DeLana_RN

DeLana_RN BSN, RN

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  1. Need advice re. job application questions

    DeLana_RN replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reply, I'll pass that on. But how should the questions re. reasons for leaving/ever been terminated be answered (based on the facts given, was this a "termination"?) Is there a good...

  2. Why don't we treat each other better?

    DeLana_RN replied to Raquel8's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I, too, fully agree with the Commuter's post. Everything she described already took place during the best of times (read: nursing shortage, when nurses were at least somewhat appreciated). Add to...

  3. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    DeLana_RN replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree that there are some truly horrible, bitter nurses out there who make life miserable for everyone around them (except their brownnosing toadies, perhaps) - but I disagree that it has anything...

  4. Nonresponder to HepB Vaccine

    DeLana_RN replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    There is another possibility, although it may not apply here if you were vaccinated as a newborn. A good friend of mine, who started nursing school in her early 40s, was a nonresponder. She was...

  5. If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

    DeLana_RN replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    I probably would have, because that's what I wanted to be since I was about 14 years old. But - I would have been a lot more selective and done more research about my first job (back in '98, they...

  6. Weakness for an answer in a job interview

    DeLana_RN replied to Critsplace's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with pp, I wouldn't use something as personal as this (which they could hold against you). It used to be advised to list as "weakness" a hidden strength ("I tend to work too hard", "I set high...

  7. Where are all the jobs????

    DeLana_RN replied to beatrice1's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    New grads are not alone, the job market is crap even for experienced nurses; I can't find a job either. I think hospitals are fishing for resumes (for future use?) and advertising jobs that don't...

  8. "The Nurses and HCA's will be responsible for...

    DeLana_RN replied to Guest233447's topic in General Nursing

    This place is screwed up... the UAPs (HCAs) give meds and the nurses do housekeeping?! Run, while you can. Good luck in finding a nursing job.

  9. Are experienced nurses having an easy time finding work?

    DeLana_RN replied to CalidthreeN's topic in General Nursing

    Short answer: He|| no. The economy is beyond bad. I'm now volunteering with an agency I would love to work for - and just found out that they're about to lay off 10% of their employees (due to...

  10. Is it possible that the shortened RN training causes more anxiety for new grads

    DeLana_RN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    It's so true, nursing school today (and I attended in the mid/late 90's) is in no way preparing new grads, both from ADN and BSN programs, for real world nursing. There is too little hands-on clinical...

  11. Liability insurance

    DeLana_RN replied to wakaro's topic in General Nursing

    Your own liability insurance is an absolute must. Period. Why? Many reasons. Youwill be covered (and not just as an agent of your employer) and represented by our own attorney, including before the...

  12. Facebook almost cost me my job

    DeLana_RN replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP... you didn't think what you posted would get you in trouble?

  13. HIPAA VIOLATION?

    DeLana_RN replied to katie maz's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I guess my only question is, why would you want to post something like this on FB?! The departed can't read it, and you sure wouldn't want his survivors (or others) to do so. So why?! I don't get it....

  14. volunteer @ hospital

    DeLana_RN replied to RI Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm doing the same thing right now, volunteering for hospice in hope of getting a job there later. Although they don't let nurse volunteers like me do any but the most basic nursing tasks (such as...

  15. Applying for new RN position, put down former (bad) supervisor?

    DeLana_RN replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with pp, HR is best. However, you may not have that option, if they insist that you put down your direct supervisor/manager. Just as a word of caution: do not assume that all is well just...

  16. Nurse suicide follows infant tragedy

    DeLana_RN replied to babyNP.'s topic in Nursing News

    To err is human... we are all fallible, no one is excepted. So why are nurses held to such an impossible standard that even doctors are not expected to meet, i.e. perfection? Hospital doctors -...

  17. Now what?

    DeLana_RN replied to NamasteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    From what I have read here over the years, it seems that suspensions typically lead to termination (unless it's due to something like the policy of a local hospital that a lab error will result in...

  18. Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    DeLana_RN replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    Errare humanum est - except for nurses. Doctors, and especially interns and residents, can get away with horrendous mistakes - they have M & M conferences, where serious errors and pt deaths are...

  19. Full time vs. per diem

    DeLana_RN replied to apey08's topic in General Nursing

    I would take the full-time job. After some med/surg, you can always go into OB later (but you said primary care setting - does this mean a doctor's office? This may matter, since it's not acute care....

  20. Strategies for the change in shifts in a dialysis unit.

    DeLana_RN replied to moley89's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Oh, my, I'm amazed you're still there. You mean you alone have to turn over four stations, in addition to putting on/off the permcath pts of th PCTs?! That sounds excessive (and yes, all the other...

  21. Dialysis RN vs Critical Care ICU RN?

    DeLana_RN replied to RNStudentJJC's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    With this background, I would absolutely take the acute dialysis position. I assume they will train you well. When I worked acute dialysis, the nurse I respected the most had started there as a brand...

  22. Please help me, I'm in trouble.

    DeLana_RN replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

    Shelly, you were so wronged. I can relate so well... much in nursing is not fair, the guilty often get away with their deeds/wrongdoings/crimes and the innocent/conscientious/responsible are thrown...

  23. Chronic vs. Acute

    DeLana_RN replied to mswim's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi, I sent you a PM. DeLana

  24. I Wish I Could Get Away with It...

    DeLana_RN replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I realize I'm a dinosaur, having gone to college in the 90's, long before online classes and tests. But it seems to me that nowadays, where so many nurses or students take online classes, cheating can...

  25. I did a very stupid mistakes today. I forgot to clamp the saline line...

    DeLana_RN replied to Datu's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Well, in over 5 years of dialysis I did that a time or two... I think it's a rite of passage. You'll be much more careful in the future, although don't beat yourself up if it should ever happen again...