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"Words can't express the joy of being a part of nursing a tiny, sick baby to health and sending them home to a happy life." - Make.it.workRN
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One Strategy To Land a Nursing Job: The End Around
Doctor insists I use expired Dilaudid on patientsI work at an oral surgery office, doing conscious sedation. We had some dilaudid expire November of 2013. I alerted the doctor to this, and he told me several times to use it. We also have midazolam that expired last month, I asked if I could toss it, and he said to keep using it. Once I find new employment and report this, can I lose my RN license for using this expired stuff? [Toon] Aw yes, what to say when you gotta get hired?We all know the job market is TIGHT! So, we all put our best foot forward when we go for that all important interview. Working weekends? Yep, I can do that. Work night? Yep, I can do that? Only a 2 week orientation? Yep, I can do that. So, what have you agreed to in order to get the job offer?
How has nursing assessment changed?My question to nurses who started their careers in decades past is how has the nursing assessment changed over the course of your professional practice?
For instance, were you trained in the 60s and 70s to auscultate a pts heart and lung sounds? How to get tincture of Benzoin out of clothesMy husband got tincture of Benzoin on his dress pants for work. I used pure acetone followed by spray-N-wash and it promptly came out. You should test... A Time to reflect
Levophed concentration and hospital policy.Just curious about what your facilities say about the concentration of Levophed and what type of line you need to run it through. I work two ICU jobs right now - one full time, one PRN, and they both have very different ideas about how Levophed should be run. Navy Nurse Candidate ProgramI have been researching about joining the Navy. Honestly, the more I research the more excited I get. I have been wondering an awful lot about the nurse candidate program. I was planning on contacting a recruiter after I graduate and inquire about the program.
Is that too late to contact a recruiter? How do you move on to a leadership position My organization doesn't have a clinical ladder. So how do you build up your leadership skills and eventually get into management and supervisor positions? Do you just put in a number of years in your job and then apply to a management position? Specialized Training in Public HealthHow can a RN be specially trained to perform duties outside of scope of practice AND not be licensed (APRN), even if it's within the employer's protocol of duties? Isn't that risking one's license? I need some education on how this is possible. Nursing Jobs
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If you're looking for a nursing job the competition is fierce, especially for new grads with no experience. You say you've filled out application after application and have gotten no results. Simply filling out an application and leaving it at that, is akin to standing on a river bank throwing a stone into the water. Like the rock, your application most likely will sink to the bottom never to be seen again.
Nursing has been a rewarding career for me. Looking back, I never thought my way of thinking could change, but it did. A single patient's comment would change the way I delivered care to my patients.
