RealNurseMom BSN

RealNurseMom has 4 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Critical Care.

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1. No Microchip In This Needle

   RealNurseMom replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   “Ahhhh. Your not putting that microchip in my arm!”

2. How do you deal with workplace discrimination?

   RealNurseMom replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

   I had the exact same thing at my last job (and I’m not Filipino) some nursing unit cultures unfortunately are like that. They judged based on first impressions and I was “too quiet” I wasn’t sure what they wanted from me as a new grad walking in not ...

3. Last Question! I Swear

   RealNurseMom replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

   Any other floor nurse could of listened out for you patients, no matter how busy it was on your unit.You should never leave the unit without giving someone report on your patients. Doesn’t need to be a full report but should include basics (ex. 503b ...

4. Covid-19 Bonus

   RealNurseMom replied to NursePelican's topic in Activism

   Nope, our step down unit converted to a covid ICU in March/April. Trained on the job, Never got a bonus.

5. COVID and Family

   RealNurseMom replied to K_RN18's topic in COVID

   Same here. Although I do change into clean scrubs and shoes before leaving work (don’t shower at work though, that was never an option), wipe all my stuff down and don’t bring it into my house. My husband has been working and the kids are now doing i...

6. Covid Units - Do staff RN’s Rotate?

   RealNurseMom replied to RealNurseMom's topic in COVID

   At least your hospital gives hazard pay. We haven’t gotten an extra penny and have been caring for covid + patients since April. Been wishing for that at least.

7. Oxygen requirements & level of care

   RealNurseMom replied to Ele_123's topic in COVID

   It would be nice to have these patients on a step down/progressive care unit but unfortunately due to lack of resources because there are too many covid patients and because covid patients are so sick and decompensate quickly, many nurses find that t...

8. Med Surg nurse being given Tele Patients

   RealNurseMom replied to Morning Glory's topic in General Nursing

   I don’t agree with above posters that state you don’t need additional training and that you should just accept tele assignments. If they are giving you tele patients they need to train you for telemetry. I worked med-surg prior at a previous job and ...

9. Covid Units - Do staff RN’s Rotate?

   RealNurseMom posted a topic in COVID

   For those of you working on covid units, have you been working there since March/April? Did you volunteer? Are you there on a rotation? From reading previous posts, it seems to me that most RNs have been floated to the covid units so I’m curious to h...

10. Share Your COVID-19 Stories Contest | Nurses Week

    RealNurseMom replied to Brian S.'s topic in Announcements

    In just a few days, my unit transformed into a 20 bed ICU to care for critically ill covid patients. While at work I’ve been too busy saving lives to worry but while I’m at home I worry about bringing the dreaded virus home to my husband and children...

11. Nasal cannulas behind the head

    RealNurseMom replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we do it for post head & neck surgery patients

12. This is really taking a toll on me...#Vent

    RealNurseMom replied to Alexa Weaver's topic in COVID

    Feeling the same as you, here in nyc. This isn’t the typical ICU population, don’t be discouraged from doing critical care. Typically we don’t see so many patients requiring intubation, multiple pressors and proning, that walk in off the street witho...

13. Nursing management necessary?

    RealNurseMom replied to Sarah2018's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital charge nurses help with anything needed in addition to the charge duties. When someone needs an extra hand for a dressing change or procedure,cleaning or turning a patient, Narc waste, or if they’re tied up in a room and another patien...

14. Why Do Nurses Quit?

    RealNurseMom replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse done my first year, on a very busy medsurg type floor. What's making me feel burnt out is staffing ratios and lack of assistance from patient care techs and clerk. If I have 8 patients (which happens waaaay too often) and a PCT who d...

15. Beth Israel Nursing School NYC

    RealNurseMom replied to Shana J's topic in New York

    yup!!! :) oh, about the NLN score... so I didn't do well because I only started studying the day before bec most of my study time was/ is taken up by pharmacology class I'm doing. My high school grades are good and this semester is my first in colle...