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    Penn State Hershey's Medical Center GN Residency 2012

    hiddencatRN replied to SimplisticRnx's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I applied last year and didn't get a job offer but did get an interview. I remember it was a combination of standard interview type questions, goals, strengths, weaknesses, my interest in the unit,...
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    Preceptorship advice!!

    hiddencatRN replied to laceface24's topic in General Nursing

    If we had preceptorships, I would have said ER, because I loved every single moment I spent in the ER on clinical observation days. But if that's not where you're interests lie, that wouldn't be a...
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    How to handle nurses who make rude comments

    hiddencatRN replied to studentnursehelp's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, as a student nurse, I would have asked my clinical instructor for advice and done nothing other than what she said. Maybe give the patient a little extra TLC. But I would not have felt...
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    What does an RN REALLY do?

    hiddencatRN replied to dazed&confused1129's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a peds ER and the fevers, vomiting once, and asthma WAY outnumber the sadder, heavier stuff. And I work at a level-1 trauma center in a poor, urban area. That's still there, and I won't lie,...
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    What does an RN REALLY do?

    hiddencatRN replied to dazed&confused1129's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing school, I thought I might hte nursing...but realized it was probably just medsurg. Have you done other floors besides that
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    BSN vs. ADN really does it matter these days?

    hiddencatRN replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    Hard to have 5-10 years of experience in nursing as a new grad. Also, folks who graduate with a BSN can also go on to get 5-10 years of ICU/ER experience and obtain certifications. It happens all the...
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    BSN vs. ADN really does it matter these days?

    hiddencatRN replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    In Philly it definitely makes a difference to new grads looking for jobs. Several of our hospitals hire BSN only. Places still hire ADNs but you have a smaller set of hospitals to look
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    "Honestly it happened to a friend". Advice?

    hiddencatRN replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    The paperwork was "boorish"? As in rude and
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    Behaviors you've learned to lose when at work.

    hiddencatRN replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    I have major resting b****face. I don't even know I'm making it but I've had coworkers ask what's wrong or confess that when they first met me they thought I was always about to yell at them. But...
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    Portland Job Market for Experienced Nurses?

    hiddencatRN posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    What is the job market like in Portland for nurses with a few years experience? I currently live and work in another state and DH and I have talked about moving to the west coast when he's done with...
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    Get CCRN with l&d experience?

    hiddencatRN replied to nursephoebe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone is implying L&D nurses are dumb: just that the specialties are very different. What would you think about a critical care nurse trying to get advanced certification in L&D...
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    What's the easiest job you've ever had?

    hiddencatRN replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    Unemployment
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    Just finished my first interview--feeling not so great

    hiddencatRN replied to nulife4good's topic in General Nursing

    You can say that you always thought you'd want to work in peds, until you had X amazing experience in adult care that made you realize you'd found a new passion. You can tailor the experience to the...
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    Need to interview Nurse in Charge or Clinical Nurse Leader

    hiddencatRN replied to MentalHealthCNLam's topic in General Nursing

    And there's also the fact that folks trying to get their interviews online are missing out on what could be (and I am certain is intended to be) an amazing networking
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    How to find a job after being fired?

    hiddencatRN replied to ilove's topic in General Nursing

    Many places have policies of only giving certain information about former employees, but the law only limits employers to factual information. OP: can you get a friend to call your former employer and...
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    Are any of you loyal?

    hiddencatRN replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Nursing

    I love how she basically told you all to get a job wherever and ditch that as soon as you have enough experience to be attractive to them. Hello. It's a tough market for new grads, and I remember it...
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    This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    hiddencatRN replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Does low brow mean something different in Canada than it does in the US? Because arguing for stricter admissions standards would, if anything, be elitist. Fart jokes and slapstick are low
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    A vent thread for patients- what can we do better?

    hiddencatRN replied to canoehead's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My managers like to read patient complaints to us every so often, just so we don't think we're doing too good of a job. I don't feel like there's really any shortage of access to patient
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    This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    hiddencatRN replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I only graduated about a year ago, and with the exception of our maternity clinical (and the L&D portion of that was mostly shadowing), we had our clinical instructor, assigned patients,...
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    Greys Anatomy Scrubs

    hiddencatRN replied to MJB2010's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'd find some place to try them on. I tried them out and did not like the hang of the pants or top on me. They look so cute on my coworkers, but I was not
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    to aspirate or not while giving insulin and flu vaccines

    hiddencatRN replied to ginger43's topic in General Nursing

    I hit a blood vessel in a deltoid just the other day while administering IM abx. Got a syringe full of blood. I was pretty shocked: I gave a ton of flu shots last season and never hit a vessel. I...
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    Pay increase after 1st year of experience?

    hiddencatRN replied to ADPIE2008's topic in General Nursing

    Does your hospital have a ladder system? At mine there's a raise from clinical nurse 1 to clinical nurse 2 which happens in a year from hire as a new
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    Second career?

    hiddencatRN replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    What about reviewing legal charts or telephone
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    Graduation...Go or No?

    hiddencatRN replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a second degree person and didn't do graduation the first time around. I went to pinning and enjoyed making a big deal of getting this degree. But it's up to you. I do not regret skipping...
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    Do you clap for your patients?

    hiddencatRN replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It would depend on the situation I guess. It's not officially laid out in our policies and