NURSEJSS

NURSEJSS

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  1. Extreme nurse burn out need help please

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need help. I have been burnt out for a long time for various reasons. I have come to my end of burn out and I am severely depressed. There's a lot of background to why I feel like this but this is...

  2. Extreme nurse burn out need help please

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  3. Extreme nurse burn out need help please

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in General Nursing

    I had 3 other patients. I did not have the time to be able to do that. On my unit it's usually our charge nurses that transport the

  4. Interview in cath lab, what should I know?

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I am looking for advice on how to prepare for an interview in the cath lab. I have 2.5 years experience working in a progressive cardiac care unit. We take cate of patients with all sorts of...

  5. Would being an NP fit me based on these descriptions?

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello! I am currently working on a step down cardiac unit. Was previously working in an ICU of a trauma center. Total I have 1 year of nurse, which I know is obviously not a lot. I have learned in my...

  6. Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

    NURSEJSS replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Nope i did not know. I THOUGHT i knew but turns out I didnt. I thought I wanted to go into intensive/critical care but once I was in it for about a year I learned I HATED it. And it was a field that...

  7. ICU nurse not liking my job

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    hello! I am a new nurse who just graduated December 2015. I started in an ICU in February and have been on my own for about over a month, in total have been working as a paid nurse for 4 months. I...

  8. How do I go about resigning?

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello, I would like some advice on resigning. I am leaving for various reasons. I work in a county hospital that is severely understaffed. I work in the ICU and it is common to get 3 unstable ICU...

  9. Would I be ready to leave to another floor after 6 months?

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello, I am a new nurse graduated in December 2015. I have been working 6 months in an ICU at a county, trauma level 3 Hospital. I have been working in this same ICU for 1 year previously as a nursing...

  10. Would I be ready to leave to another floor after 6 months?

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in Nursing Career

    I decided to start applying to various places and in the meantime continue working until I got a better job somewhere else. At least that way I can continue to work on my experience meanwhile I look...

  11. Would I be ready to leave to another floor after 6 months?

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for understanding! The acuity at my hospital it pretty high. It's not level 1 trauma but most of my patients are intubated, sedated, or restrained. However that is not ALWAYS the case. Some pts...

  12. What type of nursing job can I get with ICU experience

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello! I am a fairly new nurse who has been working 5 months in an ICU. I started off here as a new grad straight out of school. I do not enjoy being an ICU nurse. I thought it would be exciting but I...

  13. What type of nursing job can I get with ICU experience

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you for replying. It's not so much that I don't feel comfortable in my nurse skin. I recognize that every new job rakes it's time to feel confident and I don't have a problem with not knowing...

  14. How do I become an OR nurse

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello! I am a new grad interested in OR nursing.. I graduated in December and as of now have 5 months experience working in a trauma center ICU. I do not enjoy my job. I thought when I first started...

  15. ICU nurse not liking my job

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you so much. You described exactly how I felt in every sense. and you brought up a point I didn't see before. I think my lack of interest and dislike of working here really shows in my patient...

  16. ICU nurse not liking my job

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you to everyone for replying. I will stick it out a little longer and see maybe if with more time of working here and getting better at my job MAYBE I'll grow to like it. I was thinking maybe...

  17. ICU nurse not liking my job

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am working in a high crime area. I work at a county hospital which is also the trauma center for the area. I get a whole of patients who are inmates frok prisons, homeless, drug addicts, etc. we get...

  18. Does 1 month experience count against me to get into new grad residency?

    NURSEJSS replied to jellybeanjean's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Should I speak with the recruiters or bring it up when I have my interview with the unit

  19. New Grad stuck between two positions

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I am a new grad as of December of last year (2015). When I was applying for jobs I had my heart set on a particular new grad residency program at a hospital I knew I wanted to work at. I got...

  20. New Grad stuck between two positions

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I was thinking of doing it during the interview too. It was actually the manager of the unit that called not HR, so in my head I think maybe they would know with being 4 months out of...

  21. New Grad stuck between two positions

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in General Nursing

    When would be a appropriate time to bring it

  22. New Grad stuck between two positions

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in General Nursing

    My question is if there is a way for them to find out that I'm already employed and being oriented and paid somewhere else? I'm wondering if I should be honest upfront and tell them that I was hired...

  23. Going into the ICU as new grad

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello everyone! I am a new grad and will be taking NCLEX-RN next week! I need A LOT of help with making a choice between two units that have offered me jobs. I would also like to mention I want to be...

  24. Going into the ICU as new grad

    NURSEJSS replied to NURSEJSS's topic in Nursing Career

    Can I ask why it's asking for

  25. Stuck between two job offers

    NURSEJSS posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone! I am a new grad aspiring to be an ICU nurse because I love it. I am stuck between two really great job offers and I need help from peers and experienced nurses to help me analyze which...