EquinoxSolstice92

EquinoxSolstice92 specializes in Documentation, Medication Administration.

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1. Feeling Lost

   EquinoxSolstice92 posted a topic in Stress 101

   I don't know where else to turn to. I may not make any sense here so please bare with me. I'm currently an LVN who's working full time at a skilled nursing facility. I work the graveyard shift. I plan on going to school to become an RN but... I don't...

2. Why I'm STAYING in nursing

   EquinoxSolstice92 replied to WKShadowNP's topic in General Nursing

   To be honest, I want to leave nursing until I realized that I want to leave LTC Nursing. Sorry but geriatrics just isn't my thing. The good thing about nursing is that there are other fields to explore and you don't have to be stuck in one you don't ...

3. Bullying in the workplace

   EquinoxSolstice92 replied to PrincessAlexiss's topic in Relations

   I honestly don't care if my co-workers don't like me but the problem is how they act. This isn't the first time that she's ever done this. This nurse I was talking about doesn't even clean up the medcart right after her shift which is sometimes un...

4. Bullying in the workplace

   EquinoxSolstice92 replied to PrincessAlexiss's topic in Relations

   The thing is, other CNAs and nurses don't have anything nice to say about her. A lot of my co-workers don't like this third nurse I was referring to. One CNA said, "the charge nurse is mean." I didn't really have an opinion on her because I only wor...

5. suicide? Is this a trend with new nurses that can not cope?

   EquinoxSolstice92 replied to elysRN's topic in General Nursing

   The problem we have is that... bosses care more about customer satisfaction, not the employees' satisfaction at all. At least, it feels that way. Nurses feel underappreciated and that nothing they do will ever be good enough so some quit. To the nurs...

6. Bullying in the workplace

   EquinoxSolstice92 replied to PrincessAlexiss's topic in Relations

   Most of the nurses in my workplace are usually pleasant but there are about three nurses who are disgruntled and grouchy. They've been working at the LTC for a long time and they're usually older. Don't have anything against older nurses. In fact, th...

7. Do You Need to be an RN to enter this Field?

   EquinoxSolstice92 posted a topic in Urology

   The longer question is: do you need to be an RN in order to become a dialysis nurse? Can LVNs enter this field or do you need to have a two-year or four-year degree? I was thinking of going into dialysis and I have a former co-worker who's currently ...

8. How did you spend your first nursing paycheck?

   EquinoxSolstice92 replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

   I don't remember exactly where I spent my first paycheck but I remember that I was so happy when I got that first taste of earning my own money. I think I gave some of it to my mom to help with paying the bills. The rest? I spent that money on food.

9. Have any of your patients ever told you that you're a good nurse?

   EquinoxSolstice92 posted a topic in Relations

   It means a lot to me when the patients themselves tell me that I'm a good nurse. That means I'm doing my job well. The first time the resident in the LTC I work at told me that was when I first started working PM. At that time, I used to work NOC shi...

10. Nursing is a passion?

    EquinoxSolstice92 replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Professionalism

    My answer is gonna be a little different: I love studying about the human body but I don't actually like nursing at all. If that makes sense. When I was a little girl, I used to read my mom's old textbooks and read about anatomy and physiology. I lik...

11. Do I have to be an RN to be a Medical Writer?

    EquinoxSolstice92 replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in General Nursing

    What I meant was that yes, I wanted to pursue an Associate's Degree in nursing. I meant I wanted to get my two-year degree. Is that enough to become a medical writer or do I need to get a four-year degree.

12. Do I have to be an RN to be a Medical Writer?

    EquinoxSolstice92 replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in General Nursing

    Then I guess I can't be a medical writer then because I don't think I want to pursue a Bachelor's Degree in nursing although I'll pursue my RN degree. Two years isn't enough then. You need a four year degree in order to be a medical writer.

13. Do I have to be an RN to be a Medical Writer?

    EquinoxSolstice92 replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in General Nursing

    Anything will do. Writing a blog, a textbook, an article.

14. Do I have to be an RN to be a Medical Writer?

    EquinoxSolstice92 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've always wanted to become a writer but I took nursing instead. I thought, "why not become a medical writer?" The problem is, I'm only an LVN. I'm going to pursue my RN but for now, I'm working at a long term care facility in order to gain some exp...

15. Difference between CR and CPR

    EquinoxSolstice92 replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in NCLEX

    Maybe it's the number of questions that you got right and the ones you got wrong. There must be a number of questions you need in order to pass that area. https://www.ncsbn.org/Sample_CPR_PN.pdf