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  1. Forever a LTC/Rehab Nurse?

    purplegal posted a topic in General Nursing

    Over a year ago, my first job on a cardiac progressive care unit ended after an unsuccessful orientation. Then, with the recommendation of the nursing placement office as well as others, I started a...

  2. Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

    purplegal posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Having worked in a long term/short-term rehab facility combination for a year now, I have to say that in comparison to other areas of nursing, it's pretty lame. Yes, we work hard. We have 20 or...

  3. Patient Keeps Asking for Another Nurse

    purplegal posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, about a week ago, a rather "interesting" patient was admitted. From calling the ambulance herself not once but three times to accusing the facility of giving her a UTI that was likely already...

  4. Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

    purplegal posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    In the process of searching for and trying to land a new nursing job, I have had many rejections (over 30). I have also reapplied to several of the areas where I have been rejected from, because I...

  5. Successful Orientees Vs Unsuccessful Orientees

    purplegal posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Based on what you have seen and experienced, what makes some new nurses successful during orientation while others are not? Why do some new nurses have more potential than others? At my previous...

  6. New Grad Starting In CVICU

    purplegal replied to HopefulGradNurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hope all goes well for you. Both of you have no idea how lucky you are. Might go without saying, but don't take these great opportunities for

  7. Choosing a job/shift

    purplegal replied to BriannaJune's topic in General Nursing

    If you are already being offered a job on a unit that you want to end up on, go for that. Day shifts will likely eventually open

  8. How Do You Plan to Reach Your Goals in Nursing

    purplegal posted a topic in General Nursing

    Unless you have been working for many years--and even then--you probably still have goals you would like to achieve as a nurse. What are your goals and how do you plan to achieve them? Today I came...

  9. What are Your Goals for 2018??

    purplegal replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Could be a difficult one, but I'm going to aim for no more job applications. See if I can go an entire year without pestering other employers (especially one) with my applications and try to just...

  10. Uneasy about an rn job in a nursing home. No previous nursing experience

    purplegal replied to ClumsyOne's topic in General Specialties

    We have a report sheet that we take notes on that we carry around. On there, I like to write major medications I don't want to miss, who needs vitals, blood sugars, who needs a skin check, certain...

  11. Uneasy about an rn job in a nursing home. No previous nursing experience

    purplegal replied to ClumsyOne's topic in General Specialties

    Hmm, with LTC it's pretty hard to find a lengthy orientation period. I had 3 days of in class orientation which basically discussed charting. I was supposed to have 5 days of on the floor orientation...

  12. Revoking Your Own License: How to Remove Your Name from the Board of Nursing

    purplegal posted a topic in General Nursing

    Not that I am planning on doing so, but I was wondering if someone could request that their named be removed from the Board of Nursing website and no longer legally be referred to as a nurse. This...

  13. Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

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

    I haven't heard any feedback from the jobs I recently applied to, but am almost tempted to withdraw from all of them. At this point, more applications probably show a lack in judgment and not a...

  14. orientation prob. bring it up with my boss or not

    purplegal replied to singleye's topic in General Nursing

    My thought is, since you only have a couple more shifts with this preceptor, to not mention it to the manager unless the situation gets brought up. When you are new, you want as little negativity...

  15. What are the best kind of nursing jobs for an RN BSN?

    purplegal replied to bluestar776's topic in General Students

    The job that pays the most and is the most advanced, requiring you to use the most knowledge

  16. What do you like most about your specialty?

    purplegal replied to alexaway's topic in General Specialties

    I do not often speak positively about my current position as a nurse in a skilled nursing facility that cares for rehab, long term care and hospice patients. However, although it has been a...

  17. Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

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

    Landing a new job was part of the plan for 2017. Getting a full time position at a place I'd already worked part time doesn't count. I'm already far behind in my nursing career. Working a long time...

  18. Orientation length for ICU

    purplegal replied to Toadd35's topic in Critical Care

    3 months is better than 0 months like

  19. Why did you choose to be an ICU Nurse?

    purplegal replied to al3x117's topic in Critical Care

    I have not yet been one yet, but it is my goal to be one by 2019. It would be a great achievement to work with the sickest of the sick and be good at

  20. Moving ICU to med/surg unit

    purplegal replied to Forest2's topic in Critical Care

    Never heard of this before, but it doesn't sound like a good unit. More than likely, the two or so ICU patients you are assigned will need all of your attention because of how critically unstable...

  21. Question for BSN students

    purplegal replied to gpffhdn's topic in General Students

    Not sure there's much you can do. You brought evidence forth, and now it's their decision whether or not to keep the student. It's not fair, for sure, and the fact that there were a lot of other...

  22. Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

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

    My plan is to have a new job by 2018. Maybe I'll get back into cardiac nursing, I've applied to a couple of PCUs. I will work there for a year and then move onto ICU by 2019. I will be an ICU nurse...

  23. I'm Sorry

    purplegal replied to vintagemother's topic in General Nursing

    There's a good chance that someone else gave that patient coffee eventually and he doesn't even remember that you were supposed to get it to

  24. When should a patient Narcotics be destroyed

    purplegal replied to Akasha2#'s topic in General Nursing

    I would think destroying them as soon as the patient's body has left the facility or within a few hours would be the best

  25. RVN: Registered Veterinary Nurse, what do you think?

    purplegal replied to AllisonLeighLVT's topic in General Nursing

    I would say it's probably okay as long as "nurse" is always preceded by "veterinary." I can see your role as being similar to that of a nurse, just for animals. But it's important that people...