Hi all, I have been thinking about how to answer the What is your biggest weakness question in case I am asked. My thought is as a new graduate nurse, I have a ton of clinical weaknesses with time...
Hi everyone, I was invited to interview for the Progressive Care Cardiac Unit (PCCU) at Johns Hopkins. I am looking for information about the interview process, the PCCU team, the type of shifts...
Hello, I have to work for a facility in an underserved area because I'm a Nurse Corps recipient. I am looking for input from anyone with knowledge about working for the NYC Health + Hospitals system,...
Hello, I graduate with a BSN this week. I am starting to apply for jobs, I have to work for an underserved facility because I am Nurse Corps scholar. Bellevue Hospital in NYC qualifies and I wanted to...
I am graduating in May, I am struggling to figure out what is the best place for me to learn and develop skills. I am not the most confident and I feel that I will probably need at least a year before...
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Thank you! Everyone is very nice so far! Day one I did more new skills than I have in the last 2 years! That alone blows my mind. I am also facisnated with psych which they say they get a lot of in...
Hello, I'm excited (and kinda terrified) to start a special one-on-one nursing preceptor program in the ER tomorrow as my final clinical! There were limited spots for these clinical oppertunites and...
They do not teach ABG's that in depth in most nursing schools, they say that if you go into Critical Care you will be trained based off of your facilities policy. ICU nurses and ER nurses may know how...
Hi all, I'm doing a short EBP practice powerpoint presentation on Mandatory Overtime as a patient safety issue. Right now I am looking at: 1." What can we do as Nurses to help stop MOT?" 2. "How do we...
In my original post, I wrote that the OP probably considers her situation to be a family emergency. I don't necessarily think it is, nor do I think she should get the extension. Let me make that part...
"Get the giant chip off you shoulder". Well aren't you very presumptuious? This isn't about me, I have never asked to turn in anything late, but I have witnessed innapropriate behavior plenty of...
I also said "condesending and innapropriate language", which I think fits the language the OP's instructor used. I added cursing and yelling because I was explaining that it my experience in...
I'm just curious if everyone here is so desensitized to innaproriate language being used in this feild that they dont even deem certain agressive, cursing, yelling or condesending tones as...