Peppermint_RN

Some background on me: I am a new grad RN & started my first nursing job at the beginning of September at an inpatient mental health facility. I absolutely love my job as a Psych Nurse so far, and could see myself working here for a long time; ho...

Wondering if anyone has ever worked for OccuVAX before? Is it legit? Any other flu/vaccine clinics you know of that I might apply for? I am in Tennessee. Thanks!

So here is the scenario: My lucky self got selected for jury duty in federal court. Oh yay. I am a salaried federal employee at the VA, paid for 80 hours over a 2 week period (I usually work a total of six 12 hour shifts and one 8 hour shift). I wo...

So frustrated right now! I witnessed a patient take his pain medication & a drink, and waited nearby (since we've had prior situations with this patient not taking the pain meds). I witnessed the patient take the pain meds out of their mouth &...

Thanks everyone. Glad to see I'm not overreacting about it! I have documented (and printed it off & stuck it in my file in my locker as a back-up). Went back and noticed that two other nurses' notes has miraculously disappeared out of the record,...

My point exactly. I just don't know if I am held liable if something happens? I'm assuming if I document the incident and/or do an incident report, it is off my back? But the thing is, if something untoward happens to the patient and/or another perso...

We have found them before in the patients bedside table, about 6 pills that time. Patient denies spitting out the medications, but multiple nurses have witnessed the patient spitting them out then saving them. This patient gets very agitated if they ...

Long story short: I'm a new grad, been working at a psych hospital for 2 months now. Really enjoy my job! Got a call the other day from a nurse manager I've been keeping in touch with asking me to interview for a position at a local VA hospital for a...

Yep. Been working there for just over a year. Learned a ton and actually love going into work every day!

I filled mine out as a new grad but have no clue what I put as answers! I think i did 14- yes, 15 & 16-no. The gray part is what their department fills out. If you're looking up the position on USAjobs.gov, there should be a name & phone numb...

I love my job! I worked 3 months in psych but then lucked out into a hospice unit at the VA. I feel like I won the lottery on new-grad-nurse jobs. Awesome, supportive coworkers & a wonderful floor to work on. Never even considered hospice when I ...

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I think some people just feel entitled. It's everywhere, not just nursing

The first couple interviews I went to as a new grad I royally bombed! My friends and I began doing "Mock interviews" with each other, asking interview questions & going over the answers. It helped a lot. Also, look up nursing interview questions....

So I got my RN license on 6/21 and have been applying EVERYWHERE! Yesterday I got a call to interview for a pain clinic, and went to the interview today. They seem really nice and are trying to get someone on soon. Most of the time I would be helping...

I started at $21--something at the VA with awesome benefits last December (2013)

I worked fast food for 10 years by the time I graduated with my nursing degree. No medical experience at all.

I signed up for it again this year. Never did any clinics last year so I can't say anything about it. Hoping I get the opportunity to do some this year!

Check out uniformadvantage.com and Allheart.com. Sometimes they have really good sales (cheaper than walmart) and decent quality scrubs

A guaranteed job as a new grad versus a not guaranteed one? Easy. Go for the LTC! You'll learn a ton, probably more hands on skills than you're expecting. I have friends who graduated with me who work in LTC and can probably run circles around me if ...

I am a new grad RN with no medical background except for nursing school. I've had 3 days orientation to my new job at a LTC facility. Tonight will be my first shift alone, on a shift I've never worked, as charge nurse over about 20 patients (just me ...

I am orienting on a hospice floor as a still-pretty-new-grad. The other day, my Coworker & I went in to give a resident a bed bath. This poor guy is in constant pain, even though he has a PCA pump, and it hurts when we move him. He doesn't say an...

I'll have to remember that next time! Some of those little frail patients got a good grip when they're in pain (or mad)!

Call the HR department & ask for a nurse recruiter. I did that with St Thomas & that's how I ended up finding out about their new grad residency & job fairs. I had applied to a ton of jobs at TriStar last summer after I graduated & ...

I'm currently an RN working on my pre-requisites for my BSN. I've looked into some different online RN to BSN programs through TN Tech University, MTSU, and UT. I'm interested in hearing your experience of the online RN to BSN program at any one of t...