TheDudeWithTheBigDog

TheDudeWithTheBigDog ADN, RN

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  1. Getting kicked out because of panic attack

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Embrisi's topic in General Students

    And without it, freezing and saying you don't know what to do, just sounds like someone who has no idea wtf they're doing. But if you can be kicked out over one bad performance in a simulation, AKA a...

  2. Can I break a hospital contract early?

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

    False allegations can be a serious civil and sometimes legal issue. If you have proof, and can prove they're intentionally false, you can sue. Contracts also fall under civil law. You can terminate...

  3. Have you argued against a Clinical Warning?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Decisions7's topic in General Students

    Without details, it's hard to give advice. If it's something that threatens your ability to stay in school, and it's an untrue claim, then fight it. If it's just pointing out a mistake, let it go....

  4. Is your hospital requiring BSN or higher?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to aballard2318's topic in General Students

    It depends how competitive the hospital is for jobs. Most of them aren't going to turn down ADN applicants while having over 200 unfilled RN job postings. But if there's too high of a demand for...

  5. Denied from nursing school...

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to callmeachilles1's topic in General Students

    I failed out of college the first 2 times I went (this is below a 1.0 GPA in each), and got into a nursing school with no problem. I agree with everyone else that there's more to the story than...

  6. Nursing School Frustrations

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    This is why I think all college classes should be changed to hybrid classes. You teach yourself what you need to know, while having a teacher that can answer questions for you, and the only time you...

  7. Delegation During Clinical

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to sillymu's topic in General Students

    Be careful about delegating when you're not licensed. First off, if you're not a manager, you absolutely do not under any circumstance give an order if you expect people to actually cooperate with...

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

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

    At-will employment. Your job can get rid of you because of your natural eye color if they want to, and that's 100% legal. That's why most health care facilities work very hard to resist their...

  9. What do new nurses need to know

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to aririe's topic in General Students

    And being humble doesn't just mean accepting that you don't know everything, it's also accepting that you're no more important than anyone else working where you work. Don't become one of those...

  10. Visible Anxiety

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to poweringthrough's topic in General Students

    From a student that also has diagnosed panic disorder, and very likely GAD if I ever decide to get a doctor to look into it... You do what the rest of us do, learn ways to just work through it....

  11. Nursing School Drug Testing

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Egonza57's topic in General Students

    It depends on the lab. And there's no test specific to nursing school. All the school and clinical sites get is a 1 word response... either positive or negative. That's all that anyone who isn't...

  12. Need a little encouragement

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Sweetb90's topic in General Students

    The teacher telling you the wrong time for clinical should be on her. If you tell your students the wrong information, you better make sure they get the right information. But let's be honest,...

  13. Accreditation views

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Mingdoll's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Accreditation from the student's perspective is just what classes will and won't transfer. 100% of schools don't care what school you went to for your LPN. All they care about is that you have that...

  14. Quitting my job before my shift starts

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    Not always. It's unfair to just automatically assume this. In some areas, jobs are just bad. Common local politics and beliefs tend to play into it. An example is that no matter how much we try to...

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

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

    If it's in their policy, they can fire you if you don't. They can make that decision for themselves. BUT, you have a right to be safe. If you have to take care of your family in an emergency, that...

  16. No Call/No Show - Is My License at Risk?

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

    Meanmaryjean is correct. If you do not accept the assignment, you have no obligation to the patients. If you read farther down that page you linked, it literally explains all of this. Basically, if...

  17. Getting ready for nursing school

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Farrah 34's topic in General Students

    You're going to use your A&P knowledge more than that. The more in-depth stuff, like what the hormones do, how your body balances electrolytes and what effects they have, yeah, you're not going...

  18. Day shift or Night shift

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to KBStuRN's topic in General Students

    Ignoring random anecdotal claims like the one above. At more hospitals than not, you have a choice. You can even work 9-5. It's all up to when the people who train on the unit you're getting hired...

  19. Sobriety and NCLEX?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to gchooljian's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Having a substance abuse problem and being sober for 12 years are 2 different things. Plus nobody is going to get that far and then "Oh, btw, I do coke every night." It's more going to get the...

  20. Fear of failure?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Swirl531's topic in General Students

    Look up the horror stories of coworkers from people working in nursing. Then just keep reminding yourself: Those coworkers passed. If they can do it, anyone has the potential to do it, it's all up to...

  21. First semester- feels like drowning

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to BagelBomber's topic in General Students

    Something to help is to stop looking at the NCLEX style of questions as this foreign concept you've never worked with. If you can drive a car, you've tested on a similar system. It's all standardized...

  22. Not Seeing Test Reviews

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to tropsnegRN's topic in General Students

    Go above your teachers. You're there to learn, not take a licensing exam. DEMAND at least an in person review where you can go over your test and see what you go wrong, and be able to ask questions....

  23. Sobriety and NCLEX?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to gchooljian's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Remember lesson 1 of nursing school: HIPAA? Unless there was a court order or an arrest, it's none of their business. Even if you put yourself into a rehab, you don't have to tell them. As far as...

  24. Post-test reviews

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Isabelle49's topic in General Students

    Demand it. If you can't at least meet privately with the teacher to go over the test, go above your teacher. You're paying a lot of money to be educated. At some point, colleges and students seem...

  25. First day of Nursing School

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to LavenderRN's topic in General Students

    And when it gets that stressful... Breathe. Go outside and go for a walk. One thing to remember is that your life isn't over if you don't become a nurse. There's tons of other jobs in healthcare,...