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 current institution reuires a "12 month" orientation ...
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, relax, be yourself and answer truthfully. It is a gr...
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 for 7 years and continue to work as a per diem Fede...
swiftdr replied to Mintyfreshness23's topic in Government
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 disablity my entire life and have served as a Parame...
swiftdr replied to louis345's topic in Pre-Nursing
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 had its moments... I can also tell you that being a ...
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 work together with a small critical care team where e...
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 care (or whether it is because I am male) but I get...
swiftdr replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in 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 year or less experience to Charge Nurse role... The...
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 paramedics at the community college full time for seve...
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 paramedics at the community college full time for seve...