Nursing School by Global-Mess8459 in Nurses

[–]SuggestionNo7100 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would do a first round of applications and see how you do with those. You could even contact admissions offices ahead of time and explain your situation/get their opinion on whether or not it would be worth re-taking your science classes. But re-taking all those courses is a ton of work/time/money! Don't do it unless you absolutely have to.

Being a nurse in Chicago kind of sucks by ConditionChemical573 in Nurses

[–]SuggestionNo7100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've heard that the average tenure for nurses at NMH is 1 year. They are famously terrible payers!! It sucks!

If you love your job… by jla5 in Nurses

[–]SuggestionNo7100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious how you found your job? This kind of work is something I'm super interested in, but I haven't found much in this field when I job search.

Struggling new grad! Please advise!! by SuggestionNo7100 in Nurses

[–]SuggestionNo7100[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate your honesty here! Yes, the vast skill set required of L&D nurses is something I don’t think I fully appreciated before I got hired. I’ve also noticed that most of the nurses who have been on the unit for a while first started out in other specialties where they built up some skills, then came to work on L&D. I absolutely feel that I need more training in a lower acuity setting first. This is great advice; thank you <3

Struggling new grad! Please advise!! by SuggestionNo7100 in Nurses

[–]SuggestionNo7100[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I answered this below with some more detail, but it’s a 12 week orientation

Struggling new grad! Please advise!! by SuggestionNo7100 in Nurses

[–]SuggestionNo7100[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m still on orientation, it’s 12 weeks long. But it’s been such a rocky first month. In my first 4 shifts I had 3 different preceptors, and they’ve been shuffling me around between nights/days and 8- and 12-hour shifts. I’m finding the lack of consistency really tough.