DanielEdgar

DanielEdgar has 8 years experience.

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1. Being a Hostage to Your Bladder

   DanielEdgar replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked as a civilian for the MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station,) one of my duties was observing the urine drug test. Not a fun job, but a necessary one. Everyday, we would have applicants with "stage fright." We could not go home ...

2. MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

   DanielEdgar replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. Get the MSN if you have the time and money. However, you might want to consider keeping the degree on the down-low and being honest with a potential employer about your lack of clinical experience. Show them you are motivated to start ent...

3. MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

   DanielEdgar replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

   It is great that you will soon have your MSN, but don't fool yourself into thinking you know nursing enough to teach others or even do it well yourself without some time in the trenches. There is no shame in working somewhere as a staff nurse for a ...

4. Excelsior Grads - Where are they now?

   DanielEdgar replied to EricJRN's topic in Excelsior

   Was a volunteer EMT and paramedic and worked at a motorcycle factory when I graduated EC in 1999 for less than $9K. After getting laid-off, I worked SNF as a nursing supervisor right after graduation. Since then, I have worked for the Department of...

5. Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

   DanielEdgar replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

   Trust me, it is not going to get any better for you. When you have been in nursing long enough, you can get a sense when your head might be headed to the chopping block. That is the time to start looking at Plan B. As a new nurse, they should have ...

6. Students who get As are bad bedside nurses

   DanielEdgar replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

   Why would a nurse not want to be excellent in EVERYTHING he or she does, including school? This is a dumb topic. If I got to choose which nurse or doctor worked on my kids, why would I choose the D or C student over the A student? That doesn't make ...

7. Lessons Learned as an Expert Nurse Witness

   DanielEdgar replied to ElizabethStoneRN's topic in General Nursing

   A few years ago, I had a known drug seeker who was complaining of pain and causing a scene. I inherited this patient and saw that he was given no pain meds. Seems that the MD and the staff all agreed that this patient was not going to get narcs. ...