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  1. Nurse NOT among the fastest growing jobs/careers

    jsteine1 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you entirely. Stats can be massaged depending on what they wish to portray. Keep in mind, the average RN age is around 48. All of us oldies but goodies need to be replaced in the nursing...

  2. Given a job offer after interview, should I wait?

    jsteine1 replied to county162's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I disagree with the idea that its inappropriate to ask for a limited amount of time to make decision for the simple reason that you already have other interviews scheduled. An interviewer who is...

  3. Staffing/Hiring: Am I dreaming or is this common practice?

    jsteine1 replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Unless you're unionized, employment is generally "at will". The facility management will staff with those nurses that meet the facilities needs, not the employees needs. If the employees needs at the...

  4. I shaved off a patient's mustache. Was I wrong?

    jsteine1 replied to NebbyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Consider the source of the daughters anger. This gentleman has dementia, ie, he is no longer the man this lady grew up with. How very painful a situation like that is. The change in his appearance...

  5. Wondering why you can't get hired or promoted? Resume + Interview hints!

    jsteine1 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sad to say, but the reason HR wont be specific about job openings is that there is a plan in place to terminate someone who doesnt yet know

  6. Wondering why you can't get hired or promoted: Resume + Interview hints!

    jsteine1 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Sad to say, but the reason HR wont be specific about job openings is that there is a plan in place to terminate someone who doesnt yet know

  7. Wondering why you can't get hired or promoted? Resume + Interview hints!

    jsteine1 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    As many posters before me,I was just saying that if you dont specify that this experience was as a student nurse, it could make you look bad and not trustworthy, which is not the case. The whole...

  8. Wondering why you can't get hired or promoted: Resume + Interview hints!

    jsteine1 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing Career

    As many posters before me,I was just saying that if you dont specify that this experience was as a student nurse, it could make you look bad and not trustworthy, which is not the case. The whole...

  9. HELP should I step down???

    jsteine1 replied to johnson0424's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Your decision needs to be based on which career track you want. If it's management, stay put. You are experiencing exactly what every person does when challenged with the unfamiliar. While management...

  10. Question about shifts for new grads

    jsteine1 replied to FLstudent06's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes ,looks like nothing has changed in many years. When I started, we worked 2 weeks days, 2 weeks eves, 2 weeks nights and on it went. Young as we were, sure was tough on the body. You just never...

  11. I was passed over as charge...given to new grad instead

    jsteine1 replied to amurdock's topic in General Nursing

    The professional approach to this situation would be to privately approach the person who ultimately made that decision, ask for a meeting. Grit your teeth here, but it can be incredibly effective: I...

  12. Foreign nurses

    jsteine1 replied to Turk182's topic in Nurse Management

    We hit a number of snags, all cultural in nature. some sects of Indian males cannot provide any care for females at all. thats makes assignments difficult. The other issues are holidays unique to...

  13. Nursing Uniform Policy

    jsteine1 replied to rustysflygirl's topic in General Nursing

    All hospitals and other settings do "patient satisfaction surveys". One of the items that comes up time and time again is that the patients cannot tell who they are dealing with; the RN,the...

  14. Nursing Uniform Policy

    jsteine1 replied to rustysflygirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with

  15. Hi to all, advice needed

    jsteine1 replied to cabo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You could most likely go to a direct entry MSN program, 2 years or less. Salary will certainly be better than 35K, but will vary on what setting you work and where in the country you are

  16. What questions should I ask?

    jsteine1 replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would ask the physician to tell me about the best nurse he ever worked with and why he valued that nurse. Its a nice open ended question and could tell you a lot about what he or she is looking

  17. I am thinking of Home Health...

    jsteine1 replied to newflgrad's topic in Home Health

    Congrats new grad! You may want to make some phone calls to various agencies before you get your heart set on this. A lot of agencies who do medicare certified home health care do not hire LPNs...

  18. Share Your Saying

    jsteine1 replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    I always loved this one: The definition of maddness: Doing what you always did and expecting a different

  19. What can an RN do than an LPN can't?

    jsteine1 replied to pdpeanut's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    YOU are a class

  20. Need Advice on Setting Up My Agency Properly

    jsteine1 replied to True2it's topic in Home Health

  21. Wondering why you can't get hired or promoted? Resume + Interview hints!

    jsteine1 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am an employer who hires nurses and here's my advice. Your clinical experience in school is supervised closely and unpaid. Thats not to say it wasnt valuable, but in some settings, their are...

  22. Wondering why you can't get hired or promoted: Resume + Interview hints!

    jsteine1 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I am an employer who hires nurses and here's my advice. Your clinical experience in school is supervised closely and unpaid. Thats not to say it wasnt valuable, but in some settings, their are...

  23. What can an RN do than an LPN can't?

    jsteine1 replied to pdpeanut's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think the 40 yr LPN instructor is giving bad advice. Depending on where you live and which setting floats your boat, sadly, LPNs ,due to practice acts and regs are limited in their choices. I was an...

  24. What can an RN do than an LPN can't?

    jsteine1 replied to pdpeanut's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There's a BIG difference between doing a task or actually underdanding the reason behind completing the task!! Very well stated. I started as an LPN and became an RN a few years later. When I was an...

  25. taking FMLA on intermittent basis...anyone done this?

    jsteine1 replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    The administrator is not the top of the food chain for you unless he OWNS the facility and few do. Find out the name of the company that owns the facility and contact them. Please clarify- did you...