HiddencatBSN

HiddencatBSN BSN

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  1. Pediatric Nurses Floating in Adult Hospital

    HiddencatBSN replied to manless's topic in General Nursing

    As a unit I’d go to your manager and express that you are not comfortable floating because you do not have training to care for adults. If they still need to float you a more appropriate assignment...

  2. RN vs. EMT

    HiddencatBSN replied to TaylorJ's topic in General Nursing

    Someone needs fo follow up with the squad that EMT works with. They don’t get to refuse to take a patient because they think they don’t need the

  3. Need a job quick!

    HiddencatBSN replied to NurCe-45's topic in General Nursing

    Most hospitals I’ve worked at do their own training for nurse aids. They might be called health techs or patient care techs but I’d go to hospital websites and look at the postings there....

  4. Negative Nancy?

    HiddencatBSN replied to NurCe-45's topic in General Nursing

    I think you’re really the only person who can determine what works for you, and you might not truly know until you’re in the specialty itself if it’s going to work for you. I will say a ton of...

  5. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I’m leaving the typo for the lols

  6. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I’ve been following along. Your feelings are your

  7. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Bruse is comparing ADN/BSN to paralegal/lawyer and you’re concerned that llg is arguing against that by highlighting that the ADN prepared nurses are practicing the same nursing as BSNs. That’s...

  8. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I misread your post and thought you were talking about lawyers and not paralegals, because your paralegal comparison doesn’t make sense since lawyers and paralegals do not practice at the same level...

  9. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You didn’t read the instructions before filling out the application. That’s on you. The information is available and it’s your responsibility to make sure you understand the requirements and...

  10. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    YES. Because being a charge RN, making staffing assignments, delegating safely and QI (which is what I assume you mean by Q&A) all RN functions. Some facilities might prefer or require a higher...

  11. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say, when I applied for initial licensure in PA it was abundantly clear that your GN is revoked if you fail the NCLEX on the first try. There are still several ADN programs in the area...

  12. Probation for one year

    HiddencatBSN replied to heartnursing's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a COVID specific term- that rather than a per shift float you are being temporarily reassigned to a different unit. My hospital sent several nurses to NYC during the peak of the crisis...

  13. Probation for one year

    HiddencatBSN replied to heartnursing's topic in General Nursing

    At my current hospital the probation period is a year- you can’t transfer (although you CAN determine with the manager if another unit is a better fit, it’s not uncommon for new grad nurses hired...

  14. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    And in Pennsylvania isn’t the first time pass rate for the NCLEX still in the 80s? I don’t know of any state that doesn’t have various levels of RN entry and we all sit for the same exam. Most...

  15. Night shift has changed my life for the worst

    HiddencatBSN replied to pandabearlover's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a hospital where the nightshift differential was $0.50 and they only hired to nights because no one wanted to stay on nights. Everywhere else I’ve worked the night shift is 15-20%...

  16. Night shift has changed my life for the worst

    HiddencatBSN replied to pandabearlover's topic in General Nursing

    I take a long acting stimulant for adhd and what I ended up doing was getting a short acting one for the days I flip. So on the first day I work nights I take a short acting in the morning or skip...

  17. Night shift has changed my life for the worst

    HiddencatBSN replied to pandabearlover's topic in General Nursing

    Do you knownwhere you’re moving to? Some places will have day shift openings. What sort of schedule do you work, are you flipping to day schedule on your off days? How are you organizing your sleep...

  18. Why do nurses cringe when I say I want to be a OR nurse?

    HiddencatBSN replied to mariawong's topic in General Nursing

    Well, unfortunately, the OP can't go back in time and complete a degree that doesn’t exist instead of nursing

  19. Why do nurses cringe when I say I want to be a OR nurse?

    HiddencatBSN replied to mariawong's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. People always have something go say. I get “ughhhh, I could never do that” a ton when I say what my specialty is. It’s annoying but doesn’t change the fact that I like what I

  20. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Psychomotor skills depend so much on where you work tho. And with increased specialization and complexity in care, there’s just going to be a lot learned on the job. Hospitals factor in to the...

  21. Is malpractice insurance worth it?

    HiddencatBSN replied to MountainGoatRN's topic in General Nursing

    Always have it. Always. Your facility has their interests at heart and if their best interest is throwing the nurse under the bus they will. IDK how random folks would know you have malpractice and...

  22. FUTURE RN WITH A JOB OFFER

    HiddencatBSN replied to Guest 1064378's topic in General Nursing

    Rotating is really hard, much harder than straight nights. I’d accept the job but continue to look unless they’re making you sign a contract (not a job offer letter, but an actual contract...

  23. new job, can I be denied job for benzo PRN

    HiddencatBSN replied to seeing123's topic in General Nursing

    That’s true of meds for many conditions, back pain and migraines for example. How many nurses do you know who have chronic back pain, migraines or anxiety? If they didn’t hire us for treating our...

  24. Egocentric Managers

    HiddencatBSN replied to BBpeds18's topic in General Nursing

    So, if it seems that BIPOC are always aggrieved perhaps that should indicate how pervasive and constant racism is for them. I don’t know about you but my problems have never gone away by pretending...

  25. Egocentric Managers

    HiddencatBSN replied to BBpeds18's topic in General Nursing

    I missed the data posted. Unless you mean one person saying their current company has POC in leadership positions counts as evidence that HH is overall representative? Why is one poster’s experience...