River&MountainRN

River&MountainRN ADN, RN

Primary Care, LTC, Private Duty

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  1. Employee Health Questions

    River&MountainRN replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately it's worded "do you, or have you ever had...", so I'm trying to think of creative ways to answer-but-not-answer if you know what I

  2. Employee Health Questions

    River&MountainRN replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I answered my own question for part 2: upon closer inspection of the form, it says they can request your medical records and that if you decline or are found to have omitted anything then that...

  3. Better unit for new grad?

    River&MountainRN replied to JJL618's topic in General Nursing

    Go for the more supportive experience for your first year (minimum). If you've been lucky enough to catch wind of a difficult floor, with difficult nurses, with retention issues before signing on, use...

  4. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle while nursing

    River&MountainRN replied to baileempoole's topic in General Nursing

    My recommendation for exercise is to find something you can do at home. That way, with rotating schedules, you don't have the excuse of "well, I can't make that class" or "the gym is closed, oh...

  5. Pre-employment health exam asking for my last menstrual period date

    River&MountainRN replied to Noodle28's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if you could get away with putting "Not applicable for the position" on there...a gentle reminder to them that they shouldn't be asking without making a huge deal out of it and an alternative...

  6. Regrets after regrets!

    River&MountainRN replied to Toaster's topic in General Nursing

    From what I've read, you're a new nurse, right? How much experience do you actually have? Being a community nurse means, well, being out in the community with a lot of independence...which demands...

  7. Looking for advice on starting my nursing career.

    River&MountainRN replied to Kmo97's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on where you are, CNA programs can be free-thousands of dollars and short-long. If you're not going to use the degree you're immediately graduating with to secure employment, the CNA pathway...

  8. Need advice in career options

    River&MountainRN replied to JasminBen's topic in General Nursing

    At this point, try to stick it out a year since you left your first job early (which I can't blame you for; I know how unbearable and unsafe it can feel working in LTC). You never know, once the heavy...

  9. PLEASE HELP!!

    River&MountainRN replied to jazij14's topic in General Nursing

    All other things being equal (orientation periods, hours, shifts, benefits, pay, etc), take the shorter commute. You're going to be learning a LOT your first year(s); the less you have to worry about...

  10. Do you have to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    River&MountainRN replied to Marie_30's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on your school. Some that I looked at required that you'd been a CNA first. and/or It depends on the cost:benefit to you. For some, it makes sense to take a quick, relatively-inexpensive...

  11. New grad @ LTC/SNF/Rehab Facility. Hating it

    River&MountainRN replied to FromMNtoCA's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In all of the ones I've worked at, that's what it's been like...which is why I will get a non-nursing job before I go back to working another SNF. As far as helping you in the here and now, I'll...

  12. Has this happened to you?

    River&MountainRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. Or how about a whole commute to/from work, SO familiar, that you end up at your destination and can't really remember driving there. I had been SO focused on that I was feeling run down,...

  13. Getting hired with no experience

    River&MountainRN replied to romans8:28's topic in General Nursing

    And, depending the state/facility, most want you to actually be certified as a nursing assistant to work as a

  14. Nurse to Patient ratio in rehab. Is 20 patients in a unit normal.

    River&MountainRN replied to tatyfreedom's topic in General Nursing

    You're darn right about

  15. Nurse to Patient ratio in rehab. Is 20 patients in a unit normal.

    River&MountainRN replied to tatyfreedom's topic in General Nursing

    It's shouldn't be right by any means to have 20 subacute patients to yourself as a new grad...but that sounds about average. It is absolutely normal to feel overwhelmed by that. Do you have a good...

  16. Is nursing for me?!

    River&MountainRN replied to Krissy86's topic in General Nursing

    If you're already burned out dealing with people (looking at working as a legal and personal assistant as a lot of dealing with people), nursing is not going to help that. It could very well make it...

  17. Is 54 too old to get hired as a new RN?

    River&MountainRN replied to OHRN2023's topic in General Nursing

    How long ago did you graduate? (I ask because of how you wrote "Studying for the NCLEX again"). That could be the only real hangup I could foresee from potential workplaces...while some age...

  18. Major shift in practice...

    River&MountainRN replied to 42pines's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What is your nurse to resident

  19. Shoes

    River&MountainRN replied to gravy94's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm really fond of my Asics. They just seem to have the most support for my foot type and walking style. They're relatively inexpensive. In general, I've found sneakers to just work better for me than...

  20. Name the first nursing judgement you made that made you feel like you knew what you were doing.

    River&MountainRN replied to iRNman's topic in General Nursing

    My moment was when I was working in primary care and the physician essentially asked me to run a whole appointment by myself. Totally not kosher (because the MD actually wanted me to do the...

  21. Adjusting to NIGHT SHIFTS advice??

    River&MountainRN replied to nurse.sierra's topic in General Nursing

    For sleep hygiene, I recommend blackout curtains, an eye pillow (if any shred of light bothers you), ear plugs (if any ambient noise bothers you), and keeping it cool in your

  22. 12 patients for a new grad to much?

    River&MountainRN replied to Stitchcat's topic in General Nursing

    Respectfully, it also depends on what the policies are at your SNF. At one of my jobs, we were so short staffed with CNAs that the RN had to take an aide assignment of up to 6 residents. Plus, we had...

  23. Giving up PA school acceptance to pursue ASN?

    River&MountainRN replied to ang314's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing does seem to have a lot of options that you are looking for, but at least you're also aware of its drawbacks. If you ever wanted to become a provider, you could always go back and pursue NP...

  24. List of Jobs on Resume

    River&MountainRN replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

    Also, right after graduating, my first job was at a SNF that only lasted for 4 months due to a 40-80:1 resident:nurse (ie. me, without more than 3 days of orientation as a new grad) ratio. What is the...

  25. List of Jobs on Resume

    River&MountainRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse coming up on four years now. Before that, I was a CNA. I've maintained my close connections with the management at my old CNA job---the only reason why I didn't end up working as an...