Savvy20RN BSN, RN

Savvy20RN has 14 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Medsurg, Public Hlth, School Nurse, Acute Rehab.

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   How can I word this to my manager when she asks me to pick up extra?

   Savvy20RN replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

   Why are hospitals under the impression that nurses are obligated to work more hours than they signed up for? If you agreed to 36 hours per week and they want more then that's their problem. The...
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   Treatment of Nursing Students

   Savvy20RN replied to KrisNicoleE's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   The only time I had an issue with getting a student was when I was a new nurse. They gave me a student when I was less than 6 months off orientation. I was still learning the ropes so having someone...
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   Night shift schedule?

   Savvy20RN replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

   I gained about 30 lbs on nights working 12 hour shifts so I never quite figured it out. I tried eating breakfast before work and eating 'dinner' before going to sleep, but I started having really bad...
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   Hardest class in nursing school

   Savvy20RN replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

   I would say pharmacology. Med surg was tough because of the skills that had to be learned, but pharm was hard because there was no easy way for me to memorize all of those medications,...
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   Nurses thrown under the bus

   Savvy20RN replied to GM1928's topic in General Nursing

   Do physician's not round on patients daily? Why didn't the family bring up their concern to the doctor during rounds if they believed that their family member wasn't being properly taken care of? When...
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   My Nursing Instructor Is making clinical a nightmare

   Savvy20RN replied to Chole_0316's topic in General Students

   I could have written this post word for word when I was in nursing school. I also had a nursing instructor who was tough/condescending, etc. Nothing I did pleased her. I was also very timid in nursing...
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   Why do nurses seem to have a bad reputation?

   Savvy20RN replied to unbrokenx3's topic in General Nursing

   I'd love to live in a world where doctors did complete patient care and us nurses just walked around and 'looked' busy. I love Greys Anatomy. I'm enjoying the crazy story lines, but I really...
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   You are not a nurse...

   Savvy20RN replied to TMT_P's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Ask her what her nursing license number is. That'll shut her
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   RNs!!!! Did you fail Any classes???

   Savvy20RN replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think anyone is trying to make others feel bad. I simply answered the question that was asked. I'm proud that I never failed any classes. Did I almost fail some nursing classes? Yes....
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    RNs!!!! Did you fail Any classes???

    Savvy20RN replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    Never failed any courses in college. Passed NCLEX on the first try with 76
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    "the 3rd degree" with report and other rude behavior

    Savvy20RN replied to amzyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've found that those who ask the most questions during report are the ones who want you to spoon feed them their assessment so that they don't have to actually do one at the beginning of the shift....
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    Chart checks: who is ultimately responsible for new orders?

    Savvy20RN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yet, there's always that one doctor who doesn't put the chart in the right rack. Instead he/she leaves it beside the computers in the nursing station or where ever they were sitting at the time. They...
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    Experience with switching from med/surg to a different specialty?

    Savvy20RN replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I completed 2 years of med surg on an ortho floor as well. I got tired of the management issues, understaffing, mean patient/families etc of the hospital and decided to try my hand at something else...
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    Is nursing killing me :/?

    Savvy20RN replied to pheonixRN's topic in General Nursing

    I girl I used to work with had palpitations while working on our med surg floor. She went to the ED and had an EKG done that night and her results were abnormal. A few weeks later she quit and started...
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    Procedures to brush up on

    Savvy20RN replied to zerooooo's topic in Medical-Surgical

    That depends on the floor you'll be working on. There are different skills for Ortho versus Neuro or Oncology. While working on Ortho for two years I did all of the following: Foley Insertion IV...