P51Mike1980

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1. ER Nurses- How do you feel about ED volunteers?

   P51Mike1980 replied to VagusX's topic in Emergency

   In terms of being given more responsibility I can tell you it will come (to the extent a volunteer can get more responsibility), but you need to be patient. Volunteers have a high turnover and nurses...

2. ER Nurses- How do you feel about ED volunteers?

   P51Mike1980 replied to VagusX's topic in Emergency

   That's pretty rude of them, and I haven't seen that happen in the ED I volunteer in. The only time I'd ever interrupt a nurse who is in the middle of making a report/treating/talking to a doctor, is...

3. ER Nurses- How do you feel about ED volunteers?

   P51Mike1980 replied to VagusX's topic in Emergency

   Any reason

4. ER Nurses- How do you feel about ED volunteers?

   P51Mike1980 replied to VagusX's topic in Emergency

   I'd like to add something else to my previous comment, if you've been trained to, answer the phones! You don't know how much its appreciated if you can give the secretaries a break and be the go...

5. Can they demand a 4 week notice and pay me minimum wage? Abandonment?

   P51Mike1980 replied to Marie.rn's topic in General Nursing

   Tell them to take a flying leap. MANY employers put this in their handbooks in order to scare employees when it comes time to quit. Unless you are a contract employee that has a contract stating you...

6. Does volunteering count towards "experience" when applying for Nursing/CNA positions?

   P51Mike1980 replied to sixela21's topic in General Nursing

   It may or may not count as experience but it does help with networking and getting your face recognized. I currently volunteer in an ED because I want to.eventually work in an ED. I can tell you...

7. For Those Considering A Career In Nursing

   P51Mike1980 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Career

   This was a great read and the last couple of paragraphs stated exactly why I left office work. Thankfully both my parents are nurses so I talked to them a LOT about it before going back to school. I...

8. ER Nurses- How do you feel about ED volunteers?

   P51Mike1980 replied to VagusX's topic in Emergency

   I LOVE being an ED volunteer, but what you do will really depend on the protocol at the hospital you volunteer at. Where I volunteer I answer phones, transport patients to x-ray, bring patients to...

9. Difficulty finding job as a new nurse

   P51Mike1980 replied to nightnurse79's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   This is going to be a huge problem in a few years and nurses start retiring again. There will be a shortage of "experienced" nurses. In a perfect world, hospitals would hire a healthy mix of...

10. Is volunteering in an ED a good way to get my foot in the door?

    P51Mike1980 replied to magnum68's topic in Emergency

    Have you tried just applying for ED positions? The ED I volunteer at takes nurses from different departments without any ED experience. Volunteering is a good way to get an idea of how the ED works,...

11. Are shy and quiet people not allowed to be nurses?

    P51Mike1980 replied to sunnyskies2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wouldn't give her a second thought. My dad was a nurse for 25+ years before retiring and he's the quietest person I know. His evaluations were great and he was a good nurse. He took care of the...

12. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    P51Mike1980 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Although I'm not a nurse, I've seen plenty of doctors in the ED where I volunteer do pretty much the same thing. I don't see either of those as a big deal at

13. Is becoming a Nurse hard?

    P51Mike1980 replied to Tesslyn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Depends on the program you want to get into. If you want a BSN, a lot of the requirements are "hard." The program I want to get into requires: -Chemistry -Microbiology -Psychology -Sociology...

14. Do you think there would be less RN students if the economy was better?

    P51Mike1980 replied to kalevra's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto! I had what most would consider a "good job" before I quit last year. It was in finance, and just like some people aren't cut out for nursing or anything medical related, I am absolutely NOT...

15. Oh boy. Let go from job... not sure if this is it. :(

    P51Mike1980 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Its a sad fact of life that not all "book smart" people are "job smart," I encountered this on a daily basis in my former life in finance. That being said, as pointed out here, you have MANY options...