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    No Ethnic DIversity

    2BS Nurse replied to Nonie76's topic in General Nursing

    Kyrshamarks: "Legitimate question here. Why does everything have to be about race?"" "Everything" doesn't have to be about race, but the title of this post suggests the OP has concerns about...
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    Struggling

    2BS Nurse replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    "Ask to job shadow before making a decision. Best wishes ?" Great advice! Something I was unable to do during the pandemic and I strongly regret it! After starting the job, I realized the culture...
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    No RN experience and pursuing a master's?

    2BS Nurse replied to Beautiful Ladybug's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you want to work in a clinic, what is your goal? Supervisor? You don’t need a Masters. Manager? A Masters would help. I would recommend working as a clinic RN first. Knowing the ins and outs of...
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    As a Bedside Nurse, What is More Important to you in a Manager?

    2BS Nurse replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Outpatient setting... it's impossible to know the ins and outs of every specialty unless one has maybe been a pool float first. I've never seen a manager jump in and help out. In my experience, most...
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    How soon to start my first job after graduation?

    2BS Nurse replied to birthworker's topic in General Nursing

    I would say, if you can afford to, go take the month off! Go on vacation! You earned it! I suppose it depends on where you live and what the job market looks like in your area. The jobs are...
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    Old Timer's Take on Fixing the Nursing Shortage

    2BS Nurse replied to KathyDay's topic in General Nursing

    Wonderful article for sure!! As an adult who went to nursing school as a second career, my clinical experiences were shocking. I quickly decided the inpatient setting wouldn't be a good fit for me....
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    Ready to Move On

    2BS Nurse replied to 2011RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Check out Western Governor University's programs. All online and you can move through their courses quickly. They have various health care administration/management
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    Nurses are the 'Canary in the Mine'

    2BS Nurse replied to RN WRITER NC's topic in General Nursing

    As Peachpit stated: "I work with a good group of people". As an older RN who no longer has the same family/financial responsibilities, this is my #1 or #2 (along with work/life balance). I refuse...
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    Nurses are the 'Canary in the Mine'

    2BS Nurse replied to RN WRITER NC's topic in General Nursing

    "No need to exercise, already getting that at work!" Exercising outside of work is extremely important for mental health as well as physical
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    Medication Expiration Dates

    2BS Nurse replied to arlingtonnurse's topic in School

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    Offensive Raise Structure

    2BS Nurse replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Where are you located? All of those salaries seem low for
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    Management Timing Nurses Pee Breaks

    2BS Nurse replied to ERArmyRNND's topic in Emergency

    ERArmyRNND: Crohns? IBS? Could be legit!
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    Management Timing Nurses Pee Breaks

    2BS Nurse replied to ERArmyRNND's topic in Emergency

    If your manager is male, just use menstrual bleeding as an excuse. The conversation will end quickly!
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    Working with a Colleague with a Dominating Personality

    2BS Nurse replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    There's something to be said for "the squeaky wheel gets the grease". Yes, this happens time and again in nursing. Supervisors are typically conflict avoiders, so it's just easier to let them...
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    Hanging Out with Coworkers Outside of Work

    2BS Nurse replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    "My current workplace does a quarterly "forced fun" event" I would put this in the category of attending a retirement party, holiday party, etc. In these cases I'm OK attending but I typically...
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    Mistake? Maybe?

    2BS Nurse replied to MsNurse1997's topic in School

    It would be silly for a parent to get upset about a single dose of Tylenol (unless the child was allergic or had a another contraindication). Sadly, parents can be unreasonable and you just never...
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    Need something new...

    2BS Nurse replied to kd9012's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm not sure where you live, but companies in my area are desperate for outpatient nurses. They're all extremely competitive and keep building clinic after clinic! Many jobs are posted as "no...
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    Lower Back Pain and Anterior Pelvic Tilt

    2BS Nurse replied to Tate Roberts's topic in Health, Stress Management

    A very helpful article! Thank
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    How to deal with lazy techs/CNAs?

    2BS Nurse replied to happyhippo's topic in General Nursing

    "and she also doesn’t want to spend her budget" and "I didn’t want to confront them because management doesn’t do anything". Red flags. Move on. You are not obligated to stay until fall....
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    Non-Hospital Nursing

    2BS Nurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "Social experiments I did with mice as an adolescent showed that if more than 8 mice live in a square foot area, disharmony occurs. The same is true with human beings in a hospital setting". This...
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    Question About Vaccines

    2BS Nurse replied to CommunityRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a standing order signed by a medical director who is not in the building. My clinic has a covering NP or PA for the day. We can call her with any questions and she will arrive to do an...
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    Advice? The Ole' Bait & Switch (bonus shift)

    2BS Nurse replied to K. Everly's topic in General Nursing

    KP2016: Have you ever noticed on your employer's intranet they post little blurbs about staff who have gone "above and beyond"? Most, if not all of these articles involve people working outside of...
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    Radonda Vaught

    2BS Nurse replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    What makes you think that nurses aren't speaking up?? I hear them shouting from the rooftops but they aren't heard! The only solution to unsafe staffing is quitting and then trying to land someplace...
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    How to quit a job I've had for under a year...

    2BS Nurse replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    "We always need to look out for the most important person in our lives and it is us". I want to add "and our own families" to that statement. Your priorities are going to change throughout your life...
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    How to let your manager know you’re quitting after a week?

    2BS Nurse replied to happyhippo's topic in Nursing Career

    "It’s only been a week at this new job but I feel really miserable coming to work. There’re a lot of dramas between the nurses". Welcome to primary care! I encountered the same scenario a...