HiddencatBSN

HiddencatBSN BSN

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  1. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    HiddencatBSN replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to see the ANA stop actively campaigning against safe staffing laws before trying to speak on behalf of the nursing profession about shift length. I have zero faith or trust in them to speak...

  2. Suspended for touching a child's head and face

    HiddencatBSN replied to GG66's topic in Emergency

    This isn’t about parenting, this is about nursing, and being an empathetic and caring nurse requires respect for a patient’s bodily autonomy. Not all patients, regardless of age, will be...

  3. Suspended for touching a child's head and face

    HiddencatBSN replied to GG66's topic in Emergency

    I work in peds and I don’t think I’d touch a patient like that. It IS a very intimate gesture (intimacy isn’t limited to sexual intimacy) and at 9 a patient’s bodily autonomy should be...

  4. Union-yes or no

    HiddencatBSN replied to RNBSN08's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Right to work states have some of the lowest wages in healthcare. Across the board too. To the OP, I’m at my first unionized facility and the difference is amazing. I’ll never work in a...

  5. NP still working as a bedside nurse on the side...

    HiddencatBSN replied to LM NY's topic in Advanced Practice

    When I worked in Pennsylvania the NPs in the ER were all FNPs that I worked with. I had several coworkers go on to do just that. I have a coworker who works in primary care as a PNP and also works in...

  6. I've Been Employed at 7 Facilities as a New Grad RN

    HiddencatBSN replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    RIGHT??! OP needs to channel that ability to slog through tedious job applications to sticking things out at

  7. I've Been Employed at 7 Facilities as a New Grad RN

    HiddencatBSN replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    How many times has that happened to you in 5 years? How many hobs have you had in 5 years that you think we’re being tough on someone who is describing 5-7 jobs in 8 months as a new grad? Also, the...

  8. I've Been Employed at 7 Facilities as a New Grad RN

    HiddencatBSN replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, you likely signed some fine print on the application certifying completeness and accuracy. I was wondering how you were managing to continue getting interviews. It seems like you need to develop...

  9. Too soon to travel?

    HiddencatBSN replied to AdventuressRN's topic in Travel

    Also you want to consider that experience is not just exposure to different conditions in a state if the art teaching center but also being able to manage complex assignments with poor resources. The...

  10. Too soon to travel?

    HiddencatBSN replied to AdventuressRN's topic in Travel

    I’ve been a nurse for 8 years and I just started my first travel assignment and I could not imagine being able to do this if I weren’t more than “competent in my skills.” Like, I’m...

  11. Hyatt Place vs Residence Inn

    HiddencatBSN replied to HiddencatBSN's topic in Travel

    Also, the thought of having roommates is so, so unFUN sounding to me at this

  12. Hyatt Place vs Residence Inn

    HiddencatBSN replied to HiddencatBSN's topic in Travel

    Yeah I did look at reviews but didn’t really see anything to sway me. I went with the Hyatt and it was a mistake- it was the better commute but the entire building had water pressure issues and my...

  13. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    HiddencatBSN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ED and we override ALL the time because we need the med before pharmacy can profile it. Usually by the time I get to a room it’s been profiled and I can scan it but especially for...

  14. Associates degree in nursing. BA in English

    HiddencatBSN replied to Peanut5's topic in General Nursing

    Literally no one has cared about my previous, non-nursing degree since I started down this career path. It’s never counted for anything in terms of degree differential or employment requirements (A...

  15. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    HiddencatBSN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I just read about this and headed right on over here to talk about it. It sounds like the hospital, faced with losing money, threw her under the bus. How many patients did she have? How many shifts in...

  16. Older Doctor doesn't think nurses should be in charge

    HiddencatBSN replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    I just tell them with a smile that they are not the boss of me. But I’ve been pretty lucky that most of the physicians I’ve worked with respect the relationship as a collaborative

  17. How do you give notice?

    HiddencatBSN posted a topic in General Nursing

    When leaving a job, I've always made a point to go in person and verbally give notice and then hand a letter with the same information (statement that I am giving notice, last day I will work, and a...

  18. Am I the *******?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Seeing Myself Out's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses switch specialties all the time. What does your cover letter look like? How are you networking? Some employers will want someone already having the specific experience for their unit but many...

  19. Am I the *******?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Seeing Myself Out's topic in General Nursing

    Having a psych background is a huge asset in the ED as it’s the point of entry for many Acute psych patients and the deescalation skills are helpful with the ones who have an underlying psych...

  20. Is It Possible to Never Make an Error? The Perfect Nurse Fallacy

    HiddencatBSN replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Ooof, a nurse who claims to never have made an error or mistake makes me really worried because they're either not aware of their errors or they're hiding them. No way have 54% of nurses never made an...

  21. What travel RN agencies do you recommend??

    HiddencatBSN replied to BriannaJune's topic in Travel

    Try to get peds ED experience and/or PICU experience in that time frame too. I'm a peds nurse and have been thinking about traveling for several years, just got a letter for my first assignment, and...

  22. IV FLUID BOLUS

    HiddencatBSN replied to RNSAINT41's topic in Pediatric

    Or if you are taking care of peds in a no-peds specific unit, they're going to order a 100ml bag. Most pumps I've used allow tenths of an ml for volume but not

  23. Low flow vs high flow nasal cannula

    HiddencatBSN replied to Sjn1208's topic in Pediatric

    Our main reason for switching to high flow is for the PEEP. So we'll often do it for a patient satting well on the regular nasal cannula but still having respiratory distress. So sometimes they end up...

  24. % infants in Peds? Male RN in Peds?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Pediatric

    You'll probably see fewer male nurses in pediatrics compared to other specialties but not so few that it's surprising to see them. And honestly in my experience it's actually pretty similar to the...

  25. Why pediatrics?

    HiddencatBSN replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Pediatric

    Yeahhhhhh as a peds ED nurse I get a lot of parents assuming their kid is the sickest and them being angry it's taking so long to see them. Once I had a parent start yelling about how "someone" could...