Burnout vs. time for a new job

How do I differentiate between burnout and needing a different job? Just take a vacation and if I'm still miserable when I return, it's the job? I haven't taken any time off in nearly a year, so that could be it.

I'm basically having dread on my

Passed NCLEX-RN 75 Questions feb 2015!

Hi everyone!

I've actually never posted on here before, but I have frequently browsed this site for some tips and encouragement! I took NCLEX mid February and told myself that I would come on this site and post about my experience if I passed.

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Casualty of the System?

I've been a nurse less than a year and so far my experience has been pretty discouraging. I was pretty misinformed about the position (I didn't realize how small the unit was, that I would be the only nurse on the unit at times, that I would be the

Second job

I am looking for second job to help knock out my student loans. I already work full-time (3-12 hour shifts) on an extremely busy telemetry floor so I would like to find a second job where I'm NOT running up and down hospital hallways for my entire s

Torrance Memorial Versant Residency RN Program FEB 2015

Hi all,

I wanted to start a new thread of the Torrance Memorial Medical Center.

I went in for an interview last week with the oncology director and she seemed to really favor me and set me up for the panel interview on Wednesday 2/4/15 the day of my

Kennesaw State University Nursing Program

I know that the KSU nursing program is difficult to get into. I was wondering if anyone can tell me if I could possibly get it. Here are my grades:
Stat: A
Algebra: A
Chem I: B
Chem I Lab: A
Chem II: B
Chem II Lab: A
A&P I: A
A&P I Lab: A

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LTC - Texas- PRN Antipsychotics Yes or NO?

I think I remember being told that in the LTC setting you may not have a PRN medication for say, Haldol, or Zyprexa, if the resident is not currently on a scheduled regimen of the same.

I have searched and searched for a law or reg out there to confi

Maintaining License

HI,

I have an RN license in NJ and would like to know what is required in order to maintain it. Do I have to do a certain amount of Continued Education Classes. How many and where? Do I have to pay??

Thank you!! If you look on your board of nursing we

LPN license suspended: What do I do now?

In 2013, I was working for a home care company and providing nursing/wound care for my husband. He developed some abdominal abscesses which I reported to his doctor, and was given verbal orders for warm compresses, and to increase his prophylactic Ba

Nurses Exempt

Hello all,

I'm a new nurse and I start my new job in a couple weeks. The hospital I'm working at just started this new professional model for nurses where they're basically salary paid and can't get overtime (well premium pay) until after 80 hour