AtLeastMyDogLovesMe

AtLeastMyDogLovesMe has 3 years experience.

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1. Forced to resign after 7 weeks

   AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to porkdumpling's topic in New Nurse

   I agree. Sometimes asking the question that your mind is processing can be received poorly. We weren't there so we can't say but perhaps you don't exude confidence with your questions? For example, your discription of the Zocyn situation seems prett...

2. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

   AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

   The problem with comparing what we do to celebs and athletes or even high earning business people is we don't really make the hospital money, per se. Pwople will pay 150 dollars a ticket or more to watch someone throw or kick a ball but they don't th...

3. Becoming a CEU provider?

   AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to AtLeastMyDogLovesMe's topic in Entrepreneurs

   Thanks!

4. Becoming a CEU provider?

   AtLeastMyDogLovesMe posted a topic in Entrepreneurs

   Do any of you movers and shakers out there have any experience becoming a continuing ed credit provider? I did some preliminary searching and found what is required for my state and I know I need to apply with the ANCC or some other organization that...

5. Will my EMT experience help get a job as an ER-Nurse?

   AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to Socal_EMT's topic in Emergency

   Hmm...There mere fact that you are asking this question tells me that you don't have an experience problem. You have a self marketing problem. When the time comes to shine up your resume and get ready for interviews take time to study how to market y...

6. How to decrease new grad anxiety

   AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to cafegoer's topic in Med-Surg

   You won't get over the nerves until you get the experience. Don't do any intervention unsupervised that you've never done before. Bring an experienced nurse you trust with you to walk you through. Take your time and know what you're doing any time yo...

7. Why the double standard.

   AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to RN2364's topic in Men

   I certainly "get it." I would never want to be accused of rape/battery for simply doing my job. I will stop what I am doing in a heartbeat to help a male colleague get a task done and would fight anyone that made any false accusations. Unfortunately,...

8. Nursing is Just a Job - Common Myths in Nursing

   AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

   I dunno...I think having that attitude is exactly what makes many nurses miserable. "Its just a job." "I'm just a robot following the doctor's orders." I know for me having those thoughts made it very hard to go to work some days. Nursing is a baby i...

9. So what's going to happen to health care now?

   AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

   Love this. I was an advocate of the ACA for that exact reason...it SEEMED that it was going to FORCE competition. Business people and advocates of free market are always screaming to let the markets regulate themselves. In theory the ability to choos...

10. Clinical Judgement Call...Not sure if I did the right thing

    AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to AvaRose's topic in General Nursing

    As an ER nurse I can say you definitely did the right thing. We get patients from LTC that are sent for normal chronic complaints without ANY intervention prior to calling EMS...you saw a change, you did the interventions available to you so yes, you...

11. Regret becoming a nurse....

    AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    Cocoa, There are MANY comments and so far the ones I have read contained some solid advice. I too would like to echo the sentiment that what you are feeling is NORMAL. I can't think of the theorist that talks about the stages of nurse psychological d...

12. When to apply for jobs NYC new grad

    AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to NPVS92's topic in General Nursing

    There's typically a new grad "hiring season" at the start of the new year. Don't waste time applying for non-new grad positions. Find out when the hospitals you are interested in accept new grads.

13. Having doubts about nursing school. I'm desperate, any advice appreciated.

    AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to College_girl's topic in General Nursing

    She didn't say she had a nurse position. She just said she had a position...

14. Having doubts about nursing school. I'm desperate, any advice appreciated.

    AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to College_girl's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...I hate to generalize, but there is definitely one thing to keep in mind with what we do - it is female dominated. So with that being said there are definitely situations where there's "too many women in the kitchen." One of my fears when going...

15. New nurse feeling inadequate

    AtLeastMyDogLovesMe replied to NewbieNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    Completely agree. Being a new nurse is already hard enough much less being on an high acuity, advanced level unit. What you are feeling is normal and it probably takes about a year to completely get over the jitters and be confident in what you're do...