nursepenelope

nursepenelope has 7 years experience.

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1. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

   nursepenelope replied to jack1971's topic in New Nurse

   Try home health nursing. If you like educating your patients, and you already stated you want more one on one, hh might be a great option for you. Also, assisted living you get to know pts really well.

2. Wait after the interview...

   nursepenelope replied to caseyuptonurse's topic in Job Hunt

   Did you get the job? I hope so!!!

3. Did I ruin my interview?

   nursepenelope replied to regerterb's topic in Job Hunt

   Good for you! Congratulations!

4. How To Answer The Most Common Nursing Interview Questions

   nursepenelope replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Hunt

   K+MgSO4 What is the right answer when asked about wage if you are interviewing with a county agency or union where wage is already set, and youre not sure of the wages for your position? Is there a way to find out ahead of time what the going rate fo...

5. How do you know when to get an order?

   nursepenelope replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

   I received a phone order for medication change. I made the changes, per order and protocol, aced the doctor the order to sign. When he came in, he denied giving me the order. In front of everyone, I reminded him that I repeated back the order twice f...

6. Kaiser Recruitment Process

   nursepenelope replied to kingo's topic in California

   Hi, I just spoke with a recruiter about a job I applied for in home health. she is going to set me up to take a math quiz and the automated phone interview. can anyone please give me any pointers on what to expect? How did you all prepare for the mat...

7. Anyone Who Says They Don't is Lying: Medication Error

   nursepenelope replied to BonnieSc's topic in Medications

   One more thought! If someone wants to talk to you while you are in the process of getting meds ready, kindly let them know what you are doing and you can't talk right this minute. Then attend to them when you are finished.

8. Anyone Who Says They Don't is Lying: Medication Error

   nursepenelope replied to BonnieSc's topic in Medications

   When I did my psych rotation, there was a med tech that gave all meds. Although, there was a team that engaged when an emergent situation arose that would give injections...ex., a person was getting worked up and need meds to calm down. I guess it's...

9. Anyone Who Says They Don't is Lying: Medication Error

   nursepenelope replied to BonnieSc's topic in Medications

   We are all too scared of killing someone! But, mistakes still unfortunately happen. Using the 5 rights wouldn't have stopped Bonnie from making that mistake. Checking to see if any new orders came in, the patients nurse actually should have looked t...

10. CRAZY / GROSS / NASTY

    nursepenelope replied to kvn813's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, being a nurse isexciting...finding ajob...not so much...lol anyhow, I have a funny story. Will that count? I was given orders to get a urine sample from an old dementia patient. Well, needless to say, she was going to automatically give me a ste...

11. Should I take this job?

    nursepenelope replied to BarsAndLeanPRN's topic in Career Support

    Depends on what state you live in. That would be awsome experience. Money isn't everything and you can always move on once you get that 6 months to one year acute care experience you need. You might find you love it, and the money doesn't matter to ...

12. Just Terminated

    nursepenelope replied to lilmglvn's topic in Career Support

    Lilmglvn, I don't believe the board gets envolved. They may have let you go because of a family member. May a daughter/son, etc, threatened to move the resident to a different facility if you weren't let go. Money talks, and unfortunately, nurses ar...

13. Why You Need an Elevator Speech

    nursepenelope replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Support

    Can I ask what your looking for during the interview process and with the resumes? I have had several nursing jobs already, but can't land one I really want or a hospital job. I think I'm horrible at interviewing, and my resume' needs improvement, b...

14. question about age

    nursepenelope posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I know most nurses graduate young. I waited until my kids were older and I have more life experience as a result than younger nurses. On the other hand, I have not been able to get a job in acute care. I have interviewed and applied to many jobs....

15. writing a good resume

    nursepenelope posted a topic in Job Hunt

    I have a question from nurse managers, hiring managers, HR: I graduated in 2008. I have worked as a nurse but no acute care. I've had interviews, but no "yes, you've got the job". I have written and rewritten my resumes, gotten advice, and I think I...