amusedRN750

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1. Nurse Practitioner (Mother) leaves 21 month old in car for 8 hours

   amusedRN750 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   My heart goes out to the family and to the poor child. Although on one hand I wonder how one could do this.... I do know that we are all not perfect and could easily make a mistake that...

2. New grad on leave with 3 kids under 3...HELP

   amusedRN750 replied to nursemom24's topic in General Nursing

   Kids are only young once. I vote for taking as much time off as you can or working part-time. Good luck to

3. Advice Needed: Do I Stay or Go?

   amusedRN750 replied to GeriRN2010's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe you haven't found the right type of nursing where the stress level is appropriate for you. I have felt the same in the past. I do not have the personality that thrives off of stressful emergent...

4. Did I make the right choice?

   amusedRN750 replied to Toaster's topic in General Nursing

   Oh I see! That makes more sense! Thanks for clarifying

5. Did I make the right choice?

   amusedRN750 replied to Toaster's topic in General Nursing

   Out of curiosity... what kind of jobs have you been applying for this past year? When I wanted to get hired by my local hospital ( I had applied multiple times before with no response or phone calls)...

6. Did I make the right choice?

   amusedRN750 replied to Toaster's topic in General Nursing

   Wow! All they are offering is a 2 hour orientation before you start on your own? I would not work for anyone who is not going to give you a good orientation (at least a few weeks) because it is your...

7. starting psych nurse career in NYC

   amusedRN750 replied to TG2017's topic in Psychiatric

   You will find sicker patients, mentally/physically in-patient which will also give you more experience. I would start in-patient personally, so that you can build on your skills. But that's only my...

8. Advice for potential RN

   amusedRN750 replied to hope77rn's topic in Psychiatric

   Yes, definitely! I knew that I would love psych nursing and that's where I started after graduation at the age of 49. I did leave for six years and worked Med/Surg, Home Health and insurance nursing....

9. starting psych nurse career in NYC

   amusedRN750 replied to TG2017's topic in Psychiatric

   I love psych as well, so I get it. Are you wondering if you should work in a psych in patient hospital to gain skills? I am from the other side of the country so can't recommend hospitals. I started...

10. Curiosity Killed the Cat and Got 50 Hospital Employees Fired

    amusedRN750 replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    The only chart I have ever been tempted to look into was.... my own!! LOL. And I was able to resist the temptation. ?. After becoming a nurse and reading some of the narrative written by doctors I...

11. How hard is it for you when the instructor does it wrong?

    amusedRN750 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am not a student RN but can remember how it feels to be one. I admire you because you told the students that you had made a mistake. Making mistakes, as much as we hate it, are NORMAL and we are...

12. School Nurse vs Home Health

    amusedRN750 replied to tatyfreedom's topic in General Nursing

    Worked Home Health for some time. Due to the fact that you are working alone in HH, 6 months experience in Rehab may not be enough. I agree with the poster above, time on a med-surg unit would be good...

13. Is 54 too old to get hired as a new RN?

    amusedRN750 replied to OHRN2023's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure that you can find many employment opportunities. Some organizations may hesitate but ,from my experience, most welcome the older, wiser RN who has some life experience and maturity. Plus...

14. Adjusting to NIGHT SHIFTS advice??

    amusedRN750 replied to nurse.sierra's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights for 3 years. What worked for me was to try to take a long nap before going to work on my first night. That seemed to help in getting prepared for that first night. Afterwards, I would...