eriksoln BSN, RN

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    "The New Style" of education.

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, garbage men don't get surveyed to see if they smiled while they picked up the trash nor do they get asked to go inside and carry the garbage out for people. Thats was I'd say its...
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    PICU or Ortho to start?

    eriksoln replied to none the wiser's topic in General Nursing

    I'm familiar with ortho but not PICU, but what I know is this: I think once you start adult nursing, it will be hard to get out of. If you decide a a year you should have gone with PICU, you may not...
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    Working as a lab assistant

    eriksoln replied to sj73201's topic in General Nursing

    I recently transfered to a new unit to get away from nights. The people on my new unit have been with each other for a long time. I get the same thing a lot of times, a little bit. You can just...
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    "The New Style" of education.

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Genius doesn't come in small packages. >_> And neither do
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    Hooters as Job History...Could this hurt my chances of getting a job?

    eriksoln replied to AMD88's topic in Nursing Career

    I was thinking that myself. With nursing looking more and more like waitressing these days..................... Heck, they'd probably hire OP before someone with medical field related experience, the...
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    Hooters as Job History...Could this hurt my chances of getting a job?

    eriksoln replied to AMD88's topic in Nursing Career

    Starting to understand why so many people on other threads can't find work. Its not about being "relevant" to the position you are seeking or not. When you show your work history, you want to show...
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    Hooters as Job History...Could this hurt my chances of getting a job?

    eriksoln replied to AMD88's topic in Nursing Career

    I had a friend who, while younger and feeling his way through things, worked at a downtown XXX store (with the videos and everything else). He, like me, was in landscaping but hated winter snow...
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    Student Loan Defaulters ONLY

    eriksoln replied to Spode's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. No defaulter here. I did in the past, when I was less responsible and more interested in "Hmmmm, should I make it Budweiser or Miller tonight". Now, I pay extra. I don't want to wait...
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    Have you ever felt discriminated against because of your weight?

    eriksoln replied to almostdoneyah!'s topic in General Nursing

    Not so much discriminated against. I have had new diagnosis diabetics tell me I should not be giving education on diabetic diets though. But I didn't feel this was "discrimination" because, had it...
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    Glad they are flooding the market with New Grads...

    eriksoln replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    And, on the same note, its not unheard of for Admin. to take a day off when things are slow.............a day off WITH PAY. Shoot, at our hospital, 90% of the admin. have "I will be out of the office...
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    Nurse Manager Write-Up

    eriksoln replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse Manager needs to grow a set and educate the doctors on what is 1st and 2nd choice. Yelling at you about it won't help. Even if you convey this to them, a great many will fluff you off and...
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    Glad they are flooding the market with New Grads...

    eriksoln replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Once I am financially more settled in, I will be GONE from hospital nursing and will go into something that appeals to my desire to "contribute to the community" more. Perhaps working in a...
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    Glad they are flooding the market with New Grads...

    eriksoln replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, my point is, they are less like hotels now. While admin. claims to be committed to "5 star pt care" blah blah............their actions don't support it. Less staff, less resources to give...
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    I need help regrading an ethics opinion piece!

    eriksoln replied to misyan's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't aware it took a court hearing to suspend/expell from schools now. Is there some new law? Unless said suspension/expulsion is done soley for race/religeon/gender/age..........no crime. "Two...
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    A Passionate Note in Support of All Night Shift Health Care Staff

    eriksoln replied to Hockeydoll88's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who spent the past year trying to get off nights and finally succeeded, I feel your pain. I always tell people "Daylight is bussiest, night shift is hardest". Thats coming from someone who...
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    Glad they are flooding the market with New Grads...

    eriksoln replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    My father was a Marine for over 20yrs. He is a very "results oriented" man, looks at things with a concrete/realistic mindset, no fluff. He always said this to me: "A handfull of what you do...
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    No raise for us

    eriksoln replied to bjaeram's topic in General Nursing

    While I agree with the responses of "Be happy you have a job", I do understand where you are coming from. My facility told us for the past four months that a raise was coming this month (Jan.). No...
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    Glad they are flooding the market with New Grads...

    eriksoln replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    You definitely work at my
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    Glad they are flooding the market with New Grads...

    eriksoln replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    Which makes the whole lack of commitment to quality care more puzzling. You would think the admin. would react with "Oh, a couple hundred dollars spent on better staffing means thousands in better...
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    Glad they are flooding the market with New Grads...

    eriksoln replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    With regards to having input on how things are done, nursing does not have a monopoly on this problem. I'm yet to have a job where this does not exist. Landscaping, retail, resterant work, factory...
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    How to teach an experienced nurse

    eriksoln replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Funny, I'm orienting to a new unit and I have the opposite problem. My preceptors do too much for me. I want to gage myself and can't. Every time I turn around, they are doing orders for me or...
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    Athlete's Foot!

    eriksoln replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    The things that helped me: 1. Started using bleach when I laundered my socks. 2. Changed socks very frequently, at least twice a day. 3. Stopped wearing shoes until they were falling apart....
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    ICU Internship

    eriksoln replied to mmutopo's topic in General Nursing

    Its hard to crack into the ICU from M/S, at least I've found that. The cold hard truth is: Cheaper for a hospital to leave you in M/S and train a new grad for ICU. Thats "one" person they have to...
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    Question for the fellas....

    eriksoln replied to RNYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    I can't say for sure, I've never looked up statistics on it nor have I witnessed any glaring examples of men being hired simply because they are male but: When I was a travel nurse, after securing a...
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    The "Flirt"

    eriksoln replied to exit96's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hmmm, guess my little part of the world is unique, or maybe I'm just not very observant but here goes: When I saw "The Flirt" as a thread title, the first thing that came to mind was a few male...