GermanCookie ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-P

GermanCookie has 7 years experience as a ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-P and specializes in Emergency Department.

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   Interviewing with pending travel contract?

   GermanCookie replied to GermanCookie's topic in Travel

   Thank you for explaining my situation far more succinctly than I did sans caffeine. I think you're correct, be straight and up front with both. I was just worried that HR might attempt to pass over my contract offer if they realize they could get me ...
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   Interviewing with pending travel contract?

   GermanCookie posted a topic in Travel

   I'm new to traveling and would like some feedback. I had applied for a (local-ish) position and heard nothing back from the facility. A few weeks later, I started working with an agency for a very similar position at the same facility. I have not be...
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   What is harder- nursing school or first year working?

   GermanCookie replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

   First year working. It makes you wish you were a student again.
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   Is it appropriate to be upfront about salary before interview?

   GermanCookie replied to chocolatebuns's topic in Job Hunt

   I'd say no, unfortunately. It doesn't typically work that way, especially for a new grad position. You can always ask, citing your potential travel, but you probably won't get much out of them, other than "competitive salary" or something similar. Th...
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   Is it a bad sign after an interview?

   GermanCookie replied to njngg's topic in Job Hunt

   Makes sense. They don't want you to be "getting ready for NCLEX" forever. They want to make sure that there is a trackable, attainable goal to ensure that they make a good investment in you. :)
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   I'm not sure I'm cut out for this

   GermanCookie replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in General Nursing

   +1
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   Accusation Against Male Nurse (Me)

   GermanCookie replied to Lapzs's topic in General Nursing

   Try that the next time you rear end someone and see what your insurance company has to say about it.
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   Accusation Against Male Nurse (Me)

   GermanCookie replied to Lapzs's topic in General Nursing

   Now that the OP has been beaten up for appropriate delegation, I'm wondering if it might have been professional, considerate or both for the CNA to let her RN know she would be in the break room/on break for a while?
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   Accusation Against Male Nurse (Me)

   GermanCookie replied to Lapzs's topic in General Nursing

   This was my thought process as well...
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    Accusation Against Male Nurse (Me)

    GermanCookie replied to Lapzs's topic in General Nursing

    Lapzs, First, I want to say that I think it's very, very respectable that you shared your story and included an honest account of your own shortcomings. This is an anonymous forum and you could have easily slanted some of the aspects of the story to ...
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    ER GN Quitting Smoking - Any tips?

    GermanCookie replied to AlmostERnurse's topic in General Nursing

    First and foremost, congratulations on your decision to quit. I have tried to quit unsuccessfully many, many times but would always start up again when I either got too stressed out or just didn't care anymore. This went on for almost ten years. Then...
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    Am I too old to become an RN??

    GermanCookie replied to bananerz84's topic in LPN-RN

    I nearly choked on my drink! I was 35 when I enrolled in nursing school.... and I certainly wasn't the oldest in my class. Not by a long shot.
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    Nursing is not what it is made out to be..

    GermanCookie replied to ModernRN's topic in General Nursing

    This.
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    Nursing is not what it is made out to be..

    GermanCookie replied to ModernRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP had a difficult day and was venting. I wish this board was a little more like a duvet and a little less like a brick wall sometimes. While I completely agree that this is a public forum and that comments and opinions were solicited by ...
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    Capella RN-BSN Flexpath-My experience

    GermanCookie replied to DeLynn's topic in Online Learning

    This sounds great- is there a catch?