no_ego

Here is how I deal with it...I don't ask the patient to rate their pain. They ask for pain meds and I give it! Here is why...Patient X ask for pain medicine, being the awesome nurse that I am I ask patient to rate their pain on a scale of 0-10. Patient X says his/her pain is currently a 2. VSS and no other obvious signs of distress. Guess what I do and all of you do too....You get the patient the med! If you dont, well you all know about those all important patient satisfaction scores lol

I do not think it is being disrespectful, more like being honest and straightforward! It is nothing more than pure laziness and looking for the easy way out. Excusing this behavior is unacceptable. You want the degree, DO THE WORK REQUIRED! OTHERWISE YOU DO NOT DESERVE IT!

thank you for your input. It is NOT a question of lacking skills:)... but rather the preference to not clutter up my resume with things which I would assume are obvious that a new nurse is able to do like assessments, documentation, ensuring patient safety....

First of all, thank you in advance for those who will take the time to answer my question! It is truly appreciated! I am a new grad nurse (no medical experience yet) and am trying to finish up my resume. My question is do I or should I list common skills such as dressing changes, medication administration...? The reason I left it out was that I feel as these are common tasks that all nursing graduates should be able to perform or can be assumed that a nursing grad has done. As of now, I dont have a "skills section" on my resume. My resume basically has the following section: -Professional Profile -Licenses and Certifications -Education -Accomplishments -Clinical Experience-i.e. senior practicum and rotations for which I just listed Location/Unit/Hrs -Employment History Again, any and all advice is greatly appreciated!