compassionresearcher

compassionresearcher

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  1. Journaling

    compassionresearcher replied to CaICURN's topic in General Nursing

    I think a journal is a great way to process what you are experiencing in your new role. Here is a helpful website on getting started. Expressive Writing | Words that

  2. Getting hired in a specialty

    compassionresearcher replied to feather4145's topic in General Nursing

    Is there an IV Nurses Association you can join? Sometimes you can network and get the inside scoop on openings and other

  3. What is considered "job hopping?"

    compassionresearcher replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    You should try to stay in the same job for at least a year. Most organizations require you to work for them for 6 months to a year before you can internally transfer. Job applications give you a...

  4. Judge Sends Man to Prison Because He Can't Pay Hospital Bill

    compassionresearcher replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Nursing News

    Maybe now he'll get free medical care in the prison

  5. What Nobody Told You About Graduate School

    compassionresearcher replied to nurselyfe4115's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in grad school right now and all those subheads are

  6. Over 30 Years Later, We're Still Talking About Workplace Mistreatment

    compassionresearcher replied to compassionresearcher's topic in General Nursing

    Please share your thoughts on how you deal with this issue and what you find works for you and your

  7. HELP!!

    compassionresearcher replied to ahs389's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Have you spoken to a nurse attorney? Someone who has experience as both a nurse and lawyer may have an edge that a non-nurse

  8. 2 yrs of experience, non-acute, but haven't gotten any call backs. Pls evaluate my resume!

    compassionresearcher replied to chiflavored's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I want to start by saying that you have a lot of great experience and seem like a very competent and ambitious person. So my comments are meant to be just an opinion of an outside reader that can give...

  9. Nurses who don't have the "passion"

    compassionresearcher replied to My_toe_sis's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree with the responders referring to burnout. Many of the nurses working at the bedside are pushed to the limit mentally and physically due to high acuity and poor staffing. What's...

  10. What should one do in this case?

    compassionresearcher replied to Nursein2017's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm curious how old the patient is, is this adult or pedi side? Most importantly, don't judge the patient. We don't know what is going on in a person's life that makes them do things that don't agree...

  11. Subtle deterioration on the floor

    compassionresearcher replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Rapid response teams were created in order to address this, i.e. to get a team up there before the patient codes. If the RN and tech are doing hourly rounding then between the two of them this could...

  12. So you're just a nurse?

    compassionresearcher replied to l1234567's topic in General Nursing

    It's worse when they say, "you're smart, why aren't you a

  13. Agency Nurses Have No Rights?

    compassionresearcher replied to AGaston's topic in General Nursing

    It's a shame that this happens all too often. For some reason, there is a misconception that agency nurses are less than...I don't know where it came from and I hate it. The only thing I can suggest...

  14. Nurses who don't have the "passion"

    compassionresearcher replied to My_toe_sis's topic in General Nursing

    I originally avoided choosing it because when I was younger I was terrified at the thought of doing bed baths and changing patients. However, other majors I tried out seemed so vague and I didn't feel...

  15. What do you do to volunteer and give back?

    compassionresearcher replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I am a mentor for Big Brothers and Big Sisters. I love it because not only do you get to help the child and their parent but it's fun and has nothing to do with work or the topic of health. I would...

  16. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    compassionresearcher replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't think it should be a problem at all. I personally would not hold it against a man for being a nurse. I actually know at least 3 couples who met while in nursing school! What are the

  17. Unconventional hair colors

    compassionresearcher replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in a hospital where there was no limit on hair color or tattoos/piercings etc. and it didn't seem to phase anyone, this was in the east village. And where I now work is run by a large...