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  1. Fired from 1st nursing job

    Lemon Bars replied to WildflowerFairy's topic in Nursing Career

    I feel your pain. I am also a new grad BSN who was forced to resign from my first nursing job because I was not able to get up to speed quickly enough. Neither the manager nor my fellow nurses cut me...

  2. Regret, depression

    Lemon Bars replied to basenjilove808's topic in Nursing Career

    I've only worked in a hospital for three months and I'm already searching for a non-hospital job. Workload is much too high for me, especially since we are often short on nurse aides. I wish that I...

  3. New grad: I've failed at my first two RN jobs

    Lemon Bars posted a topic in Nursing Career

    My nursing career is off to a rough start. After unsuccessfully applying to a local new grad program, I grabbed a job at a rehab/SNF. This first job promised me extensive training and support, and I...

  4. New grad: I've failed at my first two RN jobs

    Lemon Bars replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Nursing Career

    You are absolutely right that I would do better at a slower pace and with less complex patients. The problem is: I don't know where that situation can be found. Med-Surg would be less complex...

  5. Which specialty forum is "telemetry?"

    Lemon Bars posted a topic in General Specialties

    I am a new grad RN who has just accepted a position in a hospital unit that is a "progressive care unit" or "telemetry" unit. I'm a little confused about the terms telemetry vs. progressive care vs....

  6. % infants in Peds? Male RN in Peds?

    Lemon Bars posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hi. New grad RN/BSN here looking for career advice. I used to be a 5th/6th grade teacher and I love kids. I am thinking of applying for nursing jobs in Pediatrics. There are two concerns that I would...

  7. CNA Durinf Nursing School Worth It?

    Lemon Bars replied to GKursteiner1097's topic in General Specialties

    I suppose it might depend on how much you could earn in your area as a CNA. In general, though, CNA pay is pretty low and it may not even cover child care expenses. I believe that after the first...

  8. New grad hired as charge nurse

    Lemon Bars replied to mdenton's topic in General Nursing

    I was just in the same position as you; new grad RN/BSN, accepted my first nurse job at a rehab/SNF. I wouldn't worry so much about the charge nurse status because I don't think there are many...

  9. % infants in Peds? Male RN in Peds?

    Lemon Bars replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks everyone! I'm feeling better about Pediatrics. I guess the bad experience I had was not

  10. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    Lemon Bars replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, the "wage gap" between men and women nearly disappears completely when you account for career choices, experience and hours worked. You can find articles on this easily as other posters...

  11. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    Lemon Bars replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    The "gender wage gap" is a complicated thing and it doesn't even exist in many workplaces. Most hospitals that I am aware of have a set wage scale that takes into account experience and does not take...

  12. Is the term multi-tasking now synonymous with working hard?

    Lemon Bars posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I just got a new job, but one of my recent interviews didn't go so well and I'd like to discuss it. The interview was for a home health RN job where I would be working with one patient at a time. When...

  13. Is the term multi-tasking now synonymous with working hard?

    Lemon Bars replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Nursing Career

    Well said! I have also read that this is true. If only we could convince managers of

  14. What nursing skills will I never learn if I start my RN career in home health?

    Lemon Bars replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Home Health

    My interview with at the home health agency went as most of you might have predicted. They asked how many times I had performed various procedures and I answered either zero or few for each procedure....

  15. What nursing skills will I never learn if I start my RN career in home health?

    Lemon Bars posted a topic in Home Health

    I just got my RN license on Tuesday of this week. I did not like the multi-tasking environment of the hospital during my nursing school program and I'm interested in trying home health. Although a...

  16. Older Student Nurse Treated Differently By Instructors

    Lemon Bars replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If your experience is anything like my BSN program, you will not get nearly enough clinical skills practice during the program to make you feel confident. Over my entire 2.5 year program, I only...

  17. Pay for a new grad nurse working LTC?

    Lemon Bars replied to 2018nurseandbeyond's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just accepted my first nursing job. This is at a facility that does 40% rehab and 60% LTC/SNF. I'm in a medium-sized town in northern California. I have an RN and BSN. The starting pay for full-time...

  18. Should I walk away from nursing or keep trying?

    Lemon Bars replied to RNjusttryingtofindherway's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you may be giving up on hospital work a bit too soon. Lots of families have to celebrate Christmas a few days early or late (police, firefighters, soldiers, pilots, flight attendants, retail...

  19. New Grad RN - Expected to have Twitter/Instagram accounts?

    Lemon Bars posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am a recently graduated and newly licensed RN with BSN in California. I am looking for my first nursing job and reading various articles about job searching, interviews, etc. I just read an article...

  20. Rehab/SNF offered me an interview immediately

    Lemon Bars posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am a newly graduated RN with BSN, just licensed two weeks ago. I have only had one job interview so far (interviewed prior to graduation), which was for a very nice New Grad RN Residency Program...

  21. Out of school two years

    Lemon Bars replied to cel8's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Congratulations on overcoming your obstacles and continuing to pursue a nursing career! I speak without the wisdom of experience because I'm a new grad myself, but I would think that you would have to...

  22. Benefits of a BSN?

    Lemon Bars replied to Sheika34's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you all for this thread! I just graduated from a BSN program and I feel underprepared for work. We wrote so many papers and did so many group projects when we could have spent more time in...

  23. Question about getting a license endorsement for another state

    Lemon Bars posted a topic in General Nursing

    If I have an RN license in California, but I want to apply for jobs in Oregon, can I get an "endorsement" (???) for Oregon so that I can work in both states, or do I have to transfer my California...

  24. CNA During Nursing School Worth It?

    Lemon Bars replied to GKursteiner1097's topic in General Specialties

    I worked as a nurse aide without the CNA certification (I had an EMT-B certification instead). I think that nurse aide/patient care tech experience is valuable but I recommend trying to avoid paying...

  25. Lab results withheld until after physician review?

    Lemon Bars posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had blood drawn for a test eight days ago and the results are in at a clinic where I see a specialist physician. I'm anxious to review the test results, but I have been told over the phone that even...