lunchboxRN

lunchboxRN has 2 years experience and specializes in Home Care Mgmt, Med-Surg.

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1. Starting nursing school at 37...

   lunchboxRN replied to LindsayRadun's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I graduated at 35, BSN will be 40 or 41. My mother graduated at 63. Both of us second careers. You are not too old to do anything. Some days I wish I'd started sooner, but I was not mature enough in my 20's! Life experience is very beneficial in your...

2. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

   lunchboxRN replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital hires straight day and night shifts. No one has ever been switched without their permission. Once there was a request for a night shifter to fill in days for a few weeks while someone was out on leave. We also hire new grads in day shifts...

3. Female vs male patients

   lunchboxRN replied to qaz99's topic in Relations

   I have occasionally had the thought that one gender is easier than the other, but really I am just remembering a pt who is an outlier. Those particularly difficult or easy pts are more likely to be memorable. There are certain things that may make ca...

4. How does your facility pay for Mandatory education?

   lunchboxRN replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

   We are given the choice between PTO or a 4 hr shift. Like no way am I using my PTO for that! Some people choose to work a full 3 shifts, plus the class. We are so short staffed right now, it's no issue.

5. 8 or 12 hour shifts

   lunchboxRN replied to LPNTOBE2017's topic in General Nursing

   I hated 8's. I did that for 2 years. I was tired after getting home and never felt like I had time to start anything I needed to do after driving home, eating dinner... I LOVE 12's. They go fast! No, I don't like not getting to see my family on work...

6. I harmed my first patient today.

   lunchboxRN replied to starwarrior's topic in Safety

   Did he have the foley strapped to his leg? Foleys can be irritating to the urethra just from the friction caused when moving around, turning, and so on. We have to cause pain in the course of helping people heal, whether it's turning a hip fx pt q2h...

7. Should I leave this racist town?

   lunchboxRN replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Relations

   If this was a typical situation like stress from poor staffing or inappropriately high acuity patients, then I would encourage sticking it out for a year. However, in your case I don't think this is something to just ride out for a year. You are ther...

8. WHY do so many people hate nursing? Sigh.

   lunchboxRN replied to RachealAnne's topic in General Nursing

   I went from a "cushy" mgmt. nursing position to med-surg. My former job was much more stressful overall. Now? I do my job and come home and do not bring any baggage home. Yes, med-surg can be trying. My floor is trauma, but we get general overflow to...

9. News Flash Everybody Farts!

   lunchboxRN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   Lots of post-op pts on my ortho floor and it's always a little celebration when that reluctant fart finally escapes. Always funny when you roll a LOL and out comes a toot...unless your behind her doing a skin assessment on the buttocks. I love fart ...

10. Nursing is a passion?

    lunchboxRN replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Professionalism

    Passions, to me, are things that I have a strong desire to do, but don't HAVE to. No one makes me hike or spend time with my family and pets. I like my nursing job, I enjoy it most of the time, even when I'm rolling my eyes and griping with coworkers...

11. Starting a forensic psychiatric job in a maximum security center as a new grad. ANY TIPS?

    lunchboxRN replied to ForensicPsychNurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I have no advice for you, but that sounds fascinating. I have friend in forensic psych nursing, he loves it. The true crime lover in me is excited for you!

12. Transitioning from corrections to hospital nursing

    lunchboxRN replied to Maygone's topic in General Nursing

    I recently went from a very independent position to med surg as well. The easy part is learning foleys and the like. The hard part is critical thinking and time management, which it sounds like you already have. I wouldn't worry about it, I did and I...

13. Report etiquette

    lunchboxRN replied to nursecatRN's topic in General Nursing

    How about PLEASE do not go into each patient's room and introduce yourself after I have finished giving you the run down for that one person. You will have plenty of time over the next 12 hours to do that. We all know you can't go into a room without...

14. The sloppy image of nurses today

    lunchboxRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Professionalism

    I find no make up looks a little bit better at the end of 13 hours than racoon eyes do.

15. Night Nursing: Precepting & Perception

    lunchboxRN replied to Larry2016's topic in General Students

    I am a night shift RN on a ortho/neuro/trauma floor with med surg overflow. My duties from 7p-7a include....all the duties of day shift. The only difference is that they occur at different times. Yes, there are some variations : I don't deal with se...