llg

llg PhD, RN

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  1. Oxygen and candles after death=Safety hazard!! what do you do?

    llg replied to nurseruss's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would probably blow it out -- simultaneously explaining in very polite terms (not bluntly) that open flames are not allowed anywhere in the hospital because the enriched oxygen atmosphere + flame +...

  2. Cant get any recommendation letters :(

    llg replied to angel1312's topic in General Nursing

    You've gotten some good advice in previous posts, which I won't repeat. Maybe it would be helpful to think of the references as another pre-req -- a pre-req you "missed" on your first go-around....

  3. How much notice would you give?

    llg replied to CharleeFoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    Does your employer have an "Employee Handbook" or some similar document or policy on the subject? Check into that and do whatever it says is required. If no such document or policy exists, I would...

  4. Job offer then ghosted

    llg replied to Newgrad&8678's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry. I didn't mean to suggest that you actually "stomping off in a huff" -- I just suspect that some people will recommend that to you. And it seems to me that you are getting upset after...

  5. Job offer then ghosted

    llg replied to Newgrad&8678's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have the names of the people who interviewed you? ... offered you the job? Did you interview with the Manager of the unit? Can you get in contact with that Manager? HR might have...

  6. Can't decide between two job offers..HELP

    llg replied to AllieHall96's topic in Nursing Career

    Well ... how many shifts will you get with job #1? How many time will you be called off? What will your REAL pay actually be with that job? Will you be called off so many times that it adds up...

  7. job interview

    llg replied to smartiipants's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The only people who can really help you out work for the agency. The title"Clinical Coordinator" can refer to many different roles. You're going to have to ask someone who works for that company....

  8. I am so desperate in need of an answer

    llg replied to zaracherish's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How did you come up with your problems? How are you going to address the problems? Presumably, you used the Nursing Process to identify the problems: you did the first couple of steps of the...

  9. Letters of Recommendation

    llg replied to Vael's topic in Nursing Career

    You're not supposed to get them somewhere else. You are supposed to get them from past and current employers. Here are some options: 1. Is there someone at the school who remembers you well...

  10. Nursing School Requiring a 85% test average?

    llg replied to OsceanSN2018's topic in General Students

    The percentage required to pass is not the key issue. How difficult the test questions are -- that's the real issue. If the test questions are easy, the 85% is no big deal. If test questions are...

  11. How to support friend in nursing school that complains a lot?

    llg replied to swimmingfever00's topic in General Students

    I think I would ask him point blank, "Are you just venting to me because life isn't perfect and you need an understanding person to listen? ... Or are you really so dissatisfied with your nursing...

  12. Can't decide between two job offers..HELP

    llg replied to AllieHall96's topic in Nursing Career

    I was all set to recommend the larger hospital and busier unit ... until I saw the 2-year contract requirement. I think you will have more income in the long run with steadier hours and get better...

  13. Scheduled to Work A Holiday Not Assigned

    llg replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Another possibility is that your employer is considering Monday, July 3rd as the "official holiday" for the institution. A lot of employers do that. The summer holidays are all officially...

  14. Seeking Financial advice

    llg replied to HalfBoiled's topic in General Nursing

    What are your longer-term goals? Do you hope to go to graduate school? Do you want to buy a house? Do you want to build up a large retirement fund? etc. What do you plan to do what the 5-digit...

  15. New RN position offered - clinical vs administrative route

    llg replied to karol_d5's topic in Nursing Career

    It sounds to me like one of those situation in which it might be best to "keep your hand in" with your old job by working per diem now and then if you decide to try this new job. It sounds very...

  16. Recording of Class Lectures by Students

    llg replied to D.Larry's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    They may not plan to hurt the instructor ahead of time ... but if something sets them off, and they can cause trouble with their homemade recording, they might do it when stressed to their coping...

  17. Making changes

    llg replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Depends what kind of changes you want to make. There are some changes that you can make without management's help. For example, you and your colleagues could decide to treat each other better -- and...

  18. Recording of Class Lectures by Students

    llg replied to D.Larry's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I feel differently about students recording lectures themselves ... and me (or the school) recording the lecture and then making it available. If the school (or I) record a lecture and make it...

  19. Why should I have to write the NCLEX after working in the USA for 24 years?

    llg replied to Dodgern's topic in Nurse Registration

    Elkpark: She is saying she never took NCLEX because North Carolina has reciprocity with Canada and accepted her Canadian license. Now she wants to practice in Tennessee ... and the Tennessee BON...

  20. Should I tell my prospective employer the truth?

    llg replied to culpepkj's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't mention it. If they ask you about future plans, be vague. Say that you have imagined lots of possibilities, but that you haven't committed to any one definite plan. You're focused on...

  21. least stressful route to DNP?

    llg replied to Peteypab's topic in General Nursing

    If you are not good a balancing school and work ... your best bet might be to work hard for a few years, work a few extra shifts, live very frugally and save money. Then use your savings to drop...

  22. New MSN Degree

    llg replied to Jodi Dotson's topic in Advanced Practice

    I've never had much luck with recruiters helping me with my search ... but it wouldn't hurt to talk with one. If you are limited in your ability to move to another region, then the odds of them...

  23. New MSN Degree

    llg replied to Jodi Dotson's topic in Advanced Practice

    What type of job interests you? Are you interested in teaching for a school of nursing? Staff development?

  24. I miss floor nursing...I think?

    llg replied to tshunni's topic in General Nursing

    Every job has its advantages and disadvantages. You have to decide which set of advantages/disadvantages you want to live with for the next few years. Only you can do that. Few jobs are "perfect"...

  25. Financing your doctoral education

    llg replied to KVA's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I pieced together a variety of funding mechanisms: 1. Waited a few years until I had saved up enough money to pay for my full first year out of pocket. 2. I moved to another state and got a graduate...