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  1. The question "How long have you been a nurse?"

    FutureResearchRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello all, I am a newly graduated RN and have been working at my job in the hospital for about 4 months now. I often get asked by patients and family members how long I've been a nurse. I also get...

  2. struggling in orientation

    FutureResearchRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello, brand new OR nurse here. I have 4 yrs of floor experience and just started PeriOp 101 4 weeks ago. I thought I'd love it, now I'm not so sure. I am having a hard time adjusting. I miss using my...

  3. Switch from the floor to the OR?

    FutureResearchRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    I interviewed for the periop orientation program at the hospital I currently work at. It went well and now I'm deciding what to do if I am offered the position. I have 4 years of RN experience in...

  4. Switch from the floor to the OR?

    FutureResearchRN replied to FutureResearchRN's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you to all who replied to this thread, every comment was very helpful to me in making my decision. I am happy to say that I accepted the OR job :) I am very excited to make the transition....

  5. Reconsidering nursing

    FutureResearchRN posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have been an anxious wreck for the last few days. The pressures of nursing are really getting to me. I made a mistake the other day which contributed to the patient being transferred to the ICU. I...

  6. Calling in sick

    FutureResearchRN posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    So I have never called in sick to any job before but today I feel like crap. I'm supposed to work tonight and feel like I should call in but I'd feel guilty because I know that we are short staffed...

  7. Anti-Intellectualism in Nursing

    FutureResearchRN replied to fakenurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Agreed completely. It is not fair to say that someone who is book smart has no common sense. I hear people say this frequently. I loved nursing school for the fact that we were encouraged to ask many...

  8. Dealing with calls from work

    FutureResearchRN replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    I never answer when work calls. Over the last few weeks I've gotten calls almost every day. If I decide to be nice and work, I'll call back. You can't work so much that you burn yourself

  9. To leave or not to leave?

    FutureResearchRN posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Here's my story... Graduated in May 2013 with a BSN, RN. Wanted to start in med surg because that's what I was told to do. Couldn't find a job in the big city I live in, so I applied everywhere and...

  10. To leave or not to leave?

    FutureResearchRN replied to FutureResearchRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Well, I didn't take the home health job but I was lucky enough to land a job on a telemetry unit back home :) I figure I'll stick with hospital nursing for a few years before deciding a

  11. maybe this time...

    FutureResearchRN replied to yesterday's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Congrats! I got mine too

  12. maybe this time...

    FutureResearchRN replied to yesterday's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm in the same boat, they just checked my references today and I'm waiting to hear. Soooooo nervous. Good

  13. How to deal with angry doctors

    FutureResearchRN replied to ann915's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Report him for sure. No one should ever be spoken to like

  14. Let's talk: Nursing Shortage?

    FutureResearchRN replied to Yellow90's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah the "nursing shortage" thing is BS. And it isn't easier for new grads with BSNs either, as I had to move 200+ miles away in a rural area to get hired in a hospital. I'm a few months short of my...

  15. Shy nurses

    FutureResearchRN replied to Tesfanurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a shy nurse too. I've been shy my entire life and it's something that will never change. But you learn to not be shy at work. It is difficult, but just remember to communicate what needs to be...

  16. Home health vs med surg

    FutureResearchRN posted a topic in Home Health

    Hey everyone For those who have worked in both home health and med/surg... How would you compare the two? What do you like and dislike about each? I have a home health job offer but I haven't decided...

  17. Home health vs med surg

    FutureResearchRN replied to FutureResearchRN's topic in Home Health

    Ok thanks for your answers! The job would be working with both children and adults. I think it would be a good fit for me. I'm getting closer to accepting the job but am not 100% sure. I'm going to...

  18. Home health vs med surg

    FutureResearchRN replied to FutureResearchRN's topic in Home Health

    I graduated last spring and I'm currently a med surg nurse and have 8 months of experience. I strongly dislike med surg. Home care sounds like it fits my personality better- I like working with one pt...

  19. New grad RN as a camp nurse?

    FutureResearchRN replied to Shiiibby's topic in Camp

    I was a camp nurse as a new grad, and it was very hard. But I had another more experienced nurse working with me and available by phone during her days off. I wouldn't work at a camp as a new grad...

  20. New nurse anxiety

    FutureResearchRN replied to SarahWRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would get extremely anxious for the first 2 months or so off of orientation. I dreaded going to work. I'm 8 months in and I still get nervous for work but the anxiety is bearable. It's good to be...

  21. Career help!

    FutureResearchRN replied to princessbeulah's topic in Nursing Career

    That seems like a tough position to be in but if I were you I'd take the hospital one since you said you eventually want to work in ICU or l/d. When you apply for positions in those areas, they are...

  22. new nurse. STRESSED PLEASE HELP

    FutureResearchRN replied to 90schick's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That sounds a lot like where I work! It's a stressful job, but hang in there and it'll get

  23. Hospital to PDN?

    FutureResearchRN posted a topic in Private Duty

    Hey all, I am a fairly "new" grad RN...Been working in med/surg and ICU (it's a small hospital so we don't see a whole lot) for 8 months. During nursing school I knew I wasn't a fan of the hospital...

  24. Where do you work and do you like it.

    FutureResearchRN replied to DixieGrace's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Where did you get your first nursing job? A small, rural hospital on the med/surg unit and cross-trained to the ICU. How did you get the job? Applied online. I wanted to work in the big city that I'm...

  25. Where to start?

    FutureResearchRN posted a topic in Research

    I have recently graduated with a BSN in May '13 and am currently on month 3 of my first nursing job at a small hospital on a Med/Surg unit as well as the ICU. The job is going okay; I like that I am...