The Purple Smurf

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1. Just had a Consent Agreement go into effect, I feel like I'm hanging in limbo

   The Purple Smurf replied to GotoGirlRN's topic in Recovery

   GotoGirlRN, what state are you in? I want to make sure I NEVER work there. I know these people exist everywhere unfortunately, but I wasn't to know which state's BON is going to encourage and condone such atrocities. So what if you are seeing a psych...

2. Does nursing have to be your "calling" for you to be a great nurse?

   The Purple Smurf replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think it has to be "your calling" whatever that is suppose to mean, but I do think to be a great nurse you need certain personality traits. You need to be respectful and tolerant of others. You need to have compassion, for both the patient an...

3. Any hiring managers on here?

   The Purple Smurf replied to The Purple Smurf's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for all your advice about presenting myself and my resume, but what I really need help with ASAP is what type of info should even be on the resume. I don't know whether or not to spend time & money on things that might make me stand out...

4. New grad jobs ANYWHERE?

   The Purple Smurf replied to Mosesblah's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, I am applying there soon, how recent is that info?? Do you know if it's a good place to work? I will have my BSN soon but don't want to get stuck somewhere because no one wants to work there under terrible conditions.

5. Any hiring managers on here?

   The Purple Smurf replied to The Purple Smurf's topic in General Nursing

   Does getting extra certs such as ACLS, PALS, FHR, NRP help much? What about taking online CE type stuff for patient safety, etc? Going to Nursing conferences & teleconferences? What about academic & professional affilations such ANA, Student ...

6. Will the nursing field become saturated with new graduate nurses in a few years?

   The Purple Smurf replied to mariposabella's topic in General Nursing

   Where are you located?

7. Letter of Recommendation length

   The Purple Smurf posted a topic in General Nursing

   I just got my first letter of recommendation from one of my clinical instructors are it's pretty short, only 1 paragraph. Should I be concerned that this will look bad and seek another person to write one? It says a lot in that 1 paragraph, I'm just ...

8. Any hiring managers on here?

   The Purple Smurf replied to The Purple Smurf's topic in General Nursing

   How long of a letter of reference is too short? I just got one back from one of my instructors and it's pretty short, just one succinct paragraph. It was all very nice things in it, but I don't know if this is a bad one to use since it's honestly the...

9. Some Good News Please?

   The Purple Smurf replied to MeganAK's topic in General Nursing

   Do you know if it's hard to find a job working for IHS? I thought I read that working in a rural area for IHS can help pay for your education loans, does your facility take new grads?

10. Any hiring managers on here?

    The Purple Smurf replied to The Purple Smurf's topic in General Nursing

    should i put job shadowing (of an RN) on there?

11. Any hiring managers on here?

    The Purple Smurf posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering what kind of things really stick out to you on new grad resumes? How much do really great letters of recommendation matter? Since we all complete the same required classes, what makes one candidate get the interview versus another? An...

12. Need expereinced RN advice please

    The Purple Smurf replied to The Purple Smurf's topic in General Nursing

    forgot to state that according to the patient she hadn't eaten since the morning and this was around 530 pm

13. Need expereinced RN advice please

    The Purple Smurf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today I was in a community health rotation and I saw something I feel very uncomfortable with an need some advice. I am a BSN student and and 6 months from graduating (just background on knowledge level). We were assessing homeless people in a free c...