EmmaZ06

EmmaZ06

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  1. Difficult CNA's?

    I am a lot like you, and have found that people take calmness as a weakness. If this particular CNA is a problem, document her behavior and turn it over to the manager. I've dealt with CNA's that for some reason think it is ok to be rude, intimidat...
  2. DO NOT pass on the poop

    Don't be too hard on yourself!! For the most part you have actually been correct to goof on that word. If you actually read the whole dictionary post to the end it basically says that it is a word, but only in speech, and it is still not generally a...
  3. One of the wisest pieces of advice I ever got from a nursing instructor was, "If it would upset you to drop something in the toilet, I don't wear it to work." It has worked out well for me, I'm never the nurse frantically going through the trash loo...
  4. Oldest patient

    102 on a m/s tele floor. She was still with it and a full code (I checked with the MD and the patient, who both confirmed the code status was correct). I have never had my eyes so fixated on a tele screen in my entire life. Thankfully she was disc...
  5. Pharmacist-turned-RN?

    If I could make one suggestion it would be to shadow an RN for several full 12 hour shifts before you decide to pursue nursing. The images that people in one field of healthcare have in their heads about what the other fields of healthcare actually ...
  6. Miserable at work...Help I'm drowning...

    Don't quit, it is easier to get a job when you already have one, but I would start looking around for something else. Update your resume, and send it to some hospitals with open dayshift, or at least day night rotation positions. It seems like part...
  7. RN total patient care...

    How many patients do you have?
  8. Dr Oz's show on antidepressants...your thoughts?

    I wouldn't let a psychiatrist operate on my heart, so it makes sense not to take mental health advice from a heart surgeon.
  9. Suffering through a medication error

    It seems like your facility may need to review it's med administratin policy. My guess is that if a seasoned nurse did it twice, it has happened to other nurses as well, who may have been too afraid to speak up about their mistake.
  10. Why I Refuse Flu Shot

    You are comparing a flu shot to a lobotomy?
  11. So we can't wear clogs...

    Oh you are totally correct, I would recommend that you follow the rules. Just venting!!!
  12. So we can't wear clogs...

    Ok, off topic I know, but seriously this post annoys me. Not the poster, but the policy. I can understand making a student buy a specific color, because that has happened to me in real life, uniforms are part of nursing, but as long as a shoe prope...
  13. Which states are great for nurses to work in??

    It is more about the individual hospital than the state. For example I traveled to 2 different systems in Pennsylvania. One was awesome, one was miserable. Check out turnover rates. I work in Massachusetts now, and love it. It is rare for me to...
  14. ccu to Pacu big mistake

    As a floor nurse I thank you!!! What are the issues they don't want you to address? There is nothing more frustrating than getting a patient and realizing the minute they get to the floor that they belong in the ICU (you have a full patient load an...
  15. An RN, even with a BSN, typically doesn't make $105,000/year in Boston. Salary.com Salary Wizard- Do you know what you're worth? of living is also much higher here. If your goal is education and you have children you might want to consider loans/g...