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We are furtunate enough that his employer has allowed us to use medical leave of absence. This should cover us for a bit until he can return to work (he'll be abl to, he just needs some extended recovery time). We also have some emergency savings to ...

I am planning on discussing this with her soon. I was hesitant initially because I have been burned in the past by previous employers who have automtically made my life misarable as soon as I asked for less hours (I was working close to 60 hours a we...

Thank you for your reply. You are right about this. I was thinking more on the positive side and trying to take all scenarios into account (no job offers vs at least one job offer). I'm not going to quit my current job until I have secured a job that...

It didn't cross my mind about PRN on top of any new schedule. I guess this will all depend on the amount of hours required PRN.

I did forget to mention that I graduated in May 2017, passed NCLEX June 2017, and started as a new grad in critical care in June 2017. Hence the reason why I'm hesitant to quit before the year is up. I have over 13 years varied experience as a medica...

We were coding a patient who unexpectedly went into cardiac arrest (walkie-talkie beforehand). As I was doing compressions, the patient opened his eyes sharply and looked at me for a few seconds but then closed them again. Another team member said, "...

PixieRN1, thank you so much for sharing your experience. Coding anyone and watching them die is gut wrenching but a child is a whole other experience that I can't even fathom going through. I will reach out to the EAP also.

IMCU nurse here! I originally had a job offer for a level 1 trauma ICU as a new grad but I declined it because I felt the IMC will be able to give me a better mix of experiences before a possible ICU position later on. Boy was I right! I love my unit...

I know all too well what you experienced. I'm on my 7th week in orientation as a GN. This past week I had 3 patients that were mostly stable. My preceptor had to leave the floor and said he wouldn't be gone for more than an hour. Well in that hour on...

I'm a GN on a step-down critical care unit. I'm in my 7th week of orientation out of 14 weeks. I like what I do but this past week was TOUGH. I felt a little overwhelmed and doubted myself several times. Today I found out I was nominated for employee...

It is a a nomination where other employees vote for employee of the month. I get along with mostly everyone but I'm not friends persay with any of them that's why I was kind of surprised. As a GN, this is kind of big for me but I'm sure as I get more...

I accepted a position at Hospital A as New Grad RN in an IMC unit in early February. There was no contract involved. I have already completed all the necessary paperwork and am set to start July 2017. I had originally turned down another job offer a...

I finally get to mingle with the interwebs world again now that I am done with NCLEX!! Well, I kept the job with hospital A because they decided to honor my original offer. It was what I wanted so it worked out great in the end! I start Monday and am...

You hit the nail right on the head. Hospital B recently implemented 2-year contracts and since it is the largest healthcare employer in the area, other facilities followed suit. Healthcare is a business after all. I did view it from their perspective...

Thank you all for your comments. I'd hate to start off on the wrong foot with Hospital A. I'm really hoping that we can come to a mutual agreement.

I'm super excited and a little shocked!! I was officially offered an IMC new grad position in a large urban hospital. I was originally doing clinicals on this unit and was asked if I would be interested in working here. I went ahead and submitted an ...

Thanks everyone for all the encouragement and advice! I'm going to concentrate on studying for NCLEX and passing my last semester until graduation. Thankfully this job does not require a contract with the nurse residency program, but they do requi...

Hi all! I applied to the Summer 2016 externship and did not get in. Fast forward several months later (4 months before graduation), I receive a letter from Mayo congratulating me on my nearing graduation and asking that I please consider Mayo clinic...

also do you know if someone is admitted as pre nursing, would they automatically be accepted into the upper division? I don't think they are admitting as prenursing any longer under the new program. Everyone who applies is either accepted under Nursi...

The new program is in its infancy (it's about 6 months old) so I am not too familiar with all the details, but I would think that they would have at least a few spots set aside. What I do know, however, is that it's a very large cohort. I'm not reall...

I did clinicals in the NICU and nursery. I found that these settings are not that physically labor intensive. Might be a good place for you.

I'm in my second (and last semester) as a senior in a BSN program. I started with a 3.89 as a sophomore and now have a 3.94. It has been an absolute rollercoaster. My 1st semester as a junior (also the 1st semester of upper division courses) was brut...

Hi there, I worked as a float CNA this summer at many hospitals, including a very large, urban, level 1 trauma hospital. My position was that of a CA III (clinical assistant III). In my area, CNA's in the acute setting are considered CA's I, II, and ...

Hi there! I am a senior about to start my last semester at UT Austin school of nursing. I started off as an external transfer, was accepted, then internally transferred. This was all before the new program replaced the traditional program. You no lon...

I was a CA in PACU. We had a young (30's) male who came in for some type of minor ortho surgery. He woke up from anesthesia speaking broken Spanish and French. His 1st language was fluent English though. He kept saying that his wife spoke English and...