Sdee BSN

Sdee has 47 years experience as a BSN and specializes in ER..

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1. Want to Be a Nurse, But Hesitations

   Sdee replied to tortellini101's topic in General Nursing

   Not every nurse has to be rainbows and sunshine; not all patients respond to that anyway. I was very socially awkward, I still am even as retired RN with 40+ years as an ER nurse. Early on, I listened to and watched nurses I admired and patterned m...

2. New Nurse: Discouraged and Wanting to Quit

   Sdee replied to newgrad_13019's topic in New Nurse

   It is sometimes hard for a nurse to find the right environment. I’m retired after 40+ years, most as an ER nurse. I always had 2-3 different per diem jobs, I was fortunate that my husband carried health benefits so I could be flexible. Some jobs w...

3. How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

   Sdee replied to RNinheart's topic in General Nursing

   The germophobe in me died a thousand deaths with the thought of not washing scrubs after wearing. My routine is to remove my scrubs in the garage, and throw my clogs into the woods. Not actually. They get thrown into the washer after each wear. ...

4. When Should I Retire? My Struggle

   Sdee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   42 years an ER nurse. I presently work per diem, cut down to 2 days per week about 15 months ago and found that, financially, it will work. I like my job but hate the useless, feeble clipboard carriers who can’t do my job, love the flexibility, and ...

5. Pit Bull Service Dogs

   Sdee replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly this. Well said.

6. Advice for vacationing?

   Sdee replied to pediRNjen's topic in General Nursing

   The necessity of benefits may trip you up, otherwise working PRN would allow you more freedom to schedule vacations. Shift stacking is doable, but find that some employers get kind of tired of accommodating this kind of schedule manipulation on a ...

7. New Grad Seeking Job - Union or Non-Union?

   Sdee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I have worked in Union and non-Union shops. I have instigated and established the organization of nurses at two different hospitals, one with excellent and one with disastrous results. I worked for a time when a large corporation bought our non-Uni...

8. Contacted multiple times for same empty shift

   Sdee replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   No. No. No. I am not available. We now have a system where group texts are sent to all off duty staff requiring contact with admin only if you want to work. As the night resource likes to send them around 5 AM, I enable the Do Not Disturb featur...