RedZeppelinRN

I have an Andromed stethescope. I have to take out my in the canal hearing aids to use the stethoscope. It is a both taking out the hearing aids and putting them back in. Any thoughts on this?

This appears to be a good way to reduce medication errors.

I had a similar experience. Had an arthroscopy of my shoulder. Surgeon absolutely perfect. It was supposed to be an outpatient surgery. My heart rate was high for some reason. So my doctor sent me to the floor to be observed for awhile. I am a ...

Bless your heart. Great that you had the insight about adrenaline rush.

sorry to bother you.

Hi Buck: I am an RN. I have go for cautery endoscopy every six months for a rare disorder, AVM of the stomach or "watermelon stomach." I started out with this about 2-3 years ago when it developed and had severe anemia. The condition has been wel...

Sharp is not the only hospital. SDSU, Alvarado, Scripps, Kaiser, Kindred. Rare to find a Caucasian nurse in nursing homes. There is a strong non-caucasian group that are deemed a "protected class" and new or Caucasian nurses have left nursing alto...

if you are in san diego, sdsu has program for new grads only. also i think they have something similar at sharp hospital. good luck!

My first job in nursing was a teaching hospital. Green that I was, when I had witnessed and participated in so many codes, I realized these were terminal patients and this was a teaching hospital. Felt a little deflated at first thinking I was real...

Dishes: This is very good advice. I have attended a job interviewing and resume writing class. They stress that volunteering is a very good place to network. I did this at a hospital years ago, and subsequently renewed my nursing license and was h...

If you live in CA, San Diego specifically, SDSU has a program for new grads. So if you are an experienced nurse, forget it. I also had a recruiter at another hospital tell me I would I would be competing with new grads. It seems you can't win. Al...

Just curious. In the past when I have posted resumes with UCSD, at the end of the application, it asks for the year you graduated as an RN. Is this a way to get around age discrimination?

Good point, Leslie.

I don't know how they could make an approximate estimate if you have taken time out, raised kids, did not work in nursing for certain periods of time. It is just a curiousty. I really have no intention of refiling again. It is known around San Die...

No. But I believe date of graduation could easily provide a close approximation to age.

This question always comes at the very last of your application. Your resume shows your work history.

What is a nurse intern? Is that like being a CNA, or is something liking being preceptored?

I really think the company's are shooting themselves in the foot. I also feel they are taking advantage now because of the economy and probably pushing those nurses that are working now over the edge. But I believe when the nursing boom comes aroun...

Here in CA they are asking for BSN's for nursing homes(?) I am an RN and can't get a job because I don't have "1 year recent acute care experience." I am taking some courses to get into other than hospital jobs. At UCSD in San Diego, they are hiri...

So, so touching. what a beautiful story. So sweet and uplifting.

Right on Jay. We need more of you.

I would call Jack Kevorkian before you could send me to a nursing home. Here in CA the governor vetoed a bill that the State DHA would have stronger oversights on patient care, abuse, dangerous or neglectful care. Some people are killed in nursing ...

Well, it sounds interesting. Love your cat. Keep us posted! Best wishes.

DeLana: I, and I am sure many other nurses are hoping this will be an exception for you and wish you the best of luck. But I was wondering, isn't oncology strictly oncology? Not just a med/surg unit? Best of luck to you. Please let us know how yo...

Bless your heart. You expressed it better than I could. I swore up and down like you I would never go back to nursing. Now that I am a little bit saner, here I am again, probably not having learned that I shouldn't try it again. My God, I just th...