Ms.UndastoodRn

Ms.UndastoodRn has 9 years experience.

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1. Seasoned ICU Nurse Lacks Critical Thinking

   Ms.UndastoodRn replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

   Personal issues vs. Burn out? Has to be something right? Was she competent before and now she can't stay awake long enough to think or were you so green that it seemed like she knew her stuff? Has there been a change?

2. Jokes on me....?

   Ms.UndastoodRn replied to Ms.UndastoodRn's topic in General Nursing

   She didn't. She identified that it was a guy in a black or blue scrub top. We, the nurses wear blue and lab wears black.

3. Jokes on me....?

   Ms.UndastoodRn replied to Ms.UndastoodRn's topic in General Nursing

   Basically! They can't send me anywhere until the process is complete. First it was the investigation that held up sending me elsewhere, then I was deemed un-rehireable. My recruiter informed me that that was the last process but I knew it had to be a...

4. Jokes on me....?

   Ms.UndastoodRn replied to Ms.UndastoodRn's topic in General Nursing

   Well guys I changed my screen name to MISUNDERSTOOD because I am! I had to file a grievance with my travel company because of the investigation into the "Thrown away heparin bag", they deemed me UN-REHIREABLE!! Not sure how, why, who but I can't let ...

5. Floating

   Ms.UndastoodRn replied to Crush's topic in General Nursing

   Travel nurses are the first to float on any unit which has been a con for me since starting. I don't mind it unless it's mid shift. Like coming on, getting an assignment at the beginning of your shift (5:1), then at 11 pm being floated to receive a ...

6. The Underestimated Benefit of Ancillary Staff

   Ms.UndastoodRn replied to Ashley Hay, BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in a very busy Neuro unit in Indiana with NO PCAs!! It was purgatory! The PCAs were unlicensed so they didn't do vitals, accuchecks, pass food trays or retrieve them, empty foleys, no I & O.....nothing. They could sit if you had a confu...

7. Messed up bad.....

   Ms.UndastoodRn replied to OHRN2011's topic in Recovery

   Awesome advice! No one is exempt. It can happen to anyone and will actually make you a better person and NURSE after you complete your steps and re-enter the nursing world! Good luck to ALL! No judgement ever this way. LIFE has a way of kicking you t...

8. Old Dog, New Tricks

   Ms.UndastoodRn replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

   After 25 years at the same hospital, I decided to cut, run and travel. Even though I've only traveled within a 2 hour radius from my home, it's been a much needed JOLT. I like walking in anonymous, catching on quickly (my opinion) and Nursing my hear...

9. Jokes on me....?

   Ms.UndastoodRn replied to Ms.UndastoodRn's topic in General Nursing

   I'm actually in the grievance process due to my agency deeming me un-rehirable after the investigation. Not sure how that worked out. I honestly feel like that's somehow faulting me, so I guess it's not done. So if you can think of anything let me kn...

10. Breaching StaRN Contract

    Ms.UndastoodRn replied to Bella_CO's topic in New Nurse

    I didn't work for a HCA but took a contract in Indiana with a similar outcome. Apparently at this facility, CNA's aren't licensed so they can't perform basically anything. No accuchecks, can't deliver trays, unable to do vitals and were unwilling to ...

11. Jokes on me....?

    Ms.UndastoodRn replied to Ms.UndastoodRn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you on an incident report. Have done it as a traveler before (different situation/hospital) but it doesn't necessarily mean that you won't be blamed. The whole floor vs. YOU. Somehow/someway it can easily be made to "go their way." Those can...

12. Jokes on me....?

    Ms.UndastoodRn replied to Ms.UndastoodRn's topic in General Nursing

    One of the nurses on the floor during the discussion about the heparin being off said, "Well she didn't die did she." That comment just sparked the fire more, like it was a blast of oxygen to a flame. I'm just baffled at people's thought patterns.......

13. BSN is a joke

    Ms.UndastoodRn replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    I second that!!!!

14. Terminated for Crying at Work

    Ms.UndastoodRn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    Everyone is so literal nowadays. Everything is social media driven. No one takes the time to ask questions, get to know you as a person. It's neither here nor there but you can't say anything without it being taken out of context. Charge nurses are t...

15. Jokes on me....?

    Ms.UndastoodRn replied to Ms.UndastoodRn's topic in General Nursing

    When you write about a topic it says make the title attention grabbing. So I did. It's definitely not a joke or prank when patient safety is at question and somehow if I never noticed this drip was shut off and the patient reinfarcted, the discussion...