Animal House R.N. ADN, CNA, LVN

Animal House R.N. has 27 years experience as a ADN, CNA, LVN and specializes in Geriatircs/Rural Hospitals.

Latest Activity

1. Now a tele floor from med/surg

   Animal House R.N. posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Hello All, I work as a charge nurse on a 40 bed med/surg one side and tele on another side. A few months ago we were told that the med surg nurses now have to take telemetry patients. Our ratiois 1:5. Of course some tele pts come w/ the drips. ...

2. Med Surg positivity?

   Animal House R.N. replied to nurse-kat's topic in Med-Surg

   I have been working a busy med/surg and now telemetry unit for 3 years. I used to love it. But recently they have added telemetry, but have not gotten too much education.

3. Is Anonymity Important to You?

   Animal House R.N. replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Yes its important. Retaliation been there done that. The system I work for has monopolized everything for miles.

4. Were you a bully in high school?

   Animal House R.N. replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

   I was bullied a great deal because I was a socially non diagnosed adhd female.

5. Weird Question: Are All Hospital Nurses Wearing Scrub Caps Now?

   Animal House R.N. replied to K. Everly's topic in General Nursing

   Pretty much 100 percent in the ICU. Maybe a third on med/surge, 80 on PCU, 90 percent on telemetry. I float alot.

6. Job interview

   Animal House R.N. replied to Animal House R.N.'s topic in LTC Directors

   I did withdraw for other reasons. I would have to be worried that anything I said would be considered bullying. I have been a nurse for quite a few years. I do not sugar coat things but I am not mean about it.

7. Job interview

   Animal House R.N. replied to Animal House R.N.'s topic in LTC Directors

   I withdrew application.

8. Job interview

   Animal House R.N. posted a topic in LTC Directors

   I did a job interview with the DON and someone further up the chain of command and was basically told hey your a really strong candidate and welcome to the team. The next day I get a text from the DON telling the administrator wants to interview me a...

9. Are there any nurses that actually LIKE nursing?

   Animal House R.N. replied to CShel's topic in General Students

   I am learning to love nursing again. I have learned med/surg is not for me. I love most of the patients, but at the floor I am on, no one wants to help each other and I am over it. I have to change jobs every 3-5 years. I am one of those people that ...

10. Med Surg nurse being given Tele Patients

    Animal House R.N. replied to Morning Glory's topic in General Nursing

    I understand your worry. I have the same issue and worry. I have worked many non monitored pods to a monitor pod. Good luck with everything.

11. Is it just me or is nursing school not as difficult as everyone makes it sound?

    Animal House R.N. replied to Nicolecn's topic in General Students

    Nursing school was not the hardest thing I have ever done, but it was a close third. The most difficult part for me was going from LVN to RN and changing some of my thinking. But I think for you, the thing that made it easier is you did not let it ta...

12. How old were you when you started nursing school?

    Animal House R.N. replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Finished the CNA program at 19, cma at 20, LVN at 21, Rn ADN at 44, and hopefully my BSN at 46. We are like fine wine, sometimes we just need to age a little.

13. Nursing in the Age of Social Media: Paging Dr. Google

    Animal House R.N. replied to BostonFNP's topic in Activism

    We continue to educate to the best of our abilities. We mourn the patients we lose and go on. Part of the problem I have seen is that no matter what we do or how we do it, people still have free will and at times we have to remind ourselves of this.

14. The Job Interview Question

    Animal House R.N. replied to Davey Do's topic in Humor

    or waited a year and then got a new job after graduating R.N. school

15. Chocolate Therapy

    Animal House R.N. replied to Davey Do's topic in Humor

    A poem one of my children wrote about our dog. There once was a dog named Spartacus, who had a disease named fartacus; and now he lives apart from us. Enjoy. lol