bitter_betsy

bitter_betsy BSN

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  1. Worried after first day... moral dillema?

    bitter_betsy replied to Vicki17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. I hated my preceptor. She was horrible to me. I tried to stick it out and eventually I was given a new one. You learn good and bad from preceptors. It doesn't mean you have to be like them - but...

  2. Night shift or Day shift as a new nurse?

    bitter_betsy replied to travelnursefuture's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am the opposite. I started on nights and occasionally work days and hate days - for many reasons. 1. Night shift doesn't have resources. Need a pharmacist? They left at 9pm so you have to...

  3. New Grad Job Searching without Referrals?

    bitter_betsy replied to NewbieNurseRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Try looking for new grad positions specifically. Hospitals near me usually have a job posting that states new grad. Also look for residency positions as these are designed for new

  4. When to get first schedule?? First Job Ever!!

    bitter_betsy replied to neuronurse123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I found out my schedule week by week. There were points I didn't know if I was working the next day or not. I'm not saying everyone is quite that way, however, you will have hospital...

  5. Seasoned and Newbie Nurses

    bitter_betsy replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an old new nurse, so not positive where I fall. I'm coming up on my 1 year of nursing experience and a have a child the same age as many of my workmates. I reach out here when I can be helpful,...

  6. Any advice/words of encouragement ?

    bitter_betsy replied to cheeky's topic in General Students

    It took me an hour and 15 minutes to drive to Campus every day. While driving isn't great - it is doable without moving. Just an added thought for

  7. Sterile Processing Tech or Server while in Nursing school? Advice please!!

    bitter_betsy replied to Smokey1129's topic in General Students

    You said service industry - you did not say server. Servers can make bank and you can typically determine when you work if you have been with the company for any period of time. I do agree with all...

  8. TIME MANAGEMENT HELP

    bitter_betsy replied to memyselfandI67's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First off - breathe. This feeling goes away eventually - or so they say. I'm going on a year and feel the same way. Some things that have helped me.... Take 5 minutes to understand each of...

  9. Rules on recapping needles

    bitter_betsy replied to Bml's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We were also taught to "never recap" yet we were taught to lay the cap on a surface with a lip or against a wall to "stop" the cap from moving and to gently recap. We were also never taught to use...

  10. How to move into Trauma Nursing

    bitter_betsy posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello all. I am still a new ER nurse (1 year although my Allnurses account counts years differently than most humans do.). I currently work at a hospital that is not a trauma hospital. We rarely see...

  11. How to move into Trauma Nursing

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Emergency

    @Pixie.RN Thank you so much for the help. I'm scheduled for TNCC but not allowed to get it through my hospital until I have 1 year "off orientation" experience - which is November. I'm going to...

  12. Demonstrating enema help please!

    bitter_betsy replied to kfynn589's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Mine is too but after doing 5 this week.... how about utilizing a balloon or a baggie somehow? Can't tie it but maybe a rubber band that would allow the tube to pass through similar to a spinchter?...

  13. Working Less Than 8-Hour Shifts?

    bitter_betsy replied to FlameHeart's topic in General Nursing

    It may be possible to work this out for 12 hour shifts with someone else as your "partner". You would be hard pressed to find another human at the same place of employment that also wanted to do 6...

  14. I got accepted to nursing school but I don’t know if it’s something I should pursue

    bitter_betsy replied to Pineapplex3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't know what you decided however if its not too late - you could pursue the RN and focus on being an RN in a psych areas. Although the NP market is starting to get saturated - psych NPs are hard...

  15. Social Skills Should Be a Bigger Focus in Nursing School

    bitter_betsy replied to Kenneth S. Veillon's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated a year ago. These things were contained in my courses and they even included cultural differences (like hot/cold in hispanic culture depending on ailment). The thing that actually makes...

  16. New Grad RN: Should I hang in there or leave?

    bitter_betsy replied to Smnthvolger's topic in General Nursing

    So I actually had clinical up to my last semester. I ended up getting a job in an ER residency and I'm coming up on my year. There are SO many things that are difficult about starting in an ER. It...

  17. Reality Shock and New Grads. It's Real.

    bitter_betsy replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    @Mrs.D. As a relatively new grad who had a tremendously terrible experience that still affects me - the best thing you can do for your new person is to support them and answer their questions and...

  18. Grading integrity

    bitter_betsy replied to Olypen Nursing Student's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You are almost another semester closer to graduating and probably still not in class. I remembered something else too - when you DO go back to in person classes - you have an advantage in that you...

  19. Why won't they pay us more to stay??

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Emergency

    @ShayNeq65 I understand from the corporate standpoint its easier to release travel nurses, but when you grossly underpay your nurses at home and they leave to travel nurse - then when things subside...

  20. Doc Won't See Me Because I Treat Covid Patients

    bitter_betsy posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm a pretty patient and understanding person. I am also a human which means occasionally my body parts need a check up. I made an eye doctor appointment and told the receptionist I was an ER nurse....

  21. MUSC ABSN Spring 2021

    bitter_betsy replied to CarolineCC's topic in School, College Programs

    @jesse0622. You are most welcome for the help! As I said, I want to be the help that I didn't have. The difference between a quarter and a semester is time. Typically there are 4 quarters in a...

  22. Doc Won't See Me Because I Treat Covid Patients

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I get the leper part.... cried and cried in my car. I don't need recognition for what I do - I just need to be able to do the things that I need to do. I can't read the tiny labels on those little...

  23. Doc Won't See Me Because I Treat Covid Patients

    bitter_betsy replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So the door was locked and a sign on the door that said if you had been around a known covid person in the last 14 days that you would need to reschedule. When I called the phone number to gain entry...

  24. Nurses make me sick

    bitter_betsy replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    OMG - I can't wait for this! Bring it @Davey

  25. New Nurse COVID Vaccine Clinic IM Injection Advice

    bitter_betsy replied to CamperNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't given a Covid injection, but with just about any other deltoid IM injection, I've learned to release the "pinch" wait just a second and then remove the needle --- med doesn't squirt right...