I worked at an IM/UC setting before going U/C. It would be difficult to learn to suture, remove a toenail, abcsess, splint on your own. There are workshops that are very helpful. I asked that every...
I worked as a Sub-Investigator for 7 years. I didn't really work for one pharmaceutical company, but for the Research Center, and we did studies for many pharmaceutical companies. I was burned out...
Yes, I've helped three times. The first was post seizure and the crowd was trying to get him to sit up and drink water. (Why do they always do this) I told them to stop and put him in the recovery...
Yeah, sometimes THEY can be wrong. Why didn't they help you with specific "faults" I was told in my first year as an RN at a teaching hospital by my preceptor that "I would have a difficult time"...
I do not know about clinicals and jobs in your case but I will tell you about mine. When I was 19 I was stopped for hitchhiking and they found 2 pills. Now, it sounds like a story, but it really...
I think your choice to finish the year is excellent, and good work! I started in MedSurg, and it gave me such an excellent background. I think learning a new job is difficult on a PRN basis. I...
Hi there, I don't think that either of us can generalize our personal experiences to everyone. I do enjoy my work and hope that you found that retirement was the right decision for you. The world is...
Please don't call me a crusty old bat. I have been an RN for 46 years and an NP for 27. The last 8 years I have done Locum Tenens. I am 70. There is no difference in my performance and those younger...
I've heard this a lot from new grads, in fact I work with one who is one of the best nurses that I've ever worked with. She recently left a job where the charge nurse said she was "too slow" when she...