Jaellys

Jaellys

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  1. Will I be able to get a hospital job with BSN from WGU? Will they look at it different?

    Jaellys posted a topic in Western Governors University

    Hi all. I'm interested in doing the RN-BSN program. I'm worried that a hospital will not want to hire me with a BSN from wgu since it's all online. There isn't even a clinical component right? Just...

  2. Feeling like a new grad all over again. Stick it out?

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I switched from small hospital to huge hospital. I’ve only been training for a week and am finding myself overwhelmed. I even have asked help for certain drips that I’ve never given at my small...

  3. Nervous about switching to new hospital. Any tips?

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I’m moving and so I applied for a large hospital a couple hours away and got the job. its a meg surg unit but I’ve been told it will be more fast paced than my current med surg unit, since the...

  4. Is this enough training for experienced nurse?

    Jaellys posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Two weeks of floor training for a nurse with two years of med surg experience. This will be for a med surg floor. I’ve been told it’s busier on this floor but the patient ratio is lower than I’m...

  5. Anyone every work 24 hours a week? (2 12s) is it doable?

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    For work life balance, is it doable? The 2 12s is what is worrying me. I work 8s and 12s now but am picking up a new

  6. How much have you changed?

    Jaellys replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Nightnerd, you nailed it! Though I have stopped watching medical shows because I just can’t stand how out of touch with reality they are. Developing a dark sense of humor has been my coping...

  7. Is this enough training for experienced nurse?

    Jaellys replied to Jaellys's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think to help me get accustomed to the unit and the orders etc. does this seem

  8. What is a sentinel event?

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    A meeting for a sentinel

  9. Does working at a small hospital make me less of a nurse?

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was told that working in a small, 30 bed hospital as a med surg nurse makes me less of a nurse than one who works in a large hospital. Is this

  10. Switching from small hospital to large trauma center?

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys, I have been working at a very small hospital (68 beds) for the past 1.5 years, and I have always wanted to work at the large, 680+ bed hospital that I did all of my clinicals in. A couple of...

  11. I am transitioning from outpatient to hospital after graduating 2 years ago.. Nervous!

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated almost two years ago and have been working in a very busy rehab facility and at a busy clinic as a RN. I will now be working at a hospital on the med/surg unit with 10 weeks of orientation...

  12. Want to reduce my FTE from 0.9 to 0.6. Is it too soon to ask?

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a large teaching hospital and I really love it. I have been here since November. I am in a BSN program where I attend class one day per week and do the rest online. I work evening shift and...

  13. (Short) feeling terrible. New nurse. Made such a dumb mistake.

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    Basically I called wrong doc during the night and got an order from them, they weren't supposed to be taking call until 7 am. I am still feeling so bad about

  14. What would you do in this situation? (Short)

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am thinking hypothetically about this since I have been studying and brushing up on med/surg nursing books. I am a new hospital rn. since it's only a matter of time before I administer blood on the...

  15. What would you do in this situation? (Short)

    Jaellys replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    That makes sense, thank you so

  16. I called in sick within my 90 day probation period

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I feel so bad. I came down with a horrible stomach bug, violently vomiting and had diarrhea. I could not possibly work like that. Is it likely that I will be fired or get a bad review in my 90 day...

  17. Is it expected for new FT RNs to pick up extra shifts?

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I also attend an RN-BSN program at a local University. Its becoming a lot for me. I feel like a lot of the newbies at my work are working so much overtime because they want to, but I am not signing up...

  18. Worried about phenergan IV push

    Jaellys posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I always knew that phenergan should be given cautiously due to the possible complications when giving iv push. I gave a young 40 something year old patient 25mg phenergan diluted in 10 ml normal...

  19. How many days do you work in a row?

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got my schedule and I work 5 nights in a row, then 5 nights off, and it repeats. Kind of discouraged about the working 5 nights in a row, wondering if Im going to burn out? (8 hour

  20. Worried about phenergan IV push

    Jaellys replied to Jaellys's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks for the replies guys. I still want to know, though. When do symptoms usually arise after giving phenergan iv push if they do? He was fine all shift (5 hours after). No burning or anything. In...

  21. How many days do you work in a row?

    Jaellys replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    I will be working 8's. This unit and night shift is pretty taxing and I'm afraid I'm going to burn out with this schedule, but hoping the 5 days off will be rejuvenating. Considering decreasing my...

  22. How many days do you work in a row?

    Jaellys replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    I've been told that most nurses do 3 12's in a week. Plus the night shift makes it that much harder I think to do the 5 8's in a

  23. Should I just quit?

    Jaellys posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel so horrible at my new job. I am very fortunate to have gotten hired at this hospital I really love the facility and coworkers but I don't feel I am cut out for this no matter how hard I try....

  24. Outpatient RN to med/surg, 2 years after graduation. Can it be done?

    Jaellys posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I graduated almost two years ago and have been working in a very busy rehab facility and at a busy clinic as a RN. I will now be working at a hospital on the med/surg unit with 10 weeks of orientation...

  25. About how many questions can I expect to be asked at hospital interview? How many did you

    Jaellys posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have a hospital interview with the nurse manager on Monday.. I have been practicing. It's supposed to be an hour long. How many can I expect on average? I know there's no way to know for sure. Thank...