AutumnApple

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    RN Graduate Establishes Dominance

    AutumnApple replied to nicmdavi's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I'm not nice at all. My motivation in learning how to deal with difficult people is selfish as can be. You call it nice, I call it refusing to take dead end roads. Walking into the same wall...
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    RN Graduate Establishes Dominance

    AutumnApple replied to nicmdavi's topic in General Nursing

    With this individual, the Coyote Principal is taking effect. I spoke about this before in a thread where the individual felt bullied. Coyotes fear us and will make every effort to avoid human...
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    AutumnApple replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    Are you aware that historically nursing was a male role? Women who tried to do anything with patients were punished. It being female dominated, something done by nuns in churches, came much
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    Quick advice

    AutumnApple replied to Sweetlillove's topic in General Nursing

    You answered your own question. To answer your second question: No, I do not believe things will change. In my opinion, you will receive a slightly different flavored version of the same cake. I am...
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    AutumnApple replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    Me, I was kind of wondered how long it will be before "OMG, this nursing school is so hard, I don't know if I can do this" will take over the...........looking way too far
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    RN Graduate Establishes Dominance

    AutumnApple replied to nicmdavi's topic in General Nursing

    In my area, hospitals have stopped letting RNs work at the facility as a nurse aid if they fail boards. They are pretty much let go and told "Better luck next time, re apply if you pass." It's people...
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    Sweaty hands and gloves=Yuck!

    AutumnApple replied to SapphireKitten's topic in General Nursing

    I knew a guy who sweat so much, it would pool into the fingertips of the gloves and fill them lol. I hate to say it but he said there was not way to solve the issue, for him anyway. He tried...
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    AutumnApple replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    And here is a perfect example of how stress is objective. I am possibly returning to hospital nursing because I just find home nursing to not be my niche. Seems as though none of the agencies carry...
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    RN Graduate Establishes Dominance

    AutumnApple replied to nicmdavi's topic in General Nursing

    Your problem is with your otherbco-workers, not her. Not what you expected to hear is it? You said she is making these comments to them. Is this a suspicion or confirmed? If it is true, ask...
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    Why did you decide to become a nurse?

    AutumnApple replied to sd610's topic in General Nursing

    Non nurses fixate on this because they are seeking an answer that a nurse working "for the calling" would give. They want to hear something uplifting and altruistic. Some get bent out of shape when...
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    Why did you decide to become a nurse?

    AutumnApple replied to sd610's topic in General Nursing

    Anyway, to answer the question: As I stated above, I went in for "the calling". I still am motivated by altruistic intentions, but I'm not such a fanatic about it anymore. It's a personal journey as...
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    Why did you decide to become a nurse?

    AutumnApple replied to sd610's topic in General Nursing

    I was a hard core "For the calling" type through school and my early career. Thankfully I've matured past that. I'm writing an article about that now, why nursing is seen as a "calling" and how it...
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    Interview issues

    AutumnApple replied to amiss5572's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Don't put too much emphasis on the interview. It's you that your selling, not the interview skills. If you get hung up on the fact that a few have gone wrong, you'll overthink things. Role play...
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    Haven't graduated yet, being asked to stay after I do. Need some advice

    AutumnApple replied to FLnurseprospect's topic in General Nursing

    i would make working with this company a priority and make everything else work around that. Thats just me. What I highlighted above is why: They worked to impress you. They have been, as the poster...
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    "I thought they liked me..."

    AutumnApple replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    Two things: I think calling the "friendliness" unprofessional is a bit harsh. We are living in hard times with people doing very violent things to one another. HR and all other parties involved...
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    Leaving Nursing for Another Career

    AutumnApple replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    A few years ago one of those scam job advertisements caught my attention: Love cats? Get paid for being an animal companion. They claimed you would be paid for going to pet stores and kennels to...
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    Calling report to the floor.

    AutumnApple replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be one of the nurses who gave you attitudes lol I honestly didn't know it was as bad as it was. When I received a call for MY admit, it was all fine. Now, if it was for someone else,...
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    Leaving Nursing for Another Career

    AutumnApple replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I am weird cause my choice is still "in" nursing. Just not bedside or even near it. I'd like to become a nurse recruiter working in HR. I know it had its own frustrations and is stressful but, I...
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    Ex Employers giving bad references

    AutumnApple replied to Jen4nursing's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Many people are surprised when they stop listening to "the grape vine" and find out the truth. There is very little they can't say, as long as it's not fabricated. I learned about the difference...
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    Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    AutumnApple replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    We had to distinguish a list of what was worth upsetting the flow of report over and what is not. We kept it simple: If it's not unsafe, save it for later. Then we added the anonymous reporting...
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    What's Rude?

    AutumnApple replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Since she stated the one monitoring her was not at work, I took it for: What the person was "monitoring" had nothing to do with pt care or safety. Perhaps they were gossiping and such. Just how I...
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    Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    AutumnApple replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    In that case, all we need is the guidelines for what is acceptable to gripe about and what is not............with an avenue to vent implemented as well. Either way, the culture of the unit needs...
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    Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    AutumnApple replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Is there a "neither" option? lol I guess that's not the right word maybe. It does need done. But, I'm going to say this, and I'm fully aware this will raise the hair on the necks of more than a few...
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    What's Rude?

    AutumnApple replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    During my short stint as a supervisor at an LTC facility, nurses came to me a lot with this complaint. Sometimes the information left out was truly vital too................ I don't like to admit it...
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    How an Attorney Can Protect Nurses’ Rights Regarding Mandatory Overtime Requirements

    AutumnApple replied to Richard_Jaffe's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I agree, very much so. But I've not had my rights violated. I am in a position where I can call out administration if they try to mandate me. If they follow through with their "business as usual"...