WickerRN BSN, RN

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1. What causes you to almost scream (internally of course) during your day?

   WickerRN replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

   When it’s almost change of shift and you need to give an IV med and the IV goes bad. When you take a look at the upcoming shift assignment and you were assigned to give report to the nurse who will ask you 100’s of questions even though they already ...

2. UPS Drivers make HOW much????

   WickerRN replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

   I agree it’s not the norm country wide. However, I think acute care nurses in California has a lot to do with perception that nurses are making 100k+ a year. In CA, it is def. the norm.

3. Working Out with 12 Hour Shifts?

   WickerRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   I work days. I don’t work out when I’m working. However, occasionally I will work out after a shift when I know I’m not working the next day.

4. "LPNs are glorified CNAs"

   WickerRN replied to nursetnc's topic in LPN/LVN

   As an RN, I do not think an LVN is any higher than I am. A nurse is a nurse. I am hoping that LVN's can start coming back to acute care hospitals. There is a NEED and space for LVN's in acute care settingw in my opinion.

5. New Grad Burn Out

   WickerRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone I fee like I am burning out. I work on a med-surg/psych floor that is know in the hospital as a dumping ground. To give you an example, whenever we get a float in my unit, the floats will always say things like “how can you work in this u...

6. Miscounting Meds

   WickerRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been in my new grad program here in NYC for about 3 months (since April). During my time in the program, on 2 occasions miscounted controlled substances (ativan and PO norco) on the Pyxsis causing discrepancies. These were both quickly allevia...