The Lady Kate

I was a floor nurse first at level 2 community hospital. I made my connections but unforntunately that particular hospital did not take any nurses that don't have prior ER experience, even floor and icu experience. So I applied to the busiest and big...

I disagree with the boredom point. I was a med-surg nurse on nights at a community hospital and for sure was bored. I transferred to ER and never looked back!

My dad (respiratory therapist) was held at gunpoint by a patient's family member and asked to remove the patient from the ventilator. Won't give details but the case changed ethics laws and policies for hospitals.

Same specialty? No. Same hospital? Yes. I work on a combined med/surg tele unit that also takes psych and stroke patients. While it's interesting to see all types of patients, it's often too slow for me and little critical thinking skills are needed....

Edward/Elmhurst starts their new grads at $27/hr. Not sure about Adventist and AMITA. Naperville and the surrounding suburbs are expensive, and it's hard to afford on a nurse's salary. I would know

I have been a med/surg/tele/psych nurse in a 300 bed community hospital for a little over a year now, and I have my eyes set on ER. I feel like I got some great experience working here, and my manager and schedule are awesome. The hospital is less th...

For flight nursing, ICU experience is more valued. So if I were her I would start in the ICU right away if it was available. As amzyRN said, transitioning from ICU to ED would be an easier transfer than med/surg or tele. If she starts in med/surg or ...

My dad is an RRT, and helped me through nursing school way more than my mom (who is also a nurse- OB) ever could. RRTs have very specific scopes of practice, and their scope outside the hospital is limited. Becoming a nurse allows for much more varie...

For sure BSN. I work in the western suburbs, and the hospitals out there won't even consider you without BSN. The only ones who did get in with an ADN were already employees (usually former CNAs) who were enrolled in a BSN program at the time of hire...

Ugh, I did my role transition clinical at that hospital. Doesn't surprise me at all so glad I didn't apply there. Patient satisfaction can't be the only thing driving reimbursement. This scares me as a new nurse!

I got a job in a nurse residency program at the hospital my parents work at close to my house. I interviewed with them 2 days before graduation and was offered the job 10 days after graduation. I agree with ICUman, you need to apply early. I graduate...

Hi all! I am a new grad at a large community hospital on a busy med-surg/tele unit with a great manager and mostly great staff. Everything has been going well so far except that a CNA on our floor who also happens to be in nursing school has been per...

Thanks everyone for your comments! Greatly appreciated [emoji4] just wanting to do the right thing

We have what is called an unusual occurrence report, it's anonymous and goes to risk management.

I don't think we have MIDAS at my facility, but I will look into it! And yeah, I will definitely say something to the manager at minimum, it's unfortunate nothing has been done sooner :/

Talking to doctors and dealing with sending patients to tests, patient teaching, and other staff has really been the most challenging part. In school they don't teach you that stuff, you only learn it by doing it yourself.

Ugh I know. I got licensed early Feb and was waiting for my license in the mail and then got an email this week telling me they weren't sending it, and had to pay another $80 to renew my license when i was just licensed two months ago!! Sigh.

$27 an hour Chicagoland, average

I took my NCLEX 2 weeks after taking the Kaplan review course, so my NCLEX date ended up falling on a date about a month after I graduated. Take it ASAP because the longer you wait the more anxiety you'll have!

I passed!!

No since Pearson vue is down right now for maintenance

Waiting on my results I took the test on the 22nd, I find out tomorrow . The test stopped in 96 questions instead of the traditional 75 with about 15 SATAs. So nervous. Congrats to all that passed, I'll keep you all updated :)

Thank you! Let me know how you do and I'll let you know how it goes :)

I take mine tomorrow, good luck!

1. Chicagoland area 2. Cardiac Telemetry Unit 3. New Graduate Program 4. $25.04 for the new grad program for 12 weeks, then after $27.80 base pay plus $4.50 nights and $1.75 weekend shift differentials