Aylialee

Thank you so much for the revising. I will take your advice on touring the hospital's website more.

Hi everyone. I need some help with my cover letter. I want to know what you think. Let me know what I can add or take out to make my cover letter look better. English is my second language so any advice you can give to make it sound more appropriated. I always dream of becoming a pediatric nurse or a nurse that works with kids and mothers. It was hard finding a job, so I settle for a rehab/ nursing home position. I love L/D and peds so much during my rotations but unable to find a job. I am a stay at home mom as of now. I still want to reach for my dreams. Please help. Thank you in advance. my name 111 10th Avenue N●Brooklyn, NY 00000 (xxx) xxx-xxxx●email.com February 27, 2014 Human Resource Northwestern Hospital 000 E 18th St. City, State zip To whom it may concern, I am writing this letter in response to the part-time RN position in Labor & Delivery on your webpage. I am a licensed registered nurse with 2 ½ years experience. I had worked with mid-age to geriatric patients in rehabilitation, dementia/Alzheimer's care, and hospice care. I have always dreamed to be a nurse that works with mothers and children. This area of nursing is where my heart is and it excites me to bring joy and peace to my patients. My 2 ½ years of experience consist of providing direct care for patients of various diseases such as orthopedic, cardiac, respiratory, renal, diabetes, and mental disorders. Working in a fast pace unit requires me to adapt to difficult situations and make decisions quickly. My daily schedule includes, but is not limited to applying the nursing process, aseptic wound care, colostomy care, blood sugar monitoring, admitting and discharging, and IV therapy. I had some experience prepping patients for surgery and providing post-op care. I worked with PT/OT/ST on a daily basis and use time management skills to provide the best care for my rehab patients. I enjoy serving my community and want to help those that are in need. I am self-motivated, a fast learner, and a hard worker. I am able to work independently but work well with others and enjoy collaborating. My priority is caring for my patients and making sure they receive the best care. I am looking forward for an interview with you. Thank you for your time and consideration in reviewing my resume. Please do not hesitate to contact me for additional information. I can be reach by phone or via email. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely yours, my name

Esme12 DSD means director staff development. I understand what you mean, but how about the remark that she made? It not only made me feel bad, but belittle. This is not the first time it has happen. I already address my feelings to her once before.

Around 0530-0545 one morning while finishing my meds pass, my coworker a LVN came and told me the iv bag is beeping and she thinks it is done. I told her let me finish up here really quickly and I'll be in there. As I finishing giving medication to my last two residents, I quickly push my cart to the nurse's station and went into the room. When I got there, the LVN handed me NS syringe and alcohol wipes and she said "I think it just needs to be flush." We looked at the IV order and noted that it was ordered to be continuous. So we both went into the room. I checked the machine and the alert button was beeping. So I turn it off and open the side door to fix the tubing. I noticed there were bubbles in the tube so I went ahead and tap it. After clearing the bubbles out, I put the tube back in place and turn the machine on. The machine alert button was still beeping. The bag still has about 300ml left out of 1000ml. I try to enter the amount of total fluid volume into the machine. Somehow the machine wouldn't let me enter it. I tried it multiple times and couldn't get it to work. So I flushed the IV anyway to make sure it is patent. There was no problem with the IV line and there was no resistant. The Lvn got on the phone and call our DON and notify her of the problem. DON asked if there are still fluids dripping from the drip chamber. We told her no. She didn't bother to help us trouble shoot the cause of the problem, but told us she will be in. Around 6:30 As I was charting at the nurse's station, I heard a voice in the background saying "where did she get her RN license from, the .........I couldn't understand if it was the pig's pin and something else. I had no idea who and what she (DON) was talking about. Then the am nurse came out and asked me, "you were here last night, why did DON had to come this early to hang the IV bag?" By this time I knew that she was talking about me, and that was in front of two other LVNs and DSD. :madface:I was curious to find out why she was so upset. After a couple minutes pass, the DON came and was talking to the AM nurse. As she came to the nurse's station, I explained to her again what happen, she cut me off and said the fluids were too low and needed to be replace. I apologize and said I wasn't sure 300ml was too low for the machine. She left before I was even finished. Then she came back and asks me if the ATB was here yet. I told her no, not that I'm aware of. She asked me if I called the Pharmacy. I said no, and I also told her that I was not aware that the resident was on ATB until this morning when the LVN told me about the beeping of the IV. Again she left before I finish talking and went into the med room. Then she came out with a pack of ATB bag and threw it onto the desk just 3ft from where I was charting. (ATB was in there the whole time. WTH. This means the PMs didn't even give it and did not reported to me or the LVN) I continue explaining the LVN told me that the ATB will be here sometimes this morning. I assumed that she already called the pharmacy. The DON rolled her eyes raised her voice saying "you should of look at the orders and question your LVN." Then she stepped out of the nursing station and came back around and rolled her eyes again and said you're the senior nurse, you should of check all the 24 hour report and orders. I said okay and I am sorry. I did not get a chance to talk with her regarding the IV pump problem and the ATB. I had a skilled check off at 7am with the DSD. I know she is upset, but doesn't have the right to speak to me that way. What do I do? Should I report it?