Heartnurse24

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1. Sabotaged at Work

   Heartnurse24 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I didn't want to be run off either, however, my working environment was toxic and affecting me physically and psychologically. You know when people are treating you poorly but in ways in which you may not be able to "prove". No, I am not paranoid. B...

2. Sabotaged at Work

   Heartnurse24 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Thank you so much for your advice Nurse Beth, Nurse Shannon. I applied to another hospital and was hired so I am beyond excited! I am the utmost professional so mentioning other jobs negatively is not my forte; however, 7 years of skills would cert...

3. Cardiac unit for the new grad.. good idea?

   Heartnurse24 replied to NurseKey622's topic in Cardiac

   Are you working for a teaching hospital? My very first RN position was in a large teaching hospital on a combination med/surg and telemetry unit and as a part of their orientation they included EKG strips and interpretations w/ caliper measuring. We...

4. Injured at work

   Heartnurse24 posted a topic in Disabilities

   I've been out of work for the last 7 months. I injured my elbow during a code, I have a torn tendon and have developed problems in my wrist and hand. Im due to have surgery in a few weeks. I'm a med/surg and cardiac/telemetry nurse. Worker's comp has...

5. My preceptor is everything they taught us NOT to be...

   Heartnurse24 replied to Live..&..Learn's topic in Relations

   I was that new grad also. I was met with so much attitude, not from everyone, but a select few. I wasn't pompous or a know it all but just wanted to soak everything in to learn. I don't know why some nurses feel threatened. We really do eat our young...

6. One Atheist FAQ Answered

   Heartnurse24 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Spirituality

   You shouldn't despise anyone though Khminh. I'm sorry that some religious people have left a bad taste in your mouth. I have had similar experiences but it doesn't make me hate them or anyone. You have to be respectful in the fact that everyone on th...

7. My preceptor is everything they taught us NOT to be...

   Heartnurse24 replied to Live..&..Learn's topic in Relations

   I agree with this also. What I find in my own practice is that some veteran nurses automatically go on the defense whenever a new grad nurse joins the ranks. They label them as know-it-alls or that they want to throw people under the bus, when in ess...

8. One Atheist FAQ Answered

   Heartnurse24 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Spirituality

   As with anything majority, I think there are instances where non-religious people have run into the extremists, and vice versa. Are there *rabid* atheists? Yes. There are those who are compassionate about giving everyone a fair shake, for example,tho...

9. One Atheist FAQ Answered

   Heartnurse24 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Spirituality

   I absolutely love this post! I am an atheist nurse also and believe in secular humanism. The problem is, we suffer from a "majority privilege" society so anything that is not the *majority* belief must be wrong or amoral. I don't run around advertisi...

10. My preceptor is everything they taught us NOT to be...

    Heartnurse24 replied to Live..&..Learn's topic in Relations

    I am actually shocked at the responses to this new nurse. It sounds to me like she is being set up to fail. Nursing school vs work nursing is a whole different reality, however, it is OUR job as experienced nurses/preceptors to guide her and give FUL...

11. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    Heartnurse24 replied to kemansha1's topic in New Nurse

    This is so true. As I posted above, I was arrogant enough to think that my 27 years "in the field" qualified me for what I wanted along with increased pay as a brand new RN. Ha! I learned very quickly that recruiters want to see you are willing to le...

12. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    Heartnurse24 replied to kemansha1's topic in New Nurse

    Kemansha1, I understand your frustration. I used to work as an LPN and I did a lot of travel nursing so some assignments I would make up to $25/hour as an LPN! Fast forward to my first RN job, and my base pay was $20 hour in a large academic teachi...

13. Any Help Appreciated!!

    Heartnurse24 replied to JRiestra82's topic in Travel

    Have any of you travelers tried Advantage RN? I've been looking into them. Curious how they compare.

14. How does cardiac tele compare with med-surg?

    Heartnurse24 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Cardiac

    HI Joe, I am a new nurse and have been working on a med/surg telemetry unit for almost a year. My patients are identical to what you described and I don't feel as though it is a real telemetry unit. We aren't allowed to do drips. (It's more of a "p...

15. is it worth it? Travel agency questions

    Heartnurse24 replied to Heartnurse24's topic in Travel

    Dinsey, Thank you so much for your input. I am fairly new to this site/forum, so I'm sorry if my questions seem redundant. I am just really nervous about considering the switch. I have good health insurance now, great benefits etc. but not nearly as...