jrsRN07

I currently have telemetry nursing experience & would like to go into an ICU position. However some of the jobs require a critical care course. I have searched for this course online and with my facility but have been unsuccessful in locating one...

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I just started in the ICU about 3 months ago on orientation. In about 4 weeks I will be getting off of orientation. Before starting in the ICU, I had about 4 years experience in telemetry. But of course I knew this is definitely WAY different than t...

I worked with a nurse whom was new to my unit (Critical Care) and she was doing very well. When she had her midpoint evaluation, she stated that she was told that her preceptors said great things about her and that the only things she had to work on ...

I agree. They usually hire anybody.

You have three years of experience in what specialty? You might want to jump in an ACLS which probably will make you more marketable. Have you also considered looking in states like Arizona or New Mexico? They are ALWAYS hiring.

I am aware that people are fired for other reasons than performance. My question is if this is something common in nursing. This is true that neither side probably told the whole truth. But the nurses who know all the juicy tidbits of gossip didn't h...

You are certainly welcome. I guess you are right. Maybe I am being to hard on myself. Thanks so much for the encouragement and putting things in better perspective for me.

I just started a new position at another hospital. My preceptor introduced me to another nurse whom asked me what hospital I came from and I told her. She asked me if I knew a nurse and gave me her name but I wasn't sure who she was because 1) I am n...

Thank you for your input. I have chosen to be private and come to work to do what I need to do. In my experience, it is best because I have had female nurses try to "play me out of position" and through me under the bus. I have had a problem with bei...

I go to work to take care of my patients, not make friends. However I am cordial and helpful to my colleagues. I don't consider being professional as being socially lacking.

Thank you for your positive input. This industry is extremely competitive and can be quite vicious. I have learned to keep my co-workers as simply that- co-worker! I have seen situations in which other nurses tried to find out as much info as they c...

That's find if I came up. But why the need to come back to me to let me know that, in my opinion, she verified my story. Ok...AND?!?! What was the point? I just looked at her like she was crazy. Find better things to do with your time, please.

I had the opportunity to take a critical care RN position at a LTAC (long term acute care) hospital. The nurse manager gave me pause when she told me that I would get 2 weeks of orientation. Hunh? Eventhough I am an experienced telemetry RN (6 years)...

Before I decided to work in the ED, I was informed a long time ago that the ED attracts nurses of certain personality types. lol. Now that I am there, I see what they are talking about. My preceptor switches up a lot, is quite abrasive, intermitten...

Hello fellow nurses. I have 6 years of nursing experience in telemetry. I just started working in the ED and I must admit I feel like a new grad again. My 4th day on the floor I had 2 patients and felt overwhelmed. I feel as though I need some extr...

Yup! The more I deal with people, the more I love cats and dogs. smdh.

Thank you for your positive, objective response. I have been an RN for almost 6 years now but in healthcare for 10 years. I have dealt with a lot of interesting people. lol. So, I know that the behavior for the most part does not have to do with me....

I need to upgrade my stethoscope before I start working in the ED. I would like to know what do you believe is the best stethoscope for the ED. Thanks, fellow nurses!

So I have an interview for the CCU on Thursday. In the email I was told by the recruiter to be prepared to answer basic clinical questions? This sounds simple but I have been out of practice with interviews and not quite sure what to expect. Do an...

Wow! I thought I was the only one! lol. I used to work agency through one of them (begins with a W) and the Nurse Directors are hateful as well as some of the techs and nurses. They also tried not to pay me for all my time and I had to get creative a...

I have interviewed for the ER twice now (one stated that she was looking at other candidates for her position and the second one I had about 2 weeks ago, I have not heard back from). And even though that isn't a lot of interviews, I feel like that it...

This is an excellent answer! I took the LPN NCLEX with partial RN education through New York state. I hope she will be able to do so.

I am a Telemetry RN and I have over 6 years experience. I have an ER interview and am not sure of what questions I will be asked in ADDITION TO the basic interview questions? Could anyone fill me in on how your interview went AND what questions you w...

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