rookieRN123 BSN

rookieRN123 has 10 years experience as a BSN and specializes in cardiovaslular PCU, inpt rehab, HHC, ICU, PP.

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1. Career doom or new age of nursing?

   rookieRN123 replied to Nurse8080's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, I understand your frustration. It may be difficult to find another job, as I have seen that recruiters scan applications for specific "key words" related to specific experience that can sort of pigeon hole you into getting a different sort of po...

2. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

   rookieRN123 replied to Daetwin2's topic in Relations

   Quote from Donisbac: Yes, nurses are stupid. Why do you think they are always feel like a victims? because originally they think they are smart when they are not. I'm not saying that PA or MD are smart. Just stating the hidden and easily denied fun f...

3. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

   rookieRN123 replied to Daetwin2's topic in Relations

   Fair enough. However the original comment posted was rude and condescending in the first place. Using hasty generalizations, as the writer did in affirming that nurses are stupid is not appreciated. Bottom line: We all have room for improvement and w...

4. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

   rookieRN123 replied to Daetwin2's topic in Relations

   donisbac, Careful now. I am a nurse currently, and a former educator as well. I have to point out that your comment demonstrates very poor grammar and spelling, which often conveys the writer as being ignorant and uneducated. Notice I used the profe...

5. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

   rookieRN123 replied to Daetwin2's topic in Relations

   Hmmm. Interesting. Perhaps he should be reminded that the ONLY reason a nurse would wake a patient at such an hour would be to give an important medication that was ordered BY THE PRACTITIONER. Honestly, I have taken the heat from patients and their ...

6. Would You Report Me for This?

   rookieRN123 replied to cupquake's topic in General Nursing

   Medication administration is a very important thing. It is one of the first things nursing students are taught. It is definitely true that a medication should never be left like that because you DO have to be certain the patient took it, and that it ...

7. I can't believe I actually *like* night shift!

   rookieRN123 replied to SopranoKris's topic in General Nursing

   Yep! I like nigh shift too. It is true, there is often staff shortages and high patient ratios, but there isn't a lot of "foot traffic" and visitors coming and going. Also you don't have the day staff breathing down your back giving you extra things ...

8. if you graduated in the last 5 years

   rookieRN123 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

   Graduated in May 2014, passed NCLEX in June 2014, was hired in July, and began orientation in early August. After 6 months, I was contacted by a recruiter at a large metropolitan hospital in their cardiac care unit. I accepted their offer this week!

9. do you usually KNOW (sense), after an interview if you got the job?

   rookieRN123 replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Job Hunt

   Interesting food for thought. I had an interview today with a very large, well known hospital and the interview lasted about an hour. The bulk of the time was with the day charge nurse, but I did get a tour from a team lead, who emphasized the "grue...

10. how to deal with harrassment in the workplace.

    rookieRN123 replied to rookieRN123's topic in Relations

    Great advice! I am looking elsewhere, and I am learning and asking questions from others in the department to learn more about what each person does to help ME benefit MYSELF and the patients I take care of. I decided this: I am studying on my own ON...

11. how to deal with harrassment in the workplace.

    rookieRN123 replied to rookieRN123's topic in Relations

    Thanks, I do need to learn to stand up to him in the right way. He has been in his practice for many years, but is lacking in good social skills. His name is often brought up a work with an expletive attached. When I try to go through my chain of com...

12. how to deal with harrassment in the workplace.

    rookieRN123 posted a topic in Relations

    This is more of a question rather than an article. I am a new nurse and have been employed for nearly 6 months. I am, by the way, the first new nurse hired for this type of position in the agency because they wanted to be able to train me the way the...