DisneyNurseGal BSN, RN

DisneyNurseGal has 8 years experience as a BSN, RN.

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1. Advice for a New Pediatric Hematology/Oncology RN

   DisneyNurseGal replied to Nurse.Kelsey's topic in PICU

   CONGRATS. Pediatric Oncology is my passion, and I love taking care of this population! Couple words of advice. 1) SELF CARE. We see some stuff. Its going to be hard. You can't take care of them if you don't take care of yourself. 2) Celebrate t...

2. Nurses secretive about getting another job

   DisneyNurseGal replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Perhaps she;s trying to better herself so she can leave the job she is most unhappy with. Either way it is none of your business. I have many work friends, that I occasionally text, but I don't share much personal information with them. We are work...

3. Notified of call before being on call

   DisneyNurseGal replied to rlgiv's topic in General Nursing

   Answering the phone hardly constitutes free services. At the end of the day it is the employees responsibility to get to work for their shifts. If your employer is NICE enough to give you a courtesy call to let you know you are needed for work then...

4. Notified of call before being on call

   DisneyNurseGal replied to rlgiv's topic in General Nursing

   So if your employer needs you to be there at 0700 you don't think the unit has the right to have the peace of mind that you will be there at 0700? When your turned your phone on at 0630... IF they had left a message and told you to report to work by...

5. Notified of call before being on call

   DisneyNurseGal replied to rlgiv's topic in General Nursing

   When we have on call shifts, it is the expectation that we will be available at the beginning of the shift (to relieve night shift) or through the whole on call period. If we are needed at the beginning of the shift, my unit will call the employee a...

6. Looking for CPN audio cd study tool

   DisneyNurseGal replied to RNKellyB's topic in PICU

   Yes the questions were very similar. Very NCLEX-ey, but there were NOT any questions where all the answers were correct, which is the most correct... Thank goodness. I have an iPhone an in the app store search "Pediatric Nurse CPN Review". The app ...

7. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

   DisneyNurseGal replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

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8. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

   DisneyNurseGal replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

   No one lives in Primm. There is no housing, grocery stores, or services. Everyone commutes from Vegas. What you are going to save in Income tax you will waste in time and gas. Not to mention Primm to Victorville can be a 4 hour drive during holid...

9. Looking for CPN audio cd study tool

   DisneyNurseGal replied to RNKellyB's topic in PICU

   Hi there! I don't have a CD to sell, but I just wanted to share a strategy I used... I just passed the CPN last month, and I too did not want to shell out the money for the review books. I purchased an app from the app store that had a like 10,000 ...

10. Case Study: HIPAA violation or not?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Allmy?'s topic in HIPAA

    I don't think it's a HIPPA violation per se; however it is a privacy violation. I don't feel like pictures should never be taken of a patient's body ... ever. Would you feel different if the student took a picture of a patient's body part and used ...

11. Patient brings own urine sample for preoperative pregnancy testing

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DineenC's topic in General Nursing

    Not true. I was 4 months pregnant with my last child before I had a positive urine test. I knew I was pregnant and did have the testing to prove it.. finally at 7 weeks we could hear the heartbeat.

12. I don't think i can be around this co-worker anymore.

    DisneyNurseGal replied to fulitarn's topic in General Nursing

    Don't victim blame. Just because the OP did not have the response you think she should have had doesn't change anything, in fact can make a person feel worse about themselves. A person can not calculate or premeditate how they will react under any ...

13. Voiding!

    DisneyNurseGal replied to ohsosarah20's topic in General Nursing

    Great question! One of those conundrums that comes with working night shift. I did it for 4 years on a Step Down Med ONC unit, so i've been there. I do not think the question is cut and dry. Like many things in nursing it depends on so many other ...

14. Adult med-surg to peds? Advice...

    DisneyNurseGal replied to mi_dreamin's topic in Pediatric

    Hi there! Congrats on the new job! Here is a link to another thread I replied on on a similar topic. The items I mentioned about how to prepare are going to be identical to your situation. https://allnurses.com/picu-nursing-pediatric/tips-for-movin...

15. Outrageous Complaints

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    I NEED to add another one to the list. My unit has over 500 DVDs for kids to choose from. Mom requested the Disney movie Brave. I went to where the movies were kept and the Brave DVD was gone. I informed the mom that another child was watching i...