DedHedRN

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  1. What do (did) you do during the gap between graduation and your first job

    DedHedRN replied to sourapril's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Applied for jobs, and spent the entire summer having fun, playing with my friends, lounging at the river, and having a general good time. Ahh, those were the

  2. The "Q" Word and Other Mysteries

    DedHedRN replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Nursing Humor

    Every time any of my co-workers say, "I hope you have a easy night" the phone never stops ringing till dawn, so when ever anyone says that to me I cringe. Seriously

  3. Non Funded Patients

    DedHedRN replied to jeannepaul's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The hospice I work for takes all patients regardless of their ability to pay. We are rural though, and heavily funded by our community through fundraisers and such. We have a sliding scale that slides...

  4. How Not to Die - new article featured in The Atlantic

    DedHedRN replied to _MORA_'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work for nonprofit, there are reminders that things cost money, and suggestions that we save in every way possible, but never have I seen a pt not get what they need, unless it was not related to...

  5. New Grad - Resume and Cover Letter. Please Critique for me!

    DedHedRN replied to Jaimielynn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't think having a hep b vac is necessarily a skill...do

  6. Prison Nursing- what does it involve?

    DedHedRN replied to SuzieVN's topic in Correctional

    Passing meds to stone cold killers who murder babies and will stab your eye out with a pencil if given half a chance maybe? Guys who plan on knocking out the guards and doing unthinkable things to you...

  7. What really happens to applications submitted online?

    DedHedRN replied to SuzieVN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I applied for almost 200 of those when I first graduated. One of them had a little counter which told me how many times my application was read. It stayed at 0 for three months. I finally stopped...

  8. Without Orders

    DedHedRN replied to Apollo8933's topic in General Nursing

    I have what we call progressive orders. Otherwise, its business as

  9. Is your Hospital requiring a copy of your diploma or transcripts?

    DedHedRN replied to floridaboundrn's topic in General Nursing

    I am so proud of my school transcripts I bring them to interviews. :) I would love to leave a copy with HR or anyone else that wanted

  10. Does going to orientation mean you have accepted the job?

    DedHedRN replied to pina88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Little secret in the SNF world....its so low paying, they hope you wont ask what they pay until you get your first paycheck, then you will just look at it, be disappointed, but since you need the...

  11. First Day off Orientation

    DedHedRN replied to nurseGi's topic in General Nursing

    They should have started you out with five and let you work your way up to six. Sounds like the charge nurse is taking

  12. Discrimination against males in the nursing profession.

    DedHedRN replied to Halim F. Dagher's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't know what "Society" you live in, but this is not true in

  13. I did a stupid, stupid thing...Need Advise!!

    DedHedRN replied to New_LPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why don't you take the next three months for yourself and get some counseling while you wait for the stuff to leave your system? Then you can start applying for jobs with a clean conscious and also on...

  14. Does this sound like a bad idea to anyone else????

    DedHedRN replied to floridanurse1983's topic in General Nursing

    After looking at the state board of licensing, you will not lose your license for something like this.....unless your a habitual drunk and go home and fight with your boyfriend, and then come back to...

  15. Throwing in the towel...

    DedHedRN replied to gloryfied's topic in General Nursing

    I did, but it took me over a month to find a new one. It was also harder to find a job, because employers like people who still have jobs, so the job that I did find wasn't what would be considered a...

  16. Trying to volunteer at "skilled nursing and rehab unit"

    DedHedRN replied to RN2be J's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The place you are trying to volunteer is probably one of the most regulated venues of health care in any state, as far as I know, I have never seen them "officially" accept a volunteer. Now, you are...

  17. Missed call for a interview

    DedHedRN replied to Dragonstrike's topic in Nursing Career

    I've been hired twice now by places that hung onto my application. I did continue to call them once a month to remind them that I was still interested. I had to call six months in a row to get the job...

  18. Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    DedHedRN replied to destova's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh the memories this post brings back for me! lol I can remember having some real head butting arguments with some pts over who was going to wipe. "If you can reach down to scratch it, you can wipe...

  19. Interview or attack?

    DedHedRN replied to imaLvn2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thank god you escaped, run for your life, and never look back at that place! Can you imagine having to work for nasty people like that every day? I started out in LTC, mind you my DON was super...

  20. Using Your Photo As An Avatar

    DedHedRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    My Avatar is my real photo, aint I

  21. I have a question and hope someone can help

    DedHedRN replied to ajburge's topic in General Nursing

    You wouldn't have a BSN in nursing, but you could skip that and jump straight up to MSN if you wanted to, because you already have a BSN in another

  22. Witnessed unsterile procedure and feeling terrible about it

    DedHedRN replied to cblake4293's topic in General Nursing

    One of the hardest things about nursing is to learn to speak up in the moment. Your going to have to learn it, you are in charge of a lot of staff as a nurse in LTC. And always speak to the person...

  23. Having Trouble Hearing BP's

    DedHedRN replied to MotherRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes you just have to twist the stem that goes into the stethoscope, if you have one that has a chest piece on the other side of the diaphragm, because it will be sitting sideways in there and no...

  24. Is this considered a burn out?

    DedHedRN replied to bTRUE's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think its true nursing burn out. Its more your bodies reaction to you being abused, and overworked. I am sorry that your administration is such a hunk of junk, that they are not even there...

  25. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    DedHedRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    When you go to a restaurant, see someone who obviously has food stuck in their throat, decide to get up and go over to them, but before you can, you see the panic on their face subside, and then see...