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The hospital I work at uses staff locator devices. It is a small device that nurses and techs wear like they do their badge. Through a centrally located monitor on the unit a staff member can be...
If you are interveiwing on a telemetry unit it would be wise to be able to answer questions about the tele strips. Know the rhythms and what you would do if a patient converted from normal sinus...
What subject have you been teaching? If the medical field is new to you you should become a CNA, LPN, and then an RN. CNA do not have as much responsibility as LPN's and LPN's do not have as much...
Have you ever had to give report to a really really mean nurse and they try to get the day nuses to do have their work or for them befor the day shift can
Yesterday I had a job interview. It last about 45 minutes. There were 3 nurse managers interviewing me and I think I did quite well. They said I am definetly qualified. When they asked me a question I...
As a nurse it is our duty to teach and educate our patients on their health issues. Obesity, smoking, CHF, and DM are all diseases that we should discuss with those patients that it applies to. If...
Nursing is a very stressful career. I was a victim of high stress when I began my career in the 1990's. I have decided that I am only one person and can only do one thing at a time. Your co-workers...
I got my BSN in May 2010. They really pushed jobs such as management, supervisor, or case-manager after getting the BSN. They said I would be so much more qualified for those positions and that if I...
Congrats on your interview. Managers look for nurses that think positively, are enthusiactic about work, that don't complain (much), and get along well with co-workers. They want to know that you...
I received my BSN degree a while back and will be starting to in the fall to get my master's degree in nursing. I have heard other nurses ask the question "Why get the BSN, the ADN is good enough."...