gallllatea

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1. So check this out....

   gallllatea replied to mindlor's topic in Relations

   Not everyone has these experiences and not everyone will love their job. Despite that they still might be good at it, and everyone needs a roof and to support their family. That's just life. It can't always be a Mary Poppin's world. Sometimes what'...

2. How long did it take for you to find a job after graduating?

   gallllatea replied to wrenRN06's topic in New Nurse

   I don't think how many questions it took you to pass the nclex has any bearing on employment. No one is going to ask you that in a job interview, but they will ask you a host of other questions. I'm finding that people in my program that are on the...

3. Have you ever cried when a Pt died

   gallllatea replied to Topaz7's topic in Hospice

   no, but hasn't happened that often. I was more preoccupied with doing my job, not being emotionally wrecked.

4. How detailed is your change of shift report?

   gallllatea replied to rcon's topic in MICU

   I'm not sure experience has anything to do with it either. I've seen nurses with 30 years on the job write down a lot (because their memory is starting to fade, and yeah, it starts at 40), and vice versa. It's just an individual thing and a photogr...

5. How detailed is your change of shift report?

   gallllatea replied to rcon's topic in MICU

   I think it's called prioritization. Writing it down doesn't mean it'll be your focus either. I get critiqued by my clinical instructors for writing all the same kinds of details down. They make fun of me as the paperwork queen. The trend just seems...

6. "Sir or Ma'am" when addressing physicians?

   gallllatea replied to nurs4kids's topic in General Nursing

   Dr. is appreciated. After 17 years in training for an MD and a PhD, my boyfriend gets pretty offended if someone refers to him as "Mr.". And technically it's not just an etiquette thing, it's just a proper way to address someone speech-wise. The ge...

7. CNA's not following policies and procedures

   gallllatea replied to LoriAK's topic in Geriatric

   This is why I will never work in a nursing home. Did you try to talk to the CNAs before tattling on them? Good communication is a must. Since it sounds like you're not going to get a good recommendation if you leave, I would start reading some boo...

8. Computers + RN = Food stamps

   gallllatea replied to PiedPiperRN's topic in Oregon

   I would be very careful with this one. If they say no phone calls, they usually mean it. To be calling weekly sounds stalker-esque to me and it will be viewed as such. Gone are the days of showing up in person to a human resources dept. to turn in a...

9. Expelled :(

   gallllatea replied to PiedPiperRN's topic in General Students

   Also, don't listen to the rest of these negative Nancy's. If you want to work on improving yourself and can admit you made *some* mistakes, barring you were assaulted or something totally insane, you should go for it and continue your education. Le...

10. Expelled :(

    gallllatea replied to PiedPiperRN's topic in General Students

    Good gosh - academic. Missing even one point on an exam can lead to academic expulsion. But getting expelled for behavioral reasons labels you as having serious issues with the safety of your patients or with authority. And studying harder to pass ...