Teacher Sue

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  1. Need help with project

    Teacher Sue replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    Some of your slides have very small font which can be difficult to see. If you need to put all of that information in, use two or three slides so that the presentation is easier to

  2. What do you call the tracking device nurses sometimes wear?

    Teacher Sue replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    We use them at our hospital as well. The nurses and nursing assistants wear a device that turns call bells off when they go in the room. It also tracks staff's location and records how long they were...

  3. Are We Truly That Gullible?

    Teacher Sue posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was scrolling through Facebook earlier this evening and ran across a headline that someone had posted from Gomerblog, a satirical medical blog. The article was about a nurse losing her license...

  4. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have spent the last two days interviewing candidates for an open RN position on my floor. Last week I went through the 14 resumes HR sent over to pick out the ones I wanted to interview. Eliminated...

  5. How to promote tolerance and support teamwork,

    Teacher Sue posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are numerous posts here about bullying and lateral violence. There is no denying the existence of this behavior, and anyone can be a target. Early in my career, I was a target more than once,...

  6. How to promote tolerance and support teamwork,

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Different people bully for different reasons. For some I think it is a control issue, some may feel their status is threatened by new staff, and some may get some kind of satisfaction out of being...

  7. How to promote tolerance and support teamwork,

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So I shouldn't be forgiven for something that happened 28 years ago? Something that I learned a valuable lesson from? The title of the thread is a quote from a post in another area of this BB where...

  8. How to promote tolerance and support teamwork,

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, they have both gone to other hospitals. They both tried to transfer to other units within our hospital, but their reputations were well known and no other manager would have them. I started out by...

  9. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    OK, now I have this mental image of a scantily clad nurse stripping and using a giant candy cane as a pole. Sometimes I think there is something seriously wrong with

  10. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That's a great idea. Someone should start a

  11. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I never said I was in the same job for 30 years. I said I have been an RN for almost 30 years. And I haven't been a manager for 30 years either. I have worked in med surg, emergency, ICU, clinical...

  12. I want to know what managers really think of applicants in monitoring programs

    Teacher Sue replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    For me, it would depend on how you are doing in the program. I did hire someone in the past who was in a monitoring program. She had been in an accident which resulted in several surgeries and the...

  13. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My goal is to find the candidate best suited to fill my opening. I have a responsibility to our patients to find someone clinically competent, and to staff to find someone that will work as part of...

  14. What's your opinion on people using personal experience vs professional/clinical exp?

    Teacher Sue replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would think it more appropriate to talk about these experiences as why you became a nurse. They really do not relate to clinical experience, especially in a hospital where you are required to take...

  15. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have never looked at the issue from this perspective. Thank you for lthis insight. See an old dog can learn new tricks. From my own experiences though, I think you are probably the exception, not...

  16. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Are you suggesting I just pick anyone and then terminate them after the probationary period if they don't work out? This is wrong in so many ways. How would a new grad feel about being fired at the...

  17. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I do get sick of the pat answers. they usually make the job candidate sound insincere anyway. That is why I never ask "What are your

  18. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Several people here seem to place a negative connotation on fitting in and on the culture of a nursing unit. This is not always the case. A nurse who feels that the aides are there only to take orders...

  19. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Attitude has a great deal to do with professionalism, and it is difficult to hide a poor attitude. Someone who belittles the CNAs has, IMO, a bad attitude. Someone who refers to younger nurses as...

  20. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Actually, the most common reason for leaving a position is coworkers. Managers are the second most common reason. My unit has the lowest turnover in our hospital. In the last two years, we have lost...

  21. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There are some comments here I want to respond to but I am off to the beach for a few days. I will post when I get

  22. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This is not job hopping. I do understand that people may move through several jobs before they find the one that is right. What I call job hopping is having multiple jobs over a long span of years...

  23. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wow, I didn't think that a post about presenting yourself as a professional during an interview would create so much discussion! First of all, Thank you Ruby Vee and llg for your comments. For some...

  24. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yes, I would, if they presented a professional resume and cover

  25. Please quit wasting my time: Interview Advice from Hiring Manager

    Teacher Sue replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Attitude and likeability are not the same thing. Perhaps I should have used the term professionalism instead. And the interview process is stressful for everyone. My goal is to find the right person...