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  1. Is being a CNA a really hard job?

    It is hard work, but some places have little or no lifting or moving of patients. Nursing home? Lots of lifting, moving, bathing, feeding etc. A clinic? Mostly vital signs and blood draw. We have CNAs in our clinic, but they call them PCAs, dont know...
  2. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    a bluetooth speaker and a nurses lapel watch with company logo.
  3. getting hired in a hospital with an associates degree?

    Go to Lincoln Hospital. They love new grads with associate degrees and you are more likely to get on staff right away than someone with a BSc and experience. They leave. I asked someone on staff what was the reason for this, she said, and I quote, "A...
  4. Tired of being angry

    Nursing school painted an ideal picture, but in reality, your description is exactly what is out there. What can you do? People are people.
  5. It depends. Some patients will not budge. I had patients who were raised not to bathe everyday so they will not wash the oils out of their skin. They did not use deodorant either because the chemicals were dangerous. The charge nurse used to send the...
  6. Screaming match with my preceptor

    I am sorry to hear this, but you cannot blow up. Not to say that I am never tempted, but I have a groove in my tongue from biting it. By blowing up you owned her bad behavior. People take control where they can take control. Again I am sorry that thi...
  7. Aging Nurses - Where do we go?

    I know someone who retired to the caribbean, bought a house on the beach and works as an expat nurse educator. She keeps just about all her paycheck. She is in her 40's but was experiencing depression (winter) and burnout (fixed schedule and long hou...
  8. Mocked by teacher in post conference.

    Pick your battles. Someone like that could be very spiteful. If the school is hard-up for instructors she will be right there next semester. What do you want? To see her gone or to graduate? Lets just say when I was in a similar situation I picked gr...
  9. There are nursing positions out there for new grads. It took me 2 years to find a full-time nursing position. Think far outside the box and talk to people. Hospitals, LTCs, clinics and doctor's offices are not all that is out there for nurses. I foun...
  10. Getting your first RN job: The secret rules.

    Networking is key, and do not just depend on family an friends. Tell everybody! I have never got a job any other way.
  11. Do not worry about this person and do not complain about him either. Yes he is dangerous, especially in the workplace, but the people that need to be aware will be more convinced when they figure him out on their own. Do not try to make it your busin...
  12. sorry about your disappointment. that said, be thankful you have a job. it took me 2 years to get a nursing position, and yes i was at my lowest low at times, but i forgot about my preference a looonnnngggg time ago. i am not saying to do this, but s...
  13. sorry you had to go through this. i have been called for interview by a state agency four times and every time i go to the interview the same person tells me "you have made it through round one, now you have to meet the director and the ...". i remin...
  14. Nurses as primary breadwinners?

    I do not have a problem with being a sole bread-winner, especially in these times I am happy to have an income. I love to work. If my husband loses his job because of the sluggish economy, I can pick up the slack. I am thankful for that. If it is the...
  15. Fired - what do you think...

    Their mind was already made up.