RN 4 U

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1. Which types of patients should I not take care of while pregnant?

   RN 4 U posted a topic in General Nursing

   I just found out I am pregnant. Does anybody know what types of patients I should not be assigned to take care of?

2. Do you think this will improve staffing?

   RN 4 U replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, someone told me that the other day as well, and that is why more patients are having their foleys removed earlier, but it is so much more than a foley that could potential cause an infection and it is about staffing, i was just thinking about t...

3. Working as a nurse at a correctional facility

   RN 4 U replied to RN 4 U's topic in General Nursing

   Yes thank you that does help. That is exactly what someone else told me about being careful, that the inmates will play on your weakness. That does scare me though. I do have some other concerns, i will pm you. ANybody else have any experiences worki...

4. Working as a nurse at a correctional facility

   RN 4 U posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I am interested in possibly persuing correctional nursing, that is nursing in a correctional institution. I am skeptical about how it would be to work in a prison on a day to day basis with convicted felons. Anybody have any experience working in...

5. How do I get my job back after resigning?

   RN 4 U replied to PostpartumNurse'07's topic in Canada

   Cut your losses and move forward, i agree i don't think they will take you back. Sometimes management tries to sugar coat the real problem by minimizing it to you, and then next thing you know you're fired when you didn't think there was a problem.

6. How do you go about handling a rude Dr.

   RN 4 U replied to RN 4 U's topic in General Nursing

   Well in that situation, the doctor was upset about basically something that was beyond my control, something another dr had failed to write in the progress notes and yet was trying to jump down my throat about something that happened 2 days ago when ...

7. Strong Honest Opinions please, need help!

   RN 4 U replied to oceantides's topic in General Nursing

   Okay u asked for an honest opinion, here goes. As a Rn i am required to do a lot of transferring, lifting etc. Before i got hired on, they ask you up front if you are able to lift a certain amount of pounds, and if not i doubt you will be hired for t...

8. How do you go about handling a rude Dr.

   RN 4 U posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I am still in my first year of nursing. I have 3 more months til my year is up, and one of my biggest complaints is having to put up with rude dr. i mean, nursing is stressful by itself especially on the floor that i work, vascular/renal stepdown...

9. so my year is almost up, who is gonna stay in the hospital, think I will PRN

   RN 4 U replied to Lorelai22RN's topic in New Nurse

   My year will be here nov. 12. can't wait, i am already starting to look for other jobs, but wanted to have that solid year of exp on my resume for negotiation. i also wanted to be np, but after seeing the reality of nursing, it is disheartening, a l...

10. Dont know if I will ever volunteer to do overtime agarin!!!

    RN 4 U replied to dmn1012's topic in New Nurse

    I agree with every post up here,once i started to agree to come in 1-2 times they assumed that i would do it all the times. that is when i had to put my foot down, i learned my lesson the first time i signed up for an extra shift. had the heaviest pa...

11. Second Degree Nursing Students

    RN 4 U replied to Sirena922's topic in General Nursing

    I finished up my 2nd up degree and i had to pay out of pocket, thank goodnes i had a decent paying job, i had to move back with my parents to do so though. i could not get any more loans until i paid down a significant amount which i didn't have so i...

12. Why all the negativity!

    RN 4 U replied to militaryspouse98's topic in General Students

    Nursing is a rewarding field to be in, i'm finding that it is all the other stuff that is frustrating, like staffing, unfairness in pt assign, all the other administrative mind games that goes along with the job that brings about the negativity.

13. what do you say on a interview?

    RN 4 U replied to daisygal's topic in CNA/MA

    To be honest, I didn't have one ounce of experience coming out of RN school i too am a second career changer. My expectations of my first nursing job interview were that i too would be asked a lot of question, scenarios, clinical experience, etc. Wel...

14. Stuck by Used Insulinn Needle

    RN 4 U replied to jlhayes's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the post that said if you are looking for a sign that this is not a good co. to work for, this is it! Your employer is respon. for testing you and the client. I do not recommend you going on your own and doing this outside of your employ...

15. Are there many job opportunities in MD?

    RN 4 U posted a topic in Maryland

    Hi! I currently live in VA, i am a new graduate. I have been thinking about moving to the MD area for a while still thinking, currently working in va. I just wanted to know about the job market in this area and who is the top employer in the area as ...