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oh okay, well feel free to join the group. like i said, idk how anything works :]

facebook won't let me link so put in the fb url and then -- /groups/877014229119316/

Oh, I mostly made the group for the midwifery 167? or is it all combined? (Ihavenoideawhati'mdoing)

I just heard that I got accepted! Anyone else? I made a fb group to try and network with others

It depends. My husband and I prioritise experiences over things, so we do splurge on vacations, but we can afford to. Our home is paid off and we don't buy new cars before we need to. Spending money on something that rapidly depreciates never has made sense to me. There are nurses I know with 50k cars that can't afford to go out and actually do anything for fun because of their car payment--really makes you wonder what their values are and why. That said, I have silly things I shouldn't spend money on that I do. Occasionally being frivolous is harmless if it isn't an addiction. I bought a Chloe bag when I first started, and a few pairs of fancy leather shoes that will last a lifetime. It's not an everyday thing, though.

I'm staring a new gyn job this week after peds and am nervous about the same thing. I've only ever used 22 and up, but they routinely use it 18s. Ugh.

Baseline ekg

My peds job covered certs in orientation classes so they didn't care about that one way or another. They're looking to hire people who know they want to be there, and having volunteered there should give you a leg up because you know you already like it. I had no problem getting in as a new grad, but the one thing I did was talk to the unit director on a regular basis, asking HIM what he looked for in a hire. I did all the things he told me and go the job. Being direct and assertive can get you a long way.

You can google a good "interview follow up email" template for wording ideas. If she gave you permission to contact her, I wouldn't hesitate to do so. Good luck!

ED if you like variety and work well under pressure, L&D if you have a passion for women's health. I'm transitioning from ED to L&D and they're so different. I'm glad I did ED first, because you see so much more and learn good general skills that you won't in a more limited patient population.

I agree with the last two posters--with altered cognition, you have to prioritise the patients well-being and self images. Certainly do only what makes you comfortable, but I don't think a simple ILY response is going to get you in hot water. Love can mean a lot of different things; one of them is putting someone else's needs and comfort above our own. It's a humanitarian sort of love. In that sense, I love all my patients by choosing to work this career and doing my best to help them and support their well-being. In short, the appropriate response is whatever one you're comfortable with. You're not abusing power or using this to manipulate anyone, and the fact that you reflected on it enough to question it shows you care about doing the right thing.

1) Pittsburgh 2) $24.15 new grad RN Pediatrics 3) My mortgage is $400 for a three bedroom house. Typical in-city rent is around 700-900 for a 1BR (although my last place was a nice 2BR townhome for 700/month in the city. Lucked out.) Cost of living here is very low. Nurses make less than many places, but expendable income is relatively high because everything is so affordable.

I'm doubling up at OU now! Should be done by December, which will leave me with a BSN in less than 7 months

What is the nature of he contract? Is there a noncompete disclosure? What happens if you break the contract?

Your facility's orientation process sounds like the one I oriented at as a new grad. My preceptor was a nightmare. She had me do most of her work, which is the only way to learn, and I tried to be as enthusiastic as possible. As time went on, I realised she had me doing a lot of unnecessary tasks as favours to other staff members (not fun). At one time I was watching 8 patients because she wanted to take a break with another nurse. Not safe at all for a new grad in the ED. She had a "throw them to the wolves" mindset, and I performed very poorly under that pressure. One of my first IV attempts was on an incoming trauma patient, and I had never been in a trauma bay before. I panicked and missed, in front of over a dozen coworkers. After that, I kind of accepted that this nurse either *wanted* me to fail, or her approach was just one that was not conducive to my success and she didn't care enough to change it. There were other nurses that went above and beyond for me though. Something as small as having someone offer to grab me a drink when they ran to get one, or introduce me to other staff went a long way. This made the ED feel less overwhelming, and I felt welcomed by these kindnesses. Ultimately, I think the most helpful attitude is just to treat a orientee as an equal--in most cases they'll respond as one. The skills take time, but no new nurse should ever have to "earn respect" or "do their time". The orientee may not have equal experience or skill, but being treated well from the get-go makes a person more responsive to learning.