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  1. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    I really don't think that any general statements can be made about the correlation between GPA and Nursing abilities. There are people who are capable of earning a 4.0, but have responsibilities other than school so they don't have a 4.0. Then ther...
  2. omg! Bad day! Failed my AcLS recert....

    I have seen people very nearly fail, or fail. It's not a huge deal. I think that it depends on your facility with how much they will spoon feed students to help them pass, but there are some critical oversights that the instructor cannot let go. I...
  3. Discipline Question, Help Please

    I wouldn't terminate yet. Is the nurse a newer employee or one who has been there for a while? Does she have any corrective action in her personnel file? I would look at that, and then sit down privately with this nurse to ask why she thinks she i...
  4. At least at the school I went to, it didn't pay to try to prepare too far ahead because last-minute changes would be made and you'd have to start all over. Also, don't feel like you have to go out to buy every supplemental book the faculty may sugge...
  5. Not getting charge nurse position

    In our facility, the charge position doesn't require the most experienced and/or strongest clinical skills, but rather requires leadership abilities, dependability, a solid work record, and a proven ability to promote an harmonious environment. I ce...
  6. Tired of hearing about the kids.

    I am so tired of not only hearing about grandchildren, but having phones shoved in my face to see pictures of them doing things like...eating mashed potatoes for the first time, hearing them babble, seeing video of them rolling/crawling across the fl...
  7. Got "nurse face"? How'd you get it?

    I have a normally calm demeanor, (so I'm told), and am not one to strongly react to too many situations, anyway. Prior to a 2nd career as an RN, I spent many years in Human Resources, and interacted with some pretty colorful people in a variety of ci...