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llg PhD, RN

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  1. Performance improvement plan woes

    llg replied to lorias's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others that you should be preparing to find another job ... but ... I also think you are focusing too much on your opinion of your supervisor rather than focusing on being a good...

  2. Reasons for an unplanned extubation

    llg replied to leopardprintnurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Because they are small babie. The difference between the tube being "in" and "out" is really small and the tubes aren't cuffed. Those 2 facts alone are sufficient to make unplanned extubations an...

  3. Friends who aren’t in the medical profession

    llg replied to Idahoscrapper's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I agree with "nursy", RN's post above. Lots of people feel the same way about their jobs -- that their challenges are harder than everyone else's. If you want to connect with other people and...

  4. Help Me Decide

    llg replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    Dear Nurse Beth, I think that your response to this question was one of your best ever. You should copy it and be ready to use it again and again. I hope a lot of people read

  5. Advice for a new grad on going into pediatrics

    llg replied to RNker's topic in General Nursing

    Apply for everything peds. Did you apply to the hospital without a formal residency program? (You weren't clear on that.) A lot of good hospitals don't offer formal new grad residencies -- so...

  6. Online Direct Entry MSN?

    llg replied to Juno's topic in Online Distance Learning

    While I can't guarantee that such a program doesn't exist ... I don't think you are going to find one ... at least not one that is well-respected. Pre-licensure programs require clinical practicums,...

  7. Discouraged during first job hunt

    llg replied to newnurse8423's topic in General Nursing

    You wrote that most of your classmates had jobs lined up before graduation -- and YOU waited until after you passed the NCLEX to begin applying. It sounds to me as if your friends took most of the...

  8. Rn student clinical placement with professional license disciplinary action?

    llg replied to Murse2123's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I am not in California -- and the laws and situation may be very different there. In my job, I get involved in the discussions/decisions regarding clinical placements for students, including...

  9. Running late?, during report stay on topic so I can go home!

    llg replied to Workitinurfava's topic in General Nursing

    I would be charging the unit for overtime -- and documenting the reason as "relief did not arrive on time for report." Eventually, the management would notice and address it with the habitually...

  10. Controversies Surrounding ANA

    llg replied to fostercatmom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What's the actual homework assignment you are trying to complete? That might help people focus the conversation where you want it to go. As an organization that takes political positions and lobbies...

  11. right med, right dose, wrong route... ouchhhh

    llg replied to rvzohfeld's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the OP should seek compensation. I have a family member involved in a lawsuit with a similar type of issue. Because everything ended up "OK" in the end, the assumption is that there was...

  12. RN Recognition & Respect

    llg replied to Guch's topic in General Nursing

    I got a free Cinnabon last year during nursing week. This year, I got a coupon for a free sandwich from Chick Fillet. I've gotten little free stuff like that frequently throughout my career. As...

  13. How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    llg replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    I think we should include the "major ones" on our badge -- the ones from major organizations that indicate experience and expertise in the specialty. However, I am not one for "overkill," where some...

  14. DNP vs EdD

    llg replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It sounds like you have thought it all through. You just need to decide which option will make you the happiest? (Or maybe, the least unhappy.) It soundsl like you are already where you want to...

  15. When Should I Retire? My Struggle

    llg replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I've been lucky in that I have been able to decrease my work hours a bit in the last few years. It has helped me to prepare for decreasing them even more in the future and would recommend it to a...

  16. Is This for Me?

    llg replied to Lmm1988's topic in Psychiatric

    The idea that people are supposed to love their jobs and get a lot of inner satisfaction, self-actualization, etc. from them is actually a fairly new phenomenon in human history. I doubt that the...

  17. First RN Job and Anxious About Speaking English

    llg replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I just want to add one addition word of caution: As a nurse, I agree with all of the above posts, and I welcome you as a colleague. However, I am also a person with a hearing impairment. Please...

  18. Bad idea to quit after 6m as a new grad for DNP school?

    llg replied to Theanxiousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I hate the fact that I have to agree with this -- but I do. When it comes to my own care or the care of anyone I love, I am not satisfied with the quality I am seeing in some of the NP programs...

  19. Unfair Clinical Evaluations

    llg replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    For some people, the section I quoted above is the critical piece. An instructor might be quite proficient, but if we don't "know them from Adam," we can't trust them with the patient care. And...

  20. Unfair Clinical Evaluations

    llg replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    I agree the system stinks ... but if we insisted that all clinical faculty had secondary jobs with us, where we could control their clinical education, etc. the schools in my region would close....

  21. Unfair Clinical Evaluations

    llg replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    As far as hospitals limiting the ability of instructors in their provision/supervision of student direct care activities ... The liability and regulatory concerns are REAL, not imagined. Hospitals...

  22. When Should I Retire? My Struggle

    llg replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I've crossed over from the "not-quite-ready" group to the "yes, I am ready" group in the last 6 months. I am now 64 1/2 and plan to retire in 15-18 months. A couple of things helped move me...

  23. How can I figure out if nursing is right for me?

    llg replied to ShouldIBeNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I appreciate that you are willing to give these issues some thought. You don't sound like an unreasonably rigid person -- but you need to think through how well you will tolerate some things that...

  24. 5 years at the VA

    llg replied to special1rn's topic in Government, Military

    Said another way ... if you leave a place before you are "vested" in the retirement plan, you lose all those retirement benefits that were paid for by your employer. You get to keep any money that...

  25. Is nursing your passion?

    llg replied to coffeecup's topic in Nursing Career

    Not a passion. It's a paycheck. But it is work that I can feel good about doing. I'd rather be earning my living doing something that helps people than work at a job that doesn't help them. But...