Schoolnursetrish39

Schoolnursetrish39 has 3 years experience and specializes in psych both adult and kids, cardiac.

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1. Have you ever reported your coworker to the supervisor and got the person fired

   Schoolnursetrish39 replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

   Well my posting name is Schoolnurse Trish but I don't work in the education sector anymore as budget cuts eliminated my position I moved and I have been working in long term care.. It is a nightmare I have always worked in hospitals prior to this and...

2. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

   Schoolnursetrish39 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   Amen to that Medic Nurse.. when I was in nursing school. I had clinical instructors that watched us like hawks and I even had one who thought I wasn't cut out to be a nurse and had me do extra wound care when some of my classmates thougfht it was "gr...

3. "Men should be EMT's or Doctors!"

   Schoolnursetrish39 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

   YOu said it all in that last sentence. I have started a new position and there are a couple of residents that are prejudiced and some staff who are terrible and reading that gave me some prespective. We all have our bad days... the patients being pat...

4. Job Hunting - I don't understand

   Schoolnursetrish39 replied to Pupnshnooter's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the prior posters about the run around you get sometimes. It has taken me 3 weeks to get hired at any hospital I have worked at after an interview, I dress professional and then you have to hound HR and the Nurse manager you will have to...

5. Some ER nurse I am

   Schoolnursetrish39 replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

   Gonzo, Believe me its has nothing to do with you being a ER RN its family and you need to grieve. I lost my boyfriend to heart failure about 6 months ago.. he was coded and brought back and didn't live out the day and I just totally could not think l...

6. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

   Schoolnursetrish39 replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

   All the jobs I have had with CNA and techs and etc. I have always worked with hardworking professsional people they did theri jobs very well and under bad circumstances at times.. This new job I have in correctional nursing is that I am an RN but th...

7. Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

   Schoolnursetrish39 replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

   I agree AsianMike. Thats what it is really all about, the care of our patients. Like the way you put that.

8. Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

   Schoolnursetrish39 replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

   I am mostly type A but am type B too. I always get my work done though as it is unfair to the person following you if you don't. I work nights, however I have alot of paper work to finish as my 3-11 folks don't get to it... so my type A habits kick i...

9. Poll for RN's: Do you have an ADN or BSN?

   Schoolnursetrish39 replied to Ekklesia's topic in ADN/BSN

   I have an ADN but at my college it is an Associate of Science in Nursing to be able to transfer. Looking to get my BSN or more. :)

10. RN is he making a pass at me what will this do to my job

    Schoolnursetrish39 replied to heaven in your eyes's topic in General Nursing

    Because he is 40 and you are 22,???? Don't be coy What he is doing is sexual harrassment to some people and if you don't welcome it say so and if you do you better cool it at work because people will notice and it could lead to the loss of both yo...

11. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

    Schoolnursetrish39 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    It was hard but I don't regret going to nursing school at all. I love being a nurse. My ex-husband used to say that and then he was the one who left me for another. Sometimes I feel bad about my marriage failing in some ways, but I am a happier more ...

12. New Meaning for LPN and RN (not a debate)

    Schoolnursetrish39 replied to NurCrystal22's topic in LPN-RN

    You are right on about that... Marie

13. New Meaning for LPN and RN (not a debate)

    Schoolnursetrish39 replied to NurCrystal22's topic in LPN-RN

    Well thats sad some patient would say that.. in regards to the little pretend nurse vs. the real nurse.... because I know in Nursing school I hung out with all the LPN bridge students and they taught me so much. I love the LPNs I have worked with and...

14. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

    Schoolnursetrish39 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Well really it was a childhood dream but as dreams go sometimes they are hard to make them come true but I did. I got married at 17 and was a military wife for about 16 years.. moving around here and there I always wanted to go back to school but be...

15. Failed because of the HESI? Huh?

    Schoolnursetrish39 replied to jeepgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I went to their rival Crowder College ADN program ( even though we were a community college not a university) and we took the HESI and all of us passed in my class in 2003 with the exception of one and she had struggled throughout the program, howeve...