PocketSize

PocketSize BSN, RN

Emergency, LTC

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About PocketSize

PocketSize is a BSN, RN and specializes in Emergency, LTC.


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  1. You worked hard for your license. Protect it. If you feel a place is unsafe, leave. *Hopefully you'll last last at least 2yrs at your first job* but when you start noticing the red flags, do not ignore them.
  2. Meyers Brigg, Have you done it?

    ISTJ-A working in the ED. "The Logistician." I'm a functional introvert :)
  3. Pay cut to become a RN

    I don't know what COTA is. I started in the ED making $27.50/hr. After residency was over and about a year in, it was raised to just under $30/hr. Depends on the area, hospital, unit, etc.
  4. Be Healthy: 10 Self-Care Tips and Tricks for Nurses

    I take a trip every so often. Could be 3 days, could be 10 days. Could be local or further away but when I begin to feel run down and I feel the burn out coming on best believe I'm on Southwest.com booking a flight. I'm single without kids, I have no...
  5. I hate my new grad nurse residency program HELP

    I'm reading this now btw, https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/be-healthy-10-1151342.html
  6. I hate my new grad nurse residency program HELP

    -#1 talk to your residency program director and ask for guidance on what you should do -Take one shift at a time -Find what your like about this new journey (you're now saving lives and helping to heal the sick, it's a big girl job, you beat out othe...
  7. Most Pressing Issues in Nursing Today

    THIS.
  8. Nursing nightmares.

    Recurring nursing nightmare where I'm dealing with angry, abusive pts, helicopter visitors with ridiculous requests, people with unrealistic expectations of how an ED works. I pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming. Oh, wait. This is real life! ...
  9. Newbie Grad Nurse

    Congrats on finishing! 1. My hobbies/favorite topics to search are completely non-nursing related so I'm not much help there. Whilst in school, I did search this site for tips on how to be a good ED RN, tips for difficult sticks, etc. 2. Not sure ab...
  10. -Many people think you'll end up rich once you become a nurse. That is a lie -I appreciate how well my parents raised me. SO MANY people lack class, respect, education. -I don't get paid nearly enough for all the sh*t I have to endure some days. -In...
  11. Uworld prep.

    I strictly used UWORLD and passed in 75 (1st attempt). I made the mistake of getting the 30-day NCSBN review along with UWORLD and I stopped using it after I glanced through Peds/OB (my struggle throughout school)- It wasn't helpful and their questio...
  12. Does nursing offer more opportunities than PA?

    If you become a PA, you have to take an exam every 10yrs, for NP you only take the exam once. As a PA, you specialize in one area, nursing you can try different specialties. It's really up to you what you want to do the rest of your career. Make a li...
  13. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Patient satisfaction scores and throughput times killed nursing.
  14. Fire fighter to ER nurse?

    3peas, BSN, RN who hurt you, girl?
  15. Fire fighter to ER nurse?

    If you're willing to work hard through nursing school and pay dues as a new grad, go for it! Not sure how much EMS/medics get paid but I know RNs get paid more. How satisfied you'll be is subjective. Many of our ER techs have previous EMS experience ...