Chesam7

I have an ADN and I did not have any help. What I did was I sent my application and then called the hr recruiter and asked about the position. She called the manger for me and a few days later I got an interview.

I was working in El Paso, TX which is about 9 hours from Houston. They are pretty good about hiring. We grads out there. Everyone I know got jobs without a problem. I loved my job out there but I needed to relocate for family. You are more likely to land a job as a new grad in the ER in Texas. I would advise contacting recruiters and s

I think it depends on what state you are located in. As a new grad in Texas I found a job right away in a level one trauma center in the er with no previous experience. My friend came from California to Texas to get her experience because it was so hard to find a job in California as a new nurse.

I have dealt with the same but the ones that usually have attitude are the new residents. It's like they try to make a statement and come off strong. They quickly learn that they need the nurse to save their butts. Example... I went to a resident to tell her she ordered atropine when I knew she meant to order Ativan. She yelled and told me her attending said to order that and why was I questioning her. I went right over to her attending and let him know. From then on she realized she should pay attention to nurses concerns. Try to approach the person in a private area and let them know how you feel. Sometimes they don't really see how they are acting until someone points it out

Spork should be in the scrabble dictionary! I would be bitter too. Yes anytime someone either can't remember the last time they took their shoes off or has a bag covering something I prepare myself.

She had ants bite her in the area and said they were now inside of her and she felt something was wrong. I wasn't able to f/u with what happened.

Totally agree low pay is not the only reason. I worked at a level 1 county hospital with a crazy turnover due to bad management and unfair treatment by senior nurses. It was a sink or swim kind of place. Stick where you are comfortable and later when you have more experience you can move on.

"I have a deodorant cap stuck in my lady parts" "I swallowed a spork" - He actually did and ended up not needing sx somehow "Im having leg pain"-- I ask the patient to remove his boot, (i already knew there was going to be something nice waiting for me from the smell) hmm no wonder it was full of pooling maggots and black purulent puss dripping. Oh and lets not forget "I have ants in my lady parts"

I just let them know I am going to do my best. I had a woman yell at me telling me that she was stuck 15 times and nobody could get anything so I better know what I'm doing. I told her that I was going to take a look first and I would only try twice. She agreed and I got one on the 2nd try. Don't let people be pushy and stand firm but also reassuring. Be confident!

So I am having an internal dilemma. I have moved across the country and am about to start working at a smaller level 2 trauma center. I am coming from a county chaotic level 1 center with 10 hour wait times for patients and doing the trauma team. I'm not sure how the transition will go as this is a smaller private hospital. Any advice?

It sounds like you are just plain unhappy. If you are unhappy and dislike what you are doing you are less likely to be productive. You have to find your place. I think each area of nursing has its difficulties but its up to you to find out which ones you enjoy dealing with

Honestly, you will never forget your first code or first patient death. It's just something that sticks with you. Also, don't feel like you are a failure or the way you feel means you did bad. These things come with time and each time you do them you will feel better about it. Just back track in your mind what you did and next time you will do better. My first code was chaos n I felt the same way, nobody expects you to be perfect! Sounds like you did a great job so don't be so hard on yourself!

The same thing just happened to me! I waited soooo long and I just got licensed today. I submitted my paperwork the 1st week of may and on July 2 was told I was in enforcement and to expect a 3 week delay. That wasn't the case, it only took 3 days. I thought this day would never come