City-Girl

City-Girl has 20 years experience.

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1. Preventative Care for Nurses During Pandemic

   City-Girl posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

   I'm a nurse at a city hospital who has cared for Covid-19 patients since the first wave and have continued to do so. As nurses we usually take care of ourselves, but don't rush to the doctor for...

2. Droplet precautions

   City-Girl replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

   Our hospital's policy for those with suspected and confirmed flu is droplet precautions. We educate our patients being placed on droplet precautions on how flu is spread, provide them with a box of...

3. Thanksgiving part deux

   City-Girl replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   For me the actual day of the holiday does not matter. What I have always found important is finding my own way to celebrate. For several years early in my career I worked Christmas Eve and Christmas...

4. Canceled! Jerks!

   City-Girl replied to Scooter59's topic in General Nursing

   Where I work the hospital is required to cancel at least 2 hrs before the shift starts, if they fail to do so you are guaranteed 4 hrs. The staffing office sometimes tries to get away with giving less...

5. RN's are you happy with your career, why or why not?

   City-Girl replied to anjoku13's topic in General Nursing

   Love it most

6. I forgot to return blood to the bloodbank

   City-Girl replied to Marie_N's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like a systems problem that everyone can learn from (many errors are). The ordering MD should have entered an order to d/c the blood. You did tell your charge nurse that the blood was no...

7. Facing a dilemma! Help!?

   City-Girl replied to ns808's topic in General Nursing

   There are so many areas as an RN that you can work in that do no involve acute care. There are plenty of out patient settings that the pace is a lot less intense. In your post you stated that you...

8. New grad struggling to land first job

   City-Girl replied to Quota's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Sorry to hear you did not get the job. You mentioned seasonal work at Target. Have you considered looking into seasonal work giving flu shots, tis the season. I had a friend who was in a similar...

9. Cared for MRSA patient without PPE

   City-Girl replied to emnicole's topic in General Nursing

   If you take public transportation most likely you've sat next to some people with MRSA and other unpleasant bugs. I find it funny when I discharge a person who has been on precautions, they go out...

10. Wanting to Quit Nursing School

    City-Girl replied to _ashley_'s topic in General Students

    Maybe there's other positions in the human services field where you could apply some of your previous course work so you would not have to start from square 1. If you truly know that your heart is not...

11. New grad struggling to land first job

    City-Girl replied to Quota's topic in First Year After Licensure

    An orthopedic unit is an excellent place to start! Although the primary diagnosis may be similar, most of the patients will have other medical issues that you will be required to manage such as...

12. How much notice would you give?

    City-Girl replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    At least 2 weeks and check your company's policy as some places require 4 weeks. Be careful not to burn bridges, the world of nursing is very

13. An lpn with no desire to work in the hospital.should I get my rn?

    City-Girl replied to LPNTORN704's topic in General Nursing

    Finishing your degree is never a waste of time or money. It will increase your skill set, job security and give you the flexibility to work in the area you want. If you only have a few courses left...

14. New grad on busy med surg floor needing some advice.

    City-Girl replied to CM91's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Take a deep breath and remind yourself that you've only been off orientation a few weeks. It takes time to get your groove. As the previous poster said it can take a year before you feel...

15. Best car for home visiting nurse in New England?

    City-Girl replied to PHNinNE's topic in General Nursing

    My Subaru Outback performs excellent in the Nor' Easters that are inevitable every