sunmaidliz

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1. Motherhood and Being a New Nurse

   sunmaidliz replied to hillarythenerd's topic in General Nursing

   When I had my first son I had the same experience of passing the boards and getting my license at 36 weeks pregnant. I worked collectively 1 year in five and had another baby. Once I hit a year of work it was easy to find a job. Now I do case managem...

2. CM to Patient Ratio

   sunmaidliz replied to cori_'s topic in Case Management

   Wow I must have it easy. My case load is 16-18 pts in a residential home for Developmentally disabled adults but I'm only contracted for part time.

3. ROLL CALL - Case Managers!!!

   sunmaidliz replied to LasVegasRN's topic in Case Management

   Case manager for the developmentally disabled in a group home setting and I love it. I work mostly from home and love it. I have an ASN and worked med surg LTC and blood banking.

4. pt complains hospital too much like a hotel

   sunmaidliz replied to Double Dunker's topic in General Nursing

   I guess some one was expecting to play into the sick role. Hard to get sympathy from others if the experience isn't awful. I know people like that... Bedside nursing is so hard. So glad I don't do it anymore

5. Long gap btwn BSN graduation and NCLEX

   sunmaidliz replied to mebonnie's topic in NCLEX

   Just... Don't take the NCLX...

6. Happy Mother's Day

   sunmaidliz replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   It's 1pm and I'm technically still sleeping in.

7. So I kind of messed up

   sunmaidliz replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

   This is actually the BEST advice there is. Withdraw before it goes on your record at that school your acceptance was refunded. Reapply. See what happens. I once had the fortunate luck to be offered a director of nurses position (at a newly formed dr...

8. So I kind of messed up

   sunmaidliz replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

   Whoops... If you have a prescription scheduled drug in your system with out a prescription, then you have an illegal drug in your system. Taking someone else's Ativan because you are stressed... Not the best judgement made. Especially before for dru...

9. When are you officially a nursing student?

   sunmaidliz replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in General Students

   I don't think it should matter.

10. Disrespectful patient

    sunmaidliz replied to hwknrs's topic in Relations

    I think if I were your manager, I would have concerns about your ability to effectively care for mentally ill patients presenting in an emergency. What if that patient was triggered, ran off to the bathroom and hung himself by his shoelaces? Looks l...

11. Male graduate and pinning

    sunmaidliz replied to Rn 1979's topic in Men

    You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. And obviously you took nursing school seriously because you worked hard to do what you needed to do to succeed. Who cares what other people say and think. You have the ability to judge what is ok by...

12. Graduating while pregnant

    sunmaidliz replied to Dcb_16's topic in New Nurse

    I graduated at 29weeks, took the NCLEX at 36 weeks and got my license in the mail a week before I gave birth. I gave myself about 3 months to bond and recover before I started my job search. I searched for about 2 months before I got hired doing med/...

13. I failed my school drug test. Am I finished forever?

    sunmaidliz replied to Breatholife's topic in General Students

    The way I see it, you didn't commit a crime. Take a year or so off and reapply to a different school. Start over and fresh. It's no ones business and make sure you are clean if are getting drug tested. Nursing is a field where you're gonna get drug t...

14. RN refresher course good strategy?

    sunmaidliz replied to sunmaidliz's topic in Career Support

    Your may be right in that it may not help. I do think it will increase my confidence and I do think my skills are poor and thar will help. I do want acute care experience and fully recognize I will need to spend some time other than the hospital befo...

15. No nursing jobs right now- what to do?

    sunmaidliz replied to Bulgogi_Wagyu's topic in Career Support

    You are an inspiration.