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Hello everyone! I just graduated nursing school about 3 weeks ago. Think I have a pretty good chance at landing a position as an operating room nurse. I had the opportunity to observe a fee surgeries while in nursing school and I got the impression t...
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I am a new nurse with no CNA/PCT work background (other than clinical rotations). Aside from my registered nurse credential, I am also credentialed in health information technology with my associates degree. I was working as a medical biller and code...
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Being a new nurse can be both exciting and terrifying. You've spent years learning how to become a nurse, but how do you put that into practice? Questions like "what if I make a mistake?” or "what if I'm not really cut out to do this 'nursing' thing?...
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This is a long post, but I'm really looking for input from nurses, NPs, or any other providers. I'm a couple months into my nursing career and have just been accepted into an NP Program, and am wondering if I am making a mistake. I feel ready, but ot...
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I am new here and have been reading a lot of posts. Can't really find one that is recent relating to my situation so here I am. I graduated 10 years ago and practiced very briefly (6 months), then had to move to a different country that I couldn't pr...
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In May of 2022, I, along with numerous nursing students, walked across a graduation stage, signifying the end of being a nursing student and the beginning of (finally) being a nurse. Then, when I saw the RN license status go from pending to active si...
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Hey all. I am part of a 6 month residency program at a level 1 trauma center. I am approaching month 5th and was told my orientation was going to be extended which was extremely discouraging. I have also been struggling with my second preceptor. I fe...
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Nurses have ups and downs during their shifts, many times feeling the downs outweigh the ups. Isn't it great to be recognized for our successes - no matter how small?
Share your feel good (or bad) moments...
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I'm in need of some advice from anyone who successfully relocated out of state following graduating from a BSN program. I will be graduating from my ABSN program in Houston, Texas in December of this year and relocating near Atlanta, Georgia soon aft...
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Only opportunities for a new nurse with no RN experience is to accept an offer in any of the hospitals. Stay there for the 24 months commitment. What if you don’t like the way things are going during the training with preceptor and the unit? Now you ...
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Hi, I'm a new grad nurse who graduated with a bachelor's in paediatric nursing in sept 19. Throughout nursing school I had my doubts whether nursing was truly for me, I completely dreaded clincials. Never had a huge interest in anatomy and physiology...
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Hi Everyone! New Grad RN here just venting...
A little background about me...I recently graduated with my ADN in May 2022 and I worked as an extern in a level 3 NICU during my last semester of nursing school. I felt that my extern experience was...
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Hello!! At 55 years old, I am starting my new career as a BSN Nurse....
My Issue: I have heard terrible stories about the drama and chaos on the Med-Surg Floors. However, I have done a bit of research that Med-Surg experience is the most flexi...
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I am a new grad needing some guidance regarding making a job decision. I'm very torn and afraid of making a bad decision.
Here is my background story: I graduated in May of this year (2022) with my RN. I live in a small state and town with only ...
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I was just offered my first job, the one I wanted, while still in accelerated nursing school, graduating 8/26! My only concern is that they suggested that I attend orientation in September. I would prefer to postpone my orientation start date to Octo...
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Hi everyone,
I’m a new grad of about a year and a half, working as a floor nurse. Since I’ve started I’ve been repeatedly messing up. I’ve never harmed a patient, however, I’ve made 4 med errors now (some of which were purely my fault such as mi...
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My name is Taylor and I am a MSN-FNP student at Simmons University. My co-investigators and I are conducting an online survey to examine the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and new graduate nurse burnout and professional satisfaction. Your ...
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New grad here, graduating at the end of next month. I just wanted to talk about this where people understand- I'm so happy and proud. After feeling like I'd never be smart enough to be a nurse, I am now two years later accepting a job offer at the la...
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I am a new grad LPN working on a med/surg floor. I put my notice in to stop working at the end of this month because we are military and got orders to move overseas. Anyways, I was still on orientation when I told my manager about my plan to leave. O...
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New nurses will appreciate these methods to help minimize the eye-rolling and engender trust in veteran colleagues who have forgotten what it was like to be new, clueless, and sometimes downright terrified.
I learned to swim at a local city pool...
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I’m currently in a nurse residency program and this is my fifth month as a nurse. I was considering working a part time job somewhere else because:
I need a car
I want to get more experience to get prepared to be in ICU by next year Spr...
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Dear Nurse Beth, I am 57 years old and considered a new RN. I graduated last year and I'm currently working as a school substitute nurse, which is not very often. The reason I got this substitute RN position it's because I was a educator for 12 years...
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Dear Nurse Beth, I accepted a job that is on the other side of the country in a small town and having been working at that job for 3 months as a new grad and will be off orientation next month. I signed a 2 year contract that had a bonus. I like my j...
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For newly minted nurses, the first year of independent practice can be nerve-wracking and overwhelming. New nurses are suddenly responsible for patient safety and well-being while being without a clinical instructor or preceptor present to check thei...
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Hi all!
I am currently in my second year of nursing school, and I love it so far. However, I can't help but feel like I am not getting the experience/exposure that I need. I'm a PCA at a children's behavioral facility and I work in the psychiatr...
