katie6126

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1. RN BSN to...? Did you pursue a different degree?

   katie6126 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all! I'm an RN BSN with a little over a years experience in the hospital. Lately I've been wanting to go back to school but I am stuck as to what for. I don't see myself working at the bedside for...

2. New Grad in NICU - Advice?

   katie6126 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Hi everyone :) I got my BSN in December and was hired for a large hospitals NICU floor around April. Orientation began in June and I've been there almost a month now. I am doing rotations with another...

3. BSN Grad - Venting, Frustrated with Job Search

   katie6126 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone! I just got my BSN in December. I've had my Associates in Nursing and license since 2014. During the time I was enrolled in my BSN program my job hunt began but I now see this has only...

4. plea for collective wisdom -- new grad RN nurse struggling badly

   katie6126 replied to vespera186's topic in General Nursing

   How long have you been there? I think many new grads starting on their first RN job, regardless of the floor, can relate to you. You should not compare yourself to your preceptor because she/he has...

5. What counts as psych experience?

   katie6126 replied to katie6126's topic in General Nursing

   That would be another goal, and I have applied to hospital inpatient settings, however it is just difficult to land that hospital job (I figure it is largely due to the fact I do not have my BSN yet...

6. What counts as psych experience?

   katie6126 replied to katie6126's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you both for your comments so far, it does seem the most related would be substance abuse. I would definitely be grateful for any type of experience though, even if it is mildly related :) The...

7. What counts as psych experience?

   katie6126 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I thought I would post this in general nursing, as it applies to my career as a whole :) Hi everyone. I am a new grad (got my license December 2014) and only have two more months of my BSN program to...

8. Help? I regret this career choice?

   katie6126 replied to katie6126's topic in General Students

   A lot of assumptions: - I have actually not gone to many parties, I'm quite more of a bookworm then anything else. Idk what about my post made you conclude I was some lazy, degenerate club rat but...

9. Help? I regret this career choice?

   katie6126 replied to katie6126's topic in General Students

   Why

10. Help? I regret this career choice?

    katie6126 replied to katie6126's topic in General Students

    I will definitely look into ultrasound tech, perhaps it will be useful to wait until I get my BSN to get the training. Thank you for the suggestion. In the long run I was considering a Master's in...

11. Help? I regret this career choice?

    katie6126 replied to katie6126's topic in General Students

    Thank you, I'll look into

12. Help? I regret this career choice?

    katie6126 replied to katie6126's topic in General Students

    You're assuming a lot of things and creating a whole bunch of fallacies towards my case. ALL professions end up working or bringing home work on the weekends, it's a fact of life. I'm not crying over...

13. Help? I regret this career choice?

    katie6126 replied to katie6126's topic in General Students

    Notice how I was wondering if there was any suggestions in what other field to work in with a BSN degree, not to not work at all. Maybe before you go on and throw a condescending rant at me on how I...

14. Help? I regret this career choice?

    katie6126 replied to katie6126's topic in General Students

    You're completely on the mark, even mentioned it in the paragraph

15. Help? I regret this career choice?

    katie6126 replied to katie6126's topic in General Students

    That comment you're quoting was not in response to