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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...