FinallyRNStatus

FinallyRNStatus BSN

ORTHO, TRAUMA, MED-SURG, L&D, POSTPARTUM

Each Day Bring Your Best. Don't Let Your Worst Day Devalue Your Worth.

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About FinallyRNStatus

FinallyRNStatus has 9 years experience as a BSN and specializes in ORTHO, TRAUMA, MED-SURG, L&D, POSTPARTUM.


Experience working ortho, trauma, med-surg, L&D. Starting to get a little bored with the more stable patient population. Some days I love the unique connections I get to have with my patients and other days I'm bored to tears and drowning in frustration.  

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  1. Some words for new grads.

    Hi CardiacDork: "I came into nursing extremely scared and humble. I came with fear in my heart and worry on my mind. I endured sleepless nights and crying fits in the utility closet. I was a young, quiet, shy, and naive nurse. .... Please remember th...
  2. Does anyone else feel exhausted after clinicals?

    Hi I just thought I would reply with my experience as a student and RN. Although I think people vary on what will mentally or physically exhaust them. The level of exhaustion I felt as a nursing student commuting 1.5hr+ far exceeded the level of stre...
  3. Orientation, Time Management & Brain Sheets

    Thank you Rebel Nurse! I chalk it up as experience to get me to where I need to be, hopefully at a place I like more! I would love to be in the ICU actually. We'll see what doors open and what is meant to be will work out. Jade RN - thank you for sug...
  4. Orientation, Time Management & Brain Sheets

    Thank you for all your feedback and valuable input. I appreciate having some nurses understand why I want to use a brain sheet and not look at me like I have two heads! I actually was let go because I could not improve my time management in time befo...
  5. Hi fellow nurses: I'm a new grad about ready to complete a 9 week orientation on a tele unit. I'm really struggling with time management. First I was orienting 5 weeks on days (-1.5 weeks for hospital orientation/classes). My day preceptor expected ...
  6. IV Push Medication

    Asystole - what a excellent response! Being a visual learner this analogy has helped me greatly! Perhaps you are a visual learner too?
  7. How fast to push IV meds

    As a new nurse I'm constantly trying to understand the difference between time-saving real world practices and what I was taught in nursing school. I come here to better understand the TONS of conflicting information. It is better to be a young nurse...
  8. IV pushes

    This question is similar to the one posted. In school we learned to push the med for the time stated then push the IV flush for the same push time. A teacher told us that is not how things are done in the real world. She said the patient IV port (not...
  9. Hired at an employer I owe a medical bill to.

    Thanks for the input. I'll talk to my bankrupcy attorny then make a final decision. Tenebrae - What do you mean by the same procedure would cost you only a taxi ride home? Do you not pay for healthcare where you are from or is it much less costly?
  10. Hired at an employer I owe a medical bill to.

    Here is the deal. In nursing school, all I could afford was Student Accident & Sickness Health Plan which is basically low-end "insurance plan" that has a $2,500 deductible and will only cover a max $10,000 of an emergency/sick health care bill. ...
  11. Getting unemployment for called off

    In NJ when I worked in Casinos myself and other employees were allowed to collect partial unemployment for weeks we dropped under full time hours. This was often for most employees in my department since we were on-call workers. I was SHOCKED I quali...
  12. Getting unemployment for called off

    In California I was able to collect 6 weeks of disability pay that I applied for through that same office unemployment is filed. In addition to that I had 6 weeks of paid maternity leave that is required in CA. It was hard to live on a reduced payche...
  13. Bankruptcy and Jobs

    Thank you for your informative post RNinthemaking1986. I was wondering if employers were allowed to check your credit if the application only requested consent to perform a criminal background check. I've been waiting to file bankruptcy for 4 years b...
  14. Will filing bankruptcy make it hard to get a job as a nurse?

    I know this is an old post, but I found it truly helpful in discussing the pros and cons of bankruptcy and how it can potentially affect getting a job.
  15. Resume check please

    I agree with RunBaby. You don't really need to list everything you did at clinicals. But I agree not all programs have the same clinicals so its good to list them if you have room. I only listed tasks I completed during my preceptorship. I kept it s...