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  1. Night shift misery

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My shifts are 7:30p-8a, so the nights I work I don't get to see my husband, who leaves for work at 7 am and comes home at 6pm. My nights off I try to stay on schedule as much as possible because I'm...

  2. awful pt assignment or the norm?

    seconddegreebsn replied to maybug's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Wait, 1:6 with high acuity is a bad ratio? Can someone please tell my manager that - I've never had any less than 6 patients, many with PEGs, TPN, drips, fresh post ops etc... and I'm a new grad. I'm...

  3. If I speak, I am condemned. If I stay silent...

    seconddegreebsn replied to TU RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    HouTx, your post is very enlightening - I never thought of it that way. Realizing critical care is probably not for me, I'm not the most assertive person. Thanks for sharing

  4. Unpaid overtime - is this the norm?

    seconddegreebsn posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know I've written before - I'm a new nurse, on my first job in med surg, hitting a lot of bumps in the road and really struggling. One thing that is bothering me is that I'm an hourly employee - I...

  5. Staying safe or branching out in first RN job?

    seconddegreebsn replied to RNMarykay's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you don't want to do MS - DON'T! I'd get out if I could. Don't waste your time there if you don't think it's for

  6. New Grad - Burnout

    seconddegreebsn replied to bxh5164's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My aides are like this. Can't be bothered. Don't want to be interrupted from their conversation. I wish I was

  7. If you accept a job, stay at least a year

    seconddegreebsn replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why am I expected to break my back, kill my self and ruin my health for a hospital that understaffs daily and doesn't think twice about putting nurses and patients at risk. Heck, any sort of "self...

  8. Unpaid overtime - is this the norm?

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hmm...this is not a bad idea. Is the report anonymous or would I be

  9. Unpaid overtime - is this the norm?

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I want to make a bigger stink about this but I know it's something the union is fighting, and I feel like I'd really be putting my neck out on the block. I do not have union coverage until 8 months...

  10. I think I'm going to quit during orientation

    seconddegreebsn replied to withorwithoutyou's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have six months of probation, which is after my two months of orientation, which is after my five months of internship. So by the time I'm off probation I will have been an employee for a year....

  11. New York City, You make me so happy and so so sad

    seconddegreebsn replied to Matt89's topic in New York Nursing

    I think you would have a very hard time finding a hospital willing to sponsor your H1B when there's a glut of available nurses here ready and willing to work. Not trying to dash your dream - I used to...

  12. Dwindling faith in this profession

    seconddegreebsn replied to mclennan's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Bachelors or less? Hahaha. Okay, sure. At my last job I was one of the few people who had a bachelor's degree and I made $20,000 more than I do now, sitting on my butt. The people with no college...

  13. Unpaid overtime - is this the norm?

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My union rep (who is also my preceptor and someone I count as a friend since she has really been wonderful in giving me guidance over the last year) basically told me to get out of there as soon as...

  14. Unpaid overtime - is this the norm?

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think the union is fighting the hospital on this matter, but it seems like it's just accepted as given and the facility is really pushing back on any overtime, to the point where they will...

  15. Depression from nursing?

    seconddegreebsn replied to nurset4835's topic in Medical-Surgical

    God, all of this is ringing really true for me. I was on antidepressants at my last job, and stopped them when I left. Got through nursing school unmedicated, feeling great. It was stressful but I...

  16. Career Options other than Med Surg

    seconddegreebsn replied to skewlgurlRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    4-5 patients? I would kill for that! I'm usually 7-8. Have you thought about skilled nursing facilities? My mom works at one and loves it. The patient load is heavier but the patients don't usually...

  17. Does experience help RNs get paid more?

    seconddegreebsn replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    It can also depend if the facility is a union one, since the union tends to negotiate pay rates with experience factored

  18. Interviewing - do I mention I'm working?

    seconddegreebsn posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm one of the fortunate few who was lucky enough to have a job waiting for me out of school - the unfortunate part of it was I knew exactly what I was getting into and already knew lot about the unit...

  19. I don't know if I should be a nurse

    seconddegreebsn replied to humbl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know everyone's mad at you OP, but a lot of your original post is resonating with me. Nursing school didn't prepare me for the chaos (and sometimes misery) of being a new nurse. Some days I just...

  20. Interviewing - do I mention I'm working?

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm on a med surg unit doing 12 hour night shifts, which is adversely affecting my physical and mental health, and I'm starting to worry about my ability to practice safely because I am having such a...

  21. My new grad nursing experience... the good, bad, and worst

    seconddegreebsn replied to Kellz321's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have six patients (sometimes seven) and it's a lot - if they're A&O and "independent", they're complaining and on that call bell for the smallest things because they're bored. If they're in very...

  22. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    seconddegreebsn replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Costs for these items are identical where I live, but my rent is probably double what most of you pay. I don't own a car though (public transportation is plentiful) and that helps make up a lot of the...

  23. Delegation Frustration

    seconddegreebsn posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad one month into my first job on a busy post-surgical floor. I've been at this organization for several months (in other roles) so I knew everyone before starting as an RN. Because we're...

  24. Delegation Frustration

    seconddegreebsn replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here's the kicker: I don't have the authority to write them up and my manager is very good friends with the senior CNA and backs them up, so I feel like my hands are tied. I'm also worried about being...

  25. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    seconddegreebsn replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    NJ First job Medical Surgical $42/hour (nights/BSN differential) Holy moly, I think we're gonna stay here for a while. I had no idea how much difference there is in salaries from state to