bagladyrn

bagladyrn RN

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  1. RN, ADN being obsolete

    bagladyrn replied to lovewaves's topic in General Students

    Try heading a little north of you into New

  2. Too old for OB?

    bagladyrn replied to TinyDancer01's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm 64 and still working in OB. There are days when I feel the effects of age but then there are those days even on my days off. The only concession I have made is that (as a travel nurse) I now tend...

  3. New grad struggling to find jobs

    bagladyrn replied to Tanny22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There was just a news article the other day here in Santa Fe, NM about the current need for nurses here. There is a brand new Presbyterian Hospital opening in the fall and the other hospital in town...

  4. Too old to travel nurse????

    bagladyrn replied to nitronymph's topic in Travel

    Just to give you a little more encouragement, I'm now 63 and still traveling. After 21 years as a traveler I'm still getting

  5. Current Labor and Delivery Nurses: How did you get your job?

    bagladyrn replied to jalilly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was working in a different area and applied for a job in a medically underserved area. I relocated across the country to be able to get an OB job and be trained in

  6. Nurses Week Giveaways - WIN Up To $4,000! Nurses Week 2018

    bagladyrn replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Joint Commission at the bedside. (Ominous horror movie music playing in the

  7. How to call a provider at 3 am

    bagladyrn replied to ZenRN181's topic in General Nursing

    I'd add to this to check with your coworkers to see if anyone else anticipates needing to call the same provider. That way you can save them an extra wake up. As a side note, I once sent the police...

  8. How to call a provider at 3 am

    bagladyrn replied to ZenRN181's topic in General Nursing

    I'd add to this to check with your coworkers to see if anyone else anticipates needing to call the same provider. That way you can save them an extra wake up. As a side note, I once sent the police...

  9. Sometimes, it just Stinks

    bagladyrn replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    For the worst odors: a few drops of tincture of benzoin on a cotton ball inside your mask. You won't be able to smell anything

  10. I was found out!

    bagladyrn replied to cwilliams032's topic in General Nursing

    I've been recognized from this site on multiple occasions. Not unexpectedly since my particular work situation is pretty rare (21 years a travel nurse - not too many of us). (And I don't look anything...

  11. Nurse calls cops after woman seeks help for postpartum depression. Right call?

    bagladyrn replied to Accolay's topic in Nursing News

    As a mandated reporter I don't see that the nurse had any other option than to follow protocol and call the police. How many times have we read a news article of something tragic happening to a child...

  12. Fingerprint failure

    bagladyrn replied to Rntr's topic in General Nursing

    Too many years of scrubbing will wear down your fingerprints. Find one of the places that does the electronic scanning of your fingerprints and you will have better results. I go through this with...

  13. Singlism in the workplace

    bagladyrn replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    This post should have come with a "coffee spew"

  14. Hospital Ad Campaigns

    bagladyrn replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The most annoying ad I've seen was a billboard for a hospital ER advertising "make an appointment online and wait at home for your time". People - if you can wait at home - it's NOT an

  15. What do you think of 12 hour shifts

    bagladyrn replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12 hr. nights and if 8 hr shifts were all that was available I'd retire. As a travel nurse I'd see no point in going to a new area if I didn't have the extra days off to enjoy

  16. Just........no.

    bagladyrn replied to roser13's topic in Nursing News

    I haven't looked up her other tweets yet but my first thought on reading the article was that she was writing satire in the tradition of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest

  17. Going to color coded scrubs.

    bagladyrn replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    Color coding is a real pain as a travel nurse! I have an entire rainbow of scrubs purchased for various 3 month assignments. I love the occasional hospitals which supply scrubs in the required

  18. Can I wear long press on nails if I wear gloves during my whole shift?

    bagladyrn replied to Cxrleen's topic in General Students

    Is this really a serious question? I figured the trolls were

  19. What would you do? Provider without ID starts examing your patient without introduction

    bagladyrn replied to SanFranciscoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I walk up and say "Hello, I'm bagladyrn. I don't believe we've met". Had a few providers become indignant that I don't know them but if they aren't wearing their badge it's their own

  20. A Close Call...

    bagladyrn replied to evastone's topic in General Nursing

    Great catch! And extra kudos for

  21. Mandatory Evacuation: Facing Fear of the Unknown

    bagladyrn replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    Now that the fires are out I was awakened today be my phone blaring an emergency alert warning of mud and landslides and flash floods along my route to work! We are currently under some weird kind of...

  22. Mandatory Evacuation: Facing Fear of the Unknown

    bagladyrn replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    I went through some of this recently. I'm on a travel contract in Oregon and the entire town I am housed in was evacuated. I was at work on night shift when the house supervisor came around and asked...

  23. California Requires Gender Pronouns

    bagladyrn replied to DaveICURN's topic in Nursing News

    And this sort of attitude among health care providers is exactly why this law is necessary. Why would you think that your personal opinion as to someone else's gender identity is relevant or needs to...

  24. California Requires Gender Pronouns

    bagladyrn replied to DaveICURN's topic in Nursing News

    Okay, first of all, an individual can identify as male while still having a functioning uterus, so pregnancy as well as diseases of those organs needs to be considered. If everyone were educated and...

  25. Confused about negotiations

    bagladyrn replied to CNOR11's topic in Travel

    Hey Ned! I resemble that remark! What do you mean we don't