decotes

decotes has 2 years experience.

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1. No one to talk to about nursing... Am I crazy?

   decotes replied to EdenAndEve's topic in General Nursing

   Nah, check out r/nursing on reddit. You can chat away

2. I may hate my School Nursing job...ADVICE, PLEASE?

   decotes replied to RNPediatric18's topic in School

   I don't know much about school nursing but id say stick with it for the school year? I think it's easy to get cold feet when you're doing something new. I think after the school year if it doesn't seem for you then they can always look for someone ne...

3. Nurses Eat Their Young

   decotes replied to Dairian's topic in Student Assist

   Nah, I see what you're talking about. I don't think I am better than anyone who has come before me. Nor am I saying I don't have basic respect for everyone, which I do. But the idea that this person is better than me because blah blah blah, is someth...

4. Nurses Eat Their Young

   decotes replied to Dairian's topic in Student Assist

   I'm not saying that. But I think that the way many new nurses come out of school today is a totally different ideology of conflict resolution. One that focuses on trends of generations and their customs and ideologies to appeal to the conflict from o...

5. Nurses Eat Their Young

   decotes replied to Dairian's topic in Student Assist

   Hey, no I'm saying we are learning different things than what previous generations of nurses might have been taught and this may result in this disconnect we see. I've had professors say that what we're learning is new in this conflict resolution stu...

6. Nurses Eat Their Young

   decotes replied to Dairian's topic in Student Assist

   I feel like some older nurses might have never been taught the social skills/conflict resolution that we as new nurses are now taught. I've worked with many nurses who recognize that their fellow older nurses are bullies. Just because younger generat...

7. How can I succeed as a new grad RN?

   decotes posted a topic in NICU

   Hi everyone! Im just looking for advice as to how I can be the best new grad in SCN/NICU I can be! If anyone has precepted or had any regrets as a new grad, I would love to hear advice as to how you would want to see a new grad behave/perform/etc. ...

8. Deciding to have a baby after ADN

   decotes replied to ARODtheCRNA2b's topic in Career Support

   I don't know...your plan sounds pretty intense. I know I have constant baby fever and have wanted a baby since I was 11. Now I'm 23 and still have the urge to have a baby, but I know it would be best for me and baby if I wait. I'm looking forward to ...

9. Terminated/Resigned after 1 week orientation in the ED

   decotes replied to littlemissRN24's topic in Career Support

   Keep your head up and apply for the medsurg position! Hopefully after that you'll get a job in a much more supportive environment! I'm so sorry this was your experience.

10. Unfit for career?

    decotes replied to Guacamolee's topic in Career Support

    When I first considered nursing, I loved the idea but all of what you were saying freaked me out. Even when I was a child my mom would reprimand me for being "skeeved out" by sickness and the like and she thought I was being rude, but all of those th...

11. Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    decotes replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a brand new nurse, as well as a PCT of 3 years during school and I always had/have/needed a pen. And not just any pen, a tri-colored pen. My first day of my PCT job I forgot a pen because I didn't think to bring one, but that's it.

12. Job Market for RNs in Massachusetts?

    decotes replied to Birdie3's topic in Massachusetts

    It definitely depends on what you're looking for specialty wise and how many years of experience under your belt. For new grads it's pretty much impossible without connections, otherwise I think it's manageable.

13. New grad BSN pay scale

    decotes replied to clamb's topic in Massachusetts

    To my knowledge, most employers do not count LPN experience towards being an RN because of the difference of role. What part of MA are you in?

14. Not Everyone is meant/wants to be a leader!

    decotes replied to CardiacRNLA's topic in General Nursing

    For example, in my nursing school, we had a "managing and leading" class, as well as in my other classes the professors would always say "one day when you're nurse leaders...". We constantly were taught about how to become leaders on our flpots we wo...

15. Advice for a ortho/surg nurse moving to rehabilitaion nursing.

    decotes replied to MrsJt's topic in Rehabilitation

    I don't really have too much experience, I'm a new grad on a pedi rehab floor and this is my first week, but I want to wish you the best of luck!