River&MountainRN

River&MountainRN ADN, RN

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  1. HELP!!!!! PANICKING! Career change??

    River&MountainRN replied to rn9687's topic in Nursing Career

    The same facility, just changing floors? Yes, a month into orientation you will burn bridges if you change now. Been there, it's not pleasant, and I empathize with you, but it would be a bad move....

  2. Coping with Aging, Ill Parent as a Full-Time Nurse

    River&MountainRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, back again...on top of everything else (trying to coordinate everything for moving interstate-selling my house, getting a new job, finding a new place to live) and coming off a bad breakup...

  3. Coping with Aging, Ill Parent as a Full-Time Nurse

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

    Thank you! I needed the validation that it's okay to set up those boundaries, as she had already started the process of enmeshment: "Where are you going?", "Can I go too?", "When will you be back?",...

  4. How to retain nurses?

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

    I once got a corporate-logo stress ball...oh, the

  5. How to retain nurses?

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

    Recognize and reward hard work...and I don't mean with a keychain or thank you note. When you get the same pay and the same evaluation score (because "we don't believe in giving 5's-the best or...

  6. Anyone else regret becoming a nurse?

    River&MountainRN replied to Florida Sun RN's topic in General Nursing

    Right now I'm regretting it because I have a shift in 3 hours and I just found out my uncle died. While we can be cancelled at any time (up to and including to the point where we are in the patient's...

  7. When to quit/start looking for a new job?

    River&MountainRN replied to forevernurse1211's topic in General Nursing

    What state are you having to move to? If you don't feel like listing it for anonymity's sake, that's ok: just use that question to start researching licensing requirements on your new state's Board of...

  8. What job to take? Help

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

    Please don't misunderstand me, I love private duty nursing. I am grateful for the opportunities I've had to expand my mind more than it has EVER been. But coming from someone who also has anxiety,...

  9. What job to take? Help

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

    Stay out of private duty if you're already anxious, especially without another nurse to help out. The parents may or MAY NOT, and most likely it will be NOT, be able to help fill in with knowledge...

  10. Surviving an Interstate Move

    River&MountainRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the early phases of moving interstate. My licensure paperwork is underway, but I'll still need a job in my new state (thankfully, they're in abundance which is one of the reasons why I'm...

  11. Whiskey peg tube flush?

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

    Learn something new every day! Don't let my NPO G-Tube home care patients hear this, though! ? Though it'd certainly liven up some of the care

  12. No More TB Tests?

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

    Only upon hire and we haven't even gotten the follow up questionnaires since then...which is a little scary, considering we're going into private homes to work around people who could be carrying...

  13. Surviving an Interstate Move

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

    Thank you! I just PM'd you with more specifics. I know the salaries will be lower where I'm going, but the cost of living is also MUCH lower than where I am now with fewer taxes, so it balances out....

  14. Were you a frequent flyer in you’re own school days

    River&MountainRN replied to AzraelAbaddon's topic in School

    Yes, but only because my home life was falling apart and my abusive father was making my parents' already-contentious divorce even more nightmarish (like, leaving bullets from weapons he owned outside...

  15. Surviving an Interstate Move

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

    I'm heading northeast, but thank you for the reply and willingness to

  16. Surviving an Interstate Move

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

    Thank you, I sent you a

  17. If you could give one piece of advice back when you were a new grad RN, what would it be?

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

    Be discerning in selecting your first (and, if that doesn't work out despite your best efforts, your second) nursing job. Unless you have no other option, don't ignore the major red flags that you see...

  18. Did anyone ever refuse a trip w/patient?

    River&MountainRN replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    I "liked" your post because I *totally* understand what you've gone through. I also had one parent who would NOT let me call the MD when it was clear-as-day in the patient's chart that the MD was to...

  19. Thinking about returning to nursing

    River&MountainRN replied to setsuna92's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Here is my advice (as someone who struggles with severe depression/anxiety and job hopping r/t boredom tendencies) if the OP decides to go the home health/1:1 route: when it's great, it's great...when...

  20. Part Time Job

    River&MountainRN replied to gravy94's topic in General Nursing

    They're out there. None are ones that you want to work at for long. Any company that would take a new grad who is already facing a steep learning curve at an intense, full-time job like the ICU (or...

  21. Anyone else regret becoming a nurse?

    River&MountainRN replied to Florida Sun RN's topic in General Nursing

    I regret the effects that the nursing profession has had on my health, namely a 40 lb weight gain in three years and a back injury that has left me with a dubious future in the profession (most jobs...

  22. Pregnant in Nursing School

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

    We had a couple of pregnant nursing students in my class. One was my best friend and the poor girl was due the day after graduation. Poor thing was miserable by the end because it was a HOT May that...

  23. End of Shift Note

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

    I'm going to be approaching this from a different angle than what you are currently learning in, since I'm in home care, but the principles are the same: -Status of the patient (where they are-in bed,...

  24. Ghosting By Employers (and Other Workplace Frustrations)

    River&MountainRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Another poster's article inspired the title. A lot of replies in that thread mentioned how HR will ghost applicants during the process, to the point where it's actually a pleasant surprise even when...

  25. How do you decompress?

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

    I really like StudentNurseRae's suggestions and can attest to how beneficial those suggestions are (though I need to get my lazy butt moving a little more). -Music (60's-90's hits and show tunes for...