bbedit

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1. IR Radiation Exposure-Thoughts?

   bbedit replied to Pinky89's topic in Radiology

   Thanks for the info, everyone. I was just exposed yesterday (Friday) due to the clear ineptitude of the charge nurse who didn't notify anyone that a patient was carrying a warning that she received radiation one day before (Thursday). The patient had...

2. I am Staying strong with Bipolar disorder

   bbedit replied to Tesfanurse's topic in Disabilities

   I have bipolar disorder and I would love to disclose it but I don't, I'm too nervous it will mark me for life. To all of you with BPD, you can do it! You can make it work. Oh, I've been a nurse for about 7 years.

3. Nurses with Bipolar Disorder

   bbedit replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in Stress 101

   Hi all Just checking back again about working nights while having bipolar disorder. I want to take the next step and get trained into the ICU, ER, or even the OR but I know that in the hospitals I've looked at, they don't hire you for day shifts for ...

4. Travel Nursing

   bbedit replied to Invasion's topic in Travel

   I am in the middle of working with the travel company _Nurses Rx_ which is under the umbrella of companies of AMNHealthcare. I am glad you posted this because I want to let everyone know that Nurses Rx neglected to inform me that my start date was pu...

5. Nurses with Bipolar Disorder

   bbedit replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in Stress 101

   I am an RN with bipolar disorder. I am lucky that I have it managed pretty well. I quit my job to travel (NOT travel RN -- just regular travel!) 6 mos ago and am back, and am looking for a new job. I have 5 yrs' experience on a med/surg floor, I was ...

6. How do I become a critical care nurse?

   bbedit replied to mark1973's topic in Critical

   New grad, in my understanding, means anyone who graduated from nursing school, and it's their 1st job as a nurse. It doesn't discriminate if you have an associate's or bachelor's degree -- just that it's your first job as a nurse. I hate to come back...

7. Nurses with Bipolar Disorder

   bbedit replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in Stress 101

   I saw this post is from 2/2011 but I thought I would write anyway. Maybe you can get a 2nd opinion? It sounds terrible what you've been going through with not being able to keep a job AND your family not understanding. Hang in there! There's NAMI = N...

8. How do I become a critical care nurse?

   bbedit replied to mark1973's topic in Critical

   I want to go into the ICU but at my hospital, you have to work nights in the ICU to start with. I don't do nights well. Can anyone suggest a way to get ICU experience without having to do nights? Even the cardiac unit on my floor hires on to nights f...

9. For those of you with 1 year sub-acute experience...

   bbedit replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

   What's sub-acute please?

10. job performance issues

    bbedit posted a topic in Stress 101

    I am having job performance issues (according to my boss) which are likely due to a number of reasons. My boss says my voice is too loud and she can hear me down the hall when I am in a room talking to a patient. I don't know how she hears my voice c...

11. anyone else feel kinda lonely in this job?

    bbedit replied to bennyRN's topic in Stress 101

    I hear what you and the commenters are saying. I work day 12s usually -- and some 8s -- and I still feel isolated because I can't go out and meet my friends til really late because it takes so long to get around where I work and live. I have thought ...

12. I've had it with bedside nursing! What else can I do?

    bbedit replied to PCU_RN9's topic in Career Support

    Gosh thanks to all the previous replies. I feel similar to the original posting person. Except I have somehow stayed on my med-surg, really more surg, floor for nearly 4 years! I've tried to go other places but international opportunities want me to ...

13. peace corps

    bbedit replied to biwa's topic in Career Support

    I applied to MSF after working on a med-surg floor (primarily surg) for about 3 years at an academic teaching hospital and got rejected. I think they want me to go on my own to another country, maybe on a medical mission or 7-10 days trip before MSF ...

14. What is your sick call policy?

    bbedit replied to at your cervix's topic in General Nursing

    I just got called in to my manager's office so she could tell me I have 5 sick calls. If I get a 6th, then I get a LEVEL I warning. I asked her when the sick calls were made. She told me since 5/10/2010 I have called in sick 5 times. Which means 5 ti...

15. Paperwork from orientation, etc.

    bbedit replied to bbedit's topic in General Nursing

    I think I'll keep all the official employment stuff -- I should have posted that above. I am getting bogged down with all the in-service info, education updates, etc. Thanks for the reply!