's gathering dust burried in a corner because the one surgeon that used it is gone now.

I will be a new grad in a few weeks and was hired into the OR. It is the same starting pay as anywhere else in the hospital.