RNGranny

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1. Career change? RN to CRNA, is this feasible for me

   RNGranny posted a topic in SRNA

   I am a 40 yr old, young children. I have 20 years RN experience (ADN, 3 classes short of my BSN), mostly in NICU, OB. I have worked the night/weekend shift for years and need a change. Since I am the primary support for my family, I need to be able ...

2. plastic and reconstructive surgery nurse

   RNGranny replied to mminix's topic in Agency

   I worked for a plastic surgeon in California. Great job! The hours are good and yes, many of the other nurses got work done free or cheap. Not many openings because nurses tend to stay. Check with some of the surgeons in your area. Many eye doctors a...

3. oldest nursing student?

   RNGranny replied to grammyd's topic in Career Support

   :imbar Hi Grammyd. I am also 55 and a grandmother, got my license when I was 52. One of the biggest problems that I encountered was that fellow nurses and doctors automatically assumed that, due to my age, I was very experienced as a nurse. They offe...

4. Children w/ Bipolar

   RNGranny replied to Rhon1991's topic in Psychiatric

   Since mental health issues have been covered under Medicaid/Medicare over the last 2 or 3 decades, we have suddenly developed an entire multi-billion dollar industry of being to apply a psych diagnosis to everyone. What will happen when 90% of our ch...

5. What's the weirdest baby name?

   RNGranny replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   For Nurse Dennie; My daughter is also a RN and she was in NICU. She had a patient a few years ago who actually did name her twins Orange and Lemon except it was supposed to be pronounced Oh-ranzh and Lee-mohn. And, I swear their last name was Jello ...

6. How on earth...?

   RNGranny replied to CliveUK's topic in Psychiatric

   This is no urban legend. I remember back in nursing school, I was doing my psych rotation in a ped psych unit. There was the cutest little boy,looked about 2 yrs old but was almost 4. He was in lock-up. Diagnosed with ADHD and ODD at the age of 2 and...

7. i'm tired

   RNGranny replied to BurnerKG's topic in General Students

   Hang in there, it is worth it. I think they come up with the projects and papers just to see if you can stick with it. It helps when you are the only RN on the floor and things are hopping- you can reflect on how you stuck with it in school. Goo...

8. Are new nurses adequately prepared?

   RNGranny replied to RNGranny's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds great but not the norm! You must have a very progressive curriculum and I am so glad that your preceptor is "Awesome." That does not appear to be the norm in many cases. Good luck and congratulation, you sound like you will make a terrific nu...

9. False Nails (Does it promote infection?)

   RNGranny replied to bjweiland's topic in Safety

   Here in SouthernCalifornia, there have been hospital studies that have traced outbreaks of nosocomial infections directly back to the long fingernails of health care workers. Not a good idea to have them. If I had a nurse or CNA taking care of me, es...

10. Are new nurses adequately prepared?

    RNGranny replied to RNGranny's topic in General Nursing

    Love that motto, "see one, do one, teach one."

11. Are new nurses adequately prepared?

    RNGranny posted a topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse, I see more and more new grads who have little clinical experience and who are overwhelmed, more than I was and that was a lot. Many have had no more than 1 or 2 patients during clinicals. Many have told me that their nursing programs incl...