Maybe slightly off topic, but I was wondering what the "real" reason hospitals pursue Magnet status is? (I'm only about 2.5 years in as an RN) I'm not buying the better patient outcome and more...
My facility and unit requires 3 12 hr shifts per week. In my 2 years of working there, they've yet to implement mandatory overtime. Only requirement we have is working 3 weekend shifts per month, and...
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I live/work on the NW perimeter of Atlanta. I picked my apartment after receiving my job offer. Because of my type A personality, I made sure I picked a place that was under 15 minutes to work, with...
They do hire ADNs because one of my former coworkers came in under the ADN residency program. She's working on getting her BSN, but she's already gone to work in the ICU after a few months of...
I started in a new grad residency program in the metro Atlanta area back in 2014. It went fine, and here I am mentoring a new grad myself. It wasn't until I joined this forum that I realized getting a...