bughouser

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1. 3rd day on my own...need some time-saving tips

   bughouser replied to Dancin'Mom's topic in New Nurse

   Do yourself a favor force yourself to chart as you go, delegate what you can. I leave stuff that can wait for the next shift at 530 sharp- next shift starts at 7pm. Its more important to see patients one last time- clean, clean room of hazards, asc...

2. What was your job before you became a nurse?

   bughouser replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

   cabinet maker- my girlfriend was a nurse and she was doing her taxes. I saw her income for the year and called my local college about rn school She made twices as much as me that year working two- three days a week. The best part was that she kept ...

3. Anyone know about California?

   bughouser replied to nsFAMU's topic in Travel

   I live in UT and travel to cali once a month- I use intelistaf, I go to San Luis Obispo- 40-44/hr. Nice rea-convienent staffing company.

4. Help, My peer is using same med cups all week!

   bughouser posted a topic in General Nursing

   I suspect the NOC RN uses the same med cups over and over. I have never seen this practice done before. We do a med pass of about 60-70 patients and this RN even stacks the cups up when he/she is done and hides them somewhere in our med room. At f...

5. Where are you from?

   bughouser replied to suzanne4's topic in General World

   I am from western samoa - Parents moved here from Vaitogi in the 70's

6. Official News Release - Please Read !!!

   bughouser replied to lawrence01's topic in International

   HMmm...dont worry it will change back in a few months....

7. Virginia Nurses I need you!!!

   bughouser replied to nursemom3kids's topic in NCLEX

   Great to hear, you are a stud- great job!!!!!!!!!!!! PS Want a JOb? Bug

8. Please help me with this because I think it is a bit hinky

   bughouser replied to nytelytespn's topic in General Nursing

   Anytime you feel uncomfortable doing a certain task- report it and seek a solution to your supervisor in writing and keep a copy. Feel free to not touch the central line until you talk to a supervisor, you are not trained nor qualified to do so. Bug

9. Career Day

   bughouser replied to suzy0610's topic in General Nursing

   My kids are about that age and they love finding eachothers heart beat with my old stethasope.

10. backstabbing co workers

    bughouser replied to qje999's topic in Med-Surg

    I think taking the high road and remaining professional is always best. After first party communication, deal with your supervisor and get out of the loop.---Bug

11. So, I had a bad day......

    bughouser replied to CardioTrans's topic in CCU

    hang there- live for the next oppertunity...learn from the last Bug

12. basic training programs required for corrections?

    bughouser replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    Check with where you want to work- Special Functions Training was alot less where I work- the run (1.5 miles in 10:22) knocked out all the smokers. But with consistant training and hard work it was cake and you get in shape in the process. The main ...

13. nclex review: to take or not to take

    bughouser replied to mrhrn06's topic in New Nurse

    nclex . com has great practice tests- get there and dont forget to relax, sleep and enjoy being out of school. Bug

14. 10 wks into program PT dies....

    bughouser replied to TallyJofutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    Promoting peaceful death is one of the most important and meaningful things we can do as nurses. Tally, when you get a chance ... read notes on nursing by Florance Nightengale. For me it is a compass to my next intervention at work , often the word...

15. Help! Please

    bughouser replied to Soph_LPN's topic in New Mexico

    Thread, Your going on to get your RN right? Your best bet is to find a great mentoring program at Mesilla Valley. They will ease you into a survey program allowing you to train in med surg and about 4 specialty areas- you would never guess what your...