ProBeeRN BSN, RN

ProBeeRN has 16 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in WOC, Hospice, Home Health.

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1. Home Care RN Trying To Get Into A Hospital Setting

   ProBeeRN replied to lobi722's topic in General Nursing

   I moved from home care to a wound /ostomy nurse position in acute care (after obtaining my wound care cert). I was asked about my lack of hospital experience and I sold myself by talking about the acuity / variety of patients I handled in home care (...

2. Anything I can do with nursing and history degrees?

   ProBeeRN replied to Weirdo's topic in General Nursing

   I left the company last year, some years they would take a couple new grads, some years they did not. I was basically on my own after 4 months, on probation for 6, but linked with a designated mentor for the remainder of the year. It was a great prog...

3. Anything I can do with nursing and history degrees?

   ProBeeRN replied to Weirdo's topic in General Nursing

   I'll bite. I'm no historian but I did go straight into home health as a new grad. The large HH company near me was piloting a new grad program- it required a BSN, several interviews, a successful summer internship, and a full year of orientation. Not...

4. PEG dressing options

   ProBeeRN replied to jessieh13's topic in Wound

   I agree with karen4164 about pouching the peg. Is the tube stabilized? Sometimes if the tube is stabilized properly the tract will shrink and stop the leakage. Try a commercial stabilizer, Hollister has one.

5. Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

   ProBeeRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Professionalism

   I wear a lab coat as a wound care RN (as per my boss's request) . It helps staff and patients distinguish me from a floor nurse - at my facility we are considered part of the education department.

6. Wound and vac assistance?

   ProBeeRN replied to Zelda21's topic in General Nursing

   The wound should have been debrided first. A VAC won't do much on a 100% slough wound bed. If regular granufoam is used then Santyl can be used underneath if there is some (less than 25%) necrotic tissue present. Santyl cannot be used with silver ...

7. Outside of Nursing..

   ProBeeRN replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in General Nursing

   I have a husband, I have small kids, I have a dog. I'm busy right now with a bunch of home improvement projects. I'd like to make more time for fitness and running. I like to cook and I like to travel. I enjoy my job but it doesn't fulfill me...m...

8. Childcare for 7-3 shift

   ProBeeRN replied to sippee's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked 7-3 I had my son enrolled at a daycare that opened at 6. Some of them offer before/after school care as well.

9. The Blue Hair Nurse

   ProBeeRN replied to rosomebody007's topic in General Nursing

   I like to color my hair a deep purple and I'm working on a half sleeve, but I recently started a new job and before I interviewed I colored my hair to a dark brown and currently I make sure my tattoos are covered while working (which isn't difficult ...

10. Do people take advantage of me because I work nights?

    ProBeeRN replied to frankie,RN's topic in General Nursing

    It took me a while to learn to "just say no". I still have problems with it sometimes. Screen your calls from work, if it's important, they will leave a voicemail and you can call them back. Or get a cheap prepaid minutes phone to use for work cal...

11. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    ProBeeRN replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    After reading the first 20 posts or so- Guilt is not an effective motivator. However, I find that sometimes a good dose of fear (aka a reality check) is not necessarily a bad thing. For example- the noncompliant diabetic that just had a toe amp-I'v...

12. Recent grads, hang in there...

    ProBeeRN replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    He took Kaplan/ used the q-bank prior to the first time and then continued to use the q-bank through the second time. The key to him passing was slowing down and reading the question- he was rushing through and not figuring out what the question was...

13. Seriously discouraged at this point and need some friendly advice...

    ProBeeRN replied to BellaRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    The market is tight... my advice is to try and at least keep a toehold in the field- you have an active license and no sense letting it go to waste- and if benefits aren't an issue you might have an easier time not looking for full time? Can you con...

14. Recent grads, hang in there...

    ProBeeRN replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    We're in Western New York- Buffalo area

15. Recent grads, hang in there...

    ProBeeRN replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    "People come on this board and ask "should I quit" when they've got a no-win situation going at some crappy job it took a year to get" It was such a hard decision for him. He felt like a failure, and like he was letting me down...and after that expe...