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I got offered job previously ( I didn't take it) but it was called a case manager working for insurance companies going to home visits to strictly do education

The nursing home you are applying to are asking for a year of hospital Experience? I have had several just ask for general nursing experience... I work LTC/SNF right out of school.. I found that I had more luck applying in person at the facility than I did with online apps.. Most nursing homes in my area are so short staffed they usually hire pretty fast..

Did any of you try to start a new job while pregnant? I moved and left my job and the next day found out I was pregnant... Seems like no one wants to hire a pregnant nurse lol.. I did get one job but it was at a physc setting and deff not safe!! I'm just wondering if maybe I should just try PRN jobs so I don't feel guilty for leaving in 4-5 months

And don't let mean bitter old nurses ruin your day ( lol if there are any) enough with the negative you will do great! Good luck :)

First off don't get discouraged you are going to have terrible crazy days!! Before moving I work skilled/rehab and oddly enough I miss it! To me it was all about finding my own routine and learning to manage time.. If I knew I had paper that wasn't a must at that time then I did it at the end of tbs shift so I could do my med pass and accu checks insulin all that fun stuff!! The first few months I went home everynight thinking what the heck did I forget or feeling like I completely messed up, but it got better! You will learn your patients, the paper work, and protocol in time!! Just try not to get to overwhelmed!! Another thing I did was keep and little notepad with me to jot down things I needed to do.. Call this person, check on this med, recheck this blood sugar until I got the hang of things!! Good luck!! I'm sure you will be fine!

Thank you :) well I was suppose to go back today for my last training shift lol it's 5 am and I'm crying and anxious.. My husband sat me down and told me no job should make me feel this way and asked me not to go back. I think I'm taking his advice, we just recently found out we are expecting and I'm in a brand new town so talk about a lot of change and stress. So I have decided at 5 am that my license and health is not worth it. I can see why they have such a high turn over rate.. I only took this job to keep up on my skills and keep my mind busy, which neither I would have been getting in this situation. I hope I made the correct decision -_- I appreciate all the feedback and support

Thanks everyone for the feedback! I'm still hanging in there I just don't know for how much longer. The more I observe and I am around I notice so many things that make me a bit nervous. They don't chart like I am comfortable with ( that's what is going to save my license if something happens) the most I have seen is a 3 sentence nurses note on an "assessment" done on a child who had a really bad behavior issue. The med pass is crazy to me how the pre pop meds put them in a container and carry them all around this 400 acre campus.. How is that state legal? Idk if they fall under a different credential?? But I will stick it out and do what I need to for the time I can.. But I was also promised part time and they consider prn part time sooo I may only get a shift or two every couple of week : /

I'm hoping. I'm going to be a float on every "dorm" but it seems a little better vibe on the children's side versus the adult! I'm just prayer for a better day than yesterday! I am hoping the rest of the nurses are actually nice caring people and not mean and rude! Thanks for all the support guys!

The training was mainly for the techs.. Just on holds, restraints, and behavioral classes

No I'm In a place residential living program for adults and children with behavioral problems. They don't have any real identifiers some have pictures in the MAR

Ok so I don't really know where to begin! Today was my first training day at my new job, which is like no other place I have ever seen nor heard of. The sound and classroom training had me so eager to start and build a relationship with the patients! Well today I have spent 90% of the shift crying (which is pretty unlike me). My trainer was an older nurse with 20+ years experience so I thought wow I'm going to learn so much, boy was I wrong. I come in she throws the MARS on the table says here's the meds (in a cabinet, which is sooo out of my element) and then she says set up your meds and she leaves... Well I don't really feel comfortable pre poping meds especially on people I don't know... Well long story short she comes back makes several rude comments and then starts freaking out. Amongst the crisis of her melt down the PTs come to the window ( which again I'm not used to) and she starts telling me to give them meds. I'm running like crazy.. Point of the story I made a med error which I have never done and it broke my heart. I have always prided myself on being a prudent nurse. I take complete responsibly for the med error but I'm just soo upset that I feel like I was set up to fail! I guess my question is are there still caring nurses out there? I became a nurse to help and I took this job because I loved what it was all about but seeing in one day how unprofessional and rude people are just makes me lose hope! I mean she didn't just talk to me like this it was the PTs as well. Maybe I am naive and what not but I have been nursing alone now for about 2 years and I already feel burnt out but I don't take that out on the people who need me most.

Thank you. Yes it is my first baby! I am still very early only 8 weeks!! I interviewed today for PRN just to keep my mind busy a little during my pregnancy. I however didn't tell them I was pregnant. I got cleared from my cardiologist and everything is looking good so far minus the morning sickness

I just recently moved for my husbands job. In turn the day after we moved I found out I was pregnant. Any of you had problems finding jobs while pregnant? I'm nervous no one will hire me or the only offers will be extremely stressful or long hours considering I'm a semi high risk pregnancy due to heart problems. Just trying to see if this is as hopeless as it seems : /

I moved to Dallas right after finishing LVN school and lived there for 4 months sent in several apps and got one call back. It was not the easiest place to find jobs due to the amount of lvn programs in Dallas pouring out new grads. Needless to say I had to move to a different town..

Hire lol

I know the area of Texas I'm in the hospitals no longer hire LVNs.. The ones currently working in the hospitals either had to attend RN program or would be a "tech/CNA"

Wreck** well interview went amazing. Have a friend who is the radiology tech there, she told me I was there top pick. They called all my references and it seems like everything went great! Sooo now just waiting on the call!!! I am just hoping its soon because my current job is getting harder and harder to go to each day

I feel like that some days. It really saddens me that I can't wait for my days off just so I don't have to deal with the stress of work. We recently had student nurses at our building and the instructors even made comments about how understaffed and overworked we are. I am really hoping I can get some sort of change soon. I literally sleep my life away on my days off because the demands of my job are wearing me down. Hoping for the best is all we can do at this point

Yep I am in that same boat I cry everyday when I leave! It is hell! Luckily I have great CNAs on my shift but it's administration that only care about money and numbers. Not why I became a nurse! I really hope it gets better for you I know how terrible it is

I deal with this everyday! I know exactly how you feel. I'm trying to go more toward home health or private offices instead of LTC because it's everywhere! I got told I was "too compassionate" lol that's when I know I need to leave

Thank you very much! I'm a nervous wreak. Haha not very good at interviews! But I will do my best

Their not thief* typing from an iPhone ughh!!! But when I brought this problem to my DON I was told that I am "too compassionate" is there such a thing? I stop to help everyone and that's why I get behind. Last time I check I didn't become a nurse to shove pills down people throats. I want to be an all around support system in every way I can. But enough ranting I just received a call for an interview. Crazy how things fall into place :) hope I don't bomb it

Thank you both for the advice. I love fast pace and staying busying, learning and being in a fast pace environment. I just don't like the lack of team work and the fact that everyone leaves everything on me because they think I'm young and don't know any better. I do my job and think I do it pretty well but I'm constantly catching up because my co workers don't pull thief weight. I mean I will literally be off for two days and come back and find labs stuck under papers from days and days previous. I had to calm down and talk to a family for hours last night because this same nurse left 3 or so exelon patches on a man. Having to so my own meds, wound care, I work skilled/rehab so I have to chart outrageous amounts. I just get very frustrated because I know they are using me and running all over me and nothing ever gets done. It's really sad we had several people quit recently due to all the problems.

Well I have never been much of a complainer but here recently I have been so miserable at my current job at a LTC facility that I feel I need to vent and see of other are dealing with the same problems as me and may have some advice. The job I currently have was my first job out of nursing school I have worked here about 8 months. I have been unhappy for a while now. A the new year they laid off 6 nurses and kept me. At first I felt proud that I was allowed to stay over many nurses that had been there several years. With the lay off I work my butt off 30 pt by myself to do complete care meds, g-tubs, colostomys, caths, injections... You name it i do it. It wouldn't be so bad if the nurse I relive wouldn't leave 2 hours of her work for me to do, along with finishing her admissions and such. My unit manager does the same thing leaves me with 8-10 charts filled with DR orders for me to transcribe. It's terrible to say the least. It's very unorganized and nothing ever gets done unless I do it. I have been trying and trying to find a new job but either no one is hiring or I'm not experienced enough. It's extremely frustrating. I'm also DX with a heart condition and the added stress is causing it to become more severe. I ended up passing out at work and hitting my head, ems has to come. Very embarrassing. I'm only 22 year old and I feel like I consumed by my unhappiness at my job! Anyone have any advice?