Not everyone has these experiences and not everyone will love their job. Despite that they still might be good at it, and everyone needs a roof and to support their family. That's just life. It can't...
I don't think how many questions it took you to pass the nclex has any bearing on employment. No one is going to ask you that in a job interview, but they will ask you a host of other questions. I'm...
I'm not sure experience has anything to do with it either. I've seen nurses with 30 years on the job write down a lot (because their memory is starting to fade, and yeah, it starts at 40), and vice...
I think it's called prioritization. Writing it down doesn't mean it'll be your focus either. I get critiqued by my clinical instructors for writing all the same kinds of details down. They make fun...
Dr. is appreciated. After 17 years in training for an MD and a PhD, my boyfriend gets pretty offended if someone refers to him as "Mr.". And technically it's not just an etiquette thing, it's just a...
This is why I will never work in a nursing home. Did you try to talk to the CNAs before tattling on them? Good communication is a must. Since it sounds like you're not going to get a good...
gallllatea replied to PiedPiperRN's topic in Oregon Nursing
I would be very careful with this one. If they say no phone calls, they usually mean it. To be calling weekly sounds stalker-esque to me and it will be viewed as such. Gone are the days of showing up...
Also, don't listen to the rest of these negative Nancy's. If you want to work on improving yourself and can admit you made *some* mistakes, barring you were assaulted or something totally insane, you...
Good gosh - academic. Missing even one point on an exam can lead to academic expulsion. But getting expelled for behavioral reasons labels you as having serious issues with the safety of your...