kimbo9

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1. Getting avoided by a nurse...in my own family

   kimbo9 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello you guys. First of all, I want to let you know that I admire each one of you. You inspire me to pick myself up and try again. I'm fairly new to the board. I just want to know if anyone has ever had a similar issue as this. My sister in law and ...

2. who is better trained(clincals) adn or bsn

   kimbo9 replied to mee9mee9's topic in ADN/BSN

   Where I live, the technical school that offers the ADN definately prepares students better in clinicals than the BSN at the university. The students in the ADN program were pretty much thrown in with the wolves in their first semester. There is no ...

3. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

   kimbo9 replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

   Well the new charge nurse quit the other night. We all helped and encouraged her. I guess it was just too much responsibility for her.

4. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

   kimbo9 replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

   No, it's a shame that a hospital put a newly graduated BSN nurse in charge when she has had no prior experience in nursing, or anything else for that matter. We fully support her and have nothing against her personally. I don't care if it's an LPN, ...

5. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

   kimbo9 replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

   No. Not at all. This new grad has never done anything in the medical profession. This is actually her first job.

6. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

   kimbo9 replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

   I totally agree with that. I don't have a problem with having someone with a higher educational background as charge nurse. I just think they need to have a little more experience than no experience. I think that experience is just as important, if n...

7. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

   kimbo9 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Let me ask you guys your opinion on this. They just hired a graduate nurse on our med surg floor and made her the charge nurse. She has zero experience. She is a BSN nurse, and the majority of us are LPNs that have been here a while. I don't have a p...