MommyandRN

MommyandRN

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  1. Thank you note after interview

    MommyandRN posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What do you usually do for your thank you notes after an interview? Do you type a business type letter and send it? A handwritten note? A Thank-you card with handwritten note? Or do you send an...

  2. Emergency Nursing BOOK?

    MommyandRN posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi, I have a critical care background and am looking into the ER in my hospital. I am a "textbook" type of person and see there are a few on Amazon. Which books would you recommend for someone new...

  3. Emergency Nursing BOOK?

    MommyandRN replied to MommyandRN's topic in Emergency

    Thanks!

  4. Job interview that made you want to run?

    MommyandRN replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I say if you felt like you wanted to run.. don't go back. Trust your

  5. exposed to respiratory mrsa

    MommyandRN replied to sophie09's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing. Most of the LTC population test positive for MRSA in their sputum in my experience. Unless you are immunocomprimised you are OK. It's more of a concern for those who are in the hospital...

  6. ? For those that work only weekends

    MommyandRN replied to MommyandRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your insight! Isabelle49 - I am so sorry for your loss! That is heartbreaking. Did you do weekends only and have off during the weekdays? If so, please don't regret that. He...

  7. ? For those that work only weekends

    MommyandRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    HI! I am thinking that a weekend-only position might work out for me and my family. For those that work weekends only, do you like it? Do you find that you miss out on a lot? I am debating whether...

  8. different types of ICU

    MommyandRN replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard that version! Around me, STICU is

  9. If you won the lottery would you still work in health care?

    MommyandRN replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    NO!!! I would find something else to do. Volunteer, etc. Trust me, I can think of many things I would rather do with my

  10. Worked hard all night

    MommyandRN replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Amen. I worked in an ICU with people like that. God forbid you leave on issue for them to do. No one was happy unless every detail was taken care of. Sometimes you just need to call it a day,...

  11. If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

    MommyandRN replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    I think about this all the time. In many ways, yes. I love being a nurse. I can't imagine doing anything else. However, sometimes I think maybe... just maybe... if I had gone down another path....

  12. Kind of fed up with things...possibly nursing in general

    MommyandRN replied to JStyles1's topic in General Nursing

    Make a change, but stay in nursing! There are lots of options. I am in a GI lab right now and its day shift, decent 8 hour shifts. Also PACU is great. Ambulatory care, research, case management...

  13. What do you like about being PACU?

    MommyandRN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in PACU

    Goal is to be an OR nurse but have a chance to be in recovery? Seems a little backwards. Where I work the OR nurses have minimal need for experience and don't need ACLS certification bc anesthesia is...

  14. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    MommyandRN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Mine: Don't go out on smoke breaks a few times a shift and then say you can't listen for my patients if I want to sit and eat a snack in the break room for 5 minutes. You are not getting paid to sit...

  15. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    MommyandRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    My cousin once told me this story. A trauma came in the ER and they coded a teenage boy for some time. He died. The next day, they had patient in that room ask them who was the teenage boy who was...

  16. Fired from my med/surg job after almost 3 years

    MommyandRN replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in General Nursing

    That is ridiculous! Do NOT write a letter of resignation. Tell them to either fire you or you are going to keep working. They can not force you to quit. You can hire a lawyer to guide you about...

  17. I feel like nursing is not my thing...

    MommyandRN replied to neeke816's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital, pts 1, 2 and 3 all met criteria for the "rapid response" team to be called. Unstable vital signs, very high blood glucose, o2 sat of 81.... those are things that you should not be...

  18. L&D nurses - can you look at my birth plan?

    MommyandRN replied to Lola77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't stress too much about your birth plan. You can never predict what will happen. The important thing is for you to heave a healthy baby as an end result. Best of luck for a smooth

  19. Mixing Breast Milk with Formula

    MommyandRN replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No, it does not change the composition of either milk. Does not make a difference. As long as the temperatures are not compromised it's fine. If you'd like, you can give the breastmilk first...

  20. Mixing Breast Milk with Formula

    MommyandRN replied to Love_2_Learn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't work in the NICU, but I have kids. I have mixed breastmilk and formula many times. A lot of people do. At home and at day cares. The thing you have to take in to consideration is the...

  21. What is the one piece of advice you wish you could tell yourself as a nursing student

    MommyandRN replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    To not wait a few years to go after the specialty I originally wanted just because it would be difficult finding a job. I think it would have been easier had I pursued certain specialties right out...

  22. What are the major issues you have struggled with as a nurse?

    MommyandRN replied to Nurse Mentor Nancy's topic in General Nursing

    #1 short staffing #2 hospitals that are trying to save $ by cutting costs to nurses and therefore, even shorter staffing #3 rude family

  23. Job opportunities, thinking of relocating.

    MommyandRN replied to myk_RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Jobs are tough for new grads I hear. But if you have your amount of experience PLUS a BSN you should be good to go. A lot of hospitals are only hiring BSNs now and only experienced nurses. I can't...

  24. What do patients say that irks you?

    MommyandRN replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know I am late on this. But there was a message in 2005 about someone checking someone's fundus and the pt asked "are you a nurse?" The nurse was like, um of course, who else would be doing this....

  25. Adult experience only but want newborns!

    MommyandRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have only worked with adults for 12 years but feel strongly that I need to follow my heart and work with newborns. I am having a hard time finding a position in either NICU or newborn nursery. I...