Medic/Nurse

Medic/Nurse BSN, RN

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  1. Car germs

    Medic/Nurse replied to Jo1212's topic in General Nursing

    While I approve (generally) of that method, I advise everyone to wear SHOES! :angel: This has been a SAFETY

  2. Hiring manager offered position, HR said no and won't tell me why.

    Medic/Nurse replied to MiloRN's topic in General Nursing

    If it was an internal candidate there is absolutely NO, as in NONE, or ZERO, reason the hiring manager should NOT be able to verbalized with actual ENGLISH LANGUAGE WORDS, gee, I'm sorry ReifRn, we...

  3. Hiring manager offered position, HR said no and won't tell me why.

    Medic/Nurse replied to MiloRN's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of points on references. There are companies that use "blind" recorded lines to check references on you. You hire them, give the necessary background info and one of their HR specialist does...

  4. Is this HIPPA breach or just rudeness?

    Medic/Nurse replied to Apple-Core's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You were treated very poorly. In the case of Incident 1 -- if that was my primary that I have a good relationship with and was satisfied with, I'd prolly just let it go or perhaps with a polite...

  5. Best Tips for Nurses - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Medic/Nurse replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    There is no substitute for good patient assessment. Develop a routine and stick to it. It should not take more than 3- 5 minutes. Stay focused. Try not to get too trapped with long convo of...

  6. Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    Medic/Nurse replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    My head hurts. This is what the line has come to - pro pen "olds" v no pen "hips" or whatev. Nope. Unless you have a photographapic memory - why would anyone, much less a student, a guest on a unit,...

  7. Am I too old to start?

    Medic/Nurse replied to chelzw's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How old will you be if you don't embark on this journey of career change? The biggest regrets I have are the things I passed on, was too afraid to try or talked myself out of for some nonsense...

  8. Hiring an RN into private practice

    Medic/Nurse replied to curiousMD's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the practice issues don't bug me. Well, not much. Once you come from flight, you literally fear little. As long as we can clear it all with the BON and Boards of Medical Licensure and write...

  9. Share Your Favorite Motivational Quote - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Medic/Nurse replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    :angel: Cooperate to graduate! - There you go kids! That's the secret to success in school. I realize it's kinda sad, but it still... matters. You may learn something different than the book says,...

  10. Writing doctors orders without an actual doctors order

    Medic/Nurse replied to Toadroad's topic in Critical Care

    This is kinda off topic - but early in my career, I was in field as a medic and I had a very severe diabetic that was obtunded with a glucose that was too low to read, 40 miles from the ED, and no way...

  11. Writing doctors orders without an actual doctors order

    Medic/Nurse replied to Toadroad's topic in Critical Care

    While that sounds like an almost lovely place to work - not having to wake the crabby ass doc and do what needs to be done for your sick patient anyway? I mean, who wants to get talked to like a...

  12. 4 shifts of orientation for new grad

    Medic/Nurse replied to questioningnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you expected to hit the ground "running"? Full load. Say 5-8 patients or whatever is normal. Any prior healthcare experience - where/kind/how long? At this facility? Any other issues? New...

  13. New Grad Fired After 2 Weeks

    Medic/Nurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I don't usually recommend anything less than transparency but... DAMN. I could give you long flowing analysis, but I'm not going to do that at this point. Here's the deal. I'm guessing this is a...

  14. Advice for the young.

    Medic/Nurse replied to Kdk239's topic in General Nursing

    Even if you lose, don't lose the lesson. I have know several folks that were fired for med errors (even very serious ones) and all were eventually re-hired (some had license discipline) and,...

  15. "I am a nurse!"

    Medic/Nurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    That is WITHOUT. Sorry, my hands are wonky and I was trying to type on my iPad directly instead on my wireless keyboard. I think it could have been a mistake not to report her tho - in hindsight,...

  16. "I am a nurse!"

    Medic/Nurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby had surgery at a hospital I spent a long time as a staff RN at and had a "complication" (desaturated to 90% on RA s/p surgery 24 hours) and his RN said she called his MD. NO ORDERS OBTAINED....

  17. "I am a nurse!"

    Medic/Nurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently a *housewife* or *unemployed* or *just a patient*. It's just blank on my chart. I'm the Payor -or unemployed or all. I was hit head-on and 23 months later I was t-boned (both MVC's...

  18. Sometimes, it just Stinks

    Medic/Nurse replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    When you arrive to a call and the state police is in the yard on their kness puking - that's a sign you are going to need speciality equipment. I've used SCBA in the field. And always used a thick...

  19. Verbal abuse ... what are my rights?

    Medic/Nurse replied to KHT's topic in General Nursing

    10/10 - would totally approve and do again!! Buy the really good tape and use clean socks, after all we aren't monsters - right? Kidding! Anything that involves duct tape is prolly not going to be...

  20. Coworker problem

    Medic/Nurse replied to Nurse071094's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen a MD on transports. I've seen a few attendings/residents inadvertently accompany transport somewhere, but not per policy. Sounds either wonderful or depending on the doc's style in an...

  21. How long does it take to feel comfortable?

    Medic/Nurse replied to Alexx_xox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you Rose_Queen MSN, RN - I just had not made it back this way.

  22. New grad RN in Casual Pool

    Medic/Nurse replied to GoldSeeker29's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Is an AIN a nursing assistant? And do you already have another job RN position and some experience or will this be your 1st RN job?

  23. How long does it take to feel comfortable?

    Medic/Nurse replied to Alexx_xox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OP, how long have you been a nurse? How long was your orientation? Class v. Clinical? What is your speciality? When do you think you will feel "comfortable"? Why does feeling comfortable matter?...

  24. Whats your favorite part of nursing?

    Medic/Nurse replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite part was - All the ginger ale I could drink. And the bubble ice. That is why I became a nurse. I have a low happiness threshold.

  25. My nursing error; shame and struggling

    Medic/Nurse replied to joansmith1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry this is difficult for you. I think a lot of programs may be setting up the expectation that perfection will be the your immediate result in clinical practice. There is no reason to beat...