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Difference between Graduate Nurse and an Experienced Nurse
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How to tell the difference between a Graduate Nurse and an Experienced Nurse:
A Graduate Nurse throws up when the patient does. An Experienced Nurse calls housekeeping when a patient throws up A Graduate Nurse wears so many pins on their name badge you can't read it. An Experienced Nurse doesn't wear a name badge for liability reasons. A Graduate Nurse charts too much. An Experienced Nurse doesn't chart enough. A Graduate Nurse loves to run to codes. An Experienced Nurse makes graduate nurses run to codes. A Graduate Nurse wants everyone to know they are a nurse. An Experienced Nurse doesn't want anyone to know they are a nurse. A Graduate Nurse keeps detailed notes on a pad. An Experienced Nurse writes on the back of their hand, paper scraps, napkins, etc. A Graduate Nurse will spend all day trying to reorient a patient. An Experienced Nurse will chart the patient is disoriented and restrain them. A Graduate Nurse can hear a beeping I-med at 50 yards. An Experienced Nurse can't hear any alarms at any distance. A Graduate Nurse loves to hear abnormal heart and breath sounds. An Experienced Nurse doesn't want to know about them unless the patient is symptomatic. A Graduate Nurse spends 2 hours giving a patient a bath. An Experienced Nurse lets the CNA give the patient a bath. A Graduate Nurse thinks people respect Nurses. An Experienced Nurse knows everybody blames everything on the nurse. A Graduate Nurse looks for blood on a bandage hoping they will get to change it. An Experienced Nurse knows a little blood never hurt anybody. A Graduate Nurse looks for a chance "to work with the family." An Experienced Nurse avoids the family. A Graduate Nurse expects meds and supplies to be delivered on time. An Experienced Nurse expects them to never be delivered at all. A Graduate Nurse will spend days bladder training an incontinent patient. An Experienced Nurse will insert a Foley catheter. A Graduate Nurse always answers their phone. An Experienced Nurse checks their caller ID before answering the phone. A Graduate Nurse thinks psych patients are interesting. An Experienced Nurse thinks psych patients are crazy. A Graduate Nurse carries reference books in their bag. An Experienced Nurse carries magazines, lunch, and some "cough syrup" in their bag. A Graduate Nurse doesn't find this funny. An Experienced Nurse does 
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ICU in KY $34.50hr
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LastReply: Eternity
ICU nights in KY: $34.50/hr housing & $500 mileage based on 8 weeks and 36 hours
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Certification
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LastReply: Betsy
Does anyone know of financing for acquisition of a Certification? I am
referring to WOCN (the wound,ostomy, continence nursing) certification. It
is very expensive. I have looked, but the only financing is to get a
degree. Hope to hear some positive answers (?).
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Weekend On-Call Nurse
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LastReply: Hilda
United Hospice Valdosta is seeking a Weekend On call Nurse!! SUMMARY OF
DUTIES: Responsible for case management of hospice patients. Must be
organized and able to manage time effectively. EDUCATION: Current state
license as RN. EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 1 years nursing experience. 3 years
preferred. Hospice and/or home health experience preferred. SKILLS:
Excellent oral and written communication skil... View Full Job Description
job posted Nov 3
2009
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Question for RN's : How hard is nursing school?
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LastReply: Luis
I start in 2 weeks and I'm SCARED from the stories I hear!?
I start an AA RN program in less than 2 weeks now.
I did
well in the pre-reqs (a B in anatomy and A's in Micro and Physio)
but I hear that nursing school is horrible and there is a TIMED math
test
in Pharmacology 4 weeks in to do medicine conversion
equations and
if you get anything less than a 90% you're
out!
I'm lousy at math, particularly algebra.
I
have a tutoring sessions planned to help a bit with that
and
ease some of my fears... but I'm starting to really wonder if I can do
this.
I have a 3 year old son and am a
single mom.
I've done alright so far and realize that I will
have to put out some effort...
but I really would just like to
know that this is truly Do-able.
People are making it sound
like it's the most stressful thing I'll ever do.
HELP!! Please tell me what your experience was like and what
to expect.
I'm freaked out here!
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Joke Therapy/Humor in the workplace
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LastReply: Tomasine
Once I was working in long term therapy and had a depressed pt who had a stroke. She would not come out of her room even for meals. I got all the aides to start working with me to tell her a good clean joke every time they went in her room. It became a real challenge to find that many good clean jokes. Well the aides started getting other residents to think of some jokes for them to tell her. The other residents became involved and some even started going to her room to tell her their joke, after a week or to she started telling me and the aides jokes she had heard. after about a month there were so many going to her room, she decided to come out for meals. Joke therapy worked. Can anyone else tell some real life experiences about humor in the work place.
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DHS/Director of Health Services
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LastReply: Elena
SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Full time administrative authority, responsibility and
accountability for the delivery of nursing services in the facility. Manage
employees in the provision of care and services per professional standards
of nursing practice, corporate philosophy and state and federal laws and
regulations. REQUIREMENTS EDUCATION: Registered Nurse with current state
license. Graduate of an accre... View Full Job Description
job posted Nov 9 2009
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Emergency Room Director
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LastReply: Jason
Excellent opportunity with Healthcare facility in Georgia for an
Emergency Room Director. This facility is a not-for-profit 376 bed
community hospital that offers a full range of inpatient, outpatient and
emergency room services. There Emergency Department also includes a Cardiac
Decision Unit to monitor patients who do not immediately test positive for
a heart attack. A qualified candidate for th... View Full Job Description
job posted Nov 6 2009
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SOUTH GEORGIA ADULT AND GERIATRIC PRACTICE!
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LastReply: Jeannie
Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner/Valdosta, GA -
Experienced Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner needed immediately to
work directly with a solo physician in quaint south Georgia community near
Valdosta. Primary responsibilities will be caring for a largely geriatric
patient population in office and nursing home. There may be some limited
hospital visits for swing-bed patients. Ideal candidate will have 2-5 years
experience with adult patients including hypertension, diabetes and pain
management. Must be capable of seeing patients independently. Georgia
license required. Community is near the Georgia-Florida state line with
immediate access to Interstate 75 and larger surrounding cities. Low cost
of living, family oriented community. Salary range $75-85K based on
experience, plus benefits.
Contact: Ray Smith. Smith &
Associates, 800-611-4043, panpjobs.com/job368.htm
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RNFA needed in AL
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LastReply: Rosie
Monday-Friday
with some call $42/hr with housing and $320 travel or $32/hr with $812/wk full stipend or $35hr with $322/wk M&I stipend This could potentially turn into a perm position __________________ www.tnsnurse.com
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