AKA_Glamour_Pearl

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1. Things you "should" be taught in nursing school

   AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in New Nurse

   know how to look things up, and be proactive about doing so. understand that we all have bad days . . . a preceptor who doesn't leap to her feet and bow at yours may just be having one of those. it doesn't mean she's nasty, eats her young or hates yo...

2. Pre-cepting

   AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to NSGstudent12's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Please get some med-surg experience. I'm a new RN (3months). My instructors always said to get med-surg because those skills can go with you anywhere. The worst thing in the world is to get a call from the "specialty" units with nurses asking questio...

3. How long to wait?

   AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to SFRN's topic in General Nursing

   It varies. I would call and check though. My current job was offered to me after preceptorship in my ADN program. I was offered the job in March and told that orientation began in June. That was it. I called a few times because that seemed odd to me ...

4. Graduation...Go or No?

   AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to made's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't go. I did attend pinning ceremony. I chose not to attend because I already had a Bachelor's degree and it was more of a pain to me since pinning was the day before graduation. I didn't want my family to have to take an additional day off fro...

5. What does your hospital do for halloween?

   AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

   I already asked and I was told that we weren't allowed to wear costumes, although the physician's sometimes do. :0 In response, I stated that I was still going to dress up. This year I'm going be a nurse! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

6. How do you cope with work and co-workers:(

   AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to lifein08's topic in Relations

   Kill them with kindness. I'm a New RN. I'm getting better and better each day. There are some nurses that are just way too dramatic. They insist on having a bad day, each day no matter what. They come in and say "this is bad", "I can't do this", etc....

7. Anyone left nursing TOTALLY...what are you doing now?

   AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

   At community colleges, some of the nursing instructors have only a BSN. My RN instructors in the ADN program all had Masters. I have a friend that teaches in the LPN program. She only has her BSN. The other instructor only has her BSN, as well.

8. How far would you drive to work?

   AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

   I meant STAR nurse. :)

9. How far would you drive to work?

   AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

   I drive 60 miles each way. I work at a small community hospital, where I precepted. It's not a bad drive at all. I have time to think and clear my head. Then I pop in a good cd and sing all the way to work. :) Each day as I head to work I drive by 3 ...

10. Bad CNA job, does that mean I will never get a nursing job?

    AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to wish_me_luck's topic in General Nursing

    I also have to add that my friend finished nursing school a year before I did. I have NO clue what's going on with her and I got bits and pieces to the story, but NO ONE will hire her. She has applied at all of our local hospitals, multiple times. I...

11. Bad CNA job, does that mean I will never get a nursing job?

    AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to wish_me_luck's topic in General Nursing

    You're ineligible for rehire but you don't know why? That's odd. You need to find out why you're ineligible. Did you realize that when you were working your 2week notice? You had one patient fall. What else did you do that was wrong? Safety first. Yo...

12. Praying for favor:Job and Boards

    AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to NENE RN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on graduating! Many Blessings to you on your boards.

13. Buying your own equipment?

    AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to sbostonRN's topic in General Nursing

    In the same boat. When I was precepting there were VS machines ALL over the place. All I had to do was step outside a patient's room and there would be one plugged in right outside. I have no clue what happened, but after graduation, I became employe...

14. Giving Report! Ugh!

    AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to AKA_Glamour_Pearl's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I wish we did that! I did clinicals at two facilities where the nurses would tape report and the oncoming nurses would listen to it. I thought that was GREAT! It would certainly save time! I think that someone said that it would be patient aband...

15. Pre-shift workout/exercises

    AKA_Glamour_Pearl replied to JWestbrook20's topic in General Nursing

    That is too funny! Part of my work out also includes "running" to the cafeteria before they close! Oh, and "running" to the elevator door before it closes, so that I don't have to take the stairs down to the cafeteria!