anastasia niemi

Latest Activity

1. New RN in Portland having hard time finding a job

   anastasia niemi replied to Newgradinportland's topic in General Nursing

   When I first graduated I sent out alot of applications too. Not many responses @ first. I then went to our academic adviser who helped me go through my resume and spice it up. We changed my format, my verbage, etc. The first new resume I sent out...

2. Flunked!!!

   anastasia niemi replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

   Re: flunked. Several classmates failed our lpn or rn programs during college. They had to reapply to the program the next yr. For the ones who failed courses such as a & p, nutrition, they retook those courses first and then reapplied. Another...

3. Nurses are Pathetic!!

   anastasia niemi replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

   Hey Raven, "Knob Hill" is what I call where we live. As in Door Knobs and Dumbbells. I have never gone to a formal ball, I do not belong to a country club. I have friends who come from all walks of life. I was simply stating that you can change wh...

4. Nurses are Pathetic!!

   anastasia niemi replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

   In response to Merrymary I did not tell the nurse who wrote Nurses are Pathetic to "suck it up". I told her to either do something - by bringing it to the attention of an upper management person - or to work on getting into another aspect of nursing...

5. Nurses are Pathetic!!

   anastasia niemi replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

   Wow! I am so sorry to hear you honestly believe this about your profession - do you think that maybe this is related more to your work environment? I've worked as a charge nurse who takes patients for 10 yrs - and I can assure you I have had days whe...