pnut8377

pnut8377 has 8 years experience.

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1. Sometimes it hits you...

   pnut8377 replied to umcRN's topic in PICU

   Nurses like you are the reason I've always wanted to be a nurse and now finally in school chasing my dream. Your story brought me tears. Thank you for being you :)

2. Energy drinks and teens coming to ER with chest pain

   pnut8377 replied to mt3's topic in Emergency

   Someone I went to school with who was a sports star and then went on to be a high school coach died because he drank a couple of Red Bulls before a marathon. He died from a major heart attack. I steer clear of those drinks!

3. No Nursing Shortage At The Present Time

   pnut8377 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   I'm none of these things, I know the slim chance of finding a job once I graduate. I just want to be a nurse and have wanted this for a very long time. There is just a job shortage. It really doesn't matter what field you go into now there is alway...

4. No Nursing Shortage At The Present Time

   pnut8377 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   Me too! But I've wanted this for so long, I will do it anyway. There is a job shortage everwhere and not just in nursing. I think there is a nursing shortage I just don't think hospitals and facilities want to hire. They'd rather have one person ...

5. Why are Nurses so mean to each other?

   pnut8377 replied to Dixon, future NP's topic in Relations

   That's exactly why I'm careful what I post on here and I haven't posted as often as I like. I once read a post where this person was at a really low point in her career and she was feeling like giving up the first few posts were all negative and som...

6. The Wisest Thing I've Ever Heard on Allnurses ...

   pnut8377 replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in General Nursing

   I passed my CNA skills test by watching the videos on Youtube. A fellow classmate of mine failed, I sent him the link to the videos and he studied them like I advised and he passed at his next attempt. I also used Youtube teaching videos to homesch...

7. Anyone NOT feel like they got hit by a truck?

   pnut8377 replied to ComeTogether's topic in CNA/MA

   I feel the same as you. Been working at this place for 2 months. When I was hired they said a typical patient load is 10 and on occasion 15. Well since I started I have 17-20 patients every evening and I come home is pain daily and live on Advil. ...

8. Searching for 1st travel assignment (AMN not my fave)

   pnut8377 replied to RunsWscissors's topic in Travel

   Ultimate List Of Travel Companies And Their Benefits!

9. How would deal with these type of CNAs?

   pnut8377 replied to Born_2BRN's topic in Relations

   I'm a CNA at a long term care facility and none of my nurses do what you do. They don't change a bed, they tell us to do it when they are done. Your CNA's should appreciate that you do that much! An RN supervisor passed me in the hallway the other...

10. Why? Why do people act like that?

    pnut8377 replied to mkearns724's topic in CNA/MA

    I'm experiencing some of the same where I just started working only 3 weeks ago. The sad part is no matter where you work there will always be people like you discribed. My biggest issue lately was the person who trained me, and a lot of other staf...

11. Nursing is slavery Period!!!

    pnut8377 replied to sonia211's topic in Relations

    With your experience you could go into travel nursing, probably would work your butt off there too but at least you get to see and go places that may make up for it. Plus you get to work out your own contract in advance. Also get out of the hospita...

12. What if I can't do it???

    pnut8377 replied to its_meee's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I feel exactly as you do, being 34 and starting all over. So a few weeks back I posted something similar to this. Here is the link. https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/terrified-about-starting-687026.html I received a whole bunch of resp...

13. Peds is NOT easy!

    pnut8377 replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

    I spoke to an RN yesterday who said she did her clinicals while in school at a PEDS burn ward, 34 years ago. She said that to this day she still remembers the screams of a little girl when they went in to debride her, that's exactly why she isn't in...

14. Peds is NOT easy!

    pnut8377 replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

    You just explained my life in your post. I have a 14 year old with type 1 diabetes. She's had it since she was 4. Now I am a nursing student but want to get into Peds not because of the reasons the op stated but because of some of the horrible exp...

15. California new grad RN planning to work in Australia

    pnut8377 replied to Saint637's topic in Immigration

    Yes I was wondering the same, I am just beginning nursing school but want to travel after a few years and would love to hear your experience!