PedsRNBSN

PedsRNBSN

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  1. LPN JOBS and PAY in metro Atlanta???PLEASE HELP!

    PedsRNBSN replied to flower2007's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Are there still LPNs looking for work? Or did anyone find places? I know of a place hiring LPNs for some non clinical

  2. Interview Reasons for Switching to Clinic Nursing

    PedsRNBSN replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    It is not a bad thing to mention that you like the schedule either. Remember their are also plenty of nurses that DO NOT want five day a week jobs. Also, if you are like me, I felt that I did not...

  3. Any day surgery RNs/RNs to be?

    PedsRNBSN replied to MellyFryRN's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I never got another PM from you....did you find somewhere? I don't know if my PM went through or not....but try AOPD (www.atlantaoutpatientpd.com), AOSC (www.atlantaoutpatient.com), Meridian Mark...

  4. Any day surgery RNs/RNs to be?

    PedsRNBSN replied to MellyFryRN's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Well, in my area I found it to be higher than hospitals and dr. offices. Most nurses get very generous pay, and you DEFINITELY have time to sit down, eat lunch, and use the bathroom. Plus, getting...

  5. Need Some Job Search Advice

    PedsRNBSN replied to brown eyed girl's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Sorry I can't help you . I know lots of places looking for RNs (even newly licensed) but not that many for LPNs. Have you tried recruiters and not agencies. Have you tried websites like...

  6. Young Nurse Looking Toward Management

    PedsRNBSN replied to luvbug9956's topic in Nurse Management

    I also think you should go for it. As a young nurse (your same age) who IS in management, I will say that there will be challenges. I worked for three years in an ASC during, and shortly after...

  7. So I've decided...

    PedsRNBSN replied to cnolan's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously consider something outside of the hospital. I currently work in an ambulatory surgery center and LOVE it. I like the fact that I see a patient through from beginning to end-and when they...

  8. new grad wage vs experienced wage

    PedsRNBSN replied to 1776patriot's topic in General Nursing

    it was like this at the first hospital i worked in. new grad pay increased more each year to stay competitive with the other local hospitals and cost of living increases. however, each nurse (with...

  9. I want to do something else

    PedsRNBSN replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Find an area that you love...I did the hospital thing for six months(and it was not that bad)...then found day surgery to be where I need to stay. The hours are great, (four days 9s-10s) off every...

  10. Hate Hospital - Do I have to do this ??

    PedsRNBSN replied to JoAnna McNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO THIS FOREVER!! I HATED hospital nursing mainly because it wreaked havoc on my new marriage with the crazy schedules and stress. So, after six months I started looking. I found...

  11. Any day surgery RNs/RNs to be?

    PedsRNBSN replied to MellyFryRN's topic in Georgia Nursing

    You should PM me-I can help you if you like. I know some places you might want to check

  12. Need Help Building Confidence

    PedsRNBSN posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am the charge nurse in an ambulatory surgery center, and we just hired a nurse for the pre-op area (she is NOT a new grad). She came from ER and ICU and I thought she would be fabulous. Her skills...

  13. End of my first year.....time to move on????

    PedsRNBSN replied to andre's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I knew it was time to move on when management changed and increased our holidays, increased our weekend requirements...and I found out I could work day surgery four tens mon-thurs no weekends or...

  14. Why is this so hard???

    PedsRNBSN posted a topic in Operating Room

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  15. Burnout in the first year

    PedsRNBSN replied to yellow finch's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ASC means Ambulatory Sugery Center...it is basically day surgery. There are many of these places out there and sometimes they are affiliated with hospitals....sometimes they are free standing and...

  16. Burnout in the first year

    PedsRNBSN replied to yellow finch's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I CAN"T SAY THIS ENOUGH....LOOK FOR ANOTHER JOB!!!! I too was just not happy doing hospital nursing, and most of it was due to the politics. I did not want to be this person that griped and...

  17. Just quit my first nursing job.

    PedsRNBSN replied to rsmn17's topic in General Nursing

    I quit my first nursing job after seven months for reasons stated above. Always working my butt off and stressed out, seeing little of my husband (and we just got married). So I switched to day...

  18. Please Help ME....New Grad Looking for Weekend Position

    PedsRNBSN replied to ctbtrini's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Check out Children's Healthcare of Atlanta...I know the floor I am leaving REALLY REALLY needs weekend option nurses!

  19. Spring '05 grads-1 year in-how many new nurses you started w/ are still there?

    PedsRNBSN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There were six of us that started within a couple of months of each other....of those 2 are still there full time (not including me---I went PRN). One girl left during orientation (and wants to change...

  20. Seeking advice on rotating shifts

    PedsRNBSN replied to MrRN2006's topic in General Nursing

    I just left a job for that reason. At the beginning it sounded good, because i tend to like nights better and my husband (we have no children) prefers me on days because then he gets to see more of...

  21. ASC nurses please give your input----is it like this everywhere?

    PedsRNBSN replied to paigeRN1962's topic in Operating Room

    Well....I don't know what to say except...RUN! I now work in an ASC and just learned to circulate and it seems that every day there is a "fire" that i have to put out, but it ends up not being that...

  22. Do I want to do this career?

    PedsRNBSN replied to LizB's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First of all most of the people that are complaining about the job have valid points....nursing is NOT easy work! However there are so many rewards AND so many different areas that you can go into....

  23. Calling All Circulators!!!!

    PedsRNBSN posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am currently working in an ASC doing pre-op and PACU....they are looking to train me as a circulator....my question is do I want this job? I would ask our full time circulator how she likes it but...

  24. Tricks to get kids to cooperate with treatment

    PedsRNBSN replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Pediatric

    ALWAYS let them help....or give them a "job". Sometimes (if I am starting a line or something else that hurts) I give them the "job" of holding their arm, hand etc still. I tell them they can't hurt...

  25. Questionable Position Change

    PedsRNBSN replied to mjscan_07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Go for what you really want. I worked six months in a peds hospital full time and got a great offer for an ASC...more money better hours and no weekends or holidays. In a lot if areas nurses are so in...