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  1. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been reading through the posts from the last few days, and I'm completely astonished by the "us" vs "them" mentality that is showing up between the nursing students and the staff nurses. Maybe...

  2. New job in Johnson City with MSHA

    DL-SNUP posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Hi Everyone, So, I'm a BSN student graduating in May, and was just offered a position as an RN at the Johnson City Medical Center. I've accepted, but I'm a little nervous because I haven't had to...

  3. Tips for orienting to new unit smoothly--new grad

    DL-SNUP posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, So, I'm a new grad as of today (wooohoo!) and am wondering if anyone has some tips about how to orient and go through my preceptorship smoothly. I've seen a lot of threads(on various sites)...

  4. Tips for orienting to new unit smoothly--new grad

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Esme! I have a few that have served me well in nursing school, but I'm getting the feeling I'm going to have to step it up a notch. Plus, I've never done time on a renal unit, so these sheets...

  5. Help! MSHA vs Wellmont

    DL-SNUP posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Hi All, So, I've been offered a position at both Wellmont and MSHA, and I'm completely at a loss about which to chose. Here is the down and dirty: Wellmont Holston Valley: Slightly (very slightly)...

  6. New job in Johnson City with MSHA

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I started applying super early because I'm paranoid. But anyway, I worked as a Med Aide/CNA in school, did lots of volunteer work, and spent hours on my applications. I was offered two positions...

  7. New job in Johnson City with MSHA

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Misrepresented

  8. Potentially ridiculous question...interviewing for Acute renal unit RN position.

    DL-SNUP posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    So, I have an interview coming up for an RN position on an Acute Renal Unit. I'm a new grad, and don't have any clinical experience on a solely renal unit (although I've worked with renal failure...

  9. Potentially ridiculous question...interviewing for Acute renal unit RN position.

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks for the help! I was offered the job.

  10. When to apply for jobs?

    DL-SNUP posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone :) I graduate this upcoming year, and I'm getting pretty nervous about finding a position in this economy. I do have CNA experience, a pretty good GPA, and will have a BSN.... but it seems...

  11. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not saying it would take 2 seconds to show me what to do....I'm saying it would take 2 seconds to tell me to grab my clinical faculty and go do it. The nurse wouldn't have to be there, because my...

  12. Community College? You must be stupid.

    DL-SNUP replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    I agree with this. In my area, it's the opposite. Portland hospitals job listings are starting to spread the message that by 2013, they won't be hiring ADNs without previous RN experience, and they...

  13. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know, I do see what you're saying...but sometimes it can't be helped. For example, I've never inserted an NG tube. Most of my classmates have, but I've never had a patient who has needed one. I...

  14. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks! At the end of the day, the message that I was trying to get across is that "This is how it is". Whether or it is or isn't fair, nurses have to work with students. That's real life nursing....

  15. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Scary! I guess I'm lucky....the hospitals here let us pull all medications except for narcotics, and we can give most meds and hang most IVs w/o an RN present (provided they trust us, obviously). IV...

  16. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ooh, I see what you're saying. One thing is that not all the nurses on the unit are DEU nurses--most of them don't want students. It's more that a unit asks their nurses if they want to work with...

  17. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't really see it that way. It's the same as having normal clinicals, except that you're in a better environment for learning. If anything, I'd say it's an improvement. I've never met a student...

  18. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do understand that. You don't need us as students. But you do need coworkers, and I'm sure at one point one of them will be a new grad who was in a situation like this. Students don't stay students...

  19. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    DEU= Dedicated Education Unit. It's a system that my school uses that they're trying to get other schools and hospitals to adopt. Nurses from the unit volunteer to work with students. Typically, the...

  20. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That seriously terrifies me. Luckily, I feel like my school has trained us better than that and the nurses I've worked with have been able to trust that. By the time we're done our first 6 week...

  21. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry if it came off that way--I'm really just frustrated with the situation and feel like there has to be a better way than having everyone ticked off when students work with nurses. I just don't...

  22. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm really sorry you feel that way. On the units I've been on, we essentially take over as the aide so it's pretty much like communicating with them. And while the student may not be part of your...

  23. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, but it was similar. The surgeon had placed a semi-permanent tube into the pt's pleura and out the skin that allowed us to use luer lock syringes to remove fluid from her pleura. They actually do...

  24. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hm...that's an interesting thought. I'm really hoping that's not how I'm coming off to nurses, and I don't think that my peers tend to behave that way. If I ever told ignored my nurse or told her to...

  25. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    DL-SNUP replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can appreciate that, but I really do believe that nurses should try to help the students as much as they can. For example, today I got to do a pleural aspiration. Yes, it took my nurse a few extra...