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  1. New grads in specialties without the basics

    sjalv replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's sweeping generalizations like these that make me laugh. I just turned 21 and I've been in the CVICU for a month now. Am I a new grad? Yes. Do I have what it takes? Absolutely. To write off...

  2. New grads in specialties without the basics

    sjalv replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The attitude is unacceptable. However, besides that (the attitude), I am that type of new grad. Fortunately, my preceptor is more understanding than you and others seem to be. I know I am intelligent....

  3. Written Up For Not Being Able To Take A Lunch Break

    sjalv replied to kalikare8's topic in General Nursing

    It is a no win situation because the nurse tolerates it. She should be telling her employer she will contact the labor board if she is continued to be expected to lie about getting her breaks. And she...

  4. Written Up For Not Being Able To Take A Lunch Break

    sjalv replied to kalikare8's topic in General Nursing

    You should not be clocking out for a lunch break you are not actually taking. If your facility is so adamant that you do this to avoid being cited by the labor board of your state, they need to...

  5. "Just a Psych Nurse"

    sjalv replied to JustKeepDriving's topic in Psychiatric

    It baffles me how someone got a job as a unit educator with such an attitude. Why would anyone belittle any field of nursing? I am a CVICU nurse and many nurses would say they couldn't do what I do.....

  6. Scripting sounds patronizing

    sjalv replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The issue with society is one half prefers that disagreeing statements be prefaced with these apparently positive statements, and the other half just sees them as disingenuous and prefer direct...

  7. When do going back to school STOP!!

    sjalv replied to tlklvn13's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps someone has already told you this (I didn't read all the replies), but there are MANY different types of law which lawyers can practice. For example, I have one lawyer friend who works in...

  8. I've got a question about pain control

    sjalv replied to Norepinephrine's topic in General Nursing

    If the broken leg has a cast on it, which I'm gonna guess it does, and the patient is experiencing pain that is unrelieved with opioids, your friend should also be sure to be assessing the circulatory...

  9. getting over my anxiety and nursing

    sjalv replied to jose2010's topic in Men in Nursing

    A new endeavor is always accompanied by anxiety. I'm almost never anxious but as a new grad RN, I get pretty bad anxiety every morning before a shift. It goes away over time. Likewise, I was anxious...

  10. No visiting hours?

    sjalv replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ICU, and the visiting hours are closed for report/start of shift (6:30am-8am, 6:30pm-8pm), then they're open again. Visitors are limited 2 per room, no one younger than 14

  11. Sexy male scrubs

    sjalv replied to Betenhauser's topic in Men in Nursing

    Please. Vanity is a human trait and by no means unnatural. He isn't asking how to attract his female coworkers like some people have asked on this forum before. To want to look good in what one is...

  12. Please don't call me Dude

    sjalv replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know anyone who identifies themselves by using honorifics. Seems kind of

  13. Please don't call me Dude

    sjalv replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Someone please explain to my why 'ma'am' and 'sir' are considered offensive? I don't use them as pronouns when I know the person. For example, to a fellow coworker, I wouldn't say, "Ma'am, can you get...

  14. Please don't call me Dude

    sjalv replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 20 and call everyone 'sir' and 'ma'am', even people who are relatively close to me in age (in their 20's). It's just how I was raised. If someone asks not to be called that, I will try my best,...

  15. New grad starting in the CVICU

    sjalv replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    No tips, only that I too am a new grad RN starting in a CVICU and want to wish both of us luck! I dunno about your hospital but mine has me in classes for a good chunk of the first month of...

  16. Anyone skip pharm and pass NCLEX?

    sjalv replied to nurse1990's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It doesn't matter how many pharmacology questions another person got. The test is completely randomized. It does not give you more or fewer questions based on subject, as opposed to what some people...

  17. Lippincott Passpoint NCLEX scores

    sjalv replied to wel43's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just took it today, so I dunno if I passed or not. It shut off at 75 questions and I feel like I passed. The user interface is just like Kaplan. However, the questions seemed to be much more...

  18. Working Nights and Having a Life

    sjalv replied to Annath's topic in Nursing Career

    The best advice I can give you is maintain your regular night shift sleeping schedule even on your days off. When you hear about people experiencing constant fatigue, headaches, drowsiness during...

  19. NOTES...how do you take yours?

    sjalv replied to jkblevins's topic in General Students

    I agree that they should make sure it's okay with the instructor first, regardless of the

  20. Timeline for graduation, NCLEX, and 1st RN Job

    sjalv replied to cocoa_puff's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Graduate - May 9th 2015 Send in your application to BON and PearsonVue for the ATT - April 2015, school sent transcripts after graduation Get your authorization to test - 2 weeks after graduation Take...

  21. NOTES...how do you take yours?

    sjalv replied to jkblevins's topic in General Students

    I don't see how this could be an issue. Instructors should not be giving out patient details that could actually identify patients anyway. In my experience, the main reason instructors might not want...

  22. "My Tech" or "My Aide"

    sjalv replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Do you get upset about someone saying "my coworker", or your parent saying "my child"? Or perhaps a sibling saying "my

  23. New Grad - Ain't he special!

    sjalv replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One shouldn't even have to have been exposed to the healthcare field before to know basic work ethic. You help your coworkers, and they'll help you. People with a "that's not my job" attitude will...

  24. Places/states where new nurse grad is not saturated?

    sjalv replied to Water Lilly's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Oklahoma. I just graduated from an ADN program and literally every single person in my class has a job. At least half of us, myself included, were hired before we even graduated. Two of my good...

  25. Do you always wear a suit to an interview???

    sjalv replied to bathrobemom's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Jeans should never be worn to an interview. It doesn't matter if they're Diesel, True Religion, or another fashionable brand name. Dunno what that guy was