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The real answer was “if you can afford it, talk to a lawyer.” This was slander. Resulting in a serious blow to her employability. a lot of lawyers would probably say “you’re SOL.” But a few might say she has a case considering that she made her own ...

This answer was a joke, right? ”Think about your role in this conflict”? When she was falsely accused and wrongfully terminated.

I for one am shocked but not surprised at the responses you’re getting from other nurses here. But it makes sense. Nurses tend to be less forgiving of students’ mishaps. The mistakes you made were fairly minor. Yes, you need to knock on patients’ do...

I'm about 18 months into PCU/med/tele nursing, and I still don't feel completely comfortable. Definitely more competent and knowledgeable than when I started, but I'm not a "grown up nurse" just yet My preceptor told me it probably won't be until 3 ...

Ruby Vee, I'm sorry to be blunt, but this is terrible advice."just avoid your own home" is simply awful. Your home should be a place where you take a deep breath and think "I can relax now." Work, relationships, and life in general are stressful eno...

AB staffing-definitely avoid. They do a lot of contracts with Native American reservations. I interviewed for a clinic position on a reservation in New Mexico, got accepted, then the contract was canceled a couple of days later. I figured it was just...

I'm not sure if it's annoying, but I'm always surprised when grown men and women complain about very minor issues. Like an ID bracelet that's just a little bit too long and occasionally slides down their arm an inch Or they coughed twice and now wa...

Has anyone said they trust their employer yet? I like my current job. My coworkers and charge nurses are all kind. The nurse managers are supportive However, my first real nursing job was a train wreck. That particular institution did a whole song a...

Only two weeks orientation? For someone brand new to nursing? Sorry but that's just nuts.

I worked as a mental health worker in a psychiatric hospital before nursing school. I handed out medications, offered basic therapeutic intervention, and called doctors and other providers if the patients had medical problems. it was low paying--the...

I'm currently a new grad who got her first job at a regional hospital. I got two months of preceptorship and then I worked on the floor on my own. How was I consuming a year's worth of educational resources?

I really don't care how nurses choose to say it, as long as they give me the info. it seems pretty petty to laugh at "fluffy" or "for me." You're able to do your job, aren't you?

I'm not sure why people are outraged at the ideo of a student "volunteering their services." That's what I did in nursing school. Act as an extra pair of hands to my nurse mentor (taking vitals, answering call lights, changing diapers).

if you want to talk about oblivious nursing schools, honey, look no further than my alma mater. A big-name New York City nursing school. I graduated this past May, was license shortly thereafter, and it has taken me almost exactly a year to find a jo...

Mississippi and Tennesse are good for new grads. I also heard rumors about some parts of North Dakota.

what I've heard is that in some hiring situations, even if there's one person that they for sure want to choose, they still have to interview other people. one nurse manager once really wanted to hire me for a job where I had NO qualifications whatso...

addicts seem to come up with a lot of different excuses to not follow through with rehab. when I was a guardian ad litem to a foster baby, the biological mother would tell me one day that she was about to jet off to a rehab, then the next day she wou...

there was one comment who said you should have just kept your mouth shut and immediately brought in the DON, to avoid talking about the nurse. then there was another comment who said that you should have talked with the patient about the nurse, and s...

are there any courses you can take on safety in the healthcare setting? like crisis intervention, de-escalation, etc. it could make you feel more confident, just in case you do get a patient who flips out. A lot of people can be calmed down just thro...

i'm kind of for the testicle-pliers thing, to be honest.

she sounds pretty bold if she's willing to say "you're mean" right to your face. that kind of confrontation should be saved for really bad bullying-type behaviors, not when you patiently explain that you're too busy to take on extra work.

My two cents to this whole conversation is that it seems that your professional team really makes or breaks your job-satisfaction. A lot of nurses on this site complain that they have to report to overly strict bosses. I definitely saw that on one of...

Firstly, take a step back and reread my post. Did I not write clearly enough for you? At what point did I say that volunteer work was preferable to working? What I said was that many volunteer departments will NOT call you back if you disclose that y...

what??? nursing isn't all campfires and rainbows?? I seriously could have sworn that's what my preceptor told me.

FYI: In a lot of states, even non-hospital venues like nursing homes and prisons are asking for 3-5 years of experience. Check your facts before you personally attack someone. That being said, the tone of your post is childish. The OP is struggling w...