mushyrn BSN, RN

mushyrn has 12 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in HIV.

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1. Misdemeanor Preventing Hiring

   mushyrn replied to LexiB's topic in General Nursing

   I would do my best to get it expunged. That would essentially legally mean it never happened, from what I understand about expunged records.

2. Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

   mushyrn replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in COVID

   Refuse, refuse, refuse. The government will listen. The federal government is a complete failure in this.

3. Does one have an advantage coming from a “top” hospital?

   mushyrn replied to wolfgangRN's topic in General Nursing

   That's interesting - the teaching hospital I came from gave much more autonomy than the small town hospital I worked at previously.

4. I hate fake call outs.

   mushyrn replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

   That's ridiculous. You earned the time off. People are so willing to bend over backwards for employers who would have their job posting on indeed.com within 5 minutes of them dying on the hospital floor.

5. I hate fake call outs.

   mushyrn replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

   You sound toxic. Also, I'm glad your life is where it can allow you to get completely rested on every single one of your days off. Good for you. You're blessed, really. Some people don't have that luxury and just because they are a nurse or a phys...

6. NP still working as a bedside nurse on the side...

   mushyrn replied to LM NY's topic in Advanced

   I'm honestly not sure why you'd want to continue working as a staff RN once you are a NP. They are completely different jobs/roles and functions. Do you want to be a nurse, or a nurse practitioner? If you want to "keep" your basic RN skills, it se...

7. buying supplies with your own money

   mushyrn replied to guest464345's topic in School

   Jeez. Maybe someone needs to reach out to the public or the parents. I wouldn't spend personal money on my job, but I do hope you take advantage of the tax write offs, at least.

8. buying supplies with your own money

   mushyrn replied to guest464345's topic in School

   It's probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but your workplace should supply the tools that you need to do your job. Even if it requires the principal and other 6 figure workers taking a little pay cut at the end of the year. I wouldn't spend a...

9. What happened to all the Walden Haters?

   mushyrn replied to Mark Hill BSN's topic in NP Students

   I would say to look elsewhere (preferably brick & mortar) for your graduate education. Also, I think it's best guidance from this site to not include personally identifying information in your posts.

10. New grad on busy med surg floor needing some advice.

    mushyrn replied to CM91's topic in New Nurse

    As long as the provider for your patients isn't new, too, it should all be okay. Haha.

11. Worried about the future of ICU nursing

    mushyrn replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Critical

    I often see nurses complaining that new nurses "just want to be a NP or CRNA and not a nurse". We don't have this same complaint about biology majors who want to become a PA. Biologists aren't decrying undergrad biology degree holders for getting t...

12. As a RN did you ever get paid minimum wage for a training?

    mushyrn replied to Marian96's topic in General Nursing

    You should never accept less than your worth, point blank. Always make sure upfront they will pay you what you are worth, and if they will not, correct them. Nurses need to stand up for themselves at every instance like this.

13. falling asleep during nightshift

    mushyrn replied to nightlightnurseaide's topic in General Nursing

    I see absolutely nothing wrong with sleeping on an actual break where someone is covering your patients, if you need the sleep that bad. Your employer will deduct the pay from you anyway, and I don't work for free. While you're on break, that is yo...

14. Don't trust my FNP

    mushyrn replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in NP

    I see why this is frustrating, but as an RN (6 years) and ACNP student, the NP education is definitely more in depth and beneficial than the RN education. Also, RNs are nobody's "assistant". Please get that thought out of your head. Are you just t...

15. Verbal abuse from a TBI patient

    mushyrn replied to Crumityk's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient is still mentally with it, I don't care the diagnosis - they are not talking to me like that. I will not allow it and will leave the situation if they won't shut up with that crap. My coworkers know that about me very well. I would...