speedynurse

speedynurse ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. Patient Died in ER lobby

    speedynurse replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    This is not a shocker - I left the ER basically because of an incident very similar to

  2. NP School - taking a non-bedside role d/t physical limitations?

    speedynurse posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am currently a PACU nurse - I enjoy my job, comfortable with the surgeons and anesthesiologists, and absolutely love my team. It is the easiest bedside nursing job I have ever had (and by far the...

  3. When should a new grad reveal a disability that prevents them from working nights?

    speedynurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I had a good team in general that was wonderful to me as a new grad. However - this incident eventually made me lose all respect for my manager. And honestly, I would never work for her

  4. Help! I can't stop looking at new RN openings and wanting to jump ship

    speedynurse replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sign on bonuses are never a good sign. Job hopping may or may not catch up with someone. In all honesty, since Covid, I feel like there is a ton of forgiveness in terms of job hopping out of...

  5. I've been working a lot, and my mother is upset?

    speedynurse replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Health, Stress Management

    It can be difficult to live your own life/make your own decisions when still living in your parents house. Once you are in your own apartment or house, it will be easier to separate yourself from...

  6. Need something new...

    speedynurse replied to kd9012's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Everyone above has given some good advice. One thing I want to mention is have your thought of trying for a different bedside nursing job first? Inpatient floor nursing is TOUGH. Nights are...

  7. When should a new grad reveal a disability that prevents them from working nights?

    speedynurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I completely understand that for some, it truly is hard to work nights. I have worked all shifts and honestly, I never could adjust to nights. However, this is a night position. In addition, many...

  8. Having SI in relation to new, stressful jobs: quitting nursing forever

    speedynurse replied to pinkdoves's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Pink doves - there is nothing wrong with looking into a non-nursing job/career. I do agree that often the way nurses are treated has become much worse throughout the years. One thing I recommend on...

  9. Nursing in Southern CA

    speedynurse posted a topic in California Nursing

    So....all I have ever heard is that the cost of living is unbelievable in CA.....which from what I have looked up - it is. I am looking more around the Orange County area and am just interested in...

  10. ER Holding Due To No Beds

    speedynurse replied to emtpbill's topic in Emergency

    I worked in the ER for 7 years - before Covid we were holding patients (sometimes all the ER rooms were full and we had nowhere to place ER patients). Now it’s worse of course. I moved from the ER...

  11. How many unvaccinated coworkers are you aware of?

    speedynurse replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Okayyyy….not sure where this post is going. I actually think basic cleanliness and scrubbing into surgery is one of the most basic forms of ethics in the surgical field. Working in the...

  12. Nursing School A Mistake

    speedynurse replied to wogatu's topic in General Students

    I hated all of nursing school - I couldn’t wait to finish. Two miserable years….saying that nursing is nothing like nursing school but is very hard and stressful - in a different way. One way or...

  13. How many unvaccinated coworkers are you aware of?

    speedynurse replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There are multiple threads on this so this is very redundant. There are legitimate reasons for not getting the vaccine (anaphylaxis, etc). There are other precautions to take as well. On another...

  14. Which position would be better?

    speedynurse replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends what you are up for. I personally would go for the day shifts but that is essentially because I know the last time I did nights, I essentially crashed and burned…..never a good...

  15. Do you think you are a "hero"?

    speedynurse replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In all honesty, I generally try to be positive but I also think sometimes it’s needed to see things as they really are - here is the reality: nurses are working shifts that are impossible, patient...

  16. Do you think you are a "hero"?

    speedynurse replied to jive turkey's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think this title was used short term and has now gone away in my opinion. I don’t think our profession ever needed that title - what we did need was compensation, decent insurance, and not having...

  17. Nurse Manager confronting me about going to the bathroom with a needle.

    speedynurse replied to iorgins's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would be cautious any time the supplies in a hospital is used - I know of one nurse who got fired over a slightly similar experience….well an experience with hospital supplies. It was an innocent...

  18. Are all ICUs running out of ratio now?

    speedynurse replied to ccjennylee's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is if we go home an hour or two or is it’s called “on call” then it can be seen as “acceptable”. One way or the other though, we are awake for 24 hours

  19. Are all ICUs running out of ratio now?

    speedynurse replied to ccjennylee's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is that it can continue because it is called “on call” even though it’s really not on call but staying all night. I keep telling myself it’s still better than the ER

  20. Are all ICUs running out of ratio now?

    speedynurse replied to ccjennylee's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t work in the ICU but can say the pandemic has changed things drastically in nursing (even if they were already going that way). I know once upon a time we were never allowed to work beyond 16...

  21. Ever left a nightshift hospital job for a day shift low stress job?

    speedynurse replied to saltymermaid's topic in General Nursing

    I left the ER for pre-op/PACU and have never looked back. I would like to try endoscopy nursing at some point maybe, but am happy where I am for now. The only thing to think about is the on call...

  22. Best Travel Companies?

    speedynurse posted a topic in Travel

    I am *possibly* thinking of going into travel nursing. I have ER experience with staff/preceptor/triage/charge experience and more recently pre-op/PACU experience (less than a year on that). I am...

  23. Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    speedynurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I actually haven’t seen this at my facility. Maybe it’s a matter of where you work. One thing though is that I think a lot of these nurses realize they are easily thrown away and undervalued by...

  24. Nurses are Fleeing the Hospital

    speedynurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    As I have mentioned before, I think covid has simply illuminated what was already broken in healthcare. I do know I left the ER during covid for a Preop/PACU job and now no one can pay me enough to go...

  25. Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

    speedynurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Correct. Any generation can be entitled and any generation can be hardworking with critical thinking. It often depends on what they have gone through in life, how they responded to it, family support,...