star.crush

star.crush has 11 years experience.

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1. How do you make new hires feel welcome on your unit?

   star.crush replied to RN-ing's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah that is definitely a plus. Everyone wants to feel welcomed.

2. How do you make new hires feel welcome on your unit?

   star.crush replied to RN-ing's topic in General Nursing

   Let them know you care. Tell them if they have any questions feel comfortable to ask you. Tell them important things they need to know about the job.

3. Anyone attending GRCC for the RN program?

   star.crush replied to DanniStudentNurse's topic in Michigan

   Me and a couple of girls got in the program after waiting 6 years. My friend Sarah been waiting here at Grcc for 7 years and finally got a call. Some of the students are leaving because they get frustrated with waiting. Some of the students never g...

4. Help: My Nursing Instructor is a Bully!

   star.crush replied to MOLLBEE's topic in General Students

   Wow ! Amazing story !

5. Do You judge and treat patients differently depending on who they are ?

   star.crush replied to star.crush's topic in Relations

   Yes in a kind manner and not yelling at someone because one do not like them based on personal issues. We had a nurse that yelled at a hispanic patient because she said it was a culture barrier problem and she felt that she was less that her. It is s...

6. CNA frustrated with co-workers!!!

   star.crush replied to tenn_bsnstudent's topic in CNA/MA

   I been there. I know how it feels.

7. Do You judge and treat patients differently depending on who they are ?

   star.crush replied to star.crush's topic in Relations

   Sometimes we can hurt or be cruel to a patient without even knowing it. All patients should be treated the same. In this work you have to have patience. Years ago in our culture class they made all the students go into the inner cities and work with...

8. Do You judge and treat patients differently depending on who they are ?

   star.crush replied to star.crush's topic in Relations

   You are an awesome person ! To bad everyone is not like that.

9. Nobody told me that after graduation...

   star.crush replied to smclean27's topic in General Nursing

   There is hope hun. I do believe you will find something.

10. Nobody told me that after graduation...

    star.crush replied to smclean27's topic in General Nursing

    There are always nursing home jobs. I do understand your frustration. I also understand you might want a job that pays more than a nursing home, but sometimes you need alternatives. I once heard a girl say she will not work in a nursing home. I d...

11. Pre-reqs and working full time..

    star.crush replied to taraer1206's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Some people work and go to school full- time, which can be hard. I was told by nursing instructors to not work full -time because the classes are very intense. From experience, studying, doing tests, and other stuff in nursing school can be very t...

12. Do You judge and treat patients differently depending on who they are ?

    star.crush posted a topic in Relations

    The reason I asked this question is because we had an inservice at my job and they told us in so many ways nurses can show prejudices towards patients based on this. Does this happen with us not knowing what we are doing. Can you assume you know ab...

13. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    star.crush replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

    Hmm ok

14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    star.crush replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

    I would like to tell some of the family members that are mean a thing or two.

15. Can you guys give me an example of a day in the life of a nursing student?

    star.crush replied to patriotprincess's topic in General Students

    That is so true. That is what I believe overwhelmed me greatly. I cried my second or third day. I could not keep up with the reading.