tindera

I really need your honest advice. I've been a nurse for over a year now at a Neuro progressive care unit at the #1 ranked hospital in the state. I've learned a lot in my first year and I know I have so much more to learn. Unfortunately, we had to move so my spouse can go to nursing school. They still have 3 semesters to go. I just started a MICU position closer to our new home. It's a smaller hospital. I'm still in orientation and it's never easy starting somewhere new but I really don't see myself thriving and fitting in this new unit. I have no doubt everyone I worked with is very competent in their jobs most of the staff have been there for over a decade. I don't see myself fitting in and I'm not getting a good enough orientation and I really do not like the atmosphere and the people. I'm thinking of giving it a few more weeks if things improved. Maybe when I'm on nights orientation but if not I'm considering doing a travel nursing job in a progressive care unit. I just feel very overwhelmed right now and it's less to do with the tasks required in the ICU but more the atmosphere. I don't think I'll be getting the support I need and it's giving me a lot of anxiety.

I graduated 4 years ago and I haven't worked as a nurse since then. It's a long complicated and sad story not gonna bore you. I got a job in a neuro progressive care unit. I'm starting my first day on the floor on Monday and I'm really nervous. I don't feel like I'm ready and I'm afraid a lot of time has lapsed and I've forgotten a lot about nursing. Any tips would be great! If you have any resources you think I can check out please let me know.

I'm also thinking of enrolling in this course. Can anyone give any update or feedback of their experience?

I'm a foreign nurse and when I took the NCLEX I enrolled in a review program. Maybe OP can do that? Which country are you from?

Take the time to be sad but then used all this disappointment to review and pass the exam. Good thing is you can take it 8 times a year.

any update on this? I also need to enroll in one

Hi! I'm interviewing for SSH too. I wonder if you ever got the job and how is it so far? Can you give me an update?

So I have an interview at select specialty hospital in kansas city in 2 weeks. I've applied on their website and I got a call the very next day. I'm really nervous. I've graduated in 2013 and has been out of the nursing field since then. I've recently become a permanent resident and this is my first job interview for a nursing position. I don't have any experience which is why I jumped on the chance in applying for their RN Internship with 13 weeks of orientation and training. I've read some mixed things about SSH. Has anyone here ever worked for them? Any advice? I'm trying to review some procedures that I know LTACH offers just to sort of refresh myself but honestly I'm really rusty.

awww thank you so much! Such good advice! I didn't know about freenursetutor! Much appreciated

I'm actually considering this but as of now I can't afford it. If I can't find a a job as a nurse I may just take any job and apply for a refresher course when I'm able to

Thank you. I never had a job as a nurse. I first worked as an admin assistant before coming here. I came here on a student visa just last year.

Hello everyone! This is my first post in allnurses. I recently got approved for my greencard and my next goal is to get a nursing job. I took and passed the NCLEX last year. I went back to school for a semester before applying for permanent residence. Now I'm beginning my job search and I'm honestly so nervous and feel so stupid. I'm definitely rusty. My skills are for sure crap now at this point. I'm trying to review a little bit but it feels so overwhelming and I can't even decide where to start. I'm trying to apply in hospice, rehab and other long term settings. I read that it could be my best option. Has anyone here been in similar situation? Any advice? I appreciate any feedback.

I wonder do they ask anything specific to your nursing education during job interviews? Like let's say drug classification or nursing interventions for certain diseases?