ruca30

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1. 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...

2. 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...

3. 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...

4. 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...

5. 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...

6. 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,...

7. 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...

8. "I need a witness" !

   ruca30 replied to chad75's topic in General Nursing

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

9. 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...

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

    ruca30 replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    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,...

11. Nurses in Recovery

    ruca30 posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    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...