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    *Desperately need some advice - I hate my new job*

    hiddencatRN replied to shellybean's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I cried after my first day on the floor as a new nurse and then went on to love working there. I think you should give it the 6 months hospital policy
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    Fired after orientation-advice?

    hiddencatRN replied to ontheway84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They can disclose anything truthful, but many employers will opt to stick to dates employed, salary, and if you are eligible for rehire. As far as whether they followed the "proper firing procedure"...
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    Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    hiddencatRN replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    Well, and no one is talking about the disturbingly high percentage of marriages that end in
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    8 Hour Night Shifts

    hiddencatRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a good article on the pros and cons. It points out limitations in a lot of the studies that are in favor of 8 hour shifts. Patient Safety Tip of the Week Archive And I would keep researching....
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    How do I know I am smart enough to become a RN?

    hiddencatRN replied to tkesh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There's a ton of info on the student forums here on NCLEX style questions and strategies to do well in nursing school. Start with the Stickies at the bottom of the forums, do some searches, and you'll...
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    Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    hiddencatRN replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    Referencing gender imbalances past or present isn't male bashing. I love men: love my husband, love my dad, loved my grandfathers. But cmon; second wave feminism didn't just spring up out of
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    8 Hour Night Shifts

    hiddencatRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Never. Only way I'd consider 8 hour night shifts is if I only needed to work 16 hr's a week. 5 days in a row in an office job without the stress of nursing left me exhausted and the opportunity to...
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    Why are the divorce rates among nurses so high?

    hiddencatRN replied to TiffanyLe's topic in General Nursing

    Marry the right person who will grow and change with you in the right way. Some of that is luck because you have to guess a little bit at how someone else will continue to develop as he/she ages when...
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    saline flush ..Joint Commission

    hiddencatRN replied to melgrek's topic in Patient Medications

    We don't need an order, we just need to take it out under the patient's name. There's an override option to take it out as floor stock if you get to the omnicell and can't remember the patient's
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    How do I know I am smart enough to become a RN?

    hiddencatRN replied to tkesh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing school requires different academic skills than prerequisites. Some of that is intelligence and some of it is learning different styles of thinking and analysis. We don't all have the same...
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    Can visitors be 'forced' to wear PPE?

    hiddencatRN replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand parents not wanting to wear PPE in the room with their child. Since they were exposed already, as long as they've been given the information, I think it's reasonable to allow them to...
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    How do I know I am smart enough to become a RN?

    hiddencatRN replied to tkesh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ain't it the truth! To OP, I second the suggestions to take a few prerequisite classes and see how you do. I started preparing for nursing school at a time of super high anxiety and low self esteem...
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    Volunteer Doctors without Borders

    hiddencatRN replied to melissacarey's topic in General Nursing

    OP mentions plans to specialize in pediatrics, so perhaps she is planning to get experience prior to applying and just wants to make sure it's the right experience? Nothing in the post states that she...
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    Nicknames unprofessional?

    hiddencatRN replied to blackvans1234's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Same here. Nicknames and Richie are fine. Unclear polls,
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    Nurse managers: what do you look for on a new grad resume?

    hiddencatRN replied to Blue Cat's topic in General Nursing

    The main rule about resumes is that there's no one right way to do a resume but many wrong ways. You hear mixed things because people will have different preferences. It generally seems like a good...
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    Shocked by facial piercings at work

    hiddencatRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Here's the thing- facial piercings, tattoos, unusual hair cuts and colors....those are ALL cultural. Wearing light, conservative makeup is cultural. If the Indian woman's gold stud nose piercing is...
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    Is it legal for a former employer to...

    hiddencatRN replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why wouldn't it be legal? An employer can share any factual information they choose. Many will opt to share as little as possible to avoid potential lawsuits, but rehireability (which is often linked...
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    Off the clock

    hiddencatRN replied to jbecerra's topic in General Nursing

    I'd only worry about it if your employer starts suggesting that all employees follow this practice. It's not something I'd ever do and wouldn't recommend it, but it's not really my business if a...
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    Job offer problem - Who would have thought? Time sensitive, please take a look.

    hiddencatRN replied to HolyPeas's topic in Nursing Career

    You've only been looking for 3 weeks? And you didn't expect it to take that
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    Flight Nurse Book Called Trauma Junkie

    hiddencatRN replied to turquoisefire's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    So you're posting in a thread about the book because.....you want us to know you didn't read it? Okey
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    Are you in it for the money?

    hiddencatRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I make more money as a nurse than most of my friends. I'm always baffled at folks who don't think nursing is a decent paying career that actually does have a comparatively good job stability compared...
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    This year's flu vaccine not too useful

    hiddencatRN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yeah, we've been seeing a lot of flu in vaccinated patients this season. It must be a poor match this
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    Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    hiddencatRN replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    How many fake seizures have you witnessed? They're pretty obvious. An EEG (in the ER no less!) would be a waste of time and resources when you can tell the patient to knock it off because they're not...
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    Please be prepared for your interview...

    hiddencatRN replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    That's why it's called preparation. I can't remember situations like that either off the top of my head when I'm nervous. But at home, on my own time, I can spend a few minutes thinking and come up...
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    Aaaagggh Why Are ENPC Classes So Infrequent?

    hiddencatRN replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Emergency

    They sent out the ENPC book for me to read 6 weeks before the class, so registering 3 weeks before the class actually seems really late to me. I thought it was a great class- I had a long commute to...