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 acute.

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 cake!!! When I worked med/surg/tele, my life was he...

3. Assisted living turned nightmare

   creynolds28 replied to danij040866's topic in Career Support

   You need to leave!!!

4. New Grad Orientation Contracts

   creynolds28 replied to Kaiyas's topic in Job Hunt

   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 the company to hire them. It is up to the company...

5. New Grad Orientation Contracts

   creynolds28 replied to Kaiyas's topic in Job Hunt

   ***** 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 costs.

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

   creynolds28 replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Career Support

   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 don't care if administration is upset by it. If y...

7. Precepting for New Nursing Educator? Not here!

   creynolds28 replied to ayneday's topic in Educators

   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 those who need instruction themselves. I see the need ...

8. IV infiltrate: Lessons Learned

   creynolds28 replied to NeoRN11's topic in NICU

   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 can go bad. We've all been there. Continue being t...

9. Giving OTC medications to your aides/coworkers?

   creynolds28 replied to knotizer12's topic in LPN/LVN

   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 were the case, you should be concerned. Your coworke...

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 nurse has absolutely NOTHING to do with her/his attra...