MidLifeRN2012

Anything is better than nothing while you are waiting. It took me 2 years to find my first nursing job which ended up being on a psych unit. Thank God I had a full time job already in another field. Hospital life sucks, now I'm ready for something with normal hours with no shifts and holidays.

I never agree to work a double unless I am off for the next 2 shifts. I have an hour commute 1 way and can't function too well on less than 6 hrs of sleep. If they won't or can't accommodate the next day off, it's a no for me. If they ever start mandation, I will start looking for another job. I can always go back to accounting

I've only been working in a hospital for 2 years and already want out. I am looking for outpatient or a desk job within a company. Hate hospital life with shifts, understaffing, and patient satisfaction scores. I'm better off back in a cubicle

I just use a fake name on FB so no employers can find me. And my settings are private

If you are at all familiar with the healthcare systems in the Chicago area, it was named that from West Suburban School of Nursing after being acquired by Resurrection Healthcare.

80 used to be the minimum score for the TEAS. Surprised they dumbed it down.

I wish I could have quit my full time job to attend a cheaper ADN program. But being in my 40s with a mortgage and a kid to support does not give you a choice. I chose the only RN program that had a night weekend option and it happened to be BSN. It cost $32 K and I regret it, as it took me 2 years to find that first nursing job. And being a nurse isn't all that I thought it would be, at least in the hospital. I regret the career change sometimes. DO NOT go into that much debt to be a nurse.

Ha ha...obviously you are all threatened by me since I've had so many predictably negative responses. Including from fake Christians. Again..what are you so afraid of?

Clinic RN jobs are hard to get as they mainly hire MAs rather than RNs. And sometimes one can't just move. Not when you are middle aged with aging parents who live here. Thank God I had a full time job in another field to tide me over.

Could you address that? I already addressed it at the beginning of my first post

Seems like they are dumbing down the requirements to get into nursing school. Money, money, money. I'm sure they will neglect to inform incoming students that the job market for new grads is scarce. It's a saturated market now. Not enough jobs for too many grads. It took me more than a year and a half to land that first job.

Oh please people, including those of you who claim to be Christians. You know damn well that if a Christian politely states their belief in public, they are immediately labelled as intolerant bigots. Does Tim Tebow or Kirk Cameron ring a bell ? You expect us to put up with all the moral decay that is now the mainstream without protest.

There are plenty of Muslims and Jews who work at my Catholic Hospital. No religious requirements here. In society you people are more guilty of shoving your ideology down the throats of Christians than vice versa. I don't know why you atheists are so afraid to hear the word of God. What are you afraid of ? The Truth?

You only need a 68 to pass TEAS now? Back in 2010 when I started, we had to make an 80.

OP would not last a day in psych. The filthiest mouths are here. You get numb to it after awhile.

PRN around the clock and don't take her abuse. Give her her meds within the hour when they're due or per policy and treat her no different than anyone else. Make it clear you won't stand for her abuse and walk away if safety isn't a concern. I work in inpatient psych and this is par for the course with some patients. You need to develop a thick skin to deal with these people sometime. Does she have family who can intervene with changing her behavior?

It took me 2 years to find a nursing job after grad. I had my BSN and I had a Bachelors in another field. Nursing schools wouldn't tell you that the job market is bleak. They want your money.

I prefer nights as it is more peaceful and quiet in our unit. But I'm PM/NOC but mostly PM because none of the nurses here ever want to leave this shift. I'll have to wait until one retires or find another unit. I was offered days once and turned it down. No way. Too crazy. Plus, you can't beat the differential.

Is the OP for real ?? This has to be a joke ...right ?

I'd far more object to tatts or piercings than hair clips or headbands.

Why should a nurse have to show up to work 'dowdy'? Wearing a pretty headband or accessory, simple conservative jewelry and makeup is all we have since we have to wear scrubs. And thank God I work in an environment where we can wear scents. My makeup and hairstyle is conservative so I don't care what any "no style" coworkers think

Then don't wear them

I'm definitely Type B and don't think I would last a single day in an ICU setting. Or a med/surg where someone is likely to code. I work in psych and that has been a good fit so far. All walkie/talkies, IM and PO meds only and only an occasional Code Grey restraint. The most medically compromised we get is Type 2 DM or Hypertension. I'm interested in wound care nursing so am looking into that. Preferably to work in an OP wound care clinic someday. I took the psych job as a new grad and I did have 1 preceptor that was very intimidating, adding to that her thick Asian accent which prior to that job I had no exposure to such diversity. I think she thought I was stupid because I could barely understand a thing she said and kept asking her to repeat herself. (So sorry folks, NETY is true) Now 2 years later, we get along great (and I learned how to interpret these accents better So they may be mean to you now, but in a year or 2, may come to respect you. Hang in there.

Nope. I thought the same thing. It took me 2 years to find my first nursing job

Just work in psych. A non medical unit. Or very little, mainly HTN and DM. No wounds on my floor. Worse thing you see is masturbation, nose picking or spitting.