HikingNurse8789

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1. So is there really a nursing shortage?

   HikingNurse8789 replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

   At one time my area had a shortage of jobs but now we are trending the other way. But the places really hurting for staff are LTC and home health. No one wants to bust their booties in LTC anymore for $20/hour so they are getting desperate and offeri...

2. Why I'm STAYING in nursing

   HikingNurse8789 replied to WKShadowNP's topic in General Nursing

   Because I finally found people who share my somewhat twisted sense of humor. And ditto on not being able to sit behind a desk all day, yuck.

3. Mandated HPV Vaccinations?

   HikingNurse8789 replied to halohg's topic in School

   Ughhh, this scares me. I'm very much a supporter of the HPV vaccine, I got it as a teenager during the first few years it was even available. The last two years I've had abnormal pap smears but do not have HPV. Due to this, I did not have to undergo ...

4. PICC lines/LPN confusion

   HikingNurse8789 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   Recently my state allowed LPNs to flush PICC lines for the first time if your IV certified. I've read over the scope of practice for my state and what I'm reading is that it is strictly limited to flushes but my facility is insisting we can administe...

5. Is having a 3 month old too young to start nursing school?

   HikingNurse8789 replied to knapi433's topic in General Students

   If you have a good delivery and a fairly easy infant you should be fine to start. With baby being that young, you will have plenty of time to study. I had my third in the middle of pre reqs so i never took time off. Our son was born only 3 weeks earl...

6. How to study for exams?

   HikingNurse8789 replied to mininurse24's topic in General Students

   I bought the Saunder's NCLEX book just to use them for tests in nursing school. I just had my first OB/Peds test, got a 90%, most people were in the low 80s and I owe my score to that book. I just do whatever questions that go with that particular te...

7. What do other hospitals do regard to scheduling staff for weekends?

   HikingNurse8789 replied to Metalchild's topic in General Nursing

   This isn't necessarily directed at you OP but I also find it crazy those in healthcare expect to not work weekends and holidays. I also fail to see why it is such a big deal if your doing every second/third weekend or holiday. I have three kids and s...

8. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

   HikingNurse8789 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

   For me there is a difference between having a few extra pounds vs. Becoming so overweight that a person can no longer do their job. I have worked with a few nurses where others did have to pick up the slack for them but they were morbidly obese and u...

9. MA to ICU RN, Testing and Advice?

   HikingNurse8789 replied to dariannarnold's topic in General Students

   Is there a reason your an MA first? Just wondering because its usually an associates degree, a nursing program may only take a year longer than MA and you would save a lot of money! Plus you could get your STNA in less than 4 weeks and make as much a...

10. Unconventional hair colors

    HikingNurse8789 replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking about this other day and found my first thought of a nurse coming in to take care of me with purple hair would be "hell no!". Quite judgmental of me considering I have a half sleeve of tattoos and I'm 29 so its not like a grew up in th...

11. Seeking some guidance as a 5th year student

    HikingNurse8789 replied to miske's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I say apply too. Your situation is exactly why I will encourage my kids to wait to go to college until they know what they want to do. Your situation is SO common and I have no idea why we encourage 18 year olds to make the biggest investment of thei...

12. Best way to read nursing textbooks?

    HikingNurse8789 replied to mininurse24's topic in General Students

    I read really fast and when the content is long, I tend to not absorb the information. Now I just read bolded words, info boxes, and skim the paragraphs. I make a lot of concept maps and use the internet if I'm not completely grasping material. I use...

13. Excluded from clinical group

    HikingNurse8789 replied to Bisquet's topic in General Students

    I'm wondering if your timid nature is coming off as snobby or disinterested to your group members. If your have a discussion, speak up, jump in there, let them see you do care and have an opinion. Be proactive and ask again to be added to the communi...

14. Tired of being angry

    HikingNurse8789 replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    You seem like someone who "absorbs" other's emotions. Meaning your allowing your soul to be sucked little by little by taking a bit of each patients emotions around with you. I user to be like that with everyone, not just patients. It drained me. I h...

15. Need to change my study habits

    HikingNurse8789 replied to wannabeny's topic in General Students

    I never read my nursing book word for word. I read all boxes, bolded/italicized words, and the chapter summaries. Textbook reading does not work for me. If I'm confused after reading thru that way, I then go to internet resources like Khan academy fo...