ScoopsPerson

ScoopsPerson specializes in Med/Surg.

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1. is this the norm?

   ScoopsPerson replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

   I am also a Federal Govt Employee and chose the VA to work specifically for their great benefits. Our "401k" aka TSP automatically matches 1% of your pay even if you don't participate with your own monies. Then they match dollar for dollar up to the ...

2. Nursing CAN be the very devil!

   ScoopsPerson replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

   Coolpeach, I so get what you are saying. I too am an older nurse and this is my 2nd career after 25 years in the business world. The people who engaged in juvenile mean spirited behavior were LET GO and until they were let go, were avoided by the res...

3. Help! Insubordinate Nursing Aides

   ScoopsPerson replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

   It seems once again a facility lowers itself to the lowest common denominator. Manners, professionalism, kindness, educated speaking, critical thinking all get stomped on because of the pandering to the lowest common denominator and it is through out...

4. Are hospitals deadlier in July?

   ScoopsPerson replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

   I take the first two weeks off for vacation...which by the way I am enjoying throughly:yeah:

5. Happier With Your Second Career?

   ScoopsPerson replied to morphed's topic in General Nursing

   1. what was career #1? product marketing mgr in the silicon chip industry 2. are you happier with nursing as a career than you were with career #1? sometimes 3. did you get into nursing because you had a dead end job? because you were unhappy with ...

6. How do you handle admissions?

   ScoopsPerson replied to ScoopsPerson's topic in Med-Surg

   Thank you for your advice and info. I don't have a problem with handling one admit or even two spaced out, it is when I get 2 at the same time and then a 3rd an hour later. I can't keep up. And my fellow RN's are in the same boat. My existing patient...

7. How do you handle admissions?

   ScoopsPerson posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I work on a 24 bed Medical unit. I work the evening shift 3:30p-midnight. Our shift gets the majority of new admits. Our staffing is usually 3-4 RN's and 2 LPN's. We do not have techs. Last evening we received 1 transfer and 9 admits. The RN's starte...

8. Why is everything the day shifts responsibility?

   ScoopsPerson replied to JenniferSews's topic in Geriatric

   I work the evening shift at my hospital on a busy med/surg floor. I come in at noon and work until midnight. I do 3-4 med passes, discharges until 4pm..admissions from noon-mn. I can discharge 4 and then get 4 new admits in one shift. We do not have ...

9. Disorderly conduct charge???

   ScoopsPerson replied to OH-ARE nurse2b's topic in General Nursing

   With friends like that who needs enemies? IMO...23 years old is OLD to be doing these types of pranks. Now if you were 12yo, I could have more understanding...maybe. Claiming "we are young" is no excuse because legally...you are not young, you are an...

10. I feel like I am working at Walmart...The customer is always right!

    ScoopsPerson replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    IMHO--this philosophy of "the customer is always right" breeds lack of responsibility and this problem is endemic is our society. No one has to have respect, common courtesy and just plain manners any more. One can say,do, act anyway they please and ...

11. So I Want To Get My Foot In The Door

    ScoopsPerson replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is to do what you can to get a CNA job NOW. I had no health care experience and I was 50 when I was going to nursing school. 6 of my classmates got Student Nurse Tech jobs at our local Veterans Affairs (VA Hospital)..myself included. Our nu...

12. Your CALL LIGHT privileges have been revoked!!!

    ScoopsPerson replied to amiro31's topic in General Nursing

    The OP did NOT take away the pt's call light. She was venting and asking if anyone HAS EVER TAKEN away a pt's call light. I work a VA hospital on the Med floor and we have numerous demented patients. We put them in a room across from the nurses stati...

13. Low Census??

    ScoopsPerson replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a Med/Surg Floor at a VA Hospital in Missouri...we are packed and having to send patients to other hospitals because our beds are full. It has been this way for over 9 months. Insane!

14. Aesthetics Nursing

    ScoopsPerson replied to NurseKimberley's topic in Aesthetics

    I am an RN and I am interested in getting my esthetician license in the state of Missouri. I would be licensed to do the basic cosmetic esthetician services, ie: facials, etc. But I want to get into the medical side as well and am not sure how to pro...

15. Does your area have a low patient census?

    ScoopsPerson replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I work at at Veterans Affairs hospital in Missouri and we are bursting at that seams. It has been like this since the beginning of summer. I get a call about once per week on one of my days off to come in.