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encourage open communication and talking processes and procedures out loud (i.e "i'm going to change this IV dressing because...and these are supplies I have to get ready and this is the policy I looked up and this is my step by step way of doing it...

Hi All nurses!! I was just wondering If you were a nurse manager or nurse educator, what kind of questions would you ask at an interview?? I have been fortunate enough to land an interview at a Pediatric Cardiac CCU and have been preparing endlessly...

It went well! I got the job There were absolutely no scenario questions and it was completely behavioural type questions (i.e. How do you deal with conflict? Tell me about a time when you were working in a group and there was an issue, How did you m...

Wow, that is a tough place to be in!! It's great that you have all these options available to you and are looking towards professional growth :) IMHO, I think this is a personal decision that takes much thought and in spite of advice given here or a...

I was in the same position as you when I came out of nursing school! As a new graduate, it is difficult to start your resume from scratch, but fortunately you CAN put your clinical experience. My resume has all the clinical experience that I had as w...

Hey Ellab! I'm a new graduate that has been working for a couple of months now in the GTA. When you say "1000 other stuff" are you referring to the qualifications wanting different certificates and such?? I came across this a lot as well when I was o...

congrats on surviving that!

It REALLY is the best feeling when a patient stops you and gives you a heart felt thanks for a job well done :) great article!

As a new nurse and a nursing student a short 4 months ago, this is something that I can most definitely relate to. It's inspiring to come on to these forums and see that there are plenty of people who feel the same way and have gone through the same ...

Hello all! Looking for some suggestions here...:) I recently was looking through all the threads and was looking through one where the OP was about becoming more efficient while in LTC. I started my position as a new graduate in long term care about ...

Thanks for all the valuable input from everyone who posted! I really appreciate whatever advice anyone can shed. I realize that I probably won't likely be able to sit and talk to a client one on one for an extensive period of time but, it helps to kn...

Oh my goodnesss! I could not agree with this more! I always wonder why people who are not nurses or are not directly related to a nurse have such a skewed view of what nurses do, well it's because the media portrayal of nurses is absolutely FALSE! N...

Oh my goodness! What a terrible experience for your daughter :hug: I agree with what someone else had posted earlier that "nurses eat their young" As a new graduate, working for the first time, the generational gap between myself and the "younger" nu...

WOW, as a new graduate in long term care, this is something that I find very surprising! I think that working on the unit is something that is of most benefit, because similar to what everyone else in this post has mentioned it's important to get th...

I'm a new graduate, that just started my career in LTC nursing. I have only been working for a month and I can relate to everything that has been written in the previous posts!! I sometimes feel used and abused by the management of the facility. They...

I think that every nursing faculty can make some adjustments to their curriculum :S I base my judgments on universities from my colleagues who have been to the institutions you refer to. My friends from McMaster enjoyed the student life and their ex...

There is also the possibility of taking extra courses such as ACLS or PALS courses? These could pad your resume and make you more appealing to employers

WOW, this is great!! Thanks so much for all the advice! I'll definitely make sure to take all of these into consideration. Being able to "prioritize care" as you mentioned, is what I'm most nervous about. There have been moments in my consolidation a...

Hey all! I was just wondering if any RNs, particularly any new grads who just started practicing had any advice for starting a new job?? Any advice from any area of nursing is very welcome and much appreciated!! Thanks

I'm just curious, what are the limits of the temp license??

I actually just finished up at UWO last year and chose not to work during my first year of university. Personally, I think I would have found it difficult adjusting to the university work load, but I know a lot of fellow students who were able to bal...

I could not AGREE with what you said more!! I wrote the exam and felt like I was rushing to fill in bubbles at the end. When leaving, I spoke to a couple other writers who felt the same way and some of them even had left a few questions blank! Like y...

I recently graduated in December and have been browsing ads as I live here in Toronto. I did a placement at a downtown hospital and know that it is very difficult to get positions at this time and that is not just for paediatric positions. It is stil...