Riseupandnurse

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  1. crappy nurses day

    Riseupandnurse replied to frann's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are being somewhat short-sighted. Tell the powers that be how much you all like the book. Read the book. Ask that you have a task force to implement the nursing theories in the book. I...

  2. Stupid things that bosses have you do

    Riseupandnurse replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    If administration wants that, that's fine. That is their right, as it's their facility. My problem is that customer service and nursing are not actually the same thing. The staffing at even the best...

  3. Ahh, drama. Please help me out!

    Riseupandnurse replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for you but I think what you did was unfair to your current employer. Please don't send her an e-mail. Go in and face her and take your lumps. At the very least offer a 4 weeks'...

  4. How was Nurses Week celebrated at your Facility

    Riseupandnurse replied to HIPPIECHIKRN's topic in General Nursing

    The worst was "Health Care Workers Week". Yuck. Sounds like something our facility would do, since their motto towards nurses is: "You're no better than anybody else, so don't try to delegate,...

  5. We need an "I'm so sorry" button

    Riseupandnurse replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I would like an "I'm sorry" button for work, since so many of the families' comments are complaints, usually about something that happened before I came on shift or that I can't do anything about. I...

  6. Anyone know how many HESI Exit exam versions there are??

    Riseupandnurse replied to nursingstudentbp's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    There are 4 HESIs (exit). A school can request that 3 additional versions be created if it wants. The questions do not stay the same in each version from year to year; the questions move around. I...

  7. So smart they are dumb?

    Riseupandnurse replied to Uniquemoi04's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, actually illegal to fail to provide an interpreter. Not a

  8. Sucking out the fun....

    Riseupandnurse replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you, I really do. But the fact is the doctor committed assault and battery and your license required you to try to stop it. You MUST report it; it is cut and dried

  9. Ahhhhhhhhhh Cancelled AGAIN!!!!

    Riseupandnurse replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to be cancelled. I'm prn and I can't remember the last time I asked off and got it. Years, anyway, and I ask all the time. What I wanted to say too is that actually 6 patients in med...

  10. New Grad willing to work ANYWHERE! Where's hiring and doesn't have 1000's of apps???

    Riseupandnurse replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in General Nursing

    Southeast Missouri---always find a job, new grads

  11. Health Care Reform---If You Were Congress

    Riseupandnurse posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It seems as though, one way or another, we are going to get health care reform. I think most people are aware we desperately need it. A lot of the talk is about expanded coverage, etc., and that is...

  12. Oh tell me this is wrong!!

    Riseupandnurse replied to Fancy Face's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When we first started using computers, I was one of the few nurses trained on them early. Because I could use the computer, I was once pulled 3 times in an 8 hour shift. And get this: once to be an...

  13. So you don't like Nursing? Let's fix it!

    Riseupandnurse replied to BusinessGrad's topic in General Nursing

    Two words. Wouldn't cost a dime. Visiting

  14. job advice...kind of long : /

    Riseupandnurse replied to 2bsunshinenurse3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If this feels right and they want you, for heaven's sake take it!! Consider yourself very, very lucky and if things change, you will have had some experience. Believe me, you could do a lot worse...

  15. Almost finished and want to quit

    Riseupandnurse replied to misplaced1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the patients treat us horribly and the visitors even worse. There is way too much work, and a lot of it is JCAHO nonsense that does the patients no good, and that the doctors try to be...

  16. Using words like honey, sweety a no-no?

    Riseupandnurse replied to bee212's topic in General Nursing

    I am an older person who loves being called "honey" or "sweetie". I don't like being called "Mrs. X" because it feels so distancing. If anyone asked me what I want to be called, though, I wouldn't...

  17. Please tell me I am not alone

    Riseupandnurse replied to 1styearsucks's topic in General Nursing

    Please do not be too hard on yourself. I cried every night for the first year. I cared so much, and many who cared far less did better. It's just a job. It's not a measure of your worth as a human...

  18. Do You Regret Becoming A Nurse?

    Riseupandnurse replied to ladylou88's topic in General Nursing

    yes and no. Bedside nursing is horrible and getting worse all the time. Once you get some experience you can move into some more rewarding and SANER type of nursing. But it is literally a crying...

  19. The human side of nursing in the holding room?

    Riseupandnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had surgery today myself, my first surgery. I hope my last, obviously. I was unpleasantly surprised by my holding room experience. Being a rather anxious sort of person and admittedly addicted to...

  20. The human side of nursing in the holding room?

    Riseupandnurse replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Danischr; bless you and PLEASE consider this for your nursing career. Yes, the holding room was definitely the worst part of both of our experiences, and you went through so much more than...

  21. How does YOUR hospital waste its money?

    Riseupandnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Like most hospitals, we are overwhelmed with busy work courtesy of the state and JCAHO. Not to mention the resident families, some of whom are more work than their patient. But we can't get enough...

  22. California nurses--- Do you REALLY get to eat meals?

    Riseupandnurse posted a topic in California Nursing

    I live in the Midwest and I know that legislation was passed in California that nurses actually get their lunch breaks. We absolutely don't. Hardly ever. Do you REALLY get lunch breaks, I mean a real...

  23. HESI EXIT EXAM!

    Riseupandnurse replied to Brooke08's topic in General Students

    The test administrators can set the program to either give you the scores and let you review missed questions immediately or at a later date. It's the school's

  24. What do you want from your hospital?

    Riseupandnurse replied to sparketteinok's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse, I care about my patients. I also care about getting out on time; that never happens. I also care about getting pulled to floors I'm not oriented to and feeling like a fool. I am ready...

  25. Bedside reporting

    Riseupandnurse replied to Mystere's topic in General Nursing

    SBAR and bedside reporting sucks, IMHO. Only the nurse who has the patient knows what is going on, there is chaos in the hallway, and it takes twice as long as taped