creynolds28

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1. Patients & Pet Peeves

   creynolds28 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

   If you're able to attend to the crybaby first, the acute person wasn't that

2. Patients & Pet Peeves

   creynolds28 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

   You baffle me. First, if you have 2 yrs exp, why did you take a position on med/surg? Weird. Second, huh?!! Cursing and belching are the things that upset you? That med/surg floor must be a piece of...

3. Assisted living turned nightmare

   creynolds28 replied to danij040866's topic in Nursing Career

   You need to

4. New Grad Orientation Contracts

   creynolds28 replied to Kaiyas's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Well, since I know how much facilities care about money, maybe they should invest more money in retaining the great nurses they already have. It is not up to the new hire to consider how much it costs...

5. New Grad Orientation Contracts

   creynolds28 replied to Kaiyas's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   ***** Sure, you should pay back a bonus if you don't stay. But in my opinion, it's the hospital's responsibility to train you. You paid for the degree; they pay for orientation

6. 6 years and I'm nearly ready to 'retire'.

   creynolds28 replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Nursing Career

   Since in LOVE my job, I solve this problem by refusing to care about the "hospital system," even when I receive the same type of emails you got. If I stay late, it's because I have a good reason; so I...

7. Precepting for New Nursing Educator? Not here!

   creynolds28 replied to ayneday's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Nurse educator positions should be going to nurses with not just formal education but also significant clinical experience. It is a position designed for nurses who are ready to teach others; not...

8. IV infiltrate: Lessons Learned

   creynolds28 replied to NeoRN11's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   It's normal to feel bad in situations like this, but I sincerely hope you've let yourself off the hook for this one! You did what any prudent nurse would do. Baby is fine. You learned how quickly IVs...

9. Giving OTC medications to your aides/coworkers?

   creynolds28 replied to knotizer12's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   What?!! You're concerned about giving coworkers ibuprofen/tylenol? You need to chill out. Your license is an important thing. But your coworkers are not asking you to prescribe medication. If that...

10. Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    creynolds28 replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry that you've had people tell you that you're ugly or that you look like a man. I can see why that would be discouraging. But I want to encourage you by telling you that the value of a...