nursebrandie28 BSN, RN

nursebrandie28 is a BSN, RN and specializes in Critical Care/Teaching.

Latest Activity

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   Contract Buy Out

   nursebrandie28 posted a topic in Travel

   Hello, I am a contracted agency nurse and I signed a 16 week contract that ends in the middle of August. I have been working for the the hospital and love it! However, the only other hospital in this particular hospital system closed and now they hav...
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   Name for nursing student newsletter

   nursebrandie28 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I just recently took over the faculty adviser position for our school of nursing. We are going to start publishing a newsletter and we need help with a name! Any suggestions? Any ideas would be valuable! Thank you, Brandie
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   Sleeping on lunch break

   nursebrandie28 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was working night shift (12 hr) as an agency nursing half way through my 4-week contract. Around 4:45am in the morning, I told the other nurse I was working with that I was going on break. After that I walked into the chapel in the hospital and r...
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   Facebook or Blackboard SNA

   nursebrandie28 replied to elizhealy's topic in Educators

   Hello, I have just been in charge to "advise" the SNA. I have decided NOT to put post ANYTHING formal on facebook for 2 reasons- 1) I would have to "friend" the students, and i like to keep seperate boundaries 2) not all students have facebook Also...
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   "You cannot have BSN or MSN on your nametag?"

   nursebrandie28 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, My supervisor told me tonight that HR was getting complaints from patients stating, "The BSN nurse gave better care than the non-BSN nurse." End result, only RN will go on namebadge. I do not want to debate whether BSN nurses are better or wor...
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   University of Utah Medical Center implements new dress code

   nursebrandie28 replied to pennyaline's topic in General Nursing

   I HATE UNIFORM requirements~~!!
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   30K in 16 weeks

   nursebrandie28 posted a topic in Travel

   Hello, I am a poor nursing instructor!! I planned to pick up agency during Christmas break, however, over in the Midwest, travel nursing is not picking up. I will have another break in May for 16 weeks- my plan is to go to California and work approx...
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   Job you would NEVER do in nursing....

   nursebrandie28 replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

   I could do any nursing in the hospital, however, psych and ER are my favorite!! I could not do insurance companies...I think they are the devil!! I love that nurses have the flexibility to change without change careers!! :yeah:
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   Why can't I find an LPN job?

   nursebrandie28 replied to Ladybuggers's topic in LPN/LVN

   because hospitals do not want to pay LPNs so they hire less qualified techs who get a two week training course!! its a shame...bring back the LPN!!
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    Professions before nursing

    nursebrandie28 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey just out of curiousity, what did you guys did before nursing? 1.) high school jobs: worked as McDonalds/Pizza Hut, started nursing school straight from high school!
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    texting at work

    nursebrandie28 replied to questionsforall's topic in Professionalism

    Who cares? It is their license!! I personally text when appropriate, never in a patient's room or seen by staff, patients or families....but why let it bother you so much? That just causes more friction between co-workers...and to all those complain...
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    advice how to make change from days to night shift

    nursebrandie28 replied to rileygrl11's topic in General Nursing

    I do both nights and days, because I do agency and I go where the needs are. When I started doing more nights, I get off and settles by 8am, usually wake up naturally at 12, do some chores if needed and nap from 3-6p. If I am off the next night, sk...
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    What do you do in the nursing station in your down time?

    nursebrandie28 replied to kiwipsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Well....I work ER and psych and with my down time I managed to go back to school and used the downtime for homework. When I finally got through my masters, now my down time is planning trips via internet, all nurses-and I am serious-i could spend h...
14. 

    Creaky, Squeaky Danskos!

    nursebrandie28 replied to Tait's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I have white danskos...how do you clean them? I have marks on the front...
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    Peri Care

    nursebrandie28 replied to PleasantlyConfusedRN's topic in Educators

    You need to tell the student, that NCLEX will not let you argue questions and unless he/she can give you the exact location where it says that in the book, they need to calm down.