AfloydRN

AfloydRN BSN, RN

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  1. I need career advice...

    AfloydRN replied to pjsleepy's topic in General Nursing

    I was an ER nurse foreve and finally had enough. I went to the ICU and loved it. In ER we are " package them up and get them out of here quick ' Well, ICU is where they go. You get to see full...

  2. MRSA help!

    AfloydRN replied to mollysdirtysprocket's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital we do not isolate for MRSA anymore. We do not screen for it

  3. Uniforms

    AfloydRN replied to Christie RN2006's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has a specific color code for staff too. All RN's wear royal blue/ white. Pca's tanetc... Funny thing is patients don't know that. They still ask who is

  4. Travel nursing

    AfloydRN replied to bluesteal7's topic in General Nursing

    You know the old saying- If if sounds too good to be

  5. How To Deal With Difficult Coworkers?

    AfloydRN replied to 1RECROOMRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you mean. I'm sorry that one person can make your life a living hell. I will tell you what my mother told me when I was little- People who are rude and ugly to you do so because they have...

  6. What are some subspecialties?

    AfloydRN replied to ammonidaho's topic in General Nursing

    Cardiac rehab is all I can think of as well. There are also clinical nurse educators who do that as

  7. New Nurse/Need career advice

    AfloydRN replied to Joanne1033's topic in General Nursing

    When I graduated, new nurses had to go to med surg first before a specialty floor. I realize it is not that way anymore. I would strongly suggest finding a unit you can put your heart into. You have...

  8. oh boy, how I wish I could post this WSJ article

    AfloydRN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    How can we take " extra" patients in ER when we barely have time for our ICU patients? It's not always nursing shortage. It's also BED shortages. MD's always want tele beds and they are forever full....

  9. " I would never remain a bedside Nurse."

    AfloydRN replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately you have to have working or clinical hours doing patient care to be

  10. Children, Husband/wife, JOb and Nursing school??!!!

    AfloydRN replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    It's hard, but know it IS temporary. My family was great and knew it had to be a priority. I worked full time as well. God knows I had no sleep for a few years, but in the end it was worth it. Nothing...

  11. Planning our future and outsourcing

    AfloydRN replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

    Education is the key. You can never have too much and the more you have the more marketable you will become. Noone I know has ever been turned down for a nursing job because they have too many...

  12. help me decide

    AfloydRN replied to caring101's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen in the last 11 years LPN's are being phazed out where I work. Yes, you can always get a job- clinic work or nursing homes, but make sure that is something you are willing to do until you...

  13. Disrespectful co-workers

    AfloydRN replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Well, sorry about that, but it's nice to know that rude people exsist everywhere, not just my unit. I have had the exact same experience w/ one particular nurse as well. The thing is, shes ugly to...

  14. "sister" = registered nurse

    AfloydRN replied to walkiez's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry... never heard of

  15. ADN vs BSN pay for RN

    AfloydRN replied to amyet's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Our hospital, too pays exactly the same. We were told for BSN if we wanted a pay increase we would have to take a management

  16. Do any detroit area hospitals offer the weekend only option?

    AfloydRN replied to pbrookes's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I know all chicago hospitals

  17. anyone from Michiana?

    AfloydRN replied to jennifers's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I think all nursing schools now are alot more competative than when I went. I think LMC is fine as well as SMC. The prereqs are different though. If you want to go on to BSN SMC's prereqs are more...

  18. Favorite, Fun, Weird, and Scandalous Symptoms and Diagnosis...

    AfloydRN replied to doctordefender's topic in Nursing Humor

    OK- man comes into ER via Medic w/ head lac. Ask man what happened and was told I got hit w/ a smoovie. I am a very caucasian girl so I ask my friend in Security to come and translate. I again ask the...

  19. Graduate nurses vs. Experienced Nurses

    AfloydRN replied to SCGreywolf's topic in Nursing Humor

    cute!

  20. Terms we will not admit to using

    AfloydRN replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    CCFCP- coocoo for cocoa puffs, DFO- done fell out, CTD circling the drain, UCT- unauthorized celestial

  21. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    AfloydRN replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    Forgot where my call light

  22. How often do you take a break?

    AfloydRN replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    Whats' a break? Is that the hour drive there and hour drive back

  23. how would you boost moral

    AfloydRN replied to twotrees2's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be soooooooo negative, but I just resigned from a FT day shift Charge position in ICU/ PCU because our morale was so low and noone in management cared. I worked for this hospital for 11 years...

  24. posotive thread

    AfloydRN replied to staygold's topic in General Nursing

    Stessors are very different for UC vs. RN's. We have a very different picture of a Good

  25. Help! Pregnant and don't know what patients to avoid

    AfloydRN replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    As ar as med go, you will not be hanging chemo. There are no iv/ po meds that you can't give. Just follow standard procedure. When I was pregnant I did not take care of pts w/ TB or