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Ugh that is annoying lol. I would feel like if you contacted her again, it would almost be too pushy but at the same time what I she has forgotten?. Sorry I can't be of better assistance, I'm curious as to what others will say. Best of Luck!!

That is awesome. If they are a respectful hospital and hired so many new grads they must have the means of training them. It is wonderful news to hear of this, considering the number of new grads with huge amount of loans and so much difficulty finding jobs.

Hi HouTx, I have been trying to reflect on some of the reasons why i did this. Mainly i believe its that my heart is not in telemetry and so with the extreme amount of stress on that floor i just decided it wasnt worth it. As far as the charge nurse being clueless let me put it another way. The charge nurse has been working there for over 30 years. I have to say she is a smart woman however, she has a lot of anxiety r/t working and she is not confident at all with her clinical skills. She refuses to start IV's saying she doesn't know how, she cant help you with hanging blood, or with assessing a patient that may be deteriorating because she is scared. Anything which requires her to put her license or skills on the line she will not do. She even refuses to co sign insulin because of the possible repercussions should something go wrong. Everyone on the floor knows this about her and warns you not to say anything to much to her or she will get "flustered". (their words not mine) She will gladly help you with fetching something you need, but as a new nurse I need more resources than that. I need someone confident in their clinical skills and clinical judgement to be of help if need be. I know that was not my place and i would never have been happy there but I have to be honest i am regretting the decision of resigning without having another job lined up. I am so scared i have ruined my chances at another job. From now on though i will focus on specialties where i know i want to be for the long term. Thank you for your input.

Hello everyone. So I graduated from nursing school with a BSN in May of last year. After extensive job search i was offered a position in a telemetry unit. I had been having doubts about nursing as a career since nursing school and i definitely knew i didn't want to work a tele or medsurge floor, however i felt obligated to take the position do to the current state of the economy. The hospital i accepted a job at is an urban facility known for not being a good place to work. Pt ratio is 6-7 per nurse. The charge nurses were clueless on basic nursing skills and assessments and i felt i had no resources in possible emergency situations. Anyway, after three months i resigned. Management was upset, understandably so. I feel awful considering how many people are still looking for jobs and i understand that, but this position was negatively affecting every area of my personal life and mental health. I know many nurses are probably angry reading this. My question is has anyone been in this situation before? I would like to become an RN in women' services ( i loved that area during clinicals) however i feel i will never be offered a nursing position again. After this short stint i know i do not want to do floor nursing, no matter what. There is NOT enough time to do everything properly and safely. I am open to md clinics and other outpatient clinics. I do love talking to patients, teaching them and am very interested in outpatient women's health. Have i ruined my chance in nursing? Anyone have past experience in these situations?