HeyNurse2014

My apologies for being clueless - What is HIM? I wondered the exact same thing. Know that a lot of folks will post and never look at the discussion again, I googled HIM. It means Health Information Management. The next post has CDI. Again, google... Clinical Documentation Improvement. I guess the members here know a lot more than me but it is still nice to have the acronym spelled out for the ignorant folks like me. Now that I learned two new things today I can go back to sleep.

My school nor local hospitals hosted anything like the dinner you described. It was every man (woman) for themselves in the job hunt. What I'm finding frustrating is (one) the new desire for BSN only and the computer based application process that boots out applications within hours. Yes the dreaded "no longer under consideration". Even when you send in the application at 11pm on a Sunday night only to wake up Monday with a not considered email message dated for 3am. nice...

you're argument is flawed

I don't know a whole lot about your choices except Keiser which is expensive. USF in Tampa also has an online only program. 6 credits x 5 semesters and your done. Cost is around $7k depending on books and likely tuition increases.

OMG... how did you get that job? I've been applying like crazy with no real results. I have over 1 year experience as an ADN.

Good for you. All the hospitals I've applied to "prefer" you over my ADN even though have a bachelors in a different or non nursing major. Hoping to start an RN to BSN program soon.

yup. At one place I worked it was pretty common to go "borrow" one from a resident who wasn't using it at the moment. The facility would occasionally buy one or two new ones to replace broken ones. (For whatever reason these were often found broken on the floor.) Hence the need to "borrow". Still it all got very old trying to find a working unit for a neb treatment.

Biggest pet peeve... interrupts when I'm pulling meds. It's bad enough in the med room but I've also dealt with those dreaded med carts. Being out in the hallway with patients coming up demanding you drop what you're doing to demand a PRN they can't have for another 2 hours then hear them ***** about how they will get you fired for "withholding" pain medication. Sigh... I'm not withholding when it's not even close to the next available dose time.

right and in the perfect NCLEX world we all have the time, staff and supplies needed.

No one is orienting you?

OP, what is the name of your masters degree?

This may be an old post but... did the OP ever get the job?

I agree... nice to visit but am looking to leave as soon as my current lease completes. It's not the weather, it's the people I see everyday in east Portland. Tons of homeless, panhandling on street corners and car break-ins. Now that marijuana has passed in the November elections it seems everyone thinks its legal here even though its not officially legal until July 1st. That added to the existing meth, heroin and oxycodone abuse and it's difficult to meet people who aren't under some sort of "influence". Sad really... because the natural beauty of the area is awesome. Still it doesn't make up for this percentage of the local population.

In Portland I worked LTC dementia, RN charge nurse evening shift. Started at $26.50 with no shift differential. No idea what the LPN's where paid.

First I'd be careful videotaping anyone these days. Especially if this is happening in a state that requires 2 party consent. My facility prohibits all staff (except upper management) from carrying cell phones. So if in the middle of recording these interactions should any patient info get blurted out then its an automatic HIPAA violation. And who needs that? Second... where's the creativity?? I'd suggest using this as a learning moment. How about creating a care plan for this clinical instructor? The first thing that popped into my mind: Impaired verbal communication R/T loss of memory of professional goals AEB increased volume while using poor vocabulary choices. And what can be done about it? I doubt there is one right answer... yikes it made me think N-clex. Still new nurses need to learn to deal with overbearing abusive patients (and family members), staff and management.