Share a Lesson you've learned as a nurse!

What is something:

You didn't realize the importance of until you went through it?
You feel that nurses often overlook?

Or fill in the blank:
I'm realizing/have realized that what makes a really good nurse is __________.
Nurses need to ____________

What to I expect?

I just received two calls about positions I applied for. I am scheduled for an interview at local hospital for the Medical/Surgical Unit. The other position is at Kindred Physician Care and Rehab. I job shadowed at the med/surg unit for 3 hours at an

Internal transfer vs Relocation

Hi everyone!!

I've come to this site since I was in college for advice, but this is my first post.

I stepped out of college and landed a position on a step down in a highly acclaimed academic teaching hospital in MA on my graduation day. I was extr

RN to BSN and working FT

[FONT=Microsoft Sans Serif]I am a newly registered nurse with my Associates degree, I am finding that when applying and interviewing that many hospitals want you to have your Bachelors degree. I have already begun looking into universities to pursue

from med/surg and stepdown to pre-op

I'm currently on a unit that has both a med/surg side (primarily surgical) and a surgical stepdown unit as well. I am burned out on this. I've been off from work for 2 moths due to surgery and I've taken the time to reflect on my job. I've realiz

Rejected by 7 schools need advice on what to do.

I have a BA in Anthropology and Spanish. After graduation I decided I wanted to be a nurse and I took a year off to take some pre-requisite classes. I applied to 7 accelerated BSN and some MSN programs and was rejected by all.

- I had a very sad 2.8

What kind of Nurse does administrative work?

I have been a nurse for 1 year and have known since day 1 on the unit that I did not want to be a floor nurse. I am now approaching my 1 year mark and have been thinking real hard about what I really want to do. I have come to the conclusion that I w

Nurse Residency Program

Hello,
I recently graduated from nursing school and have passed the boards. However, I know how difficult it is to get a job as a new nurse so I was wondering if anyone knows information about the nurse residency programs? Also, I am trying to get a

Oregon RN needing ideas for nursing practice hours

I am an RN in Oregon. When we moved here I worked in the telemetry unit at our only hospital for over a year. At that time we were going to be moving away so I quit my job. As it turns out we didn't move, but in the chaos of my hubby's new practice

ICU vs ER

I know this discussion has been presented many times by many different levels of student nurses to RNs to APNs. I would like to give a more detailed background about myself in hopes of a more detailed response

I am an Accelerated BSN student who is