Ellie-Mae

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1. Transferring to NICU

   Ellie-Mae replied to RN-BSNheather's topic in NICU

   I am in the same boat as you Heather but we have no manager on our floor period. I told my manager the same thing but she acted like she didn't hear me. My hospital's policy is 6 months after you are off orientation you can apply for internal transfe...

2. Is this normal for a first year nurse?

   Ellie-Mae replied to Ellie-Mae's topic in New Nurse

   We have mix, there is no less patients because the majority of them are c-sections. And we don't get a choice between being in the nursery or not, if your not in there someone has to be in there. Mostly our babies are breast and I can spend 45 minute...

3. Is this normal for a first year nurse?

   Ellie-Mae replied to Ellie-Mae's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for your advice Ipink, we do couplet care and I have had up to 6 high risk couplets some nights, we are a 30 bed unit so a max of 60 patients when you add in the babies, some nights we only have 3 or 4 nurses scheduled with one CNA. So on top ...

4. Is this normal for a first year nurse?

   Ellie-Mae replied to Ellie-Mae's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for your advice Lev, the job description lists the minimum requirements which are: Job requires Graduate of an accredited nursing program and 1 year of nursing experience required. Pediatric experience preferred. Previous NICU, Critical Car...

5. Is this normal for a first year nurse?

   Ellie-Mae posted a topic in New Nurse

   I graduated in May of 2013 & started on a postpartum/mother baby unit in September. I moved from New Mexico to Tennessee for this job and I took it mostly because I had put in nearly 100 applications as a new licensed grad and got one interview a...

6. NICU Nursing Positions in Nashville?

   Ellie-Mae posted a topic in Tennessee

   Hey everyone, I am in the middle between new grad and hitting my year mark of experience (sept marks the year). I have my BSN and currently work in a university hospital that is the regional referral center and we take all the high risk OB patients. ...

7. Knoxville Tn

   Ellie-Mae replied to gsi00154's topic in Tennessee

   I work in Knoxville right now, I moved and started here in September. I work at university of Tennessee medical center in the mother/baby unit. I don't mind my job and I think Ive learned a ton so far, the pay isn't as high as I know some other hospi...

8. Just a simple interview, help greatly appreciated!!

   Ellie-Mae replied to Ashley4560's topic in Student Assist

   If answers from a new grad just starting her first nursing job I will be happy to help you out, Im lacking in experience so I don't know if my answers would help you but if they can I'd be happy to help :)

9. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   Ellie-Mae replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

   If you post, please state your: 1. State you work in 2. Years of experience 3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc) 4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary 5. Differentials (if any) 6. Union? 1.Tennessee 2. New grad BSN, no e...

10. NCLEX on Monday! Does Kaplan HELP?!

    Ellie-Mae replied to kl2698's topic in NCLEX

    I took Kaplan on my own (the school offered the class but we had to pay for it) and I took my NCLEX around 3.5 weeks after starting Kaplan and I had really similar scores to yours and I passed my NCLEX on the first time with 79 questions and under an...

11. Vanderbilt Nurse Residency Program - Winter 2014

    Ellie-Mae replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in Tennessee

    I applied to UT Medical (waiting to hear back from them) but I'm applying to Vanderbilt's Winter residency program as well. My first goal out of nursing school was to move to Nashville and I ended up with no luck in the job market there since May (we...

12. New Grad RN interviewing in TN-Could use some help/advice

    Ellie-Mae replied to Ellie-Mae's topic in Tennessee

    I won't know till this coming Monday or Tuesday but I hope so! I'm at a total loss if I don't get it so I'm crossing my fingers!!

13. Centennial Medical Center in Nashville -any info?

    Ellie-Mae replied to Ellie-Mae's topic in Tennessee

    Oh thank goodness! It makes me feel some what relieved that it is not just me and my applications but that others are experiencing the same thing. I feel like I can call over and over but I get no where with them.

14. Centennial Medical Center in Nashville -any info?

    Ellie-Mae posted a topic in Tennessee

    Hey guys, I am a new grad RN-BSN, graduated in May passed my board in June and have been on a job hunt since March of this year. I live in the South West part of the US and very willing to relocate for a job, but I have fallen in love with Nashville ...

15. New Grad RN interviewing in TN-Could use some help/advice

    Ellie-Mae posted a topic in Tennessee

    Hey everyone, I'm a new grad (may 2013) and passed my boards a few weeks later. I'm from NM and I have put in over 75 applications since March and haven't even been called, those applications included 17 new grad internships/residencies. So finally a...