anissa

anissa specializes in Cardiac ICU, Med/Surg, Ob/Gyn Onc.

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1. Night shift sleep schedule

   anissa replied to DreamyEyes's topic in General Nursing

   I work 7p-7a and if our unit needs it anything in between. When I get home I get straight to bed. Sometimes I sleep until 5pm, sometimes I wake up at 1pm and just can't go back to sleep. I try to rest for 1 hour before I go back to work; unfortunatel...

2. The University of Texas at Arlington

   anissa replied to zoeyzoe's topic in Texas (UTA)

   I have applied to this program last year and was accepted to the school, however, for whatever reason that NOBODY there can explain my transcripts were never evaluated nor was I issued a course map. In the meantime I finally received a transcript eva...

3. University of Wyoming RN to BSN online pros/cons

   anissa replied to stevenfmurray's topic in Online Learning

   I was looking into UWy myself. Have you found out anything more about this program? If so I gladly would like to receive an update if you wouldn't mid.

4. The University of Texas at Arlington

   anissa replied to zoeyzoe's topic in Texas (UTA)

   you don't have to be in Texas to enter the program. I'm on the east coast and I'm in the AP program

5. What is the dumbest order you ever read?

   anissa replied to SherRN's topic in General Nursing

   obtundant patient and an order for "peanut butter sandwich - STAT" !!!

6. German Nurses anywhere?

   anissa replied to Jutta's topic in General World

   I have a German license and have worked in Germany as a nurse. I also have a US RN license and work in CCU.

7. What's your holiday bonus?

   anissa replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   My christmas bonus just showed up in the mail: a coupon for a free 12 oz. coffee at our hospital cafe. Yippieh!!!

8. Charting Bloopers

   anissa replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   was supposed to read Shift Summary...somehow the f was dropped! Must have been a long day ...

9. Lifting during Pregnancy

   anissa replied to KayRN2003's topic in General Nursing

   We have several nurses pregnant on our med/surg floor and one of them brought in a note from her OB doc stating she can't lift over 25 pounds. She was flatout told that the lifting requirements are over 50 pounds as stated in the job description. Too...

10. Too Old?

    anissa replied to rhapsodyRN's topic in NP

    Got my RN in Germany at the ripe old age of 26, and my RN in the US with 48! Currently persuing MSN/NP; my kids think i'm nuts...I say that's a prerequisite for nursing anyway! Figured I will work until I keel over...so I'm going for it!

11. Where are you from?

    anissa replied to suzanne4's topic in General World

    I'm from Germany, currently working in Virginia. Would like to go back to Germany for a while to work, but Great Britain sounds good also

12. Threats from Management

    anissa replied to kittyrose's topic in Activism

    We have monthly mandatory meetings scheduled. This year they are on Fridays. The meeting I need to attend is at 3:30 pm. Considering that I work 7p-7a and live 46 miles away from work I can't just attend a meeting and turn around and go back home u...

13. how many hours a week do you work????

    anissa replied to akerdonn's topic in General Nursing

    36-48 scheduled, up to 60 due to short staffing and being called in extra

14. Working as RN in Europe

    anissa replied to asweetheart50's topic in International

    I graduated in 1983 in Germany as an RN and jumped back and forth over the ocean every time my husband got transfered. Every time we were in Germany I could work, over here not a chance. I finally finished my RN here in the states by going through a ...

15. Holidays - deciding who works??

    anissa replied to PJMommy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanksgiving we work if we were off last year. Christmas and New Years we either work Christmas/New Years Eve or Christmas/New Years Day. Nobody can get both off. It stinks.