RNrobert

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1. What do you do when you are the friend/family member and not the nurse?

   RNrobert replied to starsgirl78's topic in General Nursing

   I got called out by the mother, who was a nurse, of my patient recently. She did it in a respectful manner and to be honest she was 100% in the right. We all get busy, forget how are actions are perceived, and need to be reminded of what we are ther...

2. Just a few questions from a student...

   RNrobert replied to MosquitoXEL's topic in General Nursing

   Just my two cents, I work in the ER and the ratio of men to women is closer to 50/50 (especially if you add in the techs) so I don't find it weird at all to be a male nurse. My nursing school class was almost 25% male, so in my experience the ratio ...

3. Nursing Experience

   RNrobert replied to zeroburnz3's topic in General Nursing

   Many hospitals have positions for Student nurse workers that you will be eligible for after you complete your first semester of nursing school. Apply early and aggressively. If you get the position be the hardest most eager employee possible and ge...

4. I am NOT your housemaid.

   RNrobert replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

   As a nursing student I had a homeless man who was unable to bring his hands to his face so I shaved him and feed him his meals for the day. As I was leaving clinicals I saw this same man smoking a cigarette outside the hospital entrance...:grn:

5. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   RNrobert replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   A homeless person was brought into the ER because she had a cast on her lower leg for over a year. Think a scoop of mint chip ice cream melting over an ice cream cone and you have a pretty good idea of what her leg looked like. The smell was so bad...

6. New graduate "again" after RN-BSN

   RNrobert replied to kaliRN's topic in General Nursing

   You mentioned in your post that you should omit work experience that is not relevant to nursing. I would humbly like to disagree. You should include any and all work experience on your resume while tailoring your job duties and achievements to the ...

7. Removing glass shards post MVA

   RNrobert replied to rnmomma4's topic in General Nursing

   Dust busters work pretty well

8. Hope for New Grads in the Future

   RNrobert replied to kvisintine's topic in General Nursing

   It is tough out there right now but this will change. The average age of the nursing workforce is reaching fifty plus, and while new grads are having difficulty finding jobs experienced nurses have little difficulty finding employment. The economy ...

9. What has ended up in your pockets?

   RNrobert replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

   While in nursing school the only way students could get supplies or get into the med room was to borrow a key from one of the nurses on the floor... Needless to say I had to drive the 30 miles back to the hospital very early the next morning to mak...

10. Northridge Hospital Medical Center

    RNrobert replied to ittybittynurse's topic in California

    Thanks for posting the info. Good luck to all... I think we need it.

11. Northridge Hospital Medical Center

    RNrobert replied to ittybittynurse's topic in California

    Just checking to see if anyone has received a call back yet?

12. Online RN-BSN...where to go?

    RNrobert replied to levans121687's topic in Online Learning

    Chamberlain is 100% online and requires no clinicals. As far as credits, you typically will receive 80 units for your ADN and are then required to complete 32 to 48 more depending on whether or not you have other transferable credits such as statist...