ReinventingMyselfAgain MSN, RN

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I've done a lot in my 30 years as an RN. Looking to do more.

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    What Interviewers are really telling you

    ReinventingMyselfAgain posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I jsut found this (not sure if it's up here already). I thought it was interesting... especially the part about interviewers not really knowing how to interview:...
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    Honest Opinion: Flunked out due to illness, I appealed, what are my chances?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Felicia327's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry to hear about you and your husband. How is he doing? While this does seem to make sense in theory, many RNs who are disabled have already paid their dues as full time nurses. It's not...
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    Do you ever get tired of hearing this phrase?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I do not "hammer" the threat of losing your license down my students' throats. What I do constantly hammer down their throats is the image of them in the stand, or in a deposition. To me, this is more...
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    Dealing with conflict?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to dplocher's topic in General Students

    The keyword in your post is "girls". Regardless of the age (girls, young ladies, women), it's primarily a female thing. Get used to it, and get used to ignoring it (or just finding a way to deal with...
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    St Pauls School of Nursing 2010 Acceptance

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to AP726's topic in New York Nursing

    You have two choices: you either listen to what the naysayers here say (and keep in mind that peolple LOVE to complain on the Internet, as well as complain when Things don't go their way) and don't...
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    Criticized for being nervous . . .

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to MakeAWish's topic in General Nursing

    Without knowing anything about you, and basing it solely on your post, I may have to agree with your preceptor. Why is she a b****? BecUse she have some constructive feedback? While I do realize that...
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    Another one, or two, bite the dust!!!

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to clandestine-approach's topic in General Students

    I guess that I'm not surprised that I'm the only one who 'liked' the OPs post I am not saying I like her tone (although we can never quite tell what someone's tone is here, and that everyone...
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    How much experience makes a good instructor?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to KayRN910's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Define "a lot of years" and "older" please (I'd like to see if I fit the
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    How much experience makes a good instructor?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to KayRN910's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Yes, a few days. Thats the way it is here (there are nit enough sites/units), and the oowers that be dont see Peds as being that important. I don't feel dissed at all, I just wish we had more
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    How much experience makes a good instructor?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to KayRN910's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I tend to agree that 3 years is usually not enough. The biggest adjustment in education is that you will have to teach anything they throw at you, including something that may be out of your...
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    Is every nursing program the same way?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to daystarmike's topic in General Students

    Yes, SOME schools are that way. But the vast majority are not. If they want to earn/maintain NLN accreditation, they will not last very long doing this. And the schools that are doing this tend to...
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    How common is it to get fired?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to TurtleCat's topic in General Nursing

    And there you have it. I agree, based on what you said. And my guess is that both of these nurses did not see it this way. If they posted here, I am sure it would be someone else's
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    Is every nursing program the same way?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to daystarmike's topic in General Students

    I teach the class that most students end up failing (we call it "the choke point"). 2nd semester. Many students end up having to repeat this class. Our statistics vary from One semester to the next,...
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    How common is it to get fired?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to TurtleCat's topic in General Nursing

    If you go by the posts here, you'd be inclined to think that a good percentage of nurses get fired very easily. Look at the # of member here; this represents a very small percentage of nurses in this...
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    Do nurses get holidays off?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    Your post reminds me of a year that Christmas fell on a saturday. Where I was working, we had a Jewish nurse who was very religious (she never worked Saturdays, but worked every Sunday to make up for...
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    Do nurses get holidays off?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to think again before you jump the gun. As others have said, it's not just the hospitals anymore. Retail is getting even more ridiculous: did you see the yahoo news story about the dude...
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    Failing 4th semester....feeling like a failure

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Leesha's topic in General Students

    Maybe because we're dealing with people's
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    Failing 4th semester....feeling like a failure

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Leesha's topic in General Students

    she's just trying to give some constructive advice. clearly you are not ready for
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    Failing 4th semester....feeling like a failure

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Leesha's topic in General Students

    Nobody is happy when they do not accomplish their goals. And no one but a nurse can understand how difficult the journey is, so I can only imagine how you want to shut yourself off from the world. You...
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    Should I report wide-spread cheating in my class?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to malarwen's topic in General Students

    I'm going to get all "old lady" and professo r like here: Cheating is wrong, and until someone does anything about it, it will become more and more commonplace, and the next generation (perhaps some...
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    Nurses eat their Young

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to NYLiz's topic in General Nursing

    You sure showed
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    Instructors make up your mind! (or please at least know the answers to your own exam)

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to lelafin's topic in General Students

    As an instructor, all I can tell you is they we do disagree amongst ourselves frequently. Sometimes our egos (and our perceived "expertise" in a particular area are what drives us to not back down on...
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    Do you know of anyone who has been thrown of of nursing school/program? And why?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Laurenslovely's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry, but (like the pregnancy) this is NOT being "kicked
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    Do you know of anyone who has been thrown of of nursing school/program? And why?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Laurenslovely's topic in General Students

    You are 100% correct! "socially inept" is becoming more and more of an issue these days. And the reality is, that if uou deny admittance based on interview, it is considered discrimination. Likewise,...
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    Giving Report...Please help.

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to SweetseRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse, I struggled with this big time. I felt bullied; like the next nurse was just being lazy and didn't want to bother doing their own assessments. Looking back, I see that I was just...