NrsheartTS

NrsheartTS specializes in long term care, vent/trach,.

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1. Burnout Rx

   NrsheartTS replied to ACRN06's topic in General Nursing

   On my days off i try to read, exercise and clean the house and when I get home after a stressful 12hour shift I may put on some music to try and settle down. When i get home I try not to think about or talk about work. Before i go back to work, I pra...

2. Signing off orders

   NrsheartTS replied to Texas77's topic in General Nursing

   on our unit we have a lady that was a RN in another county, when she came to america she was not able to pass her boards after taking them 4 times, Our hospital allows her to take off MD orders even though she currently still does not have a license

3. How many hours of sleep did you get a night when you were in nursing school?

   NrsheartTS replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

   Did you work while you were in nursing school and if so how many hours a week did you work?

4. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   NrsheartTS replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   When my nursing supervisor interupts me during a med pass just to get me to sign some paperwork that could wait until im finished passing meds. Hello! That is not important!

5. job vs school

   NrsheartTS replied to NrsheartTS's topic in General Nursing

   i have really thought about leaving the job and just getting another one working the weekends but my daycare bill alone is $600 a month, so i thought about waiting to September 2010 when my son starts school so that i dont have to worry about my dayc...

6. job vs school

   NrsheartTS posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a LPN and i been at my job, which i enjoy very much for over a year. When they hired me they stated that they encourage nurses to go back to school and will work with people schedules if they decide to do so. Well I talked to my DON last month a...

7. Sentara Aug 09?

   NrsheartTS replied to aliviahs.mom07's topic in Virginia

   hey, im going to go to the campus in chesapeake

8. Sentara Aug 09?

   NrsheartTS replied to aliviahs.mom07's topic in Virginia

   well i went over today and took the preadmission test, it took me about a hour and a half to complete but they told me after i was done with the test that i would have to take a logic class before they will let me into the program

9. Sentara Aug 09?

   NrsheartTS replied to aliviahs.mom07's topic in Virginia

   I applied for Sentara August 09 also but have to take my preadmission test in a few days before I hear anything from them about being accepted

10. cigarette breaks

    NrsheartTS replied to NrsheartTS's topic in General Nursing

    There are other smokers on the unit and they are usally gone no more than ten minutes no matter how many cigarette breaks they take, but for anyone to be gone off the unit for 45 mins (cigarette break or not) is a little unsafe especially if they do ...

11. cigarette breaks

    NrsheartTS replied to NrsheartTS's topic in General Nursing

    im actually going to bring up the issue on monday to the unit manager because the other nurses on the floor feel the same way but I dont think they want to say anything

12. cigarette breaks

    NrsheartTS replied to NrsheartTS's topic in General Nursing

    The unit manager did speak to the nurse about her cigarette breaks a few months ago and the only change that we noticed is that when she leaves the floor she will tell the charge nurse that she is going for her break, before she would just be gone fr...

13. cigarette breaks

    NrsheartTS replied to NrsheartTS's topic in General Nursing

    There is nothing wrong with taking breaks and everyone needs them, but we still have a job to do

14. cigarette breaks

    NrsheartTS posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a very busy vent/trach unit with parayzed patients. There are about 4 nurses, 2 or 3 CNAs and 30 patients. I have nothing wrong with people taking cigarette breaks but we have this one nurse that takes about 4 or 5 cigarette breaks in a 12 ...

15. starting school?

    NrsheartTS replied to NrsheartTS's topic in Virginia

    Well thanks for the info because that is basically what i wanted to know, i will try and contact a representative again. :wink2: