ruca30

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1. Body Piercings & Tattoos

   ruca30 replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

   I have my tongue and nose pierced and a tattoo, which isn't usually visible. I've never had anyone complain or say anything untoward about it, as a matter of fact, my younger patients seem to feel more comfortable with me sometimes when they notice i...

2. please help am going mad

   ruca30 replied to milly's topic in General Nursing

   You are not letting your team down. If you've mentioned this to your team and they're not supporting you, it seems that maybe they're letting YOU down. The first year out of nursing school is more overwhelming than the entire nursing program! Just sl...

3. Just need to whine

   ruca30 replied to rondafan's topic in General Nursing

   Whoa. Believe me when I say I am soooo sorry for you. Truly, because I have a similar situation going on. My difference being that, to save my ass (ass=nursing license, of course) I self-reported to the MHPRC, which seems to be MI's version of TPAPN....

4. Recovery

   ruca30 replied to ruca30's topic in General Nursing

   Trust me, it's not something I'm gonna go around and shout from the rooftops! It's just because the program that I'm working with will have a relationship with my employer for the purpose of monitoring my recovery progress for a while. And we all kno...

5. Fair to My son?

   ruca30 replied to dcoffee's topic in General Nursing

   Speaking as a single parent of 2 kids....I know that's a hard decision to make, and a harder one to stick with. You feel guilty about so many things in regards to your kids while you're in school. I can't count the number of times my kids ate cereal ...

6. Recovery

   ruca30 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a question for you all: what are your thoughts on working with nurses who are in recovery from alcohol/drug addictions? I've been an RN for almost two years. I've been clean now for 3 months and am starting to look for another job (which is ki...

7. ADN/BSN Debate on the Floors?

   ruca30 replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

   I hate when nurses do that. We have enough stress and troubles as it is without being divisive! The bottom line is: when you pass your boards you're an RN. Same as the ADN RN! Nursing programs today, whether they be BSN, ADN or whatever, all have one...

8. What is your least favorite.....

   ruca30 replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

   I can be up to my elbows in almost anything: blood, feces, urine, vomit....no problem. Sputum???? aaack. It took me the entire time I was in nursing school (and maybe a little bit after) to just SAY the word sputum without gagging. Luckily, other nu...

9. nurse-patient ratio

   ruca30 replied to NANCPER's topic in Med-Surg

   Days/afternoons is 1:6 here, midnights 1:8. That's the theory, anyway. There has rarely been a day where I've worked a midnight shift with less than 10 patients, or a day where I've had less than 7.

10. "I need a witness" !

    ruca30 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

    Nope you're not nuts...Morphine smells absolutely horrid!

11. Scrubs

    ruca30 replied to coffeejavule's topic in General Nursing

    Depends totally on the place you work. At my last job, the OR and L&D staff were assigned, and provided, certain scrubs. The rest of the floor staff were allowed to wear whatever kind of uniform they wanted, staying away from the "OR green" and "...

12. Opinion re: getting a new patient at the end of your shift

    ruca30 replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Safety

    Hey, everyone knows that nursing is a 24 hour job. You're not so very important that another co-worker can't competently handle the same situations....and so....when ER sent up patients to us at 11pm, it was always my practice to settle the patient i...

13. Rules for Michigan Drivers

    ruca30 replied to RN 2005's topic in Michigan

    OMG that is hilarious! Haven't laughed out loud in a while, thanks!

14. Well, which is it?

    ruca30 replied to AndyLyn's topic in Michigan

    GO BLUE!!!!!! This weekend is the UM/MSU game...yay! We just moved to Ann Arbor area this summer and everyone in this whole area just lives and breathes maize and blue....kinda cool attitude!

15. Nurses in Recovery

    ruca30 posted a topic in Michigan

    Hey all...I'm a new member (this website is a GREAT find by the way - I've been telling ppl about it left and right) so you have to forgive if I screw this up but: I would like some input/advice from other nurses in regards to MHPRC. I've been an RN ...