DemosthenesRN

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1. Interview Attire

   DemosthenesRN replied to green34's topic in Job Hunt

   Yes, you absolutely wear a suit for an interview. Nursing is a professional job, and anything less than professional interview attire does not leave a strong impression. Business casual is not appropriate for an interview. Your suit choices are good,...

2. Got canned ... and now worried about do not rehire

   DemosthenesRN replied to Phoenix2541's topic in Job Hunt

   Hi! Can you direct me to the threads that address "do not rehire"? I haven't heard of this before. I'm so sorry this happened to you. My recommendation when you go in for an interview after this is to use only positive words. I was in a group interv...

3. A new grad numbers game... just curious!

   DemosthenesRN replied to calivianya's topic in Job Hunt

   1. How many places have you applied so far? A grand total of six completed applications, each with individualized cover letter and resume tailored to include as many keywords that were used in the original job description as possible. Each complete a...

4. Two Job Offers.... Which to Take?

   DemosthenesRN replied to DemosthenesRN's topic in Job Hunt

   Thank you everyone for the comments and advice. I can't do both because the per diem position starts with 3 months of full-time work while I'm on orientation, and the start dates conflict. I took the med/surg and I'm feeling very confident about it. ...

5. Two Job Offers.... Which to Take?

   DemosthenesRN posted a topic in Job Hunt

   A few weeks ago I had no offers, now I have two. Unfortunately neither position is a perfect fit, and they both have their positives and negatives. I'm hoping some experienced nurses can chime in and give me some advice about which offer to take. A...

6. Red Flags for a Psych Facility

   DemosthenesRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

   What are some things to be on the lookout for when considering a job at a psychiatric hospital? Can anybody chime in with some ideas of things I should make sure I know before taking a job offer?

7. Verb to describe nursing student's clinical actions

   DemosthenesRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Those of you who have students in your hospitals, what verb do you use to describe what they do? Are they "training" ? "Working" ? "Practicing" ? Given that they don't have licenses and aren't receiving pay and yet are partly responsible for their p...

8. relo from NYC to FL

   DemosthenesRN replied to liz0105's topic in Florida

   Can you say more about avoiding HCA hospitals please?

9. MSN Thesis Survey on Effects of Bullying, Harassment & Verbal Abuse at work

   DemosthenesRN replied to csingram2's topic in Relations

   If I may offer a suggestion, I think you would get better results with your survey (and have a much easier time encoding the data) if you switched to a multiple choice format. There are a lot of very open-ended questions which makes the survey quite ...

10. MSN Thesis Survey on Effects of Bullying, Harassment & Verbal Abuse at work

    DemosthenesRN replied to csingram2's topic in Relations

    For my final project in nursing school I chose the same topic. From what angle are you writing the paper?

11. Applying for nursing reciprocity in FL

    DemosthenesRN replied to Mhsrnbsn's topic in Criminal

    I have recently finished applying for a license in Florida via reciprocity and it took a significant amount of time, effort, and attention to sort through all the requirements. I didn't have to get fingerprinted for my original license and I found th...

12. splashed with hep c blood

    DemosthenesRN replied to Danielle1987's topic in General Nursing

    I had a Hep C exposure, and the thing I hate is never knowing when it might surface. Mine also had a very low likelihood of transmission and yet.... apparently it can show up years later. I have never really felt in the clear.

13. "Fake" or Nonprescriptive Eyeglasses

    DemosthenesRN replied to DemosthenesRN's topic in Relations

    Wow, this thread took off! It's protection from exactly this kind of unexpected bodily fluid contact that I was referring to. In no way did I intend to suggest that glasses should be used as the only eye protection when goggles would be appropriate, ...

14. the number of over-weight and obese nurses continues to increase

    DemosthenesRN replied to amygarside's topic in Relations

    I have wondered how many nursing programs require nutrition coursework, and how much is taught. Shortly before I pursued nursing, I considered becoming a dietician and took a few nutrition courses. When I went into nursing, I found that my program ba...

15. "Fake" or Nonprescriptive Eyeglasses

    DemosthenesRN replied to DemosthenesRN's topic in Relations

    Thanks for the replies. (And the laughs!) I really appreciate the insight. I tend to consider just about any new idea from a variety of perspectives, and sometimes it's hard for me to estimate how the majority would feel about a given thing. It's not...