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I understand how annoying the thought of that might be, moving in itself is difficult, let alone job relocation and the lack of positions open! If there's one thing to live by in frustrating times (disregard any religious connotation) it's, "grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference." I think you've done your part, if you feel there's more options to flex to obtain the job... excersize those options, but if you've exhausted your resources, it's time to make a nice hot cup of tea, take some deep breaths and let the powers that be (nursing manager) make their decision. Best of luck!

Keep it level RNlovesherPharmD! Keep the cart behind the horse for now, don't invest too much emotion quite yet and keep your eyes peeled for more positions... you know how much you're worth to this position, chin up and wheels moving forward :) You got this!!

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I find it to be a little bit of both. I knew this was the field for me after working in a sales environment for years, even within that sales environment I learned all the "basics" for caring about people (it sounds crazy but there are a TON of similarities between sales and nursing). It's all about everything coming from a real place when you say it. I notice a lot of co-workers saying things along the lines of "I understand" or "no problem" and sometimes even "I can imagine what that must feel like". If those statements are not coming from a REAL place, they're just categorized to your patients as catch-phrases that they're used to hearing on a daily basis. You can't teach people to care, I learned that a LONNGGG time ago, but you can teach caring people to properly engage and partner. It was a rough struggle but patients will be so incredibly cooperative and helpful once they absolutely know that you're to be trusted and you're there for them. Again as an easy first step, try to eliminate saying those catch phrases and instead use examples to convey partnership, especially if you do actually understand, if it is actually no problem and if you really, honestly can imagine what it feels like. USE EXAMPLES! Patients love hearing them, scary or not, it's important.

It's important to partner with the patient, regardless of their appearance, it's imperitive that you find a commongrounds for educating. I find it EXTREMELY easy to get through to patients on a REAL level once you've become their trusted expert advisor. Talk to these people, get to know them and then present solutions... otherwise it will never stick.