BrendaH84

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  1. Don't talk bad about your patients

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i'm the O.P. , just for clarification, pertinent info about psych or family issues etc, is not what I ever meant that I didn't like. I meant a regular man or woman comes in for a surgery or pneumonia...

  2. Left horrific SNF job; struggling to find another job. HELP!

    BrendaH84 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    great post :) I think it's also ok, to say the truth, "as a relatively new nurse I ended up feeling pretty uncomfortable with 28 patients each shift. Someday that could be do-able, but I don't have...

  3. Don't talk bad about your patients

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think my point is, you and I, can vent when we leave, if we need to. (I personally feel BETTER, not venting at all, cuz , in my opinion, it's negative & mean). But I am a licensed...

  4. Don't talk bad about your patients

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    this whole post goes with the post I put in the student category, "Are you a Sensitive Person?" ...

  5. Don't talk bad about your patients

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    exactly ArtClassRN, "crap talking" people just keeps those bad feelings around, let it go. it's so "baby-ish" !

  6. Are you a sensitive person?

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in General Students

    lol

  7. Don't talk bad about your patients

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work with two nurses who I have NEVER heard "vent" about a patient, & I don't either. (coincidentally one is a male nurse who probably gets asked to do lots of extra things because he is a man,...

  8. Pt stool smells like fish

    BrendaH84 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we have many long-term pt's. Three of them ALWAYS have stools that are soft and always smell strongly of a fishy iodine type smell. is this c diff? I had asked if it was c diff and...

  9. Since I can't see myself as how others see me...

    BrendaH84 replied to MPKH's topic in General Nursing

    My advice: find someone who most everyone likes or feels calm around (a nurse, janitor, boss, anyone). and DO WHAT THEY DO. pretend you're an actor, acting THEIR part. I did that when I was new &...

  10. Pt stool smells like fish

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in General Nursing

    Let me rephrase the question. Can you describe what c diff smells

  11. Does anyone know how many times you can write NCLEX RN Iin MN?

    BrendaH84 replied to RNN7's topic in General Nursing

    and when you pass the NCLEX you'll be working with people who will answer your questions at work much like the above poster answered you. It was obvious you hadn't asked the board of nursing and you...

  12. florida hospital ekg competency test

    BrendaH84 replied to marcoriver4's topic in Florida Nursing

    what about

  13. Help me feel better about this - Full time 8 hour nights

    BrendaH84 replied to amyshell's topic in General Nursing

    good luck :) jeez the other contender had to take a med calc test, it's been awhile since i REALLY had to jump through hoops,

  14. Help me feel better about this - Full time 8 hour nights

    BrendaH84 replied to amyshell's topic in General Nursing

    midnight 5 night a week is horrid. i feel like I'm dying at 3:30 AM lol, and that was just 3 12 hr shifts. I don't work midnights

  15. Personality test determines my employment

    BrendaH84 replied to noyesno's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I had a question that was "I always do one task at a time" very much agree, agree, neutral, disagree, very much disagree. lol, I often do two things at once and I doubt it's what they wanted to hear,...

  16. How Would You Take This Comment?

    BrendaH84 replied to laKrugRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    why is it your dream job? good luck by the way

  17. personality test for job interview

    BrendaH84 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    i love where i work, but i saw a great opportunity at a different place and I applied. after the HR interview i had to take a personality test, one question said "you've made a big med error and...

  18. personality test for job interview

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Well even though they said they'd get back with me after they received my test results, I was never contacted. Today my job application on their website says "no longer under consideration" How sad,...

  19. personality test for job interview

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    well i couldn't answer like nclex cuz i didnt really understand the secret behind the question at the time, maybe, lol. the answer choices were odd at best. we'll see, they havent tossed me out of the...

  20. Getting Endorced in a another state

    BrendaH84 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wasn't sure where to post this. So I'm licensed in a non compact state and we are moving to another non compact state. If husband doesn't like his new job we will move back to the original state...

  21. Getting hired in Florida.. please help

    BrendaH84 replied to sugar12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    kind of seems like once you get one year or more in, working ANYWHERE, as a nursem it's easier to get other jobs, BUT, if I could've got into the the florida hospital new grad program, I would have....

  22. Getting hired in Florida.. please help

    BrendaH84 replied to sugar12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    florida hospital has a program for new grads. they keep your info for many months here is the link Florida Hospital Graduate Nurse Programs - Apply Now also home health is great, good for you. and a...

  23. Are you invisible to your preceptor?

    BrendaH84 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    So either you are an experienced nurse who just obtained a new job or you are a new nurse with a new job. Either way you'll have a preceptor (shoot yourself right away, get the slow death over with)....

  24. Are you invisible to your preceptor?

    BrendaH84 replied to BrendaH84's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thanks. i hope the best for anyone of you who reads

  25. Job got rescinded. Do you think I'm allowed to reapply ?

    BrendaH84 replied to CarlyBelle's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    my recruiter asked me, "when will u get the drug test? i said "well there's no excuse not to drive somewhere right now, just to pee, so tell me where to go and I will drive there provided they are...