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:sofahider Sounds nice Chris, I think I'll give it a try sometime. Might be easier than swimming for two or so hours after work each day.

I see no problem with letting my patients call me by my first name if they want. But I do agree with Dr Edwina, when refering to other NPs one should be adressed by title and/or last name rather than the first name. I let my patients refer to me by first name simply to help them feel more comfortable. There is no reason we can't be a patient's friend as well as nurse while they are with us.

:chair: I'm just a very shy sort of guy I guess.

what i do to relax: i burn lavender oil and white sage, and have made a committment to myself to include some type of beauty in my life on a weekly basis, last week i went to a film festival, this week i repotted some little plants that i found for $1.00 and arranged them on my front porch. these things are inexpensive or don't cost anything. and they keep my sanity. :chair: Aah Chris, does burning lavender oil and white sage help? Sounds like it would certainly create a relaxing environment.

Not much we can do about them not knowing precisely what we are. Just have that on your badge, intro yourself by what you want to be called (ie Elvis, or Mr Presley) and let them know what you are.

Hahaha, That sounds like an awfully careful answer there Siri. To me any title isn't needed, and only get in the way. Have what you are on a badge or something, but still intro yourself as what you want the patients to call you.

In total agreement on this with you. Don't let anyone push you around. If you want to further your education to help you in nursing then just do it. :chair:

So what. It doesn't really matter if they don't remember your title. Just remember, you entered nursing to help people (most likely), not for some silly title in front of your name.

Nursing is very much a stressful job. I find that going for a long swim is a good way to relax when the stress starts to get too much. Not on any meds for BP though, far too stubborn. But I imagine after work most nurses are too exhausted to go for a swim (even a short one).

Far too formal for my touch. Just call me by my first name. No need for titles, they're too impersonal for a profession like nursing. :chair:

:chair: It sucks bug time, but being the new guy and him being well liked there isn't much you can do without evidence I suppose. But if he has done it to you he may do it to others, or already has. But without a witness.....

:chuckle Hahaha. If you end up in the right place with the right people. It can ALMOST be counted as relaxing.

Hmmm...My guess would be Tim Shadbolt (the mayor) realised Invercargill was becoming a retirement home and was losing cash fast. He set to to getting SIT on the Zero fee scheme which resulted in the low costs. Doing so brought young students from all over the place to Invercargill and now Shadbolt's racking in the cash. Ingenious really.

:chair: My advise is just enter a nursing home anyway and gain some experience from that. It isn't likely you'll get into the higher experience jobs this early in your nursing career. So you can gain experience in the small time work, which still always looks good on paper, and be able to say yes you do have 1st hand nursing experience when the time comes to get the job you do want. Instead of being told then that you need that 1st hand nursing experience to get the job you want in the first place. You just have to have patience

:behindpc: PC Nursing is easy. Boring, but easy. So as long as you know the basics of computers you shouldn't have many problems.