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  1. Lateral Violence

    rnang123 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ran across a statistic that 60% of new grads quit their first job because of some form of intimidation. Why in NURSING? I mean, I can see why, but still. I wish they would emphasize this in school...

  2. reporting fellow nurse to BON

    rnang123 replied to oncologyr.n's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is really scary. They are basically practicing medicine without a license and stealing equipment. Drink a Gatorade! I'd let management handle it (as it has not been resolved yet) if it was me,...

  3. Advice about career

    rnang123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have been a nurse in a long term care type setting for five years. I enjoy my job immensely, I work with a select number of clients living in 4-person group homes--and they are wonderful! In...

  4. Advice about career

    rnang123 replied to rnang123's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I thought! Thank you

  5. Advice about career

    rnang123 replied to rnang123's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pushing return after my paragraphs, and in the editing, it's broken up, but doesn't post that way.

  6. Advice about career

    rnang123 replied to rnang123's topic in General Nursing

    I'll try again...lol, that IS hard to

  7. Day or Noc Shift? = New Grad RN First Job = Telemetry

    rnang123 posted a topic in Cardiac

    At my job, the new grads do day/night rotations. Night shift and day shift are COMPLETELY different...day shift you have fewer patients, more doctors etc. running around, more of the transfers from...

  8. Respond if you found a decent niche after hating your first positions

    rnang123 replied to Sterlink's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in medsurg tele as a new grad...HATED IT...now I work with adults with MR in an agency...group homes...as a nurse for 24 long-term clients of ICF-MR facilities...I love my job...except when...

  9. Relatively new nurse- unhappy and unsure with job. anyone else?

    rnang123 replied to roadrunner25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Also, I have a bit more to add...I also have a degree in Psychology, which can be very helpful. My job also wanted a nurse with a BSN and two years of experience...but having the experience of...

  10. Relatively new nurse- unhappy and unsure with job. anyone else?

    rnang123 replied to roadrunner25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've only been a nurse since July 2007 and I have changed jobs already. I began on a telemetry floor (not too different from a step-down floor...at least my particular floor because we have vascular...

  11. First Year--Gain Weight or Lose Weight?

    rnang123 replied to kellyo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first year of nursing I lost 30

  12. Jobhopping or just trying to find my field

    rnang123 replied to moose76's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a fairly new graduate (July '07), and have already switched jobs once. I was in the hospital on a telemetry unit...but now work in an agency that serves adults with developmental disabilities as...

  13. Confidence shot down

    rnang123 replied to nosnow1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't understand why sometimes people...considered an authority of sorts...will tell someone "I don't think you are cut out for this...or this..." How is that supposed to help anyone? Keep your...

  14. Am I to incompetent for nursing?

    rnang123 replied to Yenta7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a nurse on a telemetry floor, also, and often also feel the same way. No, you are not incompetent!!! Sometimes these things happening are out of your

  15. Switching Jobs?

    rnang123 replied to MelBel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My situation is very similar! I worked in a non-profit (adults with developmental disabilities) for 2 1/2 years while going to nursing school, took a job on a cardiac floor and have been unhappy ever...

  16. Life after quitting first job as RN

    rnang123 replied to lorabel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are so many avenues out there...I would not feel one bit bad!!! I think you read my story...somewhat similar :angryfire....you need to do what's best for

  17. Advice to a new nurse wanting to quit...

    rnang123 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am so frustrated! I am almost 6 months in to working on a cardiac floor...and have never been so down on myself! I remember feeling shy and unsure of myself...in high school. 10 years later I...

  18. Advice to a new nurse wanting to quit...

    rnang123 replied to rnang123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Cardiac is a completely different language...so you are basically having to learn 2 languages on top of your first language!!! Not a slow learner, quite the contrary, most other nurses don't have the...

  19. Advice to a new nurse wanting to quit...

    rnang123 replied to rnang123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just want to thank everyone again for their kind words and encouragement to seek out something else that may be more for me...I'll let you all know what I decide to

  20. Advice to a new nurse wanting to quit...

    rnang123 replied to rnang123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks everyone!!! I think you are right...just trying not to be a "jobhopper" when I really need to be doing something completely different in

  21. Don't ever forget that you were once a new nurse!!

    rnang123 replied to missdeevah's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There is a girl at my work who totally reminds me of this nurse! She is SO MEAN to new people...and anyone she deems "lower" than her, kisses management's booty, has gotten written up for "attitude...

  22. Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    rnang123 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    I came home after a 13 hour shift with no break, looked at my dog and thought he sounded like he was having expiratory wheezes and that I needed to check his pulse ox. After he rolled over to lay on...

  23. Share your shift "brains" with a rookie, pls!

    rnang123 replied to samiracat1958's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I make up my own brain sheet (each room represented with a large box...divide a piece of paper into 6 equal size boxes) with pt name, diagnosis, fluids (whether they have iv/picc etc)...then make a...

  24. sister baby was just diagnosed with downs

    rnang123 replied to gthurma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's a lot to take in! There's A LOT of information available---books written by parents of Down's, websites, etc. There used to be a t.v. show, Life Goes On, and the main character Corky (Chris...

  25. Second Degree in Nursing?

    rnang123 replied to AshLa81's topic in General Nursing

    I completely understand what you are going through, because I have the same degree, a BS in Psychology, and the same type of job, and I even make pretty close to the same amount! I do enjoy my job to...