llg

llg PhD, RN

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  1. Should I take a year off after graduating?

    llg replied to Jayhaydee's topic in Nursing Career

    meanmaryjean said it all. People who don't work as a nurse soon after graduation lose many of the nursing skills they learned in school because those skills do not get "solidified" with actual...

  2. Does it ever get better? (Job hopping)

    llg replied to brit.pz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would go back to the PCU -- and then stay there for at least a year (if not longer). If you do that, it won't look as much like "job hopping." It will look like you made a mistake, realized it,...

  3. Clorox and DFACS

    llg replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Reminds me ... When I was a kid ... Mom would have us soak in the bath tub with some Clorox thrown into the water when we had poison ivy. It would dry it out. An alternative was to swim in a...

  4. When doing shift trades, can you?

    llg replied to SouthpawRN's topic in General Nursing

    Another reason it might not be allowed is to prevent people who are planning to leave soon from arranging a whole bunch of switches that are good for them right now -- and then not fulfilling their...

  5. How to become a hospital NP?

    llg replied to greenalmonds's topic in Advanced Practice

    If there are no acute care NP programs that interest you ... you might want to explore a CNS role. It's not the same role, but it might be a role you would

  6. How do I get back to where I came from?

    llg replied to rnshallind's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, the opportunity for you to slip easily into an ED staff nurse position may have passed. That's a reality we all have to face as we age. That doesn't make it right, it's just true. Once you...

  7. Private duty house has rats!

    llg replied to h2operformancepaints's topic in Private Duty

    I totally agree. However, your agency MIGHT not be happy with you for reporting it. But that's a chance you have to take in order to protect the children. On the other hand ... if the agency is...

  8. Clinicals

    llg replied to ADN_Is_Complete's topic in General Students

    Years ago ... we had a lottery. We literally drew numbers out of a hat. #1 got first pick (which clinical instructor and whatever site she worked). Then #2, etc. If you drew the highest...

  9. Behavior based interview

    llg replied to ahill11's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You mean you have been perfect 100% of the time? That is hard to believe -- and frankly, a sign that you are not being honest with yourself. We all make mistakes, or at least, do things that are...

  10. Ettiquette for Quitting Nursing Job

    llg replied to beccayaker's topic in Nursing Career

    Your employer might have a policy about how much notice is required -- so look that up, just to be sure you are following that policy. Follow that policy (if there is one), notify your Manager (or...

  11. Deciding not to be an NP

    llg replied to DeidreBrown's topic in General Nursing

    I know lots of people who changed their mind after getting some experience and learning more about the many nursing career options. A lot of people enter nursing school with very little knowledge...

  12. Not having much luck finding a new grad position

    llg replied to Cyndee77's topic in Nursing Career

    You need to widen your focus. Don't limit yourself to the maternal-child units as they are some of the most popular units and the competition for those positions can be fierce. You may not want to...

  13. I don't understand bsn to dnp programs

    llg replied to direw0lf's topic in School, College Programs

    I am certainly not going to defend every nursing school out there. There are some very bad ones. But physicians rarely have a good understanding of nursing -- and often judge nurses and nursing from...

  14. Can you apply into the Nursing program without completing GE courses?

    llg replied to melsothavy's topic in General Nursing

    As caliotter3 said ... you should be talking to the school where you will be applying. Every school is different. Some programs start in the freshman year, with students right out of high school --...

  15. Should I be cleaning my mobile phone?

    llg replied to NurseIAm0613's topic in General Nursing

    I said "yes," ... but actually ... you shouldn't be taking a dirty phone from patient room to patient room, either. If you get bugs on your phone in one room and then go to another room, touch your...

  16. Hostpitals no longer hiring for ADN?

    llg replied to sauce'dough's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There is nothing wrong with the ADN to BSN route -- and is a good choice for many people. However, I do caution against adding too many steps to that path ... Medical Assistant, to LPN, to ADN to...

  17. MMR didn't take

    llg replied to Jen51685's topic in General Nursing

    It took me a couple of decades and about half a dozen doses to get a positive rubella titer. I got some of the very first vaccine back in the 1970's when I was in high school ... and then subsequent...

  18. Nursing intuition

    llg replied to mountainjc's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you are on the right path. Learning to recognize subtle signs and patterns is a big part of developing expertise. Learning to take those instincts and translate them into solid assessments...

  19. Pt assignment in trash

    llg replied to Mama Nurse 7's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Totally agree. It's almost always the people who seem to derive some sense of satisfaction by "writing up" or "turning in" their colleagues for every infraction who end up miserable and out of a...

  20. I don't understand bsn to dnp programs

    llg replied to direw0lf's topic in School, College Programs

    Schools are not identical. They target different types of students and prepare them for different types of jobs. This is particularly true at the graduate level (and that is not just true in...

  21. CON withholding proof of graduation!!!!

    llg replied to KelERnurse's topic in General Students

    I'm curious ... What type of school is this? A 4-year university BSN program? A 2-year Community College ADN program? A for-profit ADN program? A for-profit BSN program? etc. I've seen...

  22. Gossiping at the workplace

    llg replied to MissNurs2016's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It depends on what type of gossip it is. Not all gossip is malicious. When people have worked together for a while, it's natural to comment on their recent engagement ... pregnancy announcement...

  23. Bumped from NICU?

    llg replied to Lady_Leijing's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm interested in what happened in that 8 months after your orientation. If sounds like you didn't use that time to grow very much. Granted, they should have helped you to grow by giving you...

  24. DNP, PHD, or EDD

    llg replied to NurseMike911's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I agree that teaching opportunities for DNP's are plentiful. But you have to admit, the DNP was not designed as a research degree -- and most DNP programs emphasize clinical practice, research...

  25. Professionalism Award at nursing school

    llg replied to Familyde5's topic in General Students

    It looks like you took yourself out of the running by not submitting a very professional-looking application. It's pretty common to have expectations for formatting, writing ability, etc. in an...