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Hi everyone, I just found out last week that I am 12 weeks pregnant. The issue is, I just transferred last October to a new department within the same hospital that I have been working for the last two years, so my probation period will not be over until April (by then I will be about 21 weeks pregnant). Expected due date will be at the end of August. I am debating whether I should tell my manager now or if I should wait until my probation period is over? Many people have been telling me to wait, however I do not want my manager to feel like I was hiding something all this time, yet I do not want this pregnancy to affect my evaluation in any way at the end of my probation period. I have received positive feedback from coworkers regarding my performance, but nothing in writing. Thanks

thank you. that is a great advise. I've spoken to my manager. she assured me i won't be written up.

exactly, that is what bothers me the most. if they feel the hospital policy is not good, then maybe they should advocate to change that policy.

thank you. that is a great advise. I've spoken to my manager. she assured me i won't be written up.

Hi guys, Recently I was in a situation in which the night shift supervisor wanted to write me up for something in which i was following hospital policy, she ended up just giving me a warning saying i'd get written up if it happens again after my coworkers stepped up for me. However, later on she asked me to fax her some documentation and the next day i find out my nurse manager knew about the incident, so i'm assuming there was a discussion about the incident somewhere, maybe she did write me up? I am just wondering how would i know if i did in fact get written up? i am in an union. should i keep records of the incident and submit it to my union rep or don't do anything unless i get a notification somewhere? just a little background for why i almost got written up: i work in a critical care area with a high patient turnover rate, as per policy in our hospital we do not have to give verbal/telephone report for patients who are being transferred to a "lower level of acuity unit-this decreases delays in patients transfer therefore allowing for faster admissions from the ED), we can just write a note in the patient's EMR and that counts as report, however if the receiving nurses prefer, they can call us for report or sometimes we call them to give report when we are not too busy. the unit clerk or charge nurse from the receiving unit carry a pager in which they get a notification when a pt is assigned to their unit/and when a pt is waiting for transport to pick them up to get them to their unit. i was very busy that day, and my unit was short-staffed, so i did not call to give verbal report and neither did the receiving nurse call me to get report. i only wrote a note in the EMR. after i transferred my pt, i get a call from my supervisor telling me she was going to write me up because the nurse for one of the patients i transferred complained to her because i did not call her for report so she didn't know anything about the patient, as per my supervisor's point of view, even though i'm following hospital policy, what i did was not ideal (which is true, i do prefer to call but i don't think it should be a reason for me to be written up since i am still following hospital policy and just as i am responsible to write the transfer note, the other nurse should also be held accountable to read the note to know about the patient. if i wasn't drowning with the workload that day, i would have called). on that day, on top of being short staffed, i had a couple of patients on 1:1 and three downgrades and two patients already on the list waiting for the beds to be transferred to me (therefore patient placement was also on my back rushing me to transfer my patients so i could get my admissions). fortunately for me, i have a wonderful and supportive NM sorry long post. also just wanted to vent. thanks for reading

Try South Nassau Communities Hospital. I agree with Katie.

$67,222 is before differentials

thank you all for your advises. Yes, I am thinking that if I do get a job offer at the hospital where I've been volunteering at, I'd only consider it only if the offer is made before I start orientation, otherwise once I start orientation I will surely commit to my employer as promised and not look back since I understand how expensive it is for them to train new grads. But at this point, I doubt an offer will be made, but just wanted to hear your opinions in case I do get that offer since the NM asked for my resume even after knowing I already had a job offer. Thank you very much.

it's doable if you are highly motivated. I had a classmate that was working full-time night shifts while also going to school full time. She'd go to work in the evening at 10pm and get off at 7:30am and come straight to class, yet she was able to graduate as a top student with ~3.9 GPA. Of course it's really difficult, it requires a lot of commitment and prioritization. You might not have time to enjoy with your friends or family, but that's just some of the sacrifices you'd have to make if you really want this.

I too was very nervous about taking the NCLEX when I graduated, especially because my school has very low passing scores compared to many other schools. I took approximately one month to read a NCLEX content review book (i recommend NCLEX illustrated guide)- you can actually finish reading the whole book in two weeks if you focus and read ~75 pages per day (the book is ~625 pages total). After that, I took kaplan, and did the whole qbank/qtrainers and practice quizzes available through kaplan. I reviewed all the questions, regardless of whether I got them right or wrong and took notes once in a while of things that I felt were important and that were difficult for me to memorize/remember. I passed with 75 questions, and felt like the actual test was very similar to Kaplan. However, I've heard of others swearing by Hurst. It just depends on the person, sometimes Kaplan works for some people and sometimes Hurst works better for others. Hurst is mostly content review, although it does have 3-6 practice questions at the end. Kaplan is all practice questions, but it does provide a content review book which I think was not very good and that's why i ended up reading the NCLEX illustrated guide instead.

I agree with the above. Your best bet would be networking, maybe try volunteering at local hospitals, clinics, etc to meet nursing staff and that way you can proof yourself to them, if they like the way you work you might have a chance of them referring you. Just make sure you work hard as a volunteer, show them your willingness to help and learn, take the initiative to ask if they need help rather than wait for them to ask you for help. Or even tell everybody that you are a nurse, who knows maybe someone you work with might know someone else that could help you. In my experience, i used to work in an office/non healthcare related, in which my manager's husband is a nurse manager, my office manager really liked me so she referred me to her husband who was able to offer me a job, however I rejected it since it was home health job and I got a job offer at a hospital too. I also believe that my volunteering experience has played a vital role in me getting an offer at the hospital, it reflects my motivation and passion for this field and helping others, or at least that's how I emphasize it to sell myself in interviews. Also maybe consider applying to places in rural areas that are not as competitive but driving distance or consider relocating if that is possible for you, if so you can always apply to other states ( I've read in here that North Dakota has a lot of positions available) and if you do get an offer then relocate.

Hi everybody,I've been a new graduate RN, BSN since March, 2015. A week ago I was offered a telemetry unit position for a new grad program at a wonderful hospital, only thing holding me back is the long commute, approx 26 miles ~45 minutes driving. This might not sound like too much, but I'm from NYC and not used to driving, never had to, since public transportation is so convenient, but I figured I'd buy my first car for this job since commute by public transportation would take me a little over 2hrs. Immediately after two days of getting a job offer, I signed all paperwork, but will start orientation next week. just today, I spoke to a nurse manager at the hospital where I've been volunteering at, to notify her that I'd have to quit my volunteering position due to job commitment. She then expressed the fact that she liked me and asked me to send her my resume since they have a lot of positions open, however she knows it's kind of late now. But at least I'm happy to have her contact information for the future If I decide to transfer. This is my dream hospital mostly because it is very convenient for me to get to and my great experience as a volunteer. Well I sent her my resume just to see what she says. Hypothetically , I know this is not guaranteed, but if she does end up contacting me before I even start orientation at the other hospital, would it be ethical for me to resign from the other hospital (HR did mention to me that they would only fill positions in the new grad program only if they find people with the qualifications they are looking for otherwise they'd prefer to not fill the positions- so technically I'm not really taking away another person's spot). Well this is just hypothetical, I really like this hospital, only thing is the driving part which I'm not very comfortable with yet, but I'm guessing with practice, my jitters about driving will go away. So what would you do if you were in my position? Is it even ethical to resign after accepting job offer, but before starting orientation?

1) New York 2) $37/hr base, ~$1 night differential 3) New grad, BSN, no prior experience 4) Telemetry unit

-New York -Graduated: January 2015, BSN -Passed NCLEX: February, 2015 -Certifications: BLS -No prior experience, just volunteer experience -Started Applying March, 2015 -Three interviews in March 2015. Two in hospitals and one home health agency. -Two job offers in March 2015. One hospital telemetry unit and one home health agency case management position -Accepted hospital position

@Ranik thank you very much! I have just accepted a job offer at another hospital in Long Island. I wish you the best of luck, and hope St. Francis Hospital gets back to you soon. Good luck!

Thank you all for your responses and advises!!!! I just accepted my job offer, and I really do feel very lucky to have been given this opportunity. So I guess this is really where I'll be for at least the next two years, and I'm excited yet a little scared to start my journey as a Registered Nurse and learn.

I agree with the above. Sometimes, it takes a while for hospitals to make decisions, specially if they are interviewing a lot of people for the same position, and even after they give you the offer, the hiring process might take a while with paperwork, background/medical checks, etc. ask the HR when should you expect a decision, and also ask them when would orientation start, that way you have an idea. Just go to the interview and see what they say, meanwhile keep your current job, and if you get your Job offer, then submit your notice of resignation

thank you you very much for your advises!!! I've recently transferred to volunteer in another unit, postpartum unit, where I have had the chance to work closely with the nurse manager, assisting her in certain clerical tasks, and I've heard this nurse manager has hired three volunteers recently, so this means I might have a chance here. My previous unit was the ER, and the nurse manager was never on the floor and the charge nurse was always very busy so I really understood and did not want to bother her so much, instead I volunteered helping other staff members on that floor. However, I recently got a job offer at another hospital for a telemetry position. Not my ideal job, due to long commute. I'm really torn between waiting for my dream hospital where I volunteer at to give me a chance since they do seem to hire a lot of internal applicants as I don't see any jobs being posted for new grads but I keep hearing new grads getting hired somehow, some of them who were volunteers. Or maybe I should just take the job I'm being offered, even though it's not my ideal job. What do you think you'd do? Thank you in advance

Hi everyone, I'm a new Grad RN. And I recently got a job offer at a hospital for a telemetry floor. It sounds like an amazing opportunity to learn, however this hospital is a little over two hours commute by public transportation for me, which means I'd probably have to buy a car to get there (reducing commute to 1 hour) , which means more expenses from having a car, plus may i also mention that i'm not comfortable driving yet since i've never practiced driving after getting my license three years ago. i'd have to learn to drive again in a short amount of time if i do plan to work at this hospital. and the pay is not very competitive compared to the pay in the city NYC. Also, if i do accept this job offer, I'd have to sign commitment for minimum of two years. On the other hand, I've been working as a volunteer at my dream hospital, I just transferred to volunteer in another unit which has given me the opportunity to meet and work with the Nurse manager who seems very nice, and I have heard that other three volunteers got recently hired through this manager. I spoke to the nurse manager, and she advised me to apply to this hospital and prepare my resume and cover letter, however, i'm sure i'd still have to volunteer for another 3-6 months before i even get a chance to get hired by the manager since i just started this volunteer position. The reasons why this is my dream hospital is because this hospital is a very short commute to me by public transportation (approx 40 minutes) and considerably more competitive pay. I am 100% sure that if i decide to stay volunteering here, I'll work really hard to impress the manager. I know this hospital hires a lot of new grads, and many former students from my school got their first RN job here at this hospital, including my best friend who just started, and will be able to recommend me in the future. My third plan, if all of the above fail, I will end up working as a home health nurse, since I know someone who works for a home health agency and has already practically offered me the job if i want it. The pay would be about the same as the first hospital i mentioned, and the commute would just be 20-30 minutes by public transportation. So my concern is: should i risk rejecting the offer from hospital #1 in the hopes of getting an offer from my dream hospital in the future?

Hi everyone, I'm a new Grad RN. And I recently got a job offer at a hospital for a telemetry floor. It sounds like an amazing opportunity to learn, however this hospital is a little over two hours commute by public transportation for me, which means I'd probably have to buy a car to get there (reducing commute to 1 hour) , which means more expenses from having a car, plus may i also mention that i'm not comfortable driving yet since i've never practiced driving after getting my license three years ago. i'd have to learn to drive again in a short amount of time if i do plan to work at this hospital. and the pay is not very competitive compared to the pay in the city NYC. Also, if i do accept this job offer, I'd have to sign commitment for minimum of two years. On the other hand, I've been working as a volunteer at my dream hospital, I just transferred to volunteer in another unit which has given me the opportunity to meet and work with the Nurse manager who seems very nice, and I have heard that other three volunteers got recently hired through this manager. I spoke to the nurse manager, and she advised me to apply to this hospital and prepare my resume and cover letter, however, i'm sure i'd still have to volunteer for another 3-6 months before i even get a chance to get hired by the manager since i just started this volunteer position. The reasons why this is my dream hospital is because this hospital is a very short commute to me by public transportation (approx 40 minutes) and considerably more competitive pay. I am 100% sure that if i decide to stay volunteering here, I'll work really hard to impress the manager. I know this hospital hires a lot of new grads, and many former students from my school got their first RN job here at this hospital, including my best friend who just started, and will be able to recommend me in the future. My third plan, if all of the above fail, I will end up working as a home health nurse, since I know someone who works for a home health agency and has already practically offered me the job if i want it. The pay would be about the same as the first hospital i mentioned, and the commute would just be 20-30 minutes by public transportation. So my concern is: should i risk rejecting the offer from hospital #1 in the hopes of getting an offer from my dream hospital in the future?

Thank you very much for your post! I have been volunteering at one of my dream hospitals for quite a while now, over 6 months. However, even though I even went in person to HR to hand in my resume and emphasize that I've been working there as a volunteer, they still have not even given me a chance to have an interview with them However, I do agree that my volunteering experience has given me a lot of opportunities to make my resume and cover letter more attractive and more ways for me to sell myself during the interviews at other hospitals that I've had the honor to attend.

Thank you all for your replies and advises!!! I will definitely follow your advises :)

About the above post. I actually found the names and emails of two of the Nurse Managers and one DON that I interviewed with. However, i can't find the email of the other Nurse Manager i interviewed with. I figured I must have written the name incorrectly. The recruiter told me a decision will be made by next Wednesday. Since it's so soon, do you think it's okay for me to just email a thank you note to only three out of the four people I interviewed with, since I cannot find the other person's email and the decision will be made very soon?

Hi everyone!!! I recently interviewed for a New Grad RN position and had my first panel interview right after my interview with the Recruiter by surprise. I was really not expecting to have both on the same day since when I asked the Recruiter who I'd be interviewing with while I was scheduling the interview appointment by phone she told me I'd be interviewing with her and did not mention anyone else. Anyways, I think it went Very well. I really enjoyed it and the whole interview process lasted two hours. Now my concern is that I was so nervous I forgot to ask the Nurse Managers and the other people I interviewed with for their contact information after the panel interview. I interviewed with exactly four people at the panel interview, and made an effort to jog down their names right after the interview, however there are two names that I really don't remember and can't figure out. Do you think it'd be okay for me to call the recruiter directly and ask if she could give me the contact information/email address or at least ask if she could give me the names of all the people I interviewed with so I could send them personalized thank you notes by mail. and just say i wanted to make sure I wrote down the names correctly? Thank you for your help in advance.

I just graduated in January with a 3.49 GPA unfortunately, and I also did my senior preceptorship at NYU, and received a very good evaluation from my preceptor who encouraged me to apply there, which I did, I even spoke to the nurse recruiter in person before I graduated upon recommendation from my preceptor, but the nurse recruiter just told me to apply once I graduated. Now that I did graduate, I emailed the recruiter directly, since I got her email when I spoke to her in person, however she never even replied back to me. Either way, I'd still advise you to apply anyway if you are really close to the required 3.5 GPA. But apply to other places as well. Bear in mind that the NYU application will specifically ask you if you have a 3.5 GPA, so maybe your application will get filtered out. I think if you don't have the required GPA, the best chances you have is getting your experience elsewhere and then apply to NYU after you gain a few years of experience, since it's really competitive there. But Keep your hopes up. Good luck!!