Deidra47

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1. "You *Have* To Start in Med-Surg"...fact or fiction?

   Deidra47 replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in Job Hunt

   Sorry but I'm old school. At least one year on a med/surg gives you a very good bases to branch out to the other specialties. And the ones that whine how they couldn't stand the med/surg floor.....it almost broke you, then perhaps nursing really migh...

2. Does anyone else plan to stay in bedside?

   Deidra47 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

   I went to nursing school in the 60's and retired after 40 plus years in nursing. I was a bedside nurse for all those years and am proud of it. I knew what I was getting in to when I went into nursing....shift work/long hours/weekend work/working holi...

3. Ethical advice needed for a new grad...

   Deidra47 replied to AnnaleaRN's topic in New Nurse

   It has always been you have an hour before and an hour after the "due" time to get your meds. out.

4. Im new, will they be mad if I go full to part time right away?

   Deidra47 replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, they will be mad at you. And no one will bend over backward to accommodate you. To assume they have a part time position and that they would give it to you when your supervisor has all ready picked up on the fact you don't like the job and your ...

5. Do You Have To Be Religious/Spiritual to be a good Nurse?

   Deidra47 replied to Soliloquy's topic in Spirituality

6. The Disrespect Of Nurses

   Deidra47 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Relations

   In 40 plus years in nursing, I have seen these scenarios happen many times. Same old story, management never backs the nurses and these loud mouth/rude/disresprctful/ threatening people are always sided with. Management is only concerned wit their pt...