priznrn135

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1. I went against another nurse... did I make the right call?

   priznrn135 replied to guineachick's topic in General Nursing

   You acted correctly. You followed orders. Personally, the only way I would have cathed him is if he was distended, uncomfortable, etc. Your preceptor was dead wrong for not following orders and for putting the patient through an unnecessary, uncom...

2. Is it safe to start out with an ADN?

   priznrn135 replied to RNS5's topic in ADN/BSN

   It's not a slam, it's my experience. I don't know where you're from, but the BSN programs around me aren't better than the ADN programs at all. Again, this is what I know. Chill out.

3. Wrongly accused of being drunk on duty!! - ******** hits a new low

   priznrn135 replied to District46's topic in Agency

   For whatever the reason, they have it in for you, plain and simple. But, even if you get tested, they are going to make up something different. I do work for an agency as well so I know that if for some reason they are going to be haters, it's goin...

4. Taking a Second RN job

   priznrn135 replied to luvsfallin's topic in General Nursing

   If you can pick up with an agency, I think that is the best bet. I work for one, and I keep it "in my back pocket" for when I want to work extra and don't necessarily want to have an "easier" kind of nursing. I think that supervising in an extended...

5. How do I emotionally survive caring for a pedophile?

   priznrn135 replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a maximum security prison where most of my patients are molesters, beaters, cheaters, etc. In my gig, I am not allowed to be overly "nursy," I leave that for the hospital. Anyway, I think that how I can separate the sick person from the s...

6. Is it safe to start out with an ADN?

   priznrn135 replied to RNS5's topic in ADN/BSN

   I started with my ADN and i would never regret it! I did get my BSN, but just because I wanted to have more opportunities for advancement, management type jobs. I don't think I learned anything in my BSN program that made me a better bedside nurse,...