Concerto_in_C BSN, RN

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    Nursing specialty that requires minimum patient contact and best hours?

    Concerto_in_C replied to tsipareht's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, that's stretching it. I've been wiping butts for 10 years as I see it as an important job that has to be done, as thoroughly as possible, but I don't love it. It's a responsibility. I love the...
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    Military Nursing

    Concerto_in_C replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    If you live in USA be very careful about the military route, this is probably the worst time to consider a military career due to massive budget problems at the Pentagon and the wars winding down. The...
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    Nursing specialty that requires minimum patient contact and best hours?

    Concerto_in_C replied to tsipareht's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My hospital has clinical informatics opening available. Clinical informatics nurses work with the software engineers and computer coders and as far as I know they don't have a lot of patient contact....
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    I feel truly sorry for new grads

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

    I agree and this seems to follow the usual pattern, similar to computer science degress and real estate certifications 10 years ago. Somebody spreads the word that industry x is a hot area to work,...
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    I feel truly sorry for new grads

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

    This is the big obstacle for young women with families. I was able to move to another part of the country to get a med-surg offer because I'm single and have no kids. I think this is a troubled...
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    Is it really necessary to start out in med surge before branching out to other units?

    Concerto_in_C replied to ashleybrooke1208's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It's not necessary, but it will save you frustration of starting your career in the wrong unit type. Med-surg nurses are among the best because they deal with a variety of cases and their thinking and...
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    No longer a nurse?

    Concerto_in_C replied to withasmilelpn's topic in General Nursing

    -Medication Injector -Diaper Fitter -Urinal Analyst -Bedpan Handler... They want to call us anything, but the professional title we've earned. This is the kind of idiocy that professional nursing...
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    No longer a nurse?

    Concerto_in_C replied to withasmilelpn's topic in General Nursing

    Tell the idiots from the corporate offices who came up with the idea to come over to the floor and starting changing diapers because that will make the facility truly homelike, without the need for...
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    I feel truly sorry for new grads

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

    Tell the recruiters they are retarded and they can take their openings and shove them. When I have 2 years of med-surg experience (that will be April next year) I will not be looking for another job,...
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    I feel truly sorry for new grads

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

    We are disheartened too. I promise you will be in demand when you have 2 years of medical-surgical experience, telemetry experience, epidural certification, art line certification, medical-surgical...
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    I feel truly sorry for new grads

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

    Probably because the projections are full of crap? Probably because it's pure speculation and nobody really knows for sure as the job market and the economy are unpredictable? Hey, let's backtrack...
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    I feel truly sorry for new grads

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

    OK, fair enough, but I want future nursing prospects to read this and I want the "enterpreneurs" who spam this site with nursing school offers to also read this so people realize this industry is...
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    Which areas are looking for new grad nurses?

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

    Generally speaking, large metropolitan areas have the most saturated nursing markets. Here in Midwest Chicago is one of the worst large cities in the country to presently look for a job. I assume this...
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    What are the nurses' protection against patient accusations?

    Concerto_in_C replied to kgran's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    For minor issues such as the patient claiming the nurse was "uncaring" your best defense is a unit manager who is reasonable. A resonable unit manager acknowledges that when patients complain, the...
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    Starting in a Nursing home vs. Starting in a Hospital

    Concerto_in_C replied to sunshyne17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our young nurses get 1 year of med-surg experience and they get offers from everywhere. Crystal, one of my unit buddies, just got a peds job. Melissa got an ICU job at Loyola in Chicago. Med-surg...
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    Starting in a Nursing home vs. Starting in a Hospital

    Concerto_in_C replied to sunshyne17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good luck to you. Unfortunately the public at large (this includes many recruiters/human resources professionals) has a very naive and distorted view of nursing. This is shaped in part by the garbage...
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    Guys, what do you like best about being a nurse?

    Concerto_in_C replied to FSUNurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

    What I like about nursing: 1) The relationship with patients 2) The relationship with families 3) Schedule flexibility and large choice of nursing specialties 4) Well paying job that the average...
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    Starting in a Nursing home vs. Starting in a Hospital

    Concerto_in_C replied to sunshyne17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    sunshyne17, ask for a position in sub-acute rehabilitation, not in a classic nursing home where the residents live and play bingo all day. That's not going to teach you enough marketable skills to...
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    Starting in a Nursing home vs. Starting in a Hospital

    Concerto_in_C replied to sunshyne17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I see it as sleazy because the employers want a zero risk situation. The candidate is the only party that takes a huge risk by changing jobs because changing jobs in nursing is risky. A number of my...
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    Starting in a Nursing home vs. Starting in a Hospital

    Concerto_in_C replied to sunshyne17's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just to straighten out the misconception about the "hiring freeze" in hospitals. The only hiring freeze is for new grads. Hospitals have gotten sleazy and they don't want to hire new grads because...