RN to MD

I have long considered going to medical school. The more experience I have on the floor, the more it affirms my desire to pursue a career as a MD.
Have any of you done this before?
How did you go about doing so?
Is this really something that is doa

ADVICE! - What Nurses Do

Hi!

I am a sophmore in high school, and I am interested in a nursing career. I have done some research, but I am still confused on what exactly nurses do. Please help me get a better understanding! (also, any advice on nursing, medical school, ANYTHI

New job isn't challenging :(

Hello,
I am a second career RN who recently (October) moved to a different city to live closer to my fianc� and start a new life where he lives (since I am lucky enough to have a job that I can do anywhere). I have 22 months experience, all in the ER

Time Management in LTC

Hi Everyone,

I'm a new nurse and I just got my first job in a LTC facility. It's been rough! I could've used more on the floor training (I had 5 days), and I feel like all of my time and energy is spent on my med pass. The earliest I've ever fin

New Grad pulled off orientation for a shift due to short staffing

This might be lengthy but here goes: So my second day of orientation as a new grad RN, I was asked to take a group of patients on a neuro rehabilitation unit because of several call offs. I was sent to the unit with my preceptor, but he had 8 patient

New-grad in Med-Oncology

So as the title states, i'll be in med-onc. During the interviews I had with the charge nurses and nurse manager we came to the understanding that despite having nearly a year of experience in a SNF, ill still be considered a new-grad (understandabl

Should I Keep Looking for Another Job?

Hi everybody,

I have no prior nursing (nor healthcare) experience, but I do have an LVN license. Today, I was hired by an agency as a caregiver. Even though I'm not going to work as a nurse, I'm desperate enough to find ANY type of healthcare job

LU student NY resident TN job

I am currently a Liberty U student. Graduating Dec. 12th. I have been offered a job in Feb at Vanderbilt Med in Nashville, TN. My question is this. I am a NY resident (because of financial aid and where my mom lived I kept my residency there) I actua

Memorial Health University Medical Center Residency Savannah GA

I'm about to graduate with my BSN in a few weeks and was contacted for an interview for Memorial Hospital's nurse residency program. I wasn't planning on doing a residency program, so I know very little about residencies in general and how they wo

Great News! I Finally Got a Job in Med-Surg/Tele!

18 I'm a new grad RN, BSN; was jobless after 3-months of depressing job-hunting. After applying to countless hospitals, SNF's, LTAC facilities, and behavioral health facilities, I finally landed my first nursing job at a small hospital less than 10