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    Nursing Clinical Educator, HELP!

    Blatant Shannon replied to GC2018's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    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...
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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 Students

    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....
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    How do I stop being so emotional as a new nurse?

    Blatant Shannon replied to ModeratelyObscure's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...
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    Things nurse students complain about

    Blatant Shannon replied to MarkMyWords's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

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

    Blatant Shannon replied to Cmennig99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...
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    Mixing covid patients with non-covid

    Blatant Shannon replied to Slammylou's topic in Disaster Preparation

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

    Blatant Shannon replied to Nurse Writing Nook's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...
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    In need of some good advice

    Blatant Shannon replied to MA2NP's topic in First Year After Licensure

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

    Blatant Shannon replied to NewbieNurseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...
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    Sabotaged at Work

    Blatant Shannon replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    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....
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    Should I drop my 6 weeks Microbiology course?

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

    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...
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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Blatant Shannon replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, 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...
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    Seeking advice on which job to take

    Blatant Shannon replied to Ms Blue Sky's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...
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    New Grad Nurse-Orientation

    Blatant Shannon replied to abndntqn17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...
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    MultiCare Health System in Washington State

    Blatant Shannon replied to newgradsav's topic in Nursing Career

    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...
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    MSN education vs leadership

    Blatant Shannon replied to Nursemomx2's topic in Western Governors University

    I have an MSED, I got it for plans that I had when I started traveling a lot. I could teach online. BUT! If you are staying in the hospital setting and want to be an admin, then go for leadership....
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    New grad in an Inpatient Rehabilitation facility, is it a dead end?

    Blatant Shannon replied to Karengo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been to job interviews for ICU, coming from Med-Surg and I have been told at multiple job fairs that if you don't have experience working in those departments, then you won't get that job. I've...
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    In need of some good advice

    Blatant Shannon replied to MA2NP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I understand how you feel. When I did my L&D rotation, it was very scary for me and I already knew it wasn't for me before I had to go through it. For some of us that start our journey into...
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    Cover Letter and supporting documents?

    Blatant Shannon replied to NewbieNurseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel that nursing was one of those fields that didn't quite require cover letters to get an entry job. I agree with the other comments, you can bring up your referral via the interview phase. You...
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    You're not a male nurse

    Blatant Shannon replied to GunnyNurse's topic in Male Nursing Students

    We always need nurses, no matter the gender. I will be the first to admit how much I appreciate the male presence on the unit floor. The world really does see men different than females and together...
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    After 10 years, I'm done.

    Blatant Shannon replied to NTechTruth's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    There's an end to all our adventures in life. I'm one that like to jump into new things head first. But as I get older, the harder it is for me to adjust to these whims. You should have plan B on...
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    Study resources for nursing school

    Blatant Shannon replied to Kell-Bell's topic in General Students

    I highly recommend to stick to whatever the school uses, they test you with the same material they teach you. I found that every other resource I used just wasted my time. If you really want to just...
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    Quitting New Grad Residency for NP program

    Blatant Shannon replied to Nurseanya's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is a question only you can answer. If it was me, I would get into an NP Program. Though, I would also investigate HEAVILY if you can do both. For example, inquire about if you take the residency...
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    Shiftkey agency

    Blatant Shannon replied to neuron's topic in Agency Nurses

    I have not heard of ShiftKey Agency, but you can always do a Google search on them. I found some reviews on Indeed. I actually really like Indeed. They are very active and the hold reviews for...
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    Work From Home

    Blatant Shannon replied to JerseyGirl1213's topic in General Specialties

    I went from a staff nurse on a medical-surgical unit to a travel nurse. After a couple of years, I decided to take what I've learned and how I think and designed a blog. I wanted something in between...