Valerie99

Valerie99 has 16 years experience.

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1. skeptical of another nurse

   Valerie99 replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

   If you have a positive relationship with the person in charge how about connecting with him/her and making sure he/she is aware of what's going on? I'd say, for the safety of future patients, that at least having this conversation early is the right ...

2. Nursing School Acceptance

   Valerie99 replied to NurseStudentK75's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Respect!

3. First week HELP!

   Valerie99 replied to summyrn's topic in General Students

   It will come. Just bring your notes with you around town and keep studying diligently. Also, if remembering details is a focus of yours, do a quick search for "Mnemonic methods." These are simple methods that help us, as humans, remember information....

4. Totally Online Spanish Courses

   Valerie99 replied to SMOKEY2112's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Sure. You say "not too difficult to pass." I would note that while learning a language does not have to be "difficult," it will still take time, effort and commitment. If it could be done in 2 months, everybody would be multilingual! The company I us...

5. Why did you become a nurse?

   Valerie99 replied to Valerie99's topic in General Nursing

   So many interesting stories here!

6. Why did you become a nurse?

   Valerie99 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm just wondering what inspired others to become nurses (or why you are aspiring to become a nurse). Were you attracted to the lifestyle of long shifts condensed to one portion of the week and opening free time through the rest of the week? The paym...

7. still unemployed

   Valerie99 replied to wcasey's topic in General Nursing

   That's a tough situation. Have you asked the interviewers for feedback? I always do that post-interview. They may or may not be open but it's certainly worth asking.

8. Best advice on switching specialties?

   Valerie99 replied to nurse.j.'s topic in General Nursing

   This may take some creativity. You may reach out to people in those units and ask to shadow or offer to volunteer. This will give you some experience and also will help with the networking. Bonus points if you ask for an introduction from somebody yo...

9. Spanish for nurses

   Valerie99 replied to Robublind's topic in Emergency

   For medical Spanish I took private lessons online with Language Bird . I would recommend bringing your very specific goal conducting an ER assessment to your teacher so you can practice those exact situations. I completely agree with the other poster...

10. Night shift and Headaches?

    Valerie99 replied to Sbrewster's topic in General Nursing

    Do you drink caffeine? I avoid caffeine entirely because if I'm too tired to function properly and start getting sick in some way (including headaches), then it's a clear sign that I must change something in my life. Not having band-aids available li...

11. A calling to help others but give me a good paycheck

    Valerie99 replied to runningcrazy's topic in General Nursing

    Your issue of not getting a raise is ubiquitous not just in nursing but across the board in corporate America. When it comes to government jobs, there's often just not enough money available. As for corporate jobs, the life blood of any company is sq...

12. new nurse finally feeling confident!

    Valerie99 replied to annieboo444's topic in General Nursing

    Way to go!!!

13. Starting to find some aspects degrading

    Valerie99 replied to QuarterLife88's topic in Relations

    So sorry to hear this! Indeed, I understand what you're saying about being walked on. There's definitely some broken things in the industry. Understaffing is a major issue - not just for nurses but for DOCTORS, which then trickles down to pressure an...

14. Advice concerning learning Spanish

    Valerie99 replied to pmabraham's topic in Pre-Nursing

    A dedicated student! Good for you - those who make the effort to actually apply what they learn outside of the classroom seem to be more and more rare these days. When I was studying Spanish I got my reinforcement via private Skype lessons online. I ...

15. FL RN needs to learn Spanish

    Valerie99 replied to Tampa121's topic in Career Support

    Do you have some Spanish experience or are you learning from scratch? If you have some experience and are looking to save cash, your best bet is probably searching for Spanish instruction books online with specific vocab for medical professionals. Th...