"nursy"

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  1. Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    "nursy" replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    I did have experience when I got my ICU job. I have worked with a fair amount of new grads who were NOT 20-somethings, so the issue of how you get along with other graduates, shouldn't be an issue....

  2. Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    "nursy" replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    I personally have had no issues getting positions at my age. Age 55 ICU, age 57 corrections, age 62 school nurse. Having said that, if you read enough postings on this forum, you will find plenty...

  3. TikTok Nurses Drama

    "nursy" replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Anybody that puts themselves out there, on any social media, is going to get reactions, positive and negative. Everyone is divided about everything these days, so I wouldn't lose a lot of sleep over...

  4. LVN not wanted

    "nursy" replied to Susycute's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    One thing you haven't made clear, is, as an LVN are you working equal duties as the MAs, or are you in charge of them. If they haven't had anybody over them before, they will resent it. The fact that...

  5. Strategies for HAPU prevention

    "nursy" replied to ThrivingSince2017's topic in General Nursing

    Turning patients absolutely helps, but you have to do it the right way. The last unit I worked on (ICU) the nurses were great about turning q2hours, but all they really did was stick a pillow under...

  6. Leaving bedside for health concerns

    "nursy" replied to angelsigns's topic in General Nursing

    When I started in nursing 40 years ago, ICU was my dream job and I felt like the luckiest person to be able to do that kind of work. Throughout the years, I did all different kinds of nursing, away...

  7. Patients in Med Surg Needing 1:1

    "nursy" replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    At the end of the day, you will probably need to make a choice of do you want to remain in an environment that allows these circumstances. You can start a paper trail, i.e. incident reports when...

  8. Patients in Med Surg Needing 1:1

    "nursy" replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    Jeez, how else am I going to get my

  9. Plant-based (vegan) mandate for NY hospitals

    "nursy" replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    OK, so we have now been called, hypocrites, murderers, pshycopaths and sociopaths. It's obvious that your way of engaging in a discussion is to call everyone names. So.....I'm

  10. Plant-based (vegan) mandate for NY hospitals

    "nursy" replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The point is not how easy it is to supplement. The point is that if humans were designed to be exclusively vegan, they wouldn't need to

  11. Plant-based (vegan) mandate for NY hospitals

    "nursy" replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    For the record, I am vegan. However, humans cannot survive on plant based diet without supplementation, specifically vit b12. Most meat eaters do not go around psychotically killing animals for...

  12. Plant-based (vegan) mandate for NY hospitals

    "nursy" replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I guess all meat eating caregivers are just a bunch of murderous hypocrites. While I'm busy changing my profession, I think we might as well kill off all the animals who are carnivores, so they...

  13. RN to BSN dilemma (for an older RN)

    "nursy" replied to tbmb90's topic in General Nursing

    Is there any possibility that your infusion skills would transfer to another setting? A lot depends on where you are located, but when I lived in Florida there was a huge demand for independent...

  14. Subcutabeous IV for End-of-Life

    "nursy" replied to Pluckerofstars's topic in General Nursing

    Most end of life care is done with oral/sublingual meds. I find your question really odd...not sure who uses subq infusions for anything, much less nutrition. As far as brands go, whoever is the...

  15. Night Shift at a Rehab

    "nursy" replied to Blueeyednurse15's topic in General Nursing

    You gotta make a choice....your sanity or your

  16. Leave new job I just started for a better one?

    "nursy" replied to Reaz's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, it doesn't hurt anything to interview. If you don't get it/like it, well then you're back where you started. If it is an amazing opportunity, then you should pursue it, but do...

  17. Question: Tooth or Foot First?

    "nursy" replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    It is relatively routine to prescribe antibiotics during dental procedures after you have had a prosthetic implanted (i.e. knee replacement). The thinking is that bacteria can migrate from dental...

  18. Interview Question

    "nursy" replied to Ach1904's topic in General Nursing

    The trick is to find something that shows that your handling of the situation led to personal growth and/or showed that you are a team player. That's what the recruiters are usually looking

  19. Ethics question

    "nursy" replied to jamiew's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    "OP says" are the key words here. There is no proof of anything. Was the sister there 24/7? Was she the only one feeding the patient? And nowhere does the OP state the sister was impersonating...

  20. Corrections Nurse for a New Grad

    "nursy" replied to Jah Jah's topic in Correctional

    Scenario: officers bring in an inmate who can barely stand up and is sweating profusely. He states he thinks he is having an anaphylactic reaction. First vitals are 80 over palp. He looks like he...

  21. Ageism in Corrections?

    "nursy" replied to Macruzer36's topic in Correctional

    Whether you are taken seriously or not has nothing to do with how you look and everything to do with how you present yourself and how you behave. During orientation you will be given extensive...

  22. Ethical Dilemmas of Correctional Nursing

    "nursy" replied to guest1054874's topic in Correctional

    I have worked in corrections and agree completely with all the above posters. Rehab and recidivism are huge issues in the U.S. but your job as a corrections nurse are not going to magically...

  23. Ethics question

    "nursy" replied to jamiew's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Your legal obligation is Zero. Anyone can call themselves a nurse. Nursing is a verb that has multiple meanings: we nurse our infants; we nurse our dog/cat back to health; etc etc. When you got...

  24. Advice needed!

    "nursy" replied to Sparkle9212's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Unfortunatelly, I a lot of these employees have outlasted many nurses and supervisors, and have no fear of consequences. Unless your supervisors agree to enforce any kind of consequences, you are...

  25. Strange HTN case

    "nursy" replied to Anonymous666's topic in General Nursing

    I check my pressure at home and it's 130/80.. At the dentist 30 minutes later it's 179/100. I have white coat syndrome big time. That can be one possibility for your patient. Also, more and more...