kbettencourt

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1. Leaving management and happily going back to the floor

   kbettencourt replied to oregonchinamom's topic in General Nursing

   I would just keep applying until you get accepted, Make sure at the interview, your exicted to start something new, and think you will be a great assest to their team. I do interviews all the time, I like to see someone excited about the job, Don't...

2. Burned out for good after 27 years

   kbettencourt replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

   Run, Run, Run while you can, charge Nurse means, putting up with employees that don't show up, your responsible, if some one screws up, your in charge you'll need to fix it, your position will be filled by another Nurse and you will be eternally stuc...

3. Do I Love Nursing? What Day Is It?

   kbettencourt replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for this article, your so right, you have to pick your poison and deal with it. No matter where you go you are over worked and underpaid. If you are getting the big bucks you have no life and small amount of happiness. If you are working ...

4. 1st RN Interview-ER

   kbettencourt replied to SleeplessNCA's topic in General Nursing

   Keep Positive and answer honestly, they will see that. I Interview all the time and I have questions I ask, There is no right or wrong answer. when they interview they only have a short time to get to know you to be able to know that you will be a go...

5. Nursing Job Titles in Triage

   kbettencourt replied to nancywelch's topic in Triage

   I work at a Busy Internal Medicine office, Title "Nurse" Position Triage. In this office we are the Nurses, Hang IV's start Iv's, Assess Patients when they walk in without an appointments, EKg's, shots, Dressing changes, remove stitches, staples etc....

6. New grad jobs: When to apply?

   kbettencourt replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

   I'm glad to hear that, in this area some new grad said they only had 4 weeks tops, then they were flying Solo.

7. New grad jobs: When to apply?

   kbettencourt replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing jobs in this economy are changing, I just went to a career fair and the hospitals are not even talking with New Grads. They have alot of their own CNA's on board who are working there already and graduating soon. They are already employees th...

8. help cardiac nurses!

   kbettencourt replied to RN75's topic in Safety

   I work in a Doctor's office, before any surgery Pre-op Procedures are done, Ekg's blood work, and always directions on Coumadin, asa, Plavix, any of these meds are always considered before surgery, Most of the time it will be the PCP or in this case ...

9. Just promoted, but coworkers are mean!

   kbettencourt replied to nursechick182's topic in Management

   Thanks for your good advice. take care.

10. Just promoted, but coworkers are mean!

    kbettencourt replied to nursechick182's topic in Management

    Been in Management for 1 year now, and I hear what your saying. Just hang in there, was good friends with one of my Co-workers, she was the one that gave me the hardest time, infact she had quite a few other co-workers going against me. the first 8 m...

11. New nurse or just plain stuipd?

    kbettencourt replied to stilltrying's topic in General Nursing

    Then someone needs to be honest with this Nurse. I understand what you're saying.

12. Leaving management and happily going back to the floor

    kbettencourt replied to oregonchinamom's topic in General Nursing

    Sad to say when you leave manager position, you need to leave the job. Great People to work with, but way to much politics. You're better off not knowing. Good luck

13. New nurse or just plain stuipd?

    kbettencourt replied to stilltrying's topic in General Nursing

    Lets face it, we have all been there, Some Nurses take a little longer. I don't know what we would do if we didn't have that one Nurse who helped us. We all have that one Nurse who took the time to not make you feel like an idiot. I will always be he...

14. New nurse or just plain stuipd?

    kbettencourt replied to stilltrying's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say, please be patient with this Nurse, In my Clinical I didn't get to do much hands on during School. by the time it was my turn to do stuff we didn't have much time, if she went from no experience to school it is very difficult. I went to...

15. Leaving management and happily going back to the floor

    kbettencourt replied to oregonchinamom's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you, I feel the same way, I became Asst Nurse Manager Last August, I'm hanging in there 1 yr from this week. I work in Internal Medicine in charge of Medical Assistant, and Nurses. I have to make sure everyone is in and how I have to cover ...