ConnieDiamondWhite

ConnieDiamondWhite has 29 years experience and specializes in CIC, Geriatrics.

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1. Was it the wrong thing to say in a interview?

   ConnieDiamondWhite replied to imnotadoctor23's topic in Job Hunt

   I would like to think the interviewer would appreciate honesty when it comes to your answers. Most would see the "bigger picture", revealing having a new RN grad whom the facility already knows their working ethic, call in frequency, flexibility, et...

2. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

   ConnieDiamondWhite replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

   It's not that they won't pay to see us do an assessment, that's not what we're asking for. If you have ever been in a room with a patient who is critically ill, and the nurse steps in, controls the situation, saves the patient's life, the family, et...

3. I hate nursing

   ConnieDiamondWhite replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

   You're right, get out before you hurt someone else. Not necessarily physically, but being cared for by a witch who hates what she does can be crushing for an elderly patient who is in physical and mental pain, who's needs are not being met. The ver...

4. The film: Vaxxed.

   ConnieDiamondWhite replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

   I totally agree, however not standing up to them results in children's lives being put in danger, they seem to forget these vaccines prevent potentially DEADLY DISEASES!!!!!! Thanks Robert DeNiro...you're an actor, not a scientist!!!

5. One Liner to Diffuse Escalating Situation With Patient

   ConnieDiamondWhite replied to Lev's topic in Relations

   Many of our patients are not schooled in health care, and that kind of unrelenting pain, often accompanied by fever, is terrifying. They want a professional person, trained in dealing with them to put their mind at ease. Yes, the spouse was probabl...

6. Dumping on the ER?

   ConnieDiamondWhite replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, it might have been a little rash for an ER, however, you being a new nurse without an RN to guide you, no on-call that will call back leaves you to do the best you thought. Easy for experienced ER nurses to second guess when they are not in you...

7. Bad Weather--Hospitals could care less about your safety

   ConnieDiamondWhite replied to Jory's topic in General Nursing

   This is precisely the reason why we IC people try to convince our fellow professionals to receive the flu shot yearly. There are too many managers who are more interested in warm bodies for staffing numbers, instead of making the appropriate call fo...

8. Bad Weather--Hospitals could care less about your safety

   ConnieDiamondWhite replied to Jory's topic in General Nursing

   Instead of just calling in, call and request assistance to get to work. I have yet to see a four wheel drive "slide" off the end of the driveway" unless it has crap tires. We posses extremely specific knowledge base, and to replace what we do at a ...

9. Nurses, It's Time: Find a Happy Place Amidst Chaos

   ConnieDiamondWhite replied to Jacqueline.Damm's topic in Stress 101

   Miss Jacqueline, Just a short note to tell you Thank You. After having been an RN for almost 30 years, there are more days than not where I can become extremely negative. I struggle and fight just to get through 8 hours. ...

10. Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    ConnieDiamondWhite replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Learning

    I took my ADN-BSN from Roberts Weslyan College in Rochester, New York. We had to do a 20-page paper every week. What do you want??? This requirement not only required us to learn to research topics competently and put them into a format others can...