I'm just wondering... have any of you chosen to utilize MDs that you've worked with as references? I've got very good working relationships with a couple of our docs and have wondered whether they might be considered good references in looking for jobs.
To me, references should cover a broad spectrum in order to help the prospective employer develop a more complete picture of a candidate and the opinions of the MDs who work with the nurse seem like they might be very valuable.
I'm wondering what others think... are MD references useful?
We always preferred to see them from nurse leaders. It wasn't exactly a strike against the applicant, but it was pretty much zero sum. They could have had a recommendation from my gardener and it might have carried as much weight. "Nice person, yada yada yada." It really takes a nurse to evaluate another nurse.
I disagree. If you work closely with docs, like in an ER, an MD has a great idea of who is a good nurse or not. Working in a trauma situation or code, that doc sees how that nurse operates - that speaks more than anything else.
I'm just wondering... have any of you chosen to utilize MDs that you've worked with as references? I've got very good working relationships with a couple of our docs and have wondered whether they might be considered good references in looking for jobs.
To me, references should cover a broad spectrum in order to help the prospective employer develop a more complete picture of a candidate and the opinions of the MDs who work with the nurse seem like they might be very valuable.
I'm wondering what others think... are MD references useful?
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I disagree. If you work closely with docs, like in an ER, an MD has a great idea of who is a good nurse or not. Working in a trauma situation or code, that doc sees how that nurse operates - that speaks more than anything else.