dhbrn

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1. Year of Experience

   dhbrn replied to dhbrn's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone!

2. Year of Experience

   dhbrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi Allnurses, I am curious as to how you count the magical year (or other specified unit of time) of experience. Do you count it to the day i.e. January 25, 2019 to January 25, 2020; or is January 2019-January 2020 specific enough? Basically do you f...

3. Leaving first nursing job after 5 months?

   dhbrn replied to PsychedNurse13's topic in General Nursing

   Get out of there STAT. Sounds like you’d be safer working as a unicycle performer on a freeway during the middle of a rush hour lightning storm. Any future employer who would view you negatively for removing yourself from an environment where you’ve ...

4. Outdoor (at times) Nursing Jobs?

   dhbrn replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

   Hospice can be such a special job if it ends up being the right fit for you. Any kind of nursing that involves home visits like working for the state/county in public health, case management through insurance companies, etc. Good luck!

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

   dhbrn replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Humans. Just in general.

6. Outdoor (at times) Nursing Jobs?

   dhbrn replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

   Home health/hospice nurse... even if you don’t get to spend a ton of time being outside on a nice day with your patients because of all the charting you have to get done, you’re on the move for a good part of the day. Granted, you’re in the car but y...

7. Energy Vampires

   dhbrn replied to dhbrn's topic in General Nursing

   I’m seeing a theme of establishing boundaries, being direct and straightforward. This is something I’ve really struggled with in the past, always worried about not being “nice” enough. As I have been implementing stronger boundaries, I’m seeing pts w...

8. And The Reason Nurses Don't Get Fired

   dhbrn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   Leaving your relief at shift change with a bleeding pt with bad IVs and systolic in the 70s because you can’t be late for NP clinicals.

9. New graduate nurse, new job, HELP

   dhbrn replied to smiles and medicine's topic in General Nursing

   Quite frankly the people you told who reacted negatively should be relieved that you’re bringing some high falutin’ NE culture to the poor, low-quality state of Louisiana. Sarcasm aside, go into your new situation with an open mind and open heart, an...

10. Does size matter (Gloves nurses, gloves!)

    dhbrn replied to guest825264's topic in General Nursing

    Food service gloves?! Jeez, that facility gives a new meaning to cheap. Those clear gloves NEVER fully keep out liquids, I’ve tried many brands for food service. Hard to say how you could attempt to explain this to management, they strike me as folks...

11. Energy Vampires

    dhbrn replied to dhbrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the great tips, everyone. Really needed this today ?

12. What's your favorite nursing task?

    dhbrn replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Starting IVs for sure. I’m one of those people who drools over nice looking veins. I love how diverse the responses are. Reminds me of my old floor where we all had our own strengths and loved working as a team. We all pitched in to get the pt the be...

13. Should I divorce my husband

    dhbrn replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    I’m kind of torn on this. Decks of cards between nurses/nurse allies is hilarious. Your hospital could have been trying to be “down with tha kidz, yo” like they totally get the nurse struggle, but it’s pretty tone deaf. They could have at least writt...

14. What is the next "big thing" in healthcare for nurses for career advancement?

    dhbrn replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    I keep hearing informatics is the next big thing but not yet in my area, sadly. I think population health, “care coordination”, and other forms of case management are growing.

15. New grad RN, absolutely hate nursing

    dhbrn replied to Ashley Karanja's topic in General Nursing

    Dialysis will sometimes hire newer grads, family practice clinics/urgent care, home health. Keep networking while you build your skills in the hospital. Find the job that panics you the least at the thought, then go for it. I’ve never had any regret...