nursiegirl18

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1. LPN Student needs advice

   nursiegirl18 replied to maddiesmommy0204's topic in LPN/LVN

   Have you looked into any agencies in your area? They are extremely flexible and you can usually make your own schedule. They don't normally offer benefits though. Best if luck to you!!

2. Be polite, I don't have superpowers!

   nursiegirl18 replied to EmmaZ06's topic in General Nursing

   I get it too! I always say, "I'm sorry, my clone did not show up to work today." Usually gets the point across.

3. Patients hitting on nurses

   nursiegirl18 replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   I did tell him it was against hospital policy for nurses not to date or have any outside contact with pt's. I thought that would have been enough. I guess some people need to blatently have their feelings hurt, which is what I was trying to avoid, to...

4. Patients hitting on nurses

   nursiegirl18 replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   I took care of a patient about 9 months ago. I never gave him my last name and it is not on our badges. He gave me his phone number while I was his nurse and I promptly threw it away and never gave it another thought. About 8 months after his dischar...

5. New nurse on tele

   nursiegirl18 replied to nursemud17's topic in Cardiac

   All I can say is hang in there. 2 years ago I too was a brand new nurse on a tele floor. The first 6-8 months on my own were pretty overwhelming, and then I got my own routine down, as you will too, and things got much easier. Don't look at the whole...