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Hi everyone on Allnurses, I'm a little worried about this issue and hope someone on AN can help me. My first name has a hyphen between the letters but on my driver's license, it is written as one whole word. For example (this is not my real name but ...

It is rare for me to have many days off in a row so I thought I would follow my friend DatMurse's footstep and write a little bit about my experience as a new grad at St. Alexius and my new life in Bismarck, ND. I graduated back in May 2014, took an...

Look outside of hospital nursing and into LTC, rehab, or clinic, per diem work, etc. Or maybe consider moving to a different state? You can try your luck at my hospital, St. Alexius, in ND which is always actively hiring new grads, including ASN.

1. ND 2. 22.79 3. Started out as a new grad 4. Medical/oncology

I hope it will get better...because I'm feeling pretty incompetent today

I feel pretty ***** when I make mistakes, so it's good to know that even the more experienced nurses also make mistakes.

Better pay and adequate staffing are two major factors in nurse retention, imho

Like a lot of posters have said, you may benefit from working on a med/surg floor first before going into oncology, as you'll learn to manage time efficiently and hone on your critical thinking skills. A lot of cancer patients have multiple comorbidi...

I'm feeling pretty comfortable with working a lot of hours now. In fact, I'm working 56 hours this and next week. Yes, 2200 is my take home pay (after taxes) if I pick up 1 shift per week.

Congrats on your job offer! Which unit will you be working on? Med/onc I hope lol I picked up right after I got off of orientation. In retrospect, I should have waited at least a month or so before picking up. I was still learning the ropes and shoul...

Not really. My hospital in Bismarck, ND is still hiring and it does hire ADNs

Go for it DatMurse! Pursue what you want to do and live in a city that you like. I'll come visit you lol

Are there anyone moving to Bismarck to work at St. Alexius that need a one bedroom apartment? I have to move out of my apartment by the end of this month for some personal reasons and need someone to take over my lease. If interested, please PM me fo...

I doubt you have to wait long for them to contact you. Our unit is in need of nurses. The good thing about our unit is that we have a lot of new grads, including myself, so you won't be alone.

That is the standard post St. Alexius kept on their employment website; it was the one that I applied to. I was later interviewed for the medical/oncology unit. Which unit you are interviewed for depends on which clinical coordinator grabs your appli...

You could have come too DatMurse. It would have been more fun with you there. Then we would have a Texan in the mix lol.

OP, you are definitely not the only feeling that way. I'm a new grad too and definitely have few moments where I feel inadequate and downright stupid. I'm still in my orientation so I'm trying to cut myself some slack and not be so hard on myself. I'...

no kidding? I can't wait to get off orientation so that I could pick up extra shift.

Congrats to your offer at st. A. Are you on medical/oncology? I don't think they have a med surg department, which is why I'm asking. They have a separate surgical unit. Regardless, congrats. In my search for apts, there were many nice places but the...

I'm a brand new nurse, haven't started working on the unit yet. This Friday night will be my first night working. But I could tell you my experience at the hospital has been a positive one. St. Alexius is a small hospital compared to many of the hos...

North Dakota is a pretty new grad-friendly place. I got hired at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck recently through their graduate nurse program, which I believe is all year long. The pay isn't great compared to national average but it's still p...

Hi OP, Are you willing to travel? How about to ND? St. Alexius has a graduate nurse program all year long. I've been hired there recently and had a good experience with them. I'm from CT and had to drive over 1700 miles to get there but I didn't regr...

Hi OP, Are you willing to travel? If you are, how about hospitals in ND? I got offers from two hospitals there, St. Alexius and Sanford, both in Bismarck. Job market is booming there. I think you'll have an easier time of looking for a hospital job. ...

You're a dedicated nurse, DatMurse. I've been here a week and am regretting many things (not about taking the job at st. A though; they're mostly personal things). I think you made the right choice staying here for a while to get some oncology exper...

Congrats tenjuna, did you decide on St. A? If so, what unit will you be on?