Tried to give two weeks, but due to hiring company taking longer than either of us expected (no change in start date) there wasn't enough time. No position requires any length of time, though I...
I no longer feel guilty about doing anything that is in my best interest and not the companies best interest. If the shoe was on the other foot, you'd get no notice. They hired you because it was in...
I am in a similar boat. have a previous career and resume that has always gotten me callbacks. currently working med-surge. have (I thought) changed and adapted resume down to one page, focused on...
Not that I'm aware of. I work med-surge in a small community hospital and we usually have 6 patients, sometimes 7. I don't feel that it's safe but everyone keeps saying I'll get used to it. I don't...
You are exactly correct DrowningNewGrad. Make a mistake because your employer allowed you to be in over your head and they will cut you and not think twice about it. I've seen it happen at my...
Personally, as a second career RN, I have no real interest in waiting years for the miserable to maybe vanish if I'm just miserable long enough. I continually wonder what kind of people it takes to...
scott5698 replied to JPCummings's topic in Nursing Career
Something has to change, and since the schools and employers call the shots, I expect them to step up and do it. I work med surge, got a 12 week orientation, and continually got told I was doing...
scott5698 replied to JPCummings's topic in Nursing Career
Well, we need something other than 12 weeks, especially in light of horrible clinical experiences that don't really show us the experience. if 60% of nurses are quitting before two years (and there...
Mike, I agree with the above poster's last paragraph. I went to school at 49, completed in two years, graduated with honors. Had a great career over the last 25 years with lots of management and...
Can you give us an update? It's been a year and I am a new grad wondering. I got a position on a med-surge unit and so far, it isn't really all its cracked up to be - the ratios run 6/7 patients to...
I believe, in most cases, its a combination of the above mentioned things, with neither side being able to recognize their own issues. My current employer (I'm a newbie) told me that they have...
scott5698 replied to SandandSandwiches's topic in Nursing Career
Sounds like great advice to me. I am starting my first job April 10th and know that just like having kids, even when you think you are ready, you're really not. Still, you have to have faith and...
So far, there is nothing affordable about the ACA. I like some of the ideas in it, though I like the premise of the original idea brought forth by the Heritage foundation back in 1989. I don't think...