~Shrek~

~Shrek~

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  1. New Grads-how long for first job

    ~Shrek~ replied to arijay's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1 day after the NCLEX But it ended up being chaos I quit and I am now looking for another job. DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID I PANICKED SO MUCH THAT I JUMPED HEAD FIRST INTO THE WRONG

  2. BSN Candidate Abbreviation?

    ~Shrek~ replied to harbster's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    BSN © is very confusing. If I saw BSN ©, I would assume you got your BSN in Canada, because I have no idea what BSN © means! You are better off putting RN by itself rather than saying BSN©. You...

  3. what did I get myself into

    ~Shrek~ replied to new and confused's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Where I was working, several times a month I would have to switch around between nights, evenings,a and days. I was mostly on nights but they would throw in a few swing shifts each month and a lot of...

  4. what did I get myself into

    ~Shrek~ replied to new and confused's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wish I had a 3 day per week schedule. I had to work 5 per week, and since I was new they put me on nights. When I was hired they told me "you will rotate between days, evenings, and nights in 2...

  5. Nurse, Microbiologist, or Surgeon?

    ~Shrek~ replied to pearlbubbles's topic in Nursing Career

    Take the premed classes before going to nursing school so you can move on and apply to med school or something if you hate

  6. Do I include a job I left after a few months?

    ~Shrek~ posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I accepted a job straight out of school. I quit after a few months, with no job lined up because I was exhausted and extremely depressed and my family was willing to support me for the sake of my...

  7. To all my non-hospital nurses

    ~Shrek~ replied to laKrugRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I dreamed of nursing, I dreamt of working with non profits, the homeless, and children. I got my first job in the hospital and I hated it for various reasons. I quit a few months in which is a...

  8. New Nurse - No Job!

    ~Shrek~ replied to MissRN_Dior's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It took me 1 month. What a joke. I wish I waited for a better job because the one I took was a nightmare for

  9. Should I even bother with hospitals?

    ~Shrek~ replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think for the next few months, I will avoid hospital applications and see what turns up. If nothing turns up, I will reassess my situation. After some soul searching I have realized my passions are...

  10. Should I even bother with hospitals?

    ~Shrek~ posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had to quit my first hospital nursing job a few months in for a variety of reasons that I do not want to explain here. The hospital I was at had 8 hour shifts, so part of the problem was that I was...

  11. If you accept a job, stay at least a year

    ~Shrek~ replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I quit my job a few months in as a new nurse. I am terrified about what will come next, but it was not a safe place to work. My job lied to me about the expectations and work requirements. I don't...

  12. Should I even bother with hospitals?

    ~Shrek~ replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, I guess I should just try. The worst that can happen is a "no" and that's

  13. Where is the line?

    ~Shrek~ replied to toomuch25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am putting it on my resume because I don't want to get in trouble for falsifying information if they do a background check and find that I had this job but didn't tell them. I also will start...

  14. Where is the line?

    ~Shrek~ replied to toomuch25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Seriously, are you me? I had a very similar experience. You sound exactly like me, except for I was there for less time than you. I am now aggressively pursuing other jobs, but I, too, am scared about...

  15. Job decision

    ~Shrek~ replied to MPHJane's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you don't financially need the job, don't take it. I took on a 3rd shift job without needing the money and I ended up breaking down a few months and needing to quit. Now I am a new grad who didn't...

  16. New RN, not interested in bedside nursing

    ~Shrek~ replied to nf87654's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad and I don't want to work at the bedside. I am aggressively searching for non hospital jobs in places like community health and in

  17. Quitting tomorrow, in panic

    ~Shrek~ posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am going to quit my job tomorrow and leave nursing. I don't feel comfortable going into detail here, but I feel like my employer was not treating me well, and what I was told when I was hired is not...

  18. Quitting tomorrow, in panic

    ~Shrek~ replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    You you sound just like me!!!! I was so excited to get into a solid new grad program-- I was the first in my circle of nursing school friends to get a job-- that I didn't fully realize that it's not...

  19. Quitting tomorrow, in panic

    ~Shrek~ replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for your words of encouragement! I have learned that I need to work somewhere outside the hospital setting with daytime hours. I knew this from the beginning but I gave into pressure from...

  20. Quitting tomorrow, in panic

    ~Shrek~ replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    i asked. I could not take a leave of absence or take a few months off; it was out of the question since I did not acquire enough experience. work took up my entire life for the past few months, but I...

  21. Quitting tomorrow, in panic

    ~Shrek~ replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    My thank you!!!!!! I was thinking about leaving nursing because I feel like I destroyed my chances at having any other nursing job because I left so

  22. thinking about quitting night shift in LTC

    ~Shrek~ replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I gave up a "good job" partially because working night shift was making me a train wreck. My family noticed I was very depressed, and was worried, and I had what I think was my first panic attack....

  23. Quitting tomorrow, in panic

    ~Shrek~ replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah, I plan to get

  24. Quitting tomorrow, in panic

    ~Shrek~ replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am not rich but I am financially able to quit thanks to my family. My family saw me go down a spiral of sorts and agree that it is better for me to take a risk and take some time to find another job...

  25. Quitting tomorrow, in panic

    ~Shrek~ replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is pretty much how I feel, but my job had some other issues that I don't want to talk about on here that made me decide it is time for me to leave. I am signing up for classes and am applying to...