NurseMedic28

I had an interview the other day. They did not offer me the position. I got some feedback from HR. They said that the interviewers thought I came across as a Know-It-All? I was confused by this, because I thought that an interview is the time and pla...

Looking back, what are the things you wish you knew when you first started working as an ER nurse?

Rotations were already hit or miss before. Depends on how ambitious your clinical professor is. They're tough to get because all nursing schools in PR do them in the same time frame.

I wouldn't go unless you've got 30k stashed away to live off of for the next few yrs. There are no jobs there. Everything is ludicrously expensive. The school has it's own host of issues. You'll have to go through credentialing before being eligible ...

I do see myself in much of what you wrote. I'm INTP. I've been called analytical and straightforward. I've had difficulty with "office politics" or "playing the game". I despise being fake and forcing an interaction, being phony or pretending to have...

I don't think there is a state law mandating pt to RN ratio. It's usually facility or unit specific. Ask the manager in the interview, then ask the nurses during the peer interview. See if they tell you the same thing. Like usual, it's more of an ide...

I'm sorry to say that you will probably take a significant pay cut if you're looking for a benefitted staff RN position in this area . But like the other posters said, probably will be better pay to go through staffing companies and do contract/PRN w...

They pay new grad interns with no experience 24.25. They are paying my friend with 9 months experience 24.98 I think. BUMC is one of the lowest paying hospitals in DFW. They tend to rest on their reputation and want people who want to work there beca...

AHAHAHAHAHA!!! If I don't chart it within 2.5 seconds, it's gone forever.

Can I come work in your hospital?!

Thanks for the advice. I agree. Ask people that really know me and take the positive feedback to become better.

Hi. I didn't know where to post this. I need advice. I'm in a really nauseating, disheartening situation and I don't know what to do. I'm working as a tech in my dept until I can take the NCLEX. It was decided, and understood by the education/managem...

As a GN with aspirations of being a kickass ER Nurse, and hopes of one day being a Trauma nurse, it was really important to me to start out working in, or have my internship in a Level 1 Trauma Center. I thought that this would give me the exposure t...

Yes, I have heard of it. I do believe I possess it. I have really great relationships with pretty much all my coworkers and patients open up to me easily. Do you mean practice interviewing?

Username was from an email handle I made when I was like 14. I just wasn't creative enough to come up with a different handle for AN. I'm not sure which posts you refer to. I have heard of video taping to practice for interviews, so thanks, that migh...

..."I'm not at liberty to discuss that." or "I don't quite recall the EXACT person who made the complaint/situation/when it happened" Ohhhhhhh, I've seen this happen far, farrrr too many times. Usually around the time that someone feels threatened b...

Is Excelsior College online program still running? I heard that you can transfer in like 95% of the credits, of course for a hefty fee, then take 1 or 2 classes there and voila, a patchwork degree! It may not be any cheaper than actually taking the c...

That's good advice. How does one reference which hospitals are highest volume? Can I find these stats somewhere?

That makes sense, thanks for the advice.

Hey, thanks for the advice, bobjohnny, and that's good to know that you do give a bit of consideration to previous Paramedics. I feel like that's such a hit or miss thing, whether hiring managers care about that or even know the scope of what some me...

Yeah, make friends with your techs! (gum, chocolate, make sure they get lunch, give gratuitous compliments, haha j/k). The good, nice ones can help you a lot! Whenever a new nurse comes to my ED, I always introduce myself and tell them I'm there for ...

Thanks Nurses.

Perfect. ED perfectly summarized.

Thanks Nurses. While it's not what I wanted to hear at the time, that's all really solid, down to earth advice. I decided to address all of my anxiety and concerns and speak directly with my manager. I booked an appointment and spoke very directly ab...

24.25 across the board for all new grad GN Interns. To get any medical coverage, you have to use their docs in the Baylor network. They will let you begin the internship with just a GN Nurse License, but you must have passed NCLEX before the end. Th...