babilidose

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1. Can I work with a hurt ankle?

   babilidose replied to Deepage's topic in General Nursing

   As worried as your friend is about her new job, she should be even more concerned about proper healing. She can go ahead and work and risk her career, or she can follow the advice of an expert in the field, and stay off of her ankle. "You can't pour ...

2. Should I leave this racist town?

   babilidose replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Relations

   I am soooo sorry this is happening to you. I truly to sympathize. It's not easy to move from a diverse environment/ urban city, to a rural, middle of nowhere town with a homogenous population. But I agree with TheCommuter in that your options will b...

3. I got played by a kindergartner My

   babilidose replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

   lol I really love reading the school nurse forums. You all have the best stories!

4. Wrong decision to enter critical care

   babilidose replied to TKOmurse's topic in Critical

   It sounds like you made a lot of significant life changes. A new locale, new hospital, new unit, new speciality. 3 weeks isn't a lot of time. Give yourself a break and some time to adjust. It will be painful for a few months but 3 weeks doesn't seem ...

5. Relocation Advice?!

   babilidose replied to Spuen's topic in General Nursing

   If you've never lived alone, I would wait for the Illinois interview. Both the south and the Midwest have very distinct cultures. However, going from living at home to living on your own in an incredibly small southern town won't make for the easiest...

6. percussion and vibration used in ICU bed

   babilidose replied to RBRN2885's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses and rt's used the bed percussion and vibration if there was no order, and RT used the best when an order was present. I don't recall there being a specific protocol in place

7. How to deal with loneliness as a VERY young RN student...any help or advice?

   babilidose replied to createddaisy's topic in General Students

   19's not that young. Your age is probably not a deterrent to people. At the same age, I had friends younger than me and significantly older than me. Most people make friends of varying ages once they get past high school age. What people may be picki...

8. New Grad, No Job, Need Car?

   babilidose replied to kiwi111's topic in Job Hunt

   Agency nursing isn't for new grads. Period. I can't imagine an agency allowing a new grad to work for them without experience. It reflect poorly on them, and it's not safe for patient care. Maybe certain types of home health, but not all. Nursing sch...

9. Would you do it all again?

   babilidose replied to wooten3955's topic in General Nursing

   I would choose nursing again but take more community college classes in high school.

10. Night shift RN's :Do you eat in the morning after your shift?

    babilidose replied to DesertSky's topic in Stress 101

    Working nights for me, i act like its the day. I wake up, have coffee, eat breakfast, maybe eggs and toast or oatmeal. Eat a snack around 2300, and then around 0300 eat a proper meal, my biggest meal. My commute has drastically increased so now I'll ...

11. Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

    babilidose replied to MasonDixieChic's topic in Medications

    Everyone makes medication errors. Your charge nurses response wasn't the best. I understand her concern, but if nurses got fired every time a non fatal med error occurred, there would be no one at work. Try and get some rest and learn from what happe...

12. Stressing over snowmaggedon

    babilidose replied to HigginsdogRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have you checked Airbnb? It might be slightly cheaper than a hotel.

13. New Nurse With Large Disposable Income

    babilidose replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in New Nurse

    I recommend you max out your 401k or equivalent each year, pay off your loans, and save up. A car isn't an investment. If You want a new one, go for it. Otherwise, a savvier business move would be to keep your car until the wheels fall off and put yo...

14. Is living alone in nursing school a bad idea?

    babilidose replied to TravelRhythm's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on your personality. I lived alone. All my friends lived alone. It was nice to get together for dinner and studying and then go our separate ways and spend times alone. I personally don't like roommates, but other enjoy it. Best of luck!

15. Ask a CRNA any question you want

    babilidose replied to PaSSiNGaS's topic in Critical

    How do you feel about programs that have limitations for SRNA's learning their practice? Have you found that institutions are open to teaching new grads skills they might not have gotten a lot of exposure to in school? For example placing a lot of ce...