Closed Account 12345

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  1. Super Unhappy New Grad RN, HELP. Advice needed.

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Sweetlilcutie1998's topic in General Nursing

    Few thoughts: -If you think you'd truly enjoy outpatient clinic nursing, broaden your search area. There may not be openings in your current area for a new grad, but there are definitely...

  2. Outpatient PreOp/PACU to Inpatient Acute Care?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to RNMonkey's topic in General Nursing

    You'd learn great skills in pre-op/PACU that would help in the hospital setting. Vitals, IV insertion (and getting good at it), fluid admin, med admin, oxygen admin, airway management, focused...

  3. PRN no raise?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to jammin222's topic in General Nursing

    I was offered a PRN position that paid $8-10 less per hour than I would have made working full time. I was told it was the flat rate for all PRN RNs, regardless of education or experience, and I had...

  4. Do hospitals allow nurses to wear their own respirators of choice?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Kara638's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry about the rude and discouraging comments here. Not all nurses are opposed to people asking questions and trying to learn. You didn't ask anything wrong, and I hope you don't take the...

  5. Do hospitals allow nurses to wear their own respirators of choice?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Kara638's topic in General Nursing

    You think in the peak of the pandemic last year that any ER in the country would have fired a nurse for bringing her own fresh n95 instead of wearing the provided simple face mask that had already...

  6. Do hospitals allow nurses to wear their own respirators of choice?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Kara638's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you consider this any degree of hyperbole, much less heavy on the hyperbole? It is a literal, factual statement about the specific timeline provided- a year ago. It is not in any way...

  7. Do hospitals allow nurses to wear their own respirators of choice?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Kara638's topic in General Nursing

    You can always ask since your hospital's policy may vary greatly from some of the posters here. As a general rule, you must use the provided PPE for the liability reasons outlined above. Then...

  8. Do you ever pick up your phone on your day off when work calls you?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I'm most curious about why you think you'll be "investigated" on a semi-regular basis. If you are prone to getting investigated, are you willing to give up your days off to hear suspicions about your...

  9. Threats made against nursing staff?! :(

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    1) Your employer needs to put security measures in place to protect you and your peers overnight since they are aware of an active threat. I think parking lot cameras you can view from the nurses'...

  10. Pronunciation

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Rin nohara's topic in General Nursing

    Always err on the side of caution when you're not sure. You're not going to harm a patient by checking their vitals hourly. However, if you wait 8 hours to check vitals for a patient who should...

  11. Texas tech NP gerontology Personal statement

    Closed Account 12345 replied to txrn2019's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Adhere to the maximum word limit. If students were able to use more than 500 words, the upper limit would not be set at 500. I would stop trying to reach them about this issue when very clear...

  12. ED Charge Nurses?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to NurseBee22's topic in General Nursing

    Oh no, I agree with you! I just feel like an engaged ER charge nurse gets plenty of time on the floor without being scheduled as a staff nurse. That sure makes better sense about your 2...

  13. ED Charge Nurses?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to NurseBee22's topic in General Nursing

    You said she can't handle a "basic two ED patient load." When I worked ED, I consistently had four to six patients. Does your ED have a low census and good staffing, or why would she only have two...

  14. Pregnant - telling manager/unit

    Closed Account 12345 replied to dionkasper's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! Don't allow unit staffing issues to make you feel one bit guilty about the timing of your pregnancy. No job, especially a temp job, could be more important than your family and home...

  15. Returning nurse

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Guest1030824's topic in General Nursing

    If you're willing to relocate to an area with a nursing shortage, I imagine you could find a job in any number of nursing fields right now, including ER. So many places are desperate for staffing....

  16. Newer Nurse needing tips!

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Emiliaaa2266's topic in General Nursing

    An easy transition could be finding work in the hospital equivalent of what you're doing now- something like pre-op, day surgery, or a procedure lab. Then you'd have your foot in the door at the...

  17. Will I go to jail?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to masutiraachu's topic in Nursing Career

    Nurses must have moral courage. This means doing the right thing, even if it's hard. Is panicking at home and intentionally hiding this from your manager the right thing? No. Is contacting...

  18. Setting my orientee up for failure?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Based on this, and previously dismissing the concerns you and your peer have shared, I feel like your manager and educator will likely push this lady through just to have a warm body. Staffing...

  19. Setting my orientee up for failure?

    Closed Account 12345 replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I am pro-new grad. I have always loved working with new grads. I have always enjoyed precepting. I've worked as undergraduate nursing faculty and a hospital-based educator. With those things in...

  20. Active RN license working as an LPN

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Anon143's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes, management might have approval for a full time LVN position but not an RN position. Because RNs can meet the job requirements for the LVN position, they might find an RN willing to work for...

  21. Active RN license working as an LPN

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Anon143's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness, reading matters. This is my last reply because I don't know I can possibly phrase this in a simpler way. Yes, I'm pretty sure "most of us" do understand exactly what I've said....

  22. Active RN license working as an LPN

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Anon143's topic in General Nursing

    You don't need to be sorry to inform me of anything. I can't determine if you're trying to be argumentative just for the sake of it or if you truly don't understand this concept. RNs and LVNs...

  23. Active RN license working as an LPN

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Anon143's topic in General Nursing

    Of course passing medications is patient care. My point is that if a registered nurse is working a task-oriented assignment instead of accepting a patient load for total nursing care, she is still...

  24. Active RN license working as an LPN

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Anon143's topic in General Nursing

    I don't define it. Each state's Nurse Practice Act does. Refer to your state's standards of practice and scope of practice guidelines for RNs. In all states, the standards establish the minimally...

  25. Active RN license working as an LPN

    Closed Account 12345 replied to Anon143's topic in General Nursing

    Do you actually hold an LVN license? Otherwise, you're not working as an LVN. You're working as an RN with a task-oriented job description and the pay of an LVN. Regardless, you're accountable for...