thoughtful21 BSN, RN

thoughtful21 has 6 years experience as a BSN, RN.

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   Very unhappy with Nursing after 5 years, burnt out. PLEASE HELP

   thoughtful21 replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

   Travel nursing can be especially draining in some ways. You aren't always fully considered a team member, and sometimes you get dumped on. You are also having to constantly learn new things instead of feeling comfortably experienced. Perhaps you coul...
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   Humble Nurses Do This

   thoughtful21 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

   Sometimes people with humility tend to get steamrolled by the more confident people though, don't they? Aren't they looked down on and made to look worse than others, because they are asking questions, admitting mistakes, accepting criticism, and lis...
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   Is it like this everywhere now?

   thoughtful21 replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

   I know! As I struggle to find my footing in nursing, with about a year of experience, I realize that I am starting to think more in terms of "making my charting look good" than actually taking good, critically-thought-out care of the patient. I can t...
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   How do you handle touchy/feely coworkers?

   thoughtful21 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I also don't like to be touched like this. There are some situations where it's ok, but I'm not generally comfortable with it. I make it clear with my body language, and people usually "get" it. I'm an active, expressive person who frequently "talks ...
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   Nurses Week Gift Jackpot!

   thoughtful21 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   We have to DONATE money and work in teams to create themed baskets that 5 "lucky" people will be randomly selected to win. Just what we needed...giving some of our paycheck back to the company, extra company-related projects to do in our time off, an...
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   How much have you changed?

   thoughtful21 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

   I'm stuck in the middle of change right now. I have about 1 year of nursing experience. Sometimes I feel like I'm halfway in between who I was and who I'm going to be... I do worry less about making people happy these days...but I'm still very much g...
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   Sen. Maureen Walsh Response to Backlash

   thoughtful21 replied to falconersys's topic in General Nursing

   Open mouth. Insert foot. Remove. Repeat PRN/as often as desired. ?
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   Survey for NRP trained nurses

   thoughtful21 replied to dbailey46095's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I enjoyed the sim. It was a nice review. Thanks! Feedback: Some of the pictures in the sim could be improved to ensure the best teaching for the students. For instance, you wouldn't take an oral temp on the baby, like the picture shows.
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   I accidently took home a zofran in my pocket.

   thoughtful21 replied to MarqT's topic in General Nursing

   They will no longer allow us to discard meds in the sharps container. The regulations for our facility changed. But yes, we used to do that, and it was very quick and easy!
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    I accidently took home a zofran in my pocket.

    thoughtful21 replied to MarqT's topic in General Nursing

    Just an extra perspective... I have trouble NOT carrying meds in my pocket. We are required to discard all partially used vials and pill halves in the black box in the med room. They don't have these boxes in patient rooms, because it wouldn't be saf...
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    I have made a complaint against an NP

    thoughtful21 replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in NP

    Ok, I was getting confused there! ? I was like, you do what...? ?
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    "Poor Thing!"

    thoughtful21 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Very true. My posts are observational musings as related to nursing. ? I enjoy your musings too, Emergent. They make me think. Here's my .02: Not trying to get worked up, just donating my $0.02 to the cause. ? Hey, maybe she's just a new nurse tryin...
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    Career Crossroads

    thoughtful21 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on your new baby, beeker! That's wonderful! It seems like this decision has been taken out of your hands. Sometimes this is 'karma's' way of pointing us in the right direction. A choice that pays your bills and keeps your career safe is also...
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    Commuting to clinicals from 1 hr away??

    thoughtful21 replied to nursingstudentwannabe's topic in General Students

    Yeah, it can be tough to have a long commute! It's hard to lose that much-needed sleep and study time. There are some great suggestions above. I only had to spend money on a motel once, luckily. I had an amazing friend that let me spend the night wit...
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    New nurse overutilizing ED tech

    thoughtful21 replied to thepitbull's topic in Relations

    @Summer Lack I'm sorry you went through this! ?? Thank you for your insight.