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swiftdr

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  1. New grad RN in the ED. Am I being hard on myself?

    swiftdr replied to phlebitis's topic in Emergency

    Can't say that I exausted my search efforts, but I could find no such legislation in NY but as many things get passed from one generation to another they morph and gain credibility. I know that my...

  2. HELP!! Phone Interview with Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, NY!!

    swiftdr replied to Helematu7's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I work in the ER at BMC in Cooperstown, NY and have about a ten year work history there - SCU, ICU, Nurse Educator and now ER. All of the advice from above is great - my advice: take a deep breath,...

  3. New grad RN in the ED. Am I being hard on myself?

    swiftdr replied to phlebitis's topic in Emergency

    Dear Phlebitis, I am an ER Nurse since February and before that an ICU Nurse and Nurse Educator for 10 years prior to this. In addition, I was a Paramedic from 1988-2010, fulltime Paramedic Educator...

  4. Prior Service w/disability rating. Will it be a factor for Nurse Corps?

    swiftdr replied to Mintyfreshness23's topic in Government, Military

    I am a fulltime ICU and ER Nurse in Upstate NY. I have Muscular Dystrophy which causes me to have a gait distubance and causes me moderate pain by the end of a 12 hour shift. I have lived with this...

  5. Is it to late for me to become a Nurse?

    swiftdr replied to louis345's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I didn't go to nursing school until I was 31, with a 6 month old daughter and plenty of bills to keep up with. I can tell you from personal experience that being a male in nursing school definitely...

  6. Do male nurses recieve as much respect from patients as female ones do?INPUT IS GREAT

    swiftdr replied to david18's topic in Men in Nursing

    I occasionally get the Doctor comment from patients and families and I quickly but politely correct them. I interact with physician and other HCP staff as a colleague but I work in an ICU where we...

  7. Do male nurses recieve as much respect from patients as female ones do?INPUT IS GREAT

    swiftdr replied to david18's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am a male nurse who went the typical route of practicing as a paramedic for twenty years before I became a nurse... I am not certain whether it is my age or whether it is my background in critical...

  8. Charge nurse with less than a year RN experience???!!

    swiftdr replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nurse Management

    I am currently leaving a Clinical Coordinator position in a 24 Step-Down Unit where for the past two years our turn-over rate was so bad that the only option was to orient those "new grads" with one...

  9. What I Love About Nursing Is....

    swiftdr replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I came to nursing in my mid 30s and love my career. I touch people's lives positively everyday and I make a difference everyday. I was a paramedic for several years, got a BS in Education, taught...

  10. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    swiftdr replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I came to nursing in my mid 30s and love my career. I touch people's lives positively everyday and I make a difference everyday. I was a paramedic for several years, got a BS in Education, taught...