bitter_betsy

bitter_betsy BSN

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  1. COVID-19: Suspected Abuse of Systems

    bitter_betsy replied to Missingyou's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'd never be at work. I'm potentially exposed every time I walk in the door for a shift. Sounds like some sort of change needs to be implemented to protect the working staff who have to pick up the...

  2. Nurses are Pushed to the Brink

    bitter_betsy replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We are currently fully staffed in our department with RNs but not support staff. Other areas in our hospitals are not staffed and here shortly our department will not be staffed either - now that they...

  3. Yes, Employer Can Require Covid Vaccine

    bitter_betsy replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Until I can be assured that I won't die from an anaphylactic reaction or suffer long term effects from said reaction - it won't be mandatory for me. I'm willing to work in the areas and get...

  4. How do you deal with workplace discrimination?

    bitter_betsy replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    There were 5 in my precepting group as well - and I'm the one that doesn't fit in. There were multiple issues with my preceptor and I ended up with a new one and everything was fine from there on out...

  5. Overwhelmed doesn't cut it

    bitter_betsy replied to anxiousADN2020's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There is a such thing as caring too much and you have to find the balance point. Your happiness cannot come from someone else or somewhere else - it has to come from within. You are the only person...

  6. Residency vs orientation?

    bitter_betsy replied to ScrubsAndMacarons's topic in General Students

    As a new grad, if you accept a hospital position you will go through "orientation". You will spend X amount of time orientating to the hospital and hospital policies, and then you will have a...

  7. Does it feel to everyone else that many newer nurses glamourize the ER and ICU?

    bitter_betsy replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new ED nurse. The only other thing I wanted to do was Peds ED. After my rotation there, I realized that only little people weren't the best option for me. I'm also realizing that I hate...

  8. Tips for working Noc shift

    bitter_betsy replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse but I'm a night person. I try to stay on a night shift schedule but this week it is not working for me. I had competencies at work today - Thursday from 9-1 - (after finishing my 3...

  9. WGU MSN Informatics Capstone & Preceptor Questions

    bitter_betsy posted a topic in Western Governors University

    Can anyone provide more information on what the capstone is like and if you need a MSN preceptor or an MSN Informatics preceptor and how much involvement is required from them? I have so many...

  10. ER New Grad Time Mgmt Help

    bitter_betsy posted a topic in Emergency

    How do I learn time management better? My preceptor is more than unhelpful (its a problem, its been addressed, it isn't changing and I'm going to make it in spite of this abusive type relationship -...

  11. Newish Nurse - Need PRN Job - Where to start?

    bitter_betsy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse with 5 months in the ER. We do not have overtime hours available on our unit, so I would like to pick up a few PRN shifts to make paying my loans back a little easier. I have...

  12. Should I switch to days even though it is harder as a new nurse or stay at nights where it’s short staffed?

    bitter_betsy replied to Yadiya's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse myself - I would absolutely not go to day shift. Although we are not understaffed, the difference between night and day shift is immense. At night, we work together. Got a sepsis...

  13. Asking a school if I can send my resume?

    bitter_betsy replied to Stressed1998's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can absolutely do it in 500 words. It took me 2-3 weeks to get mine done. I put it in word and would just keep looking at it. Oh - and save a copy - because I didn't. All that creativity right...

  14. Will a vaccine actually solve the problem?

    bitter_betsy replied to SansNom's topic in Disaster Preparation

    @hppygr8ful don't can meat - dehydrate it ?. I dehydrate about 8 lbs of beef for jerky every week! I'm too afraid to try chicken or pork but I'm certainly saving up a storm of

  15. Covid Vaccine

    bitter_betsy replied to Nurseybl06's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm not happy about it. We have already been told we are "on the list" to get it. I am far from an anti-vaxxer. I too am concerned about long term. I am not 20, but I am not 60 either. If I get...

  16. Entrepreneur + nurse?

    bitter_betsy replied to Rosevee91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In addition to the above requirements, there are clinical requirements. Although by the time you get into a program, while your children may be old enough to stay home on their own, its still a...

  17. Asking a school if I can send my resume?

    bitter_betsy replied to Stressed1998's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If we were to do this for my application process, we would have been put to the bottom of the pile. The personal statement is part of their assessment of you. I had 20 years of job experience prior...

  18. How can I become a nurse anesthetist if I have a bachelors degree in hospitality??

    bitter_betsy replied to Charmed123's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not only do you need to shadow a CRNA you need to understand how much of their job is math/science. You didn't say that you weren't good at it - you just said you didn't have a background in it. In...

  19. New grad from online RN program with ZERO CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

    bitter_betsy replied to angel1312's topic in General Nursing

    @angel1312 From a recent grad - find a residency program. I am in a magnet residency program and they have added extra weeks to the "normal" program to account for many of the nurses not touching a...

  20. Looking for ICU Preceptor

    bitter_betsy replied to Kricket's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So.... does your school not set up your clinical assignments? We didn’t get to pick our clinical locations or shift but our assignments were provided to us. Having said that - I was able to...

  21. Grading integrity

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

    First of all - I hate it when nursing schools don't make up new exams for each semester and just use "test banks" where the answers are everywhere. It does seem unfair. Having said that - if you...

  22. ABSN

    bitter_betsy replied to futnurs__'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    MUSC is TOUGH to get into. All you can do is try. Its an application fee. Since covid, I don't know if its different, but it used to be "easier" to get into the Spring semester rather than the Fall...

  23. Is it outside the scope of practice for an RN to tell another RN to call 911?

    bitter_betsy replied to Guest688994's topic in General Nursing

    Is it an EMTALA thing where the doc has to see the pt before they leave in an ambulance or risk EMTALA

  24. Can I become pediatric nurse and CRNA?

    bitter_betsy replied to Neha's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In order for your parents to support this progression for you - THEY need to understand the process. You don't just go to school once and come out a CRNA. Starting as an ADN is just the beginning,...

  25. Hand Sanitizer and natural nails

    bitter_betsy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Help! I work in an ER and I use a lot of sanitizer. We have trackers that monitor when we go into/out of a room. If we are there for 60 seconds we have to sanitize on the way in and out. Sometimes...