AutumnApple

AutumnApple has 12 years experience and specializes in M/S, Pulmonary, Travel, Homecare, Psych..

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   Director wants to change all 12 hr shift nurses to 10 hr!!!!

   AutumnApple replied to truejewel82's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital just put in some new regulations. Biggest change is 16 hour shifts are simply not allowed, at all. Even if you're staying to help or cover, you can only go up to 12. Once you reach 12 hours, you're not an option no matter how dire it ...
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   RN to BSN or straight to BSN??

   AutumnApple replied to Hem0043's topic in General Students

   I think for this question, flipping conventional wisdom on it's head works best. Usually I believe in looking at the long term goals and making appropriate short term goals based on them. If I like outcome A, I make a plan with goals that will steer...
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   Time to step down from management?

   AutumnApple replied to RyanCarolinaBoy's topic in General Nursing

   I've been in management roles three times. First: This position ended because I moved. It would have ended eventually for other reasons not at all unlike the ones that made me step away from management in the future. Lack of autonomy (nurses on ...
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   Which social platform are nurses using most?

   AutumnApple replied to JanineKelbach's topic in General Nursing

   For both social and for nursing related content, it's chat forums. Forums like this one here at AN, some online book discussion groups done in forum style..........etc etc. FB. God, gag me already. People are still using that? lol I hated FB from...
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   Experienced nurse turned down several times..

   AutumnApple replied to kmek30's topic in General Nursing

   Another point that seems not to be coming up so far: I hope you do understand that not all interviews HR (in any field) conducts are.............actually for the purpose of filling the position. What I mean is, these HR people have quotas to fill. ...
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   Why ? Just Why ?

   AutumnApple replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

   Because we are surrounded by "Can't have it any way but my way, but when my way doesn't work, it's your fault" types. Gotta have someone to throw under the bus when that parent/spouse/whoever realizes Pepsi is not good for their diabetic loved one ev...
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   Stupid hurts.

   AutumnApple replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

   Red wine enemas are NOT sexy............ And your partner lying on the ground not breathing is NOT a "great high".
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   Nurses that “only do it for the money”

   AutumnApple replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

   Ah, the old debate about "for the money vs calling" nurses. I have a problem with this debate as a whole. Actually I have a handful of them. Ok, it's more like a truck load. * Not many nurses actually fall into either category (for the money or f...
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   Still struggling....

   AutumnApple replied to RN_EKM17's topic in General Nursing

   Yes. They don't know. And no matter how much the instructors at my nursing school tried to educate the students on this reality, it never sunk in. I think people don't want to know. L&D, as I understand it, is NOT the stress free island of nurs...
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    What do you do...

    AutumnApple replied to hungup's topic in General Nursing

    I do have down time, but no enough that I can immerse myself into anything. Honestly, I've stopped playing phone games that can't be paused because as soon as I think I'm about to have fifteen minutes down time and start playing........... "Can I ha...
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    Say it ain't so...........

    AutumnApple posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a for fun topic. We as nurses see a lot of things during our careers. I know I am considered that person at social gatherings who always has a great story to tell that'll get the chatterbox juices flowing for everyone else. Having seen so many ...
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    Do I have to disclose mental illness

    AutumnApple replied to NurseChaiPls's topic in General Nursing

    And now we get to the heart of the matter of why perspective employers ask this question despite it being borderline unethical. If I choose to keep my past private, then have, as you called it, a "mental health crisis" post hire............... More a...
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    Do I have to disclose mental illness

    AutumnApple replied to NurseChaiPls's topic in General Nursing

    As one who had to seek treatment post rape, I can share my experience with this topic with you: The answer you seek doesn't exist. It's in that proverbial gray area. One person may decide to reveal their history, and have no regrets. The next per...
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    Nursing: What it is not

    AutumnApple replied to newnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, one that came to mind for me right away that might not be popular with your instructors: Nursing is not about "customer service." I could drone on and on about this: They're patients, not customers. No one chooses to be in need of nursing care ...
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    New Grad RN: Struggling With Finding a Job

    AutumnApple replied to nurse_bri's topic in General Nursing

    I'd have to second the motion to move elsewhere if the market where you are at is that bad. Where I am at, it's a different ballgame. Hospitals are competing for nurses, and to be frank.......they love new nurses who come to them with no "habits" fr...