canigraduate

canigraduate

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  1. Employer's Negative Response to Teaching Hospital Experience

    canigraduate replied to slr0610's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sounds like more of a personality issue with the managers. Honestly, I would be more worried about working for them than about them hiring you. I would sit back and review the interview objectively...

  2. Any nurses relocating to Winston Salem/Greensboro this summer?

    canigraduate replied to JillyRN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I grew up just outside of Winston and have family members that live throughout the Piedmont Triad area, so I know a little bit about it. For the best commute times, you want to look for something just...

  3. Super Obese

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

    I like the lift team idea, very much. I worked at one hospital that had a "Code Assist" that I liked, too. The assist team usually consisted of available men and physical therapists that would come...

  4. Dreaming About Work

    canigraduate replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Haha! My dreams about work are usually stupid. Sometimes I get lost in subterranean caves trying to find the cafeteria, sometimes my scrub pants disappear and leave me with my decidedly NOT sexy...

  5. How long are patients NPO after surgery

    canigraduate replied to mlauren's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I work on a post-op unit and we generally start people on ice chips, then advance them as tolerated according to how much nausea they have. Exceptions include GI and throat surgeries, where we...

  6. my coworker is trying to micromanage me!

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

    If I were you, and she has time to audit your charts, I would delegate light duty stuff to her every time she asked a question. "Nope, I sure didn't chart that set of vital signs yet. Why don't you...

  7. Two questions...

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

    I started applying for jobs in October 2011, received a couple of conditional job offers right before I graduated in December 2011, took NCLEX as soon as I could (about 2 weeks), started my job in...

  8. Petition to help new grads get experience

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

    What I would do is use the internet to search for jobs in neighboring states. If you get a job in a neighboring state, move to an area where you can get transportation to the job. There is a vast...

  9. Petition to help new grads get experience

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

    It seems like I touched a nerve. I'm sorry for offending you. Congratulations for starting college so early. That must have taken some effort. I will stand by my statement that in this day and age,...

  10. Petition to help new grads get experience

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

    If you are going to school, use the school's internet. Use the local library's internet. Shoot, borrow a friend's laptop and use the free McDonalds/Starbucks/Panera WiFi. In this day and age, if...

  11. ER Nurse Attitude

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

    Having been on both sides myself, as a nurse and a family member, some nurses are rude. Yes, they really are. The scenes I have witnessed are usually caused by nurses who are rude for no reason....

  12. Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

    canigraduate replied to BrandybunsRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I used to work in a nursing home. I was never worried about getting the flu myself, I was worried about transmitting it to my residents. How would you feel if you gave the flu to someone's grandma and...

  13. People think I am stupid

    canigraduate replied to nikkole318's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As far as the abx infusion goes, it depends on your order set. I always run concurrent for a rate of 75 or less if the patient has maintenance fluids running. I may slow down the primary rate to keep...

  14. People think I am stupid

    canigraduate replied to nikkole318's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with the earlier poster who said to get a psych consult. If these problems happen to you at every job, the consistent factor is you and it can only help to find out if you actually have issues...

  15. Got "nurse face"? How'd you get it?

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

    I was raised in an environment where a poker face was very necessary for day-to-day interactions. When my brain is busy, my face automatically forms itself into a pleasant expression with a...

  16. Do you think psychiatric care is inadequate in the US?

    canigraduate replied to MusicEMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Back to the topic. I really do think mental illnesses go undiagnosed, or are diagnosed only at a crisis point. My entire immediate family is ADD and only one of us was diagnosed at the onset of...

  17. Do you think psychiatric care is inadequate in the US?

    canigraduate replied to MusicEMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, duh. I think of it like this: how healthy would people be if there were only emergency rooms? No hospitals, no continuing care. That's how I think mental health is treated. It's awful. I also...

  18. Does your hospital ID badge have your first AND last name on it?

    canigraduate replied to Deetail's topic in General Nursing

    People ask me where I live and how well my family is all the time. I live in the South where that is considered good manners. These people couldn't care less where I live and how well my family is, so...

  19. The math doesn't add up

    canigraduate replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    My unit (mostly post-op) does the thank you cards and our patients love them. It's a pre-printed card and all you have to do is sign your name on it. Since a lot of our surgeries are elective (knees,...

  20. The math doesn't add up

    canigraduate replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    I know exactly what you mean. My hospital institutes new policies all the time without any suggestions of how to incorporate them efficiently into practice. The most recent innovation is that we have...

  21. Be kind to nurses... we choose the size of your IV

    canigraduate replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I reread the whole thread (rhyme every time). Still think it's funny. Here's one of my favorite inappropriate remarks: "It's time for your pillow therapy." Patients usually think it's a humorous...

  22. Be kind to nurses... we choose the size of your IV

    canigraduate replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    LOL!! I always thought it was stupid to anger the person sticking you with needles, especially when that same person controls your access to pain medicine. Just

  23. From First Generation College Student To Nurse

    canigraduate replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Wow, Commuter, another home run! I really enjoy reading your articles. Not only are they well written, they make me feel. This one is particularly emotional for me, as I am also a first generation...

  24. How Would You Rate Your Pain????

    canigraduate replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I always explain what the pain scale means concretely, not with silly terms like "the worst". Seriously, I think that's stupid. If the worst pain you ever felt was from a stubbed toe, how accurate can...

  25. Old manager new in OB/GYN needs advice

    canigraduate replied to RezZenRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Sounds like there's a lot of unrest in that department. The first thing I would do is let everyone air out their grievances, find out exactly where the problems lie, and try to engage each group in...