finally landed a job!!!!

3 after almost a year of job hunting! i finally landed a job!!! i received a call from a hospital awhile ago offering me a job position on med-surg. i still can't believe it until now! lol. To those new grads like me who's having hard time looking for jobs, don't lose hope guys! there are still a lot of opportunities out there! just be patient!

any advice to me on what to read or what to know in med-surg floor?


CONGRATS!!!!!

How exciting for you!! Thats awesome!

Congratulations! Good luck with your new job.

That's fantastic!

CONGRATS and do not worry about what to learn.. you will learn it all soon enough.. relax and enjoy

Congratulations:You worked hard to get here! Now you are here! When working on a med-surg floor, you will have many oppotunities to experience different medical conditions. I started on a med-surg floor right after graduation. Not trying to give you advice, but listen to your fellow RNs (and LPNs) that you feel you can trust (you will intuitively find the ones that you can), pay close attention to the doc's when they speak to their patients on rounds, listen as they speak with nurses about the patient's condition. AND never be afraid to ask questons! Ask the nurses, ask the docs. Don't be afraid to ask docs (not putting nurses down, but many new nurses are afraid to approach docs) any questions. Most of them are happy to puff up their egos and educate you. And unlike nursing school, experience will guide you. If you have any questions that you feel aren't being addressed where you work, research! Best of luck!

Congratulations!!! Thanks for sharing your exciting news and for your encouraging words.

Quote from yehboyany advice to me on what to read or what to know in med-surg floor?

thank you everyone!!!!

Well done! You must be very proud of yourself!Can you post on here how you got the job to help other nurses who are still looking for work? Any hints or tips you can give them?On med/surg, get your skates on! It has a high patient turnover, usually very ill and highly dependent. Get your time management under control early, if unsure re anything ALWAYS ask lots of questions, and know your patient's conditions.Good luck for the future!ADD: Also get to know your medications early too - ask re any of them or look them up if unsure how to reconstitute them!

i used nurse.com & workingnurse.com to find for jobs. these websites are very useful. i applied even though it says "experience preferred". then i got lucky!!