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a new employee (RN) left for two weeks in the middle of his classes to get married with a honeymoon. our employer just stated to make sure he brought back pictures. if you inform them before training starts and while you are negotiating your contract, it's considered fine. That's were I work, good luck to you. keep us informed.

i'm in dialysis and when a pt (particular pt comes to mind) starts to cramp i tell her to calm down. this is because she will start to hyperventilate and start a panic attack on top of the cramping; of course I try to talk her through the cramping, but calm down isn't inappropriate in all cases.

i disagree, at last for upstate NY its fair game. this is mostly due to the fact that the BSN programs do not have a good reputation and the ADN programs do. I agree with gaining experience, but do not believe that the BSN are obtaining jobs just because they are BSN.

i'm sorry this happened to you, good luck

there are many avenues to obtain CE's. I am going to a conference which offer CE's and food. they have them online, and check with your states Nurses association (i'm from NY, I've gotten plenty from their web site), then there is your association (i'm part of anna) and nursing journals (i have at least three CE articles mailed to my house via one journal) and last there is your boss (my boss places copies in the brake room with a note stating you can copy the article, complete and summit for CE). I'm sure there are even more avenues, good luck in obtaining your CE's

i know the va isn't hiring (even us with military experience, i wasn't alone when trying) due to the budget. I would try specialties, LTC and offices (they are willing to train). Good luck and I hope you find something you love.

i hope this helps you with your class, good luck.

who is donna cardillo???? i'm talking from experience, and talking to hr personal who either move your resume along or place it in the never to be seen pile. my school even had a local hospital hr personal come to our class to talk about this, he stated what i stated. again, good luck to the new rn and check the sources of those giving you advice.

I was always taught to keep everything to one page, employers only want the highlights. I was also informed to always have a cover page. I've actually witness a employers throw out a two page resume (cover letter not included) stating that they were not going to read the person's entire history. short and to the point, express self in cover letter and interview. good luck.

i've seen it in the ICU once (this was before i became a RN, I was a tech), and the pt was having a MI. I was really green an thought that every pt who had a MI needed a rectal tube , lets just say I was educated on that topic pretty fast.

i've only seen one rectal tube and no it was not placed to wall suction.

you've already started a thread with this topic. why another thread????

they have resume samples on line, just for nurses. I would recommend a cover letter specific to the position applying for (my current boss stated that she remembered me from clinical when she saw me, she interviewed me because of my resume and cover letter.) good luck.

thanks everyone. i'm sure it does happen everywhere, again i think its unsafe when so many are leaving the unit to smoke. the patient ratio triples at least when they leave to smoke. thanks again.

I've told a nurse, that she used up her meal break smoking and to get back to her patients. my boss told me i couldn't do that and that everyone should get a meal break. i responded that she did, she just used it to smoke. i just don't understand my smoking coworkers, and how they justify the extra time to smoke. i'm trying to understand, but i can't.

yes, she does. its so bad, the patients that smoke know who is willing to give them a cigarette and who isn't. I've even spotted staff smoking with some of the patients. I'm just annoyed and a little fed up.

Thanks, its nice to know i'm not alone. to SuesquatchRN, we are only allotted two breaks, my boss is quick to remind you of that if you say you need a break. By saying your going out for a quick smoke, it seems that she doesn't count that as a break. then there is the fact that they are taking more than two per shift.

i agree with chloecatrn. your judging and not listening.

I just need to rant and see if anyone else if having this issue. I work in dialysis as a RN; I find that a lot of my fellow coworkers smoke. The issue I'm having is that we are allotted 2 fifteen minutes breaks and 1 half-hour meal break. I am finding that my fellow coworkers are spending 15min at a time smoking then they complain that they didn't get a break or that they are having a meal break late (they take 45 min by the way, because they have to have a smoke before returning to the unit). I expressed my concern for the patients (with almost everyone smoking, there isn't that many of us taking care of the patients) to my boss, but she is a smoker. I notice one coworker was only in the unit for 45 min in a two hour time frame. :mad:I think its unfair to the nonsmokers who aren't taking 4-5 fifteen min breaks plus a extra long meal break. Lets just say my fellow coworkers are not happy when I hold them to this rule and remind them that they have coworkers who may want to take a break too. Am i wrong for this?? has anyone had issues concerning smoking and breaks??

SUNYIT in New York has a fast track, where your receive your MSN while obtaining your BSN. I am currently in that program. good luck

I've worked in a doctors office, you don't want the parents to hold the child, that is not their role, and yes children will kick in to the fight or flight mode, and become little incredible hulks. you can try to talk, an bribe the child, but even with babies, you may have to restrain them. As someone who has two disabled children, YES it can happen. my oldest required 7 male adults (very build) to have an injection to sedate him enough to start an IV to sedate him even more before they could do any procedures (they needed a et tube, foley, etc). my youngest receives her "special" juice and our therapy dog before any procedures. Age has nothing to do with strength when your scared. I'm just sorry for the little girl and the trauma she had to experience.

as someone working in NY, Good luck. I know classmates how left the state to find jobs due to the lack of employment here.

You will gain experience in the healthcare field if you take the position, but you want RN experience which you will not received. inquire at to RN opening in Med surg or any other unit if they will not take you as a RN, then transfer later if that is your passion. You need RN experience for you, your career and for your resume.

again, just imagine what your other coworker who are not the same height have to deal with. the current chairs do not rise enough for proper sitting position, and the current counters are extremely low causing back pain. again, just another point of view.

sorry, but I only did one interview, face to face (offered position on the spot after walk through). if you want the position, take the flight. i've been in health care for more than 10 years, 5 as a nurse (LPN THEN RN), i've never did more than one interview. Not to say, you don't do your research, I relocated for a position. I knew more about the area, place and job than most of my coworkers. no one is going to give you a chance over the phone.