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There are so many themes on this site, that is WHY i love it. This particular section is to talk about colleague relationships, its meant to be a place to rant. To discuss the inherent conflicts that arise in interpersonal relationships. Go to "Nursing Success Stories" to get that "feel good" sentiment.

Yes DOU stands for direct observation unit. Thanks for the replies!

Even though that is small, you would still be getting acute care experience...I have seen tons of posts with the same question about future hirability but the jobs in question were not acute care (outpatient clinics, LTC). Your actual experiences in an acute setting caring for patients are what the managers will look at, and what you bring to the table. I guess it depends on your priorities right now, you can always hold out for a bigger hospital, but as a new grad with my BSN, it took me over a year to get hired, so i would have taken a job like that if it were me...

I am a new grad and was just hired onto a telemetry DOU, and I was just wondering if this is considered a progressive care unit as defined by AACN. In the job description it says "...the RN provides care for critically ill medical and cardiac patients."

Just to add what I know about the timeline, I applied last cohort, and made it through the first round of interviews (didn't make it further but they encouraged me to reapply). The packet was due on Oct. 2, and they called to schedule the interview 3 weeks later (Oct 24) and my interview was Oct 31, about a month after the deadline. So what BorgQueen1701 was told at the job fair was exactly how it went for me last time. P.S., I turned in my packet last time pretty close to the deadline bc I was waiting on a letter of rec, and got an interview, so as mentioned earlier, not to worry about when the packet is turned in. They read 'em all!

I was just wondering, I haven't been on Facebook in a while, but usually go to the New Grad RN Jobs [Calif.] page. I just tried to today and couldn't find it. Just wondering if it is no longer active...Thanks

The fact that they are offering constructive criticism with suggestions to help you improve, as well as feedback on your strengths, seems like they genuinely want to see you succeed, and aren't about to fire you. A red flag would be if they didn't give you feedback! It happens... Time management a skill that is developed. Its hard not to compare ourselves to our peers, but our perceptions are usually off, so try not to assume they are "getting it" and think, what is wrong with me? Chances are, they are having battles of their own. While you struggle with time management (as do I!!), your fellow new grad may be a naturally organized person, but they have trouble with learning procedures, i.e. IV starts…both of which will ultimately be developed with time. The aspect that is harder to teach is the compassion needed to build good patient relationships, and they have told you that are great with that part. So hang in there and take comfort in knowing that you have the qualities it takes to be a great nurse, and that your weakness is a learned skill that you will have down pat with time…