Flatlander

Flatlander

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  1. Studying?

    Flatlander replied to Maladroit's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My orientation was 12 hour shifts usually with at most a 20 minute break, often staying late to chart and arriving early to review patient assignments. With luck, I would find 8 hours in between to...

  2. Let go during orientation, will I ever work again?

    Flatlander replied to ht07401's topic in General Nursing

    I am preparing for interviews after being let go at the end of orientation in circumstances similar to above. I really hate dishonesty and cover stories. I am extremely uncomfortable lying by...

  3. Resume Help! Idle for a few years,career change etc. Pls critique my resume?

    Flatlander replied to redfirefly's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Nice resume, Bayat. I like the career chronology. It shows a diverse professional background concisely. Well-done! I'd like to borrow some of those ideas. The trouble with hiding your age is this:...

  4. Let go from orientation

    Flatlander replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How are things going now, NewNurse? Your mailbox is full. Hope you're finding your way to the perfect job for you! Give us an update when you

  5. Ready to quit

    Flatlander replied to armym6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dear armym6, Some of the hardest changes have to take place inside of ourselves. In this situation, you are the one who has to build your own confidence. Only you can figure out how to walk this...

  6. Let go from orientation

    Flatlander replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was on an acute cardiac tele floor with high acuity and turnover and was let go after 11 weeks of a 10-12 week orientation. (The number of weeks promised was 12. The number was revised at some...

  7. Let go from orientation

    Flatlander replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was let go in last week of new grad orientation, with all the same vague reasons you were given ("not a good fit, need to be independent with a full load, you're not ready, need less acute unit,...

  8. Any good books to read while unemployed......

    Flatlander replied to Encast's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's hard to stick to a schedule of study on your own. I'm using two NCLEX prep books for review while job searching. One had a DVD with practice tests and self-assessments. With the self-assessment,...

  9. Has anyone ever been careless and gotten stuck?

    Flatlander replied to NCmcMan's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering if you've identified the reason for your intense fear of needle sticks. Is it fear of infection with incurable diseases? Any other reasons? Perhaps more knowledge of the actual risks of...

  10. Smarten me up please! I come to you humble.

    Flatlander replied to PatMinotaur's topic in Psychiatric

    As for reading material, check out the NAMI website and other associations for mentally ill. Empowerment and respect issues are huge. It helps to understand their views. The worst thing I witnessed in...

  11. New grad RN terminated from orientation after 3 weeks on tele unit

    Flatlander replied to BMB Girl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the reinforcement. Like you, I've gone through a period of self-doubt and loss of confidence in my abilities and worth as a nurse. After my third interview with no call back, I sort of...

  12. New grad RN terminated from orientation after 3 weeks on tele unit

    Flatlander replied to BMB Girl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry to hear of your horrible new job experience, OP. Mine was similar though not quite as abrupt. Netglow, please explain more about this "place-holder" phenomenon. Why is a place-holder necessary...

  13. New Grad RN dropped from orientation. How to proceed?

    Flatlander replied to littlenurse21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Re: including that job on your resume. I think it's better to include it than to leave it off and be "found out" later. Besides, leaving it off discounts all the experience and learning that you...

  14. What do you wish you could/would have done while still orienting?

    Flatlander replied to mitral's topic in First Year After Licensure

    HouTx -- you are very wise. You always seem to hit the nail on the head. This is exactly what I experienced in my orientation. It began to feel very stultifying, almost demeaning toward the end. I...

  15. New Grad RN dropped from orientation. How to proceed?

    Flatlander replied to littlenurse21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Fear of "failing again" haunts me too. I am trying to excise those negative phrases and thoughts from my mind and replace them with more positive ones. This is difficult to do because it comes so...

  16. New Grad RN dropped from orientation. How to proceed?

    Flatlander replied to littlenurse21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds like my experience...ditto that...yup...been there...I sank into a depression that immobilized me for the better part of 6 months after my termination. Antidepressants and counseling helped,...

  17. Just let me be...

    Flatlander replied to WldChrry's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'd like to think we value patient care workers from all levels of education and preparation, from the PCT or CNA to the NP or CNS. Each has their important, unique role on the health care team and...

  18. Please be prepared for your interview...

    Flatlander replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    Food fight! Food fight! :) Seriously tho', I love allnurses.com and these spirited debates. Lots of good issues brought up and hashed out here. I'm staying out of this one, but learning lots about...

  19. Can I get some input on my resume PLEASE.

    Flatlander replied to cindjo717's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The vogue in resumes calls for "bullet points" (I almost typed "buttel points" :) ) instead of sentences and paragraphs. Anything to make it easy to read. It is said you have 10 seconds for the HR...

  20. Can I get some input on my resume PLEASE.

    Flatlander replied to cindjo717's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Resumes carry far too much weight. There is a whole industry making a fortune on our fear of not having a good enough one. I am inclined to distrust all that. The experts on resumes don't agree on...

  21. Nurse with Disdain

    Flatlander replied to StuckInTheMiddle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What about critical care? (Or emergency?) It would be difficult to feel disdain for the critically ill (I think), though the families might need more hand-holding than you are able/willing to do. (I'm...

  22. rant

    Flatlander replied to mmc51264's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was thinking along these lines this morning. I heard a radio story about volunteers helping organize a school library. It was "a mess" because the librarian position was axed due to budget cuts....

  23. Verbal altercation

    Flatlander replied to nitasarn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I had an experience with a male coworker (I am female) before I became a nurse. I tried to correct him on something, he took offense, and the verbal exchange became heated before I could stop myself....

  24. I apologize..

    Flatlander replied to letsbefriends's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations for having the guts to get out when you did. Sometimes you just have to put your own needs first. Take pride in knowing your heart was in the right place. I'm sure you will land on...

  25. Need resume review and suggestions. Old new grad with "problem background".

    Flatlander replied to Flatlander's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks!