pcaldea

pcaldea has 3 years experience.

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1. Thrown From the Tower!!

   pcaldea replied to pcaldea's topic in Relations

   Thanks for the few helpful replies, others were entertaining :) So the times that I was late was due to being sick, car not working, and surprise coming from doctors' appointments that she had given me permission to attend. So how does she give pe...

2. Thrown From the Tower!!

   pcaldea replied to pcaldea's topic in Relations

   Oh yes I forgot to the explain the 'being rude' part. So during a meeting I reported some numbers that she thought were incorrect. Instead of following up with me or checking with me to say "Are you sure those #s are correct?" she immediately email...

3. Thrown From the Tower!!

   pcaldea posted a topic in Relations

   Hello fellow nurses, I'm posting a follow-up post to the last one. So my supervisor gave me a verbal warning in the form of a letter that detailed my various workplace sins. These included asking for too many days off, leaving early, arriving late,...

4. Supervisor Loves to Micromanage

   pcaldea replied to pcaldea's topic in General Nursing

   Thank-you for your replies. Some things that were said during the HR meeting I did not mention. It was convened to discuss my attendance which some of you have interpreted as a habitual offender. However this is not the case. Both my HR superviso...

5. Exempt RNs

   pcaldea replied to pcaldea's topic in Professionalism

   How right you were!!!

6. Supervisor Loves to Micromanage

   pcaldea posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi guys and gals, I've been at my current desk job for over 8 months. I've messed up a few times (by forgetting to pick up labs, messing up samples, late data entry, giving late notice when I'm planning to come in late, etc.) mostly bad choices that...

7. Help with cover letter for first research job!

   pcaldea replied to andie162's topic in Research

   Agree, too lengthy. Also using 'cutting edge' is too cheesy. Try to be succinct and to the point.

8. Exempt RNs

   pcaldea posted a topic in Professionalism

   Hi everyone, What are your thoughts on the following situation: There was once upon a time a nurse (shall we call her Star) who was hired into a exempt status position. One that, mind you, had a job description that did not match the actual responsi...

9. Experience as a Research Nurse Coordinator

   pcaldea replied to Af88's topic in Research

   Hi there, I really feel for you. I'm in a similar situation but after networking it seems that the lack of orientation is not at all uncommon. Several CRNCs that I've met have a similar story of being thrust into the role without any methodical or ...

10. Waitlisted At Emory School of Nursing (SON)

    pcaldea posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hello Ladies and Gents :) I need some advice and a listening ear ... It's been my dream to go Emory SON, ever since May '09. So ... I planned out my prerequisites (and thus the next 15 months of my life) so that I'd start in Fall '10. Well, I en...

11. Want to be a unit secretary

    pcaldea replied to pcaldea's topic in Georgia

    Thanks :) I do hope to work there sometime soon. I get all excited just being in the hospital. And I love to help people! I was thinking about dropping off a note to the nursing director saying how much I want to work there and what skills I "bring t...

12. Want to be a unit secretary

    pcaldea replied to pcaldea's topic in Georgia

    Hi Bikrgrl I do have experience with MS office in general (Word, Excel, Powerpoints, Outlook, etc.). I'm paying myself through the pre-nursing part of the program and I can't realistically afford to became anything else . Spending the $$ on the med...

13. Want to be a unit secretary

    pcaldea replied to pcaldea's topic in Georgia

    Hi there, Thank-you for your encouraging reply. I did reapply and I also got my BLS certification for Healthcare Providers. Before that, I followed up in person with the nursing director at L&D for the second time and I don't think that :cry:it w...

14. Want to be a unit secretary

    pcaldea posted a topic in Georgia

    hi everyone :) i'd like to work as a unit secretary in the local hospital. i have taken the medical terminology class that the position requires and also have the secretarial experience. however, i have not been considered for all the unit secretary...

15. Want to work as a unit secretary ... I need advice

    pcaldea replied to pcaldea's topic in New Nurse

    Hi Kris, Thanks for your reply! You know, the L&D floor is the one I want to work in! I must admit you were brave in going up there to talk to the head nurse I'm thinking about doing the same thing too ... I mean, I've been to the HR dept. tw...