cdthorste

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1. New Grad: How can I get experience if nobody will give me a chance?

   cdthorste replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   It was hell for me to find my first nursing job. I did everything suggested in nurse beth's response. And more. Started applying and networking from the very first day of nursing school. I even sent out resumes and spoke to the nurse manage...

2. Getting back into the clinical game

   cdthorste posted a topic in Career Support

   I'm a fairly new nurse- about three years' experience. But all my work experience has been non-clinical: in home health and research. I currently work in private duty pediatrics. Any advice about how to get a job in a hospital would be much appreciat...

3. My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

   cdthorste replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

   His great concern for her life is her being one of thousands of anonymous posters. As long as no one gives patient identifiers out....or makes themselves identifiable to employers...what's the problem? It would be "wise" to consider what a bizarre co...

4. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

   cdthorste replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Your story is similar to mine. Even back then, it was obvious to me that my managers were untrustworthy. I just wanted to tough it out....just because. For the principle of the thing. Getting fired, with a terrible reference can be devastating in ...

5. Disrespectful ad against nurses on Craigslist

   cdthorste replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

   Meh. I probably would have been treated better as a busser than I was at my first nursing job out of school. happy ending--my current job treats me well

6. Accused of sleeping

   cdthorste replied to cdthorste's topic in General Nursing

   My agency actually does like me a lot. So I have that going for me. They also tend to err on the side of retaining nurses, as opposed to thinning the herds like some facilities do. So it's not them I'm worried about. But if a patient's family member ...

7. Accused of sleeping

   cdthorste posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a private duty peds nurse who primarily does night shifts. While I've managed to stay awake at work, I occasionally feel a need to just close my eyes for about 5 seconds at a time when they get tired. No longer than that. When I do, I'm always si...

8. I maybe in trouble, HIPPA Violation

   cdthorste replied to ms.amy03's topic in HIPAA

   Geez Louise. Another student called you up, said "everyone is talking about you," then ratted you out to the school? while I agree that the post was inappropriate, it sounds like the other students are nurse-bullies in the making. If it had been a cr...

9. I was happy once. Then I became a nurse

   cdthorste replied to ebart03's topic in New Nurse

   Get out of your current job and find some temporary work as a private duty nurse. That's what I did, and the flexibility is wonderful. You can choose your schedule, the patients you work with, and the areas you work in. With your past experience, I b...

10. The Middle Wife

    cdthorste replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Humor

    YES!!!! midwives need to put a baby-shaped light on their cars, like the pizza guy!!!

11. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    cdthorste replied to Snowbird17's topic in COVID

    it's probably mandatory because the hospital knows what a huge lawsuit could be waiting for them if something bad happens. if a nurse passes a flu virus onto an immunocompromised patient.....the lawyers would come after all of you with torches and pi...

12. Night shifters - ever experience this?

    cdthorste replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, that takes me back to my year as a night worker at a mental hospital. the work itself was fascinating, but the schedule just crushed me. if you really can't get enough rest, then i think leaving your job or finding another shift is better for y...