NursingtheHeart

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1. What was your route to get where you are today?

   NursingtheHeart replied to kikipania's topic in General Nursing

   graduated high school 3.5 years at a university attained a BSN 8 months as an RN (so far) have taken GRE (getting ready for grad school)

2. Has Anyone Ever USED Their Malpractice Insurance?

   NursingtheHeart replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   Not having your own insurance does not prevent you from being named in a suit. I know this. But whatever the hospital decides to pay the plaintiff, for instance, in a mediation (to prevent going to court), that would be final if the nurse has no extr...

3. Has Anyone Ever USED Their Malpractice Insurance?

   NursingtheHeart replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   If you don't work for the hospital that I do, then you don't know what you are talking about. Because the hospital is a state entity, it can't be sued. Only individual health care workers can be sued. I know people who have been involved in suits, an...

4. Has Anyone Ever USED Their Malpractice Insurance?

   NursingtheHeart replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   I work for a large teaching hospital that is a state entity. All health care workers are covered. We were told that it would only hurt us to take out our own liability because if we were sued, the people could keep coming after us to get that money t...

5. Why did you become a nurse?

   NursingtheHeart replied to feelgood85's topic in General Nursing

   I became a nurse because I wanted a job that keeps things interesting. Also, I believe this is what God wants me to do. I don't dread going to work. And I leave feeling fulfilled. Yeah, I have bad days (what career doesn't). However, the good days ar...

6. Respiratory therapist Vs Nurses

   NursingtheHeart replied to omgodzilla's topic in General Nursing

   It depends on what your long-term plans are. RTs have a lower ceiling than nurses. In the long run, all you can be is a lead respiratory therapist if you stay in the career for several years. At least, that's what my nursing school classmates who wer...

7. Just Need Some Advice from Experienced Nurses Please

   NursingtheHeart replied to NursingtheHeart's topic in General Nursing

   I have a license, so I am responsible for the care that I give. He's only been a nurse for a year. He is very smart and tries to explain things; but when we go into a patient's room, it's almost as if I'm not there. I have to beat him to the task to ...

8. Just Need Some Advice from Experienced Nurses Please

   NursingtheHeart posted a topic in General Nursing

   I recently started working in an ICU. My preceptor is nice but doesn't let me do anything. I'm just following him around. He went on vacation, and I was put with a different preceptor who let me do pretty much everything. Now that I am about to start...

9. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

   NursingtheHeart replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

   Your instincts are right. Placebos for pain are unethical. Even the facility at which I work believes this. Patients are the only ones who can feel their pain. It is no one's job to assume the pain isn't real or that a placebo can "cure" it.

10. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    NursingtheHeart replied to Goju's topic in COVID

    I would feel badly about not going to work because there are usual illnesses being admitted as well. However, I definitely would not allow government officials to sit in safe, clean office buildings and order me to work (or to my death).

11. Finally.......I got the news I passed!!!

    NursingtheHeart replied to Kismet0701's topic in NCLEX

    :bugeyes:congratulations!:blushkiss

12. SURVEY for 75 questions on NCLEX RN

    NursingtheHeart replied to Ng74's topic in NCLEX

    I took the NCLEX-RN on Jan. 26th. I had no math, lots of prioritization/delegation, medications, and teaching. I also had some disease process questions. It cut off at 75q's. I found out on the Jan. 28th that I passed!

13. Help!

    NursingtheHeart replied to freezin18's topic in NCLEX

    Don't assume you failed. I recently took the NCLEX-RN. It shut off at 75q's. I was sure I had at least two route knowledge questions (such as signs and symptoms) but I found out that I passed!