buckchaser10 replied to Adrian007's topic in General Nursing
You'll find that in nursing, and probably every workplace, shifts like to talk smack about other shifts. As nurses we are perfectionists so it hits us harder than other shifts. If your management...
buckchaser10 replied to M1ST3R3DW1N0_RN's topic in General Nursing
Couple things, first love the name! Second agreed, every generation thinks they had it harder while thinking generations younger than them are dumb. Third it is common knowledge that as new...
buckchaser10 replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing
These adverse effects are from practitioner orders though. Just because someone annoys you doesn't mean you have to order it. Stop pinning these issues on nurses. Ultimately the practitioner ordered...
Honestly this was my first error as a nurse... many times. In training I never had to administer blood so I never had the process down before being on my own. I'm still here as a nurse to talk about...
buckchaser10 replied to juviasama's topic in General Nursing
I know a guy who has this exact situation with his wife. She works day shift and he works nights. He is a zombie every day because the baby is not on a night shift schedule. It is doable, you just...
buckchaser10 replied to Megan8083's topic in General Nursing
I get the fly fishing comment because honestly I'd only work somewhere I could, well, chase bucks. As someone who has a fairly fresh kid (under 1) hobbies take a hard side step to priorities. This...
buckchaser10 replied to M1ST3R3DW1N0_RN's topic in General Nursing
Is this a typo or did the ACT used to be scored differently? Top score is 36. National average is something like 20. I know plenty of nurses who couldn't even dream of hitting 20 (don't get me...
buckchaser10 replied to NURSE SINGH's topic in Nursing Career
Do you know exactly what type of insurance job you are looking for? Insurance companies utilize nurses in all sorts of ways. The majority of these careers you utilize your past nursing experiences...
buckchaser10 replied to Smoores's topic in Agency Nurses
I'm not an agency nurse but I do bring them in to my facility to fill needs. We had to cancel one recently due to the staff not being able to meet our employment requirements. We go through medefis...
buckchaser10 replied to DlaineyZ's topic in Nursing Career
So if your concern is if LPN helps, no not really. Part way through your BSN education you become eligible to take the NCLEX-PN. If your concern is money, the cheaper route is normally...