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  1. Insecure and Failed Interview

    guest52816 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You can go online and search for the most frequently asked nursing interview questions. Look over the questions, and prepare written responses to several if the most commonly asked questions. Read...

  2. Interview Tips for the Older New Graduate

    guest52816 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Realize that many hiring decisions are based on "who you know, not what you know." Keep in touch with nursing school classmates. Where are they getting jobs? Do they like those jobs? Will they...

  3. Removed from Nurse Residency Program-Should I Try Psych?

    guest52816 replied to dbabz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As I stated in another post, my experience in CVICU, as a new grad was very similar to yours. Starting IVs was wasn't a problem, as we never started them, but I had problems with my preceptor, and...

  4. Removed from Nurse Residency Program-Should I Try Psych?

    guest52816 replied to dbabz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I interacted with patients all the time. Some nights, it was just me and a tech on the locked unit, so that I did all assessments and passed medications, and did admissions. But I worked for a UHS...

  5. Removed from Nurse Residency Program-Should I Try Psych?

    guest52816 replied to dbabz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a similar experience as yours in CVICU, as a new grad. Resigned my position after five shifts, and went to work at psych facility where I did clinicals. Loved my patients, and would have stayed...

  6. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    For the record, communication. You misspelled the word. LOL if you think my response "clouded" by emotion. You and I don't know each other. My emotions don't run high for strangers. I am sure your...

  7. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    The rest of us suffer. I took care of several BPDers during my time in psych. And I've run across several in subsequent jobs. They can suck the oxygen out of a

  8. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, of course, to everything you wrote. And let us not forget, those patients suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder. Nobody can de-escalate them, unless THEY want to be de-escalated. They...

  9. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Patient behavior is often driven by their mental illness. What you are referring to, are rational, mentally balanced patients. Unfortunately, the incidences of mental illness are increasing in our...

  10. New nurse and I had a breakdown at work

    guest52816 replied to KB4848's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it appears as though they are offering you a soft landing, should you choose to leave CVICU. The facility has clearly made an investment in you, and so they are willing to to move to another...

  11. New nurse and I had a breakdown at work

    guest52816 replied to KB4848's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, definitely, HUGS!!! Being a new grad in an ICU situation is stressful. Add education classes, on top of computer modules, you probably have to complete every week, and working night shift, and...

  12. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    It seems as though there are several self-righteous folks on this thread, who always know how to perfectly soothe a complaining, abusive, manipulative, and just mean patient! Wait, none of their...

  13. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Always works? You aren't being truthful. Nothing always

  14. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    You are right! Patients must be treated as individuals. What works for one, won't necessarily work for another. Some patients are also manipulative. Eye contact won't help much. However, setting...

  15. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Nicely said, Daisy. I learned working in psych, that de-escalation techniques don't always work. Unfortunately, in life, there are no magic wands, only human beings, doing the best they can, in most...

  16. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, please. I simply used one of your examples. I've worked in psych, I understand how to de-escalate a situation. I was also a member of the media for 15 years, so I understand the importance of...

  17. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see that at all. Again, some patients are just jerks. No matter how much eye contact the nurse engages in. You seem to want to absolve the patient from any responsibility, and their family...

  18. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutely right. But your beef should be with facilities who understaff and don't provide basic things, such as enough vital signs machines on individual units. Call bells can't be answered...

  19. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, c'mon! I dare say, everyone on this thread understands the nurse/patient dynamic, and how trust is earned, on a daily basis. Three weeks ago, a nurse I work with was accused of sexual assault on a...

  20. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    To state the obvious, there will always be patients. Whether insurance pays the bill, the patient or the state, there will always be patients. Too many folks like to smoke, drink and drive, abuse...

  21. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, were is the dislike button? Huh? Customer service nursing means we allow patients to smoke, drink and do illicit drugs in a hospital setting so they don't complain about poor customer service?...

  22. Midlife Crisis

    guest52816 replied to SpookyRN764's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thoughts? My first thought, is that you have too many things going on at once, and are therefore, overwhelmed. I think it might help if you prioritized your situation, the way we do with patient care....

  23. I'm extremely slow at passing medications

    guest52816 replied to Lemon Bars's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How did your preceptor pass meds on time? Did you pick up tips from watching him, or her? You will get better with time and experience. In the meantime, learn from your

  24. So TIRED OF IT

    guest52816 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure they do change fast once they are home, and nobody is waiting on them hand and foot. Few family members will tolerate behavior that nurses are expected to tolerate with a smile. A dose of...

  25. Mandatory Hurricane Evacuation - Can I be Forced to Work?

    guest52816 replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    The point is, the hospital had withstood many previous hurricanes. The hospital, and it's owner, had no real plan to evacuate patients or staff. Due to improper planning, staff and patients were left...