NewGradRN114

I've had some really embarrassing moments 1. I was working a night shift and I was doing my final rounds at 5am. My patient had a Foley and it wasn't draining. I could not figure out why it wasn't draining so I asked another nurse to come in and take...

The hospital I work at is thinking of switching from 8 hour shifts to 12 hour shifts. I personally prefer to work 8 hour shifts because: 1. There is less of a chance that I'll have to work days (I hate working days). 2. I only work part time and I f...

I was working an afternoon shift and had 2 discharges and an admission during my shift. I also had a few aggressive/confused patients. As I was running around trying to get everything done, my one patient who was mostly independent called to say she ...

I work in a small town hospital so it is not uncommon for me to see people I know as patients in the hospital. However, I have never had to take care of someone I knew until last night. I got an admission and it turned out to be my sister's co-worker...

I didn't realize working 12 hour shifts means you only work every third weekend. I would love that! I work every other weekend right now but I usually pick up shifts on weekends. Or my coworkers want to switch shifts with me and I end up working seve...

There are some really good points made on here. I would just like to add a few things. 1. The reason I say I will have a better chance of getting stuck working days is because when you work 8 hour shifts you have the chance to work days, afternoons ...

I was scheduled to work a day shift this week and when I woke up in the morning I started feeling nauseous, dizzy, lightheaded, I had cold sweats and ringing in my ears. I tried to go sit down but I wasn't fast enough and I fainted. I woke up on the ...

I am a new grad. I've only been working at the hospital for about 2 months and I hate it. Some days are good but most days are bad. I work on a busy orthopedic unit and nursing is not how I thought it would be. I am a lot more stressed out now than I...

I just wanted to post a question to see what others think of wearing scrubs outside of their place of work. I live in a small town about 30 minutes away from the hospital I work at and sometimes after work I try and get some errands done in the city ...

I work on a postop med/surg unit and this is also how we get our assignments. I'm also a new grad and I'm often stuck getting whatever patients are left over. It makes sense for people to want to have the same patient assignment every day but at the ...

I just got my first nursing paycheck and didn't spend it on anything interesting. I used half of it towards my student loans and the other half I used on a shopping trip because I've had the same wardrobe for the past four years and I didn't have ver...

Hello everyone, I was just wondering if anyone can tell me about their first nursing shift. I am a new nurse, I just graduated in June and I have a job in a hospital on a busy surgical unit. I had two weeks of orientation and have my last day with my...

My first shift was completely overwhelming. I felt like I was unable to keep up but the staff on the unit are really friendly and helpful. The last few shifts I had were pretty good. I feel like I am learning more now that I am done my orientation be...

I usually wear a sweater or jacket over my scrub top after work so I'm less likely to contaminate anything but I agree with what others have mentioned. I'm not rubbing myself on the food in the store and grocery stores are not the cleanest places to ...

Now a days, I prefer not to do it if I can avoid it. Mostly because I get tired of people stopping me in the middle of shopping to ask what is wrong with them. Good point! I never thought about that.

Now a days, I prefer not to do it if I can avoid it. Mostly because I get tired of people stopping me in the middle of shopping to ask what is wrong with them

I had 2 weeks with a preceptor (10 shifts). I live in Ontario and most hospital orientations are only 2-3 weeks.

Hi everyone, I am a fairly new grad. I just graduated and passed the NCLEX in June. I have been applying to plenty of hospitals all across South Western Ontario and have not been able to find a hospital job. I noticed that a lot of home care agencies...

From what I've heard and from my own experience, the orientation for nurses working in home care in Ontario is not very good. Most home care agencies have short orientations (1-3 days). The agencies are desperate for nurses and there is a high turnov...

I'm going to have to say no. I thought there was a nursing shortage when I first started nursing school four years ago but now that I have graduated and cannot find a job I realize there is no shortage. Or there is one and the government just doesn't...

I have decided to quit even though I don't have another job lined up. I can see why some people like home health - the flexible hours, the one on one with the patients but I don't think I am ready for home care. I really don't want to compromise my l...

In Canada it is normal for hospitals to only provide 2-3 weeks of orientation unless you get into a new grad program which provides nurses with three months of orientation but not many hospitals offer this program so it is very difficult to get into....

Thanks for your response. I talked with my supervisor and she is going to look into getting me one more training shift which I don't feel is enough. My preceptor told me that the supervisors will try and give me patients that I am not trained to work...

Thank you everyone! I called the Michigan BON and they were able to give me more information.

Hi Everyone! Does anyone know how I should go about getting my Michigan licence? I am a new grad in Ontario and have written and passed the NCLEX. I've tried to do my own research but it's unclear as to what paperwork/documents I need to send out to ...