dudette10

dudette10 MSN, RN

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  1. How would you feel?

    dudette10 replied to stashiaj's topic in General Nursing

    You haven't provided any evidence that they aren't following seniority, per contract. You did get called back. They chose her over you because you can't work the shift they needed a nurse for! Why...

  2. How would you feel?

    dudette10 replied to stashiaj's topic in General Nursing

    It was an 8-hour position, but, apparently, it was for nights. You can sit there and say all you want about the nurse who got the position, but your "explanation" still doesn't change the fact that...

  3. What are the usual work hours? Also, some questions.

    dudette10 replied to MissNancy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Expected to work holidays and weekends? Absolutely. Expected to work nights? I don't know about that.... New grads do get day shifts full time, or they move into day shifts full time when...

  4. Being late to work...

    dudette10 replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

    There is always a nurse responsible for patient care. You don't hand off responsibility until report is given. Even then, it is sometimes helpful for the off-going nurse who has already given report...

  5. How would you feel?

    dudette10 replied to stashiaj's topic in General Nursing

    I came back in this thread because this part irritates me. Instead of taking note of the reality of the situation, you choose to make snide remarks about the nurse who got the position you didn't...

  6. Being late to work...

    dudette10 replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

    absolutely! for someone who is never late, but comes in late one day, the most likely reaction from off-going nurses would be

  7. Being late to work...

    dudette10 replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

    It ticks off the nurses--and rightfully so, especially for those who are chronically tardy--who want to report off to you and go home. Depending on how tardy the on-coming is combined with the...

  8. How would you feel?

    dudette10 replied to stashiaj's topic in General Nursing

    Let's recap: You won't work 12 hour shifts. You won't work overnights. You want to work OB permanently and not be floated to med/surg. Permanent OB positions open for 12 hour shifts, overnights....

  9. California BON and Excelsior College

    dudette10 replied to baw12007's topic in General Nursing

    Illinois doesn't accept Excelsior grads for initial licensure. Two years of practice is required before applying for endorsement. For anyone thinking of Excelsior, you need to look up your target...

  10. Socializing after work in your scrubs

    dudette10 replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One thing you can be sure of: They weren't hussies looking to get hooked up that

  11. New nurses feel like quitting?

    dudette10 replied to Patti_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most posts that I've read are from nurses who got away from the bedside, but they are still nurses. Leaving the field all together? Well, I doubt they will be hanging out on a nurse's website, know...

  12. Does anybody use sterile technique anymore?

    dudette10 replied to bookwormom's topic in General Nursing

  13. Does anybody use sterile technique anymore?

    dudette10 replied to bookwormom's topic in General Nursing

    Re: too expensive. You used the example of iodoform gauze packing. Having had to do that a few times, it is indeed too expensive to open suture kits for a sterile pair of scissors for every change....

  14. Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    dudette10 replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    OP, correct me if I'm wrong, but are you going against the general grain of threads re: NPs without nursing bedside experience? Are you saying that because the roles are so different, bedside nursing...

  15. Shift Assessment, Preceptor Questions, etc

    dudette10 replied to Nurse SMS's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I, too, have noticed that certain parts of previous assessments don't match what I see. It's obvious in 75% of the cases that the previous nurse didn't assess it at all. For the other 25%, I was...

  16. Am I harrassed???

    dudette10 replied to neeke816's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Putting aside the OP's history and taking the blow-by-blow account at face value, I think the senior nurse is being incredibly nit-picky. Yes, new grads need to be able to accept constructive...

  17. What NOT to say during an interview

    dudette10 replied to Teacher Sue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have to point out that what the interviewee said to the manager is considered patient education, at the appropriate time/situation with the appropriate audience of course. Ironic,

  18. i cant insert an iv catheter successfully :C help

    dudette10 replied to justbecamearn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've noticed that some nurses go for the same veins on patients, and are usually successful, even if the veins are not visible, but palpable. I used to be really bad at IV sticks, but my hit rate of...

  19. Dementia Unit - should I accept it?

    dudette10 replied to ariessanne's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That is the most important question for a nurse to ask herself prior to accepting a job on a dementia unit, IMO. I would rather be unemployed than work on a dementia unit. I have too much personal...

  20. Recently interviewed: I said: "No, no, no, no...."

    dudette10 replied to diligent-trooper's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You can't articulate your points clearly, and your attitude sucks. There, I said

  21. Older applicants having an advantage?

    dudette10 replied to mmc51264's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Older students with previous careers may be better at interviews. Less nervous in speaking to a decision maker, more likely to have the right responses on the tips of their tongues, generally more...

  22. Older applicants having an advantage?

    dudette10 replied to mmc51264's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    For me, it was direct connection to getting the job. The NM told me so! In addition, my classmates that got interviews quickly did a lot of networking. The first wave of classmates to get interviews...

  23. NG preceptors - thank you gifts?

    dudette10 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I gave a modest hospital cafeteria gift card with a sincerely-written thank you card to each preceptor I was with more than five days. In these situations, I think it really is the thought that...

  24. Recently interviewed: I said: "No, no, no, no...."

    dudette10 replied to diligent-trooper's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Good call. It sounds like the OP was planning to become part of that statistic,

  25. Can you become a public speaker in nursing?

    dudette10 replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure how you define a public speaking gig, but hospital educators do it all the time with their classes. Public health nurses can run community seminars. Academic educators and researchers...