Blatant Shannon

Blatant Shannon has 8 years experience and specializes in Medical-Surgical.

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   Nursing Clinical Educator, HELP!

   Blatant Shannon replied to GC2018's topic in Educators

   Sounds like you're juggling a few things in life. Big things. It will be overwhelming and frustrating. When I was in school for my MSNed, it was often frustrating on the response time from teachers and admins. That's just the way it is though. I was ...
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   I Am Not Smart Enough For Nursing And I Have No Options

   Blatant Shannon replied to SuperBlue's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I was 28 when I went back to school. The schooling was the hardest part of nursing all together. I didn't have any prior knowledge of how it was going to be, but I'll tell you a profound secret. Nursing is teamwork. You have resources in every ...
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   How do I stop being so emotional as a new nurse?

   Blatant Shannon replied to ModeratelyObscure's topic in New Nurse

   It does get better. You'll see the same scenarios over and over. It takes time to adjust to the hospital setting, it does get better. Learn what makes you happy and able to cope with the grief you see at work and do that. Some peeps try to leave it a...
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   Things nurse students complain about

   Blatant Shannon replied to MarkMyWords's topic in Educators

   Sounds like you need to vent. School is hard. Take a deep breath, and carry on.
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   Waiting for my license

   Blatant Shannon replied to Cmennig99's topic in New Nurse

   I was in a rush to get my Florida license. It took about 4 weeks. I called every other day from week 3. If I'm a pain to them, the more likely they would look at my paperwork. I believe it worked since it normally takes 6-8 weeks to get approved.
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   Mixing covid patients with non-covid

   Blatant Shannon replied to Slammylou's topic in COVID

   Every hospital I've worked since Covid has mixed patients. Each of them on their own precautions. You're not alone!
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   Night Shift - What You Didn't Learn in Nursing School

   Blatant Shannon replied to Nurse Writing Nook's topic in New Nurse

   I remember when I worked nights. The admins always call midday and expect a return call during working hours. They knew that I worked the night shift. Such a pain. When I applied for my masters, I thought it was a circus when they "try to accommodate...
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   In need of some good advice

   Blatant Shannon replied to MA2NP's topic in New Nurse

   You know it. I will pray for your success. May you excel in all that you do.
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   New Grad Job Searching without Referrals?

   Blatant Shannon replied to NewbieNurseRN's topic in New Nurse

   It depends on a lot more than just that. But, if I was a new grad, then the answer would be yes. I took a position just like this for $24/hr. $45 is an excellent rate. You have to know that CNAs run a retirement home. You learn to really value and ap...
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    Sabotaged at Work

    Blatant Shannon replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    Sorry to hear about your situation. I have great news though. Nursing is one of those fields that is always in demand. Even during this time where people are scared of getting sick, you are valuable. I've seen nurses argue and fight with manage...
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    Should I drop my 6 weeks Microbiology course?

    Blatant Shannon replied to MilaAlex19's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Not going to lie, I did the same thing. I did classes back to back that were only 6 weeks long. I loved how short it was, but you're completely devoted to that class for 6 weeks. There was one point I was so hypoglycemic. But, I always told myself, "...
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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Blatant Shannon replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Union

    Couldn't say it any better. I've worked for both union and non-union hospitals. Admins LOVE to use scare tactics on nurses, but I've only seen it done in union hospitals (not to say that it doesn't happen in non-union hospitals). I've seen the best t...
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    Seeking advice on which job to take

    Blatant Shannon replied to Ms Blue Sky's topic in New Nurse

    You have quite a choice to make. As a nurse, I always look at the team dynamics and informal leaders within the walls of any facility I am looking to work at. There's also the amount of learning you can gain from your team. I recommend choosing a pla...
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    New Grad Nurse-Orientation

    Blatant Shannon replied to abndntqn17's topic in New Nurse

    Take a deep breath...often. LVN's have it a little harder because you can't legally do some things, you are dependent on others to complete your tasks. This puts more stress on the team dynamics, so take a deep breath. Offer assistance when you're ab...
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    MultiCare Health System in Washington State

    Blatant Shannon replied to newgradsav's topic in Career Support

    Every hospital in the world has high turnover rates, mostly in med-surg since it is the most manual labor of all units. Like many hospitals, you won't know what it's like until you're in there. Just know that you don't have to work there if you don't...