shopaholicRN replied to snaps's topic in New Nurse
Sorry to hear about your mom I am also a new grad starting out in the ICU. I have been on my own for 2 months now. I feel the exact same way you are feeling so I don't know what to offer for advice but I just wanted to reach out and say you are not...
Prior to nursing school, I wanted to work psych. As a nursing student, I wanted to work labor and delivery. As a new grad, I wanted to work ICU (my current job) but now I've decided that I want to get into public health/community for a few reasons.
shopaholicRN replied to schrutefarms's topic in General Nursing
Hi Dan, In regards to your two points about why you're apprehensive about nursing, my advice is to look up the different areas you could work in as a nurse. There are a lot of non bedside options where you wouldn't often see patients in pain or have ...
shopaholicRN replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing
If you're not satisfied, you can always look around for a new job in a different area. It's tough sometimes but something I have to remind myself of everyday is that the grass isn't always greener. If you're thinking of trying something else - can yo...
shopaholicRN replied to kazual's topic in International
Hi Kaz, I am an RN who works for Alberta Health Services, which is the governing body of most of the health related jobs in this province. I would recommend googling Alberta Health Services and searching current job opportunities in the mental health...
I have never had a "this is my calling" moment. I powered through nursing school, got into the speciality I wanted as a new grad, but I'm still waiting.
shopaholicRN replied to 2016BSNGraduate's topic in NP Students
I am not a NP but I am a new grad who has also been looking into graduate school. I know that where I live, you need to have 4500 hours of RN work experience before you can apply to a NP program. So just a helpful tip - look into the potential progra...
I am a new grad who has been nursing for about 8-9 months now. I am struggling quite a bit with bedside nursing and the clinical aspect of it. I have pre-existing issues with anxiety and the high levels of stress that acute care brings is just too mu...
shopaholicRN replied to amazingme's topic in General Nursing
I was pressured into nursing immediately after high school by a now ex-partner. I am extremely lucky that I ended up enjoying certain aspects of it but if I could go back, I would have stuck with my original plan of becoming an MD (and dumped that ex...
Hi everyone, I'm just wondering how you all ask visitors to identify themselves. I've done the awkward "so is this your husband?" only to find out that it is not, so I've definitely learned my lesson there. I know it's not always important and I know...
Hi everyone, I am a new grad with about 5 months of surgery experience, and I have been hired into my dream job in the ICU. I know there are existing threads about this but I was not able to find any recent ones. I would appreciate it if anyone would...
shopaholicRN replied to Dezy's topic in CA Programs
Reading this thread was quite disheartening. I cannot speak for anyone else's experience, but I am currently in the 4 year collaborative program at the U of A, and I have had an overall positive experience. I know that they're changing the program be...