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    when and how do you know if your employer turned you into the BON?

    NoviceRN10 replied to lovingbnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am just amazed that you had a whole week to sit on what may have caused you a suspension on a unit that regularly doles out pain medication and you show up for a drug test without your prescribed...
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    All nursing students wear white scrubs?

    NoviceRN10 replied to Bigdude's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Macomb CC used to wear smurf blue, I wish it was royal. Of course that would make them look like the transporters at my hospital :). I recently saw Davenport nursing students wearing black, which...
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    New grad, accept PRN job, but still want to get a fulltime job is it okay to do both?

    NoviceRN10 replied to grcy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    PRN doesn't mean that you are on-call and need to make yourself available to work at all times. Normally you are a "fill-in" for the schedule after the full and part-time people are put on it. I...
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    One Of The Saddest Things I've Seen... Can't Stop Laughing

    NoviceRN10 replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a few new nurses on my unit who can run circles around the veteran
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    How to go about saying thank you to your nurse?

    NoviceRN10 replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    That is not what I wrote, the OP should send the supervisor a note praising the particular nurse. Nurses rarely seem to get the recognition they deserve when they do a great
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    How to go about saying thank you to your nurse?

    NoviceRN10 replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    A complimentary note to the nurse's supervisor on her behalf would be a great way to thank her :). Treats are always welcome. I would skip flowers, leave that for her significant other to give
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    Worked hard all night

    NoviceRN10 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand how you would end up staying 3 hrs past your shift . Are you unable to pass off the pt who shows up after 7 am to the next shift? Did you have to stay with the pt till he/she was...
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    WOW! The public really doesn't like us, huh?

    NoviceRN10 replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well shoot, if people would just remember they are in pain WHILE I AM IN THE ROOM asking them if they need anything they wouldn't have to wait another 20 minutes because I have moved on to my next...
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    Please tell me other new grads were completly overwhelmed

    NoviceRN10 replied to mkjh's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wasn't given an overwhelming load my first day on the unit, I only had two patients, and always had my preceptor at my disposal for any questions or to remind me how to do a task, or whatever I...
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    Heparin Compatibility

    NoviceRN10 replied to ewilson3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just pause the heparin drip or the TPN, disconnect the line, flush, then push the reglan, flush again and reconnect and
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    Patient complaint filed

    NoviceRN10 replied to ladytopaz56's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work the difficult pts are well known to all the staff and management and any bogus complaints are usually not even addressed officially. You'd have to really screw up to get written up or...
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    Is it fine to email my supervisor/boss for any concerns I may have?

    NoviceRN10 replied to italiansugar's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would hope if you are in the middle of a mess someone would have let you
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    How should I manage diffucult situations in nursing?

    NoviceRN10 replied to nynewrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    With a smile and a lot of patience. If that doesn't work, call security
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    Should i just "hang in there"?

    NoviceRN10 replied to sr919's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't understand why anyone wouldn't want to precept? It means that there is a team of two taking care of their patients and they have help! Well, at least that's how my preceptorship was. My...
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    New grads: ever feel like EVERYONE around you is finding jobs?

    NoviceRN10 replied to nurseypoo87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As soon as I was able to put a license number on the online apps I was submitting I got a call for an interview within 3 wks and landed my first job. If you haven't taken the NCLEX yet, that could be...
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    Bad Decision -- Huge Amount of Debt, Need Advice

    NoviceRN10 replied to cogath's topic in General Nursing

    If you only need $5,000 a year to live on, I don't understand why you are the least bit concerned about being able to pay back your student
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    New grad applicant - being asked for too much info!

    NoviceRN10 replied to new_grad's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They need the info in case they actually interview you and decide to offer a job, and as for the soc number, I just put the last four digits when I do online
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    New grad applicant - being asked for too much info!

    NoviceRN10 replied to new_grad's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have never heard of anyone checking a reference before an interview was actually done, so I don't think you need to worry about a bunch of phone calls being made on your behalf at this point in the...
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    New graduate job offer in a surgical floor.

    NoviceRN10 replied to sr1984's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'd rather work surgical than med-surge any day! Med-surge is like a nursing home at my hospital, and surgical has a population of younger pts (as in less than 70) that are usually stable. I think...
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    Let's give nurses a break: How do the rest of the staff dress?

    NoviceRN10 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing supervisor wearing bare feet and sandals to work (think flip flops with heel strap). No wonder they don't want to jump in and help us when we're
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    Night shift sleep schedule

    NoviceRN10 replied to DreamyEyes's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12s from 7p-7:30a. I usually get home around 8, and try to get to sleep by 9-9:30. I can't come home and just get right in bed, I need to wind down by surfing the net or watching a dvr'd tv...
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    New Grad Sticky Situation

    NoviceRN10 replied to lab529's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Key word possibility. Start your internship, as long as there are no strings attached, and get going in your new career
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    Should I take a part time position as a new grad??

    NoviceRN10 replied to alwalRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't see why you shouldn't take the position, unless you need fulltime pay? I have been working fulltime for a year now and am ready to drop to part time
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    8 hour days or 12 hours days?

    NoviceRN10 replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on if you work nights or days, and how busy the unit you work on is. I work nights and I started off working five eight hrs shifts a week. I couldn't wait to get to the point...
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    Nurse not passing meds...should I report to BON?

    NoviceRN10 replied to Mudder's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a supervisor shouldn't you be addressing this with the nurse herself? I would shadow her and let her know that you are watching her and expect her to do her job