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How do I get expierence?
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Posted 8 months ago How do I get expierence? I have been a nurse for one year, working the night shift on a med/surg unit. I would like to work days and with patients who are not bedridden. Outpatient surgery interests me. I keep running into positions that require previous experience in that area. How do I get the experience, if they won't hire me without any experience? Night Nurse
Dear Night Nurse, Regarding the experience requirement, if every employer hired only experienced people, those experienced people eventually would all retire or die. My point is, everyone who now has experience started somewhere, and you will too. Start doing some informational interviewing with nurses doing the things you want to do. Find them by asking around, making phone calls and through related professional associations. Attend local chapter meetings of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and/or the American Association of Ambulatory Care Nurses as a guest for now. When there's something you want to do, it makes sense to rub elbows with those already doing it. Everything happens through networking, so you have to get out there. Also attend nursing career fairs. Many nontraditional employers exhibit there. This is a good venue to access many employers in one place. It also is a good way to "test the waters" and hone your self-marketing and networking skills. See what's coming up in your area at Read “How to get the most out of attending a career fair” Hopefully, you have an up-to-date LinkedIn profile, because it is a valuable networking and job finding tool for nurses in today's competitive job market. Best wishes,
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During a meeting, my nurse manager personally attacked my character. Is this a breach of the code of professional conduct? Monday October 8, 2012
During a private meeting, my nurse manager called me dictatorial, autocratic and lacking insight — with no evidence to back up these accusations. Is this a breach of the code of professional conduct for nurses? I have never had such a personal attack on my character before. This situation is causing me great distress.
It sounds as though the relationship between you and your nurse manager is not the best it could be. Personality conflicts in professional relationships happen on a regular basis. It would be difficult to call this conversation a "violation of the code of professional conduct for nurses" without more information. Although getting along with nurse colleagues is an important aspect of a nurse's obligations when working with others, your nurse manager does need to be able to evaluate nursing staff and provide feedback to help rectify problems and develop a staff nurse's full potential. You did not say whether your nurse manager provided you with ways to improve your alleged shortcomings. It would be great if that did occur, so you can begin to try and change your conduct. Then during the next meeting with your nurse manager, he or she might be able to acknowledge changes and growth in these areas. If you believe the allegations about your conduct are without merit, you might ask for another meeting with your nurse manager to clarify what was observed or what complaints were received about you, so that you can counter any false information or undocumented concerns.
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