littlehoneybee

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  1. Strange federal interview

    littlehoneybee posted a topic in Government, Military

    I recently interviewed for a position as a staff nurse on a med/surg unit in a military hospital. I expected to get performance based questions, but was surprised that none of the questions I was...

  2. RESUME REVIEW - Please help

    littlehoneybee replied to koalim1's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Your experience should be in reverse chronological order. Objectives have been replaced with a professional summary. Remove the part about references because that is

  3. Odd interactions

    littlehoneybee replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was a nursing assistant, I was floated to the peds unit a few times. One day, we admitted a four month old baby girl and while I was taking her temperature rectally, her father asked if I was...

  4. A Rant by a Special Snowflake.

    littlehoneybee replied to Lulu Belle's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My co-worker took a pay cut going from an tech to an RN in the same hospital. She had worked in the ER for five years, but HR refused to pay her her tech wages once she became an RN. She was paid RN...

  5. States that hire ADNs

    littlehoneybee replied to WCSU1987's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Texas

  6. cover letter help!

    littlehoneybee replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There's a lot of passive voice in your in your letter. Change the passive voice to past tense to make your sentences stronger. Remove the "haves." For example, "I am a registered nurse and recently...

  7. Tips for better time management?

    littlehoneybee replied to Johnny654's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Something that helped me when I was orienting to a new unit, was to carry a small notebook where I could jot things down. I found it especially helpful for learning the computer charting system. That...

  8. Please critique my resume

    littlehoneybee replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would remove the part about references at the bottom. Everything I read now states that is old fashioned and understood. Also, I've read that you shouldn't have a lot of lines/asterisks because...

  9. do you have a previous degree?

    littlehoneybee replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    I had a degree in biology, but didn't want to work in a lab. I had volunteered in a hospital and nursing seemed like natural fit. My biology degree was a great asset to me; it made nursing school as...

  10. Pretty sure it's dismal

    littlehoneybee replied to ceebeejay's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's HIPAA, not

  11. Rant: behavioral questions/interviews

    littlehoneybee replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I agree that these types of questions show how you think on your feet and handle stressful situations. I remember one interview I had in which the manager's first words to me were, "I don't even know...

  12. Does anyone else get grief from their family for choosing nursing?

    littlehoneybee replied to planetoi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Twenty years ago when I decided to go to nursing school, I got criticism from both parents. My mother insisted I was selling myself short and was too smart for nursing (I'd graduated from the number...

  13. Nurses need a pedometer

    littlehoneybee replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I wore a pedometer when I was in charge of a 70 bed cardiovascular stepdown. I ended up walking seven miles on a slower night, but eight to nine was

  14. blue tubex injector

    littlehoneybee replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    I've had mine since the late 90s. It works so much better than the Carpuject! I hope I never lose

  15. Do you dream about work?

    littlehoneybee replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I dream that it's the end of my shift and I haven't seen my patients all night or given them their meds. This dream usually pops up when I'm stressed or worried about something. Before I was a...

  16. What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    littlehoneybee replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

    ISTJ. cardiovascular

  17. Pregnant question

    littlehoneybee replied to nurse4ever08's topic in General Nursing

    I was fortunate enough to be able to stop working during my second trimester. I had made the decision that I would quit early after seeing EVERY single one of my pregnant coworkers have complications...

  18. Apology from a doctor!

    littlehoneybee replied to JasBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked with a cardiologist who was a complete *&!hole. He constantly talked down to the nurses, yelled, slammed things, and refused to even make eye contact as if we were beneath him. The last...

  19. Current and former sacred cows in nursing

    littlehoneybee replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Nursing

    I don't remember it personally, but my older co-workers told me they were taught not to use gloves when cleaning a patient after a code brown because it would shame and embarrass the

  20. Med passing question from a student

    littlehoneybee replied to MsPebbles's topic in Patient Medications

    In nursing school, I failed a medication administration exam because I opened the pill packages at the bedside. We were required to open all of them in the med room and then give a medication cup...

  21. What is your degree in other than nursing?

    littlehoneybee replied to nija315's topic in General Students

    BA in

  22. Shy nurses

    littlehoneybee replied to Tesfanurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's a common misconception that being shy means you're an introvert, but that is not true. Extroverts can be shy too. Introverts tend to think before they speak, are good observers and analysts, and...

  23. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    littlehoneybee replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Friend of a friend wanted to name her baby daughter after a paint color. After looking at many cans for inspiration, she decided Enamel (pronounce EE-na-mel) was the most beautiful name ever. I was...

  24. Stupid, I know, but more bad representations of NURSES on tv!

    littlehoneybee replied to uRNmyway's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I saw that too and my husband laughed at me when I started yelling at the TV. Of course, I have to console him when watching any type of army movie because they always show sergeants giving orders to...

  25. Is this nurse recruiter nuts or am I?

    littlehoneybee posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am an RN with six years experience. I worked in a medical/surgical cardiac telemetry unit at a large teaching hospital with magnet status. My floor was a 70-bed ICU step-down and we handled...