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  1. Which unit would be good for a RN with ADHD-inattentive to work on?

    canigraduate replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in Nursing Career

    Actually, I have lost my objectivity and ability to be polite on this thread, so I shall bow out now. OP, good luck to you. Please don't be driven away by what has been posted here. I hope you come...

  2. Which unit would be good for a RN with ADHD-inattentive to work on?

    canigraduate replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in Nursing Career

    From the OP: From the responders: Nowhere has the OP said she has problems with ADHD. She just has it. She has actually stated that she is doing WELL with symptom management. She hasn't...

  3. starting night shift as new grad

    canigraduate replied to ArrowRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I started on nights and I think it was very beneficial. After the crazy rush of med pass, my preceptor and I had more time to look up policies/procedures and go over each patient's condition and the...

  4. Which unit would be good for a RN with ADHD-inattentive to work on?

    canigraduate replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you for this. It helps me see it from a non-ADHD point of view (which is hard!). I understand the concern that it can make teamwork harder, if you focus on the deficits. I wish that the focus...

  5. Which unit would be good for a RN with ADHD-inattentive to work on?

    canigraduate replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in Nursing Career

    The OP is not "focused" on the ADHD. The OP wants to know what unit would be a good fit. It is everyone else who has "focused" on the ADHD. The OP is merely defending him/herself against what could be...

  6. Which unit would be good for a RN with ADHD-inattentive to work on?

    canigraduate replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in Nursing Career

    ADHD is a fact our lives. It is one of the factors we have to consider, like the commute or the hours. Why does that deserve berating? It shouldn't. I factor my ADHD into every life decision I make....

  7. Asked to shadow a day after interview completed... Just need some clarification...

    canigraduate replied to edwardsrn62's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I shadowed, it was a hands-off experience. Although, the nurses generally love it when you offer to fetch and carry for them. Also, be yourself. At this point, you should be more worried about...

  8. Which unit would be good for a RN with ADHD-inattentive to work on?

    canigraduate replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in Nursing Career

    I have ADHD inattentive type, uncontrolled. (Gasp! I know.) I have worked post-surgical, various ICUs, and med-surg. I honestly think it doesn't matter which unit you start on. I would suggest picking...

  9. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    canigraduate replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I really don't understand why you keep coming back to "a Nobel Prize winning physician." Does this make him the Ebola Messiah, or something? WTBCRNA (or is it BostonFNP?, I'm starting to get confused)...

  10. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    canigraduate replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think all of the hype will be over November 4th, anyway, so this will be moot

  11. Quitting tomorrow, in panic

    canigraduate replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    It doesn't matter how quickly you have left a job. It matters why you left and what you learned from it, if it was a situation that could be perceived negatively. I have been fired and I have left a...

  12. Miss Manners for Nurses

    canigraduate replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL! I pretty much said the politest form of "you ***** moron" in Southern (As a joke, only. I enjoyed your post!). I am dying laughing now because you caught me. I think I like the way your Texan...

  13. Miss Manners for Nurses

    canigraduate replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, shucks, honey. Bless your heart!

  14. Miss Manners for Nurses

    canigraduate replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't mind them wanting to be called something else, it's the snarky, "you dumb Southerner" tone I don't like. A simple "please call me Mister Patient" would be

  15. Miss Manners for Nurses

    canigraduate replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was raised in the South and was taught "please, thank you, Sir, and Ma'am." You would be surprised how many people are offended when I show them respect. "Don't call me ma'am, do I look like your...

  16. Nurse manager who yells at people

    canigraduate replied to happygrandma3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Most places have a chain of command. I would suggest you follow it until you get the resolution you need. Start with the manager herself and email her with your concerns and suggestions, then go from...

  17. Am I being bullied? Or is this normal?

    canigraduate replied to baymar67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi! I've been in your shoes. This may sound harsh, and I apologize if it does. The first thing you have to do is stop lying down when they walk on you. I have a passive personality, and that was the...

  18. Always Complaints, Never an Attaboy

    canigraduate replied to Bezoars's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've worked in a few of those places, but not for long. I'm not one of the suck-it-up-and-deal types. I say something to management, and if nothing changes -- I'm OOUUUUTTT! When I don't feel...

  19. While You are In Here..I May As Well Try To Go To The Bathroom....

    canigraduate replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I may be reading things into these posts, but I hear a lot of learned helplessness. "But so-and-so won't do this, my manager won't do that..." I know it is difficult, but you can start changing the...

  20. Help me out guys, I don't even know if I want to show up for the interview.

    canigraduate replied to supaflyz's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Your skills will only grow rustier with time. Go ahead and interview. You are worried about people you don't know judging you at a job you don't have yet. I think you should change your inner...

  21. Disabled seems to have some new meaning!

    canigraduate replied to suanna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you. Your very nice apology is

  22. Disabled seems to have some new meaning!

    canigraduate replied to suanna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not trying to be confrontational, just educational, so please excuse me if the tone of my post does not come through correctly. ADD and ADHD are not mild diagnoses. Some are mild cases. Some are...

  23. Out of control visitors

    canigraduate replied to duskyjewel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not saying you are a bad parent or your child will turn out like my brother. It was very hard watching him change over the years. For the sake of your goofy, creative, lovable kid, I just ask...

  24. Out of control visitors

    canigraduate replied to duskyjewel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    On topic: We recently had the patriarch of a very large family in my NTICU. They took over our waiting room and the surgical waiting room in the main lobby. They had bags of trash, food, and personal...

  25. Out of control visitors

    canigraduate replied to duskyjewel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Be careful. My family has a lot of ADHD and other psych issues that need medication. My youngest brother was given the hard discipline treatment for his ADHD and ended up self medicating with alcohol,...