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  1. Help with interview questions

    trueblue2000 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Please help me choose the best answer for this questions. Thanks. 1 When a patient complains, what should you do? [TABLE=width: 90%] [TR] [TD] Find out what is going wrong and what you can do about...

  2. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    trueblue2000 replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    This will be for sure a setback on your nursing career. It is not over, but, absent powerful family/friend connections in the desired hospital, expect future employment to be at much less prestigious...

  3. So I Just Have To Get Creative?

    trueblue2000 replied to Soliloquy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just be careful for your creativity not to fall outside the nursing scope of practice. Some nurses get carried away. Remember that for some things THERE IS a strict protocol that needs to be followed...

  4. I feel truly sorry for new grads

    trueblue2000 replied to Concerto_in_C's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Nursing employment has been cyclical, you are right. But what is different this time is the number of nursing school graduates. Look it up, twice as many people graduate from nursing schools today...

  5. Being a shy nurse

    trueblue2000 replied to mtcowgirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am not going to sugarcoat this issue. Shyness will be a major handicap in your nursing career. Once you start your nursing courses, you will learn that being a patient advocate is at the core of...

  6. Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    trueblue2000 replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    It is theft, plain and simple. Narcotic or nonnarcotic, prescription or OTC, patient or hospital supply; does not make an iota of difference. You are stealing. Can't believe some nurses think it is...

  7. Unrealistic expectations of nurses.

    trueblue2000 replied to Can'tdragmeaway's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I hear your call to unite and fight for nursing. In this respect, I find a pity that only about 5% of nurses are ANA members. After I passed the NCLEX, it was the first thing I did. And I consider my...

  8. New Male Nurse = No Problem Landing A Job ???

    trueblue2000 replied to RetSGT's topic in Men in Nursing

    The OP is (was) definitely mistaken in believing that being a male RN guarantees a job. But so are those who believe that gender has no effect in nursing employment whatsoever. The truth, I believe,...

  9. New Male Nurse = No Problem Landing A Job ???

    trueblue2000 replied to RetSGT's topic in Men in Nursing

    You are forgetting workforce diversity. Employers value it. Since males are underrepresented in nursing, as are African Americans, Asians and Hispanics, it may give men an advantage in the hiring...

  10. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    trueblue2000 replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    The fair thing to do would be to apply this policy across the board with all hospital execs and managers cleaning their offices and restrooms and all physicians responsible for cleaning their areas...

  11. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    trueblue2000 replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    They are not thinking this trough. Was HR ever consulted on this? This is going to affect their RN recruitment and retention big time. Vandy is not going to attract the best and the brightest nurses...

  12. Tuition Reimbursement Programs in St. Louis?

    trueblue2000 replied to sehartma's topic in General Nursing

    If you are researching hospital benefits, it is crucial you get the terminology right, lest you get turned down when you apply for your perceived benefits. "Tuition reimbursement" is the term used by...

  13. Tuition Reimbursement Programs in St. Louis?

    trueblue2000 replied to sehartma's topic in General Nursing

    SSM offers tuition reimbursement but as with BJC has discontinued its loan repayment benefit to RNs. In the STL region I think that only Mercy and St. Lukes still help you with educational loans prior...

  14. Hospitals in St. Louis, MO Tuition Assistance/Loan Forgiveness

    trueblue2000 replied to nmagfc's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    SSM will reimburse tuition up to $4,200 per year for full time employees. This is NOT a loan repayment program (SSM dropped that benefit a few years ago). People get confused about this. Tuition...

  15. Student having doubts about future salary in STL...please help

    trueblue2000 replied to Nikki4.0's topic in General Nursing

    Your sources are right. At SSM, for instance, new grads start @ $21.00/hr for days; $24.00 if you work nights (15% differential for taking on the graveyard shift!). And that is one of the best paying...

  16. New Grad Job Market: A Game of Chance

    trueblue2000 replied to sourapril's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I disagree the new grad market is a game chance. To say that you mean employers randomly pick a resume and hire that person, and nothing a candidate can do will improve their chances. I do not think...

  17. Employer's Negative Response to Teaching Hospital Experience

    trueblue2000 replied to slr0610's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Fully expecting and prepared to be flamed for this post, I will say the following: You walked in the interview thinking you were the big shot - CCRN, major teaching hospital experience - and they sort...

  18. Will it ever feel better???

    trueblue2000 replied to coopman712's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Two facts here. One, there is really no time to learn everything about a patient. You would have to arrive to work hours before your shift to go through and memorize the entire medical records of each...

  19. I don't want a male nurse! - Caption Contest Winner

    trueblue2000 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I think I will never understand why being care for by a person of the opposite sex means trowing one's modesty, comfort and dignity out of the window. If you think it is OK to discriminate someone...

  20. How do you develop your mastery after nursing school?

    trueblue2000 replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    The answer to your question is found in Patricia Benner's seminal book "From novice to expert", where she explains the process of becoming an expert nurse starting out of school. I read this book...

  21. Unethical hiring practices

    trueblue2000 replied to Zippitydoodah's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes and no. It is not unethical or unfair to kick you out of the CVICU, even after only a month, even without screw-ups, if, in their subjective judgement, they deem you unprepared for the position....

  22. Can a Nurse do a Respiratory Therapist's job?

    trueblue2000 replied to cumberbachtRNtobe's topic in General Nursing

    You are the

  23. I am about to quit with no notice and no warning

    trueblue2000 replied to okkennk28's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Secure a new position first then give your notice. You are much more employable while being

  24. Can a Nurse do a Respiratory Therapist's job?

    trueblue2000 replied to cumberbachtRNtobe's topic in General Nursing

    With some additional training yes. Drawing ABGs, for instance, that is not something part of the nursing school curriculum or new grad orientation. Same with nebulizers. Also extubation; RTs do it and...

  25. Please be prepared for your interview...

    trueblue2000 replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    Good post Larry, but how about unprepared interviewers? People who ask silly and contrived questions like "what are your weaknesses?" without having a clue about what is the relevance if any of such...