RNintheBay

As a nurse, we represent the hospital/organization we work for. I believe it's important to be sensitive to our work environment by dressing/styling appropriately for the job. I like to look my best, because it makes me feel good and reflects in my a...

I just started working for an MCO type hospital , my previous experience was following pts admitted to other hosp/facilities and back to home. I'm new to dealing with insurance or lack thereof (i.e. HMO, HMO senior, Medicare, Medicare & MEdi-Cal,...

@Neats, BSN thanks for your feedback. I currently work as an Inpatient &ED case manager - each dept diff rules, guides. We also deal with lots of public insurance such as Partnership, Medi-Cal, and no insurance which gets tricky sometimes since t...

@kooky korky & @Neats, BSN i'm either a threat or she's venting her home life/personal life at work (I hear her degrade her fam members over the phone lol). Thing is, there's no one else to train me for PM shift since its a shift for one person w...

I've been a nurse for the past 5-6 years; back ground PH, Ambulatory care, and case manager for patients that are transferred to acute care inpatient/obs, snf, and back etc. My new job is hospital inpatient cm. This hospital is very new to me; servic...

@potatoRN I'm currently training with an "experienced" nurse who doesn't like to train, criticize/rude/impatient to everyone, etc. Sometimes I feed her ego and ask her how she deals with (random things lol). She's full of herself and since shes been ...

@PotatoRN you'll have good and bad nurses training you throughout your career. Just truly try your best; I would even go to work early to review my patients while I was getting use to their workflow and also review/update your personal notes daily. T...

Good post

I would leave the experience off from resume if you can. When I was a new grad, I had my first horrible orientation experience with a nurse who did not want to train me. I tried my best, asked questions, tried my best to work effient and effectively ...

@Davey Do & @Crush, BSN - it's definitely not a healthy learning environment; I'm not sure how a newer grad would handle such bad behaviour. From orienting with her I have noticed she critiques the staff since she claims to be a "perfectionist" a...

Exactly. Years ago, as a new grad I would never think of being a RN case manager. Nowadays, it's all I know. Despite restrictions due to the need for tightened resource management, it's a different type of nursing that some may learn to enjoy. I have...

You are in the middle, no RN experience and no past experience for jobs that need MSN. I pursued my masters a few years after working as an RN since I didn't know that specialty to focus on as a new grad. You may have to apply for RN jobs at this tim...

It's very important to get a BSN. It opens up more opportunities and makes you more employable. Some nurse jobs require a Masters nowadays! I have been a nurse interviewer for state hospitals in the past, although its not required certain managers ho...

I had to comment on this despite being an old thread. There is a difference between instructors that are difficult (want you to succeed) vs. bullying (abuse in power). During my last rotation with a clinical preceptor (who was the manager in the hosp...

Hello everyone, I have a dilemma and just want your feedback. I have an interview for a RN position at Kaiser and also one for a county hospital (santa clara). Pay is somewhat equal, both have health coverage, unionized. My background: RN with BSN 4-...

It can be pretty tough getting a job in the hospital setting as a new grad RN or as a somewhat new Rn. Have you tried Adult Day health centers? It's not a snf setting, no work weekends, & can be a good transition. You still do assessments, meds/t...