AnnieOaklyRN BSN, RN, EMT-P

Hi all, So I was an ER nurse a few years ago, left to do IV team, which I am ok with, but I feel like my nursing skills are going down because I am not using them. I decided to try urgent care on a per-diem basis and started this week, I have only ...

Hi, I just saw this ,although it may have been out for a while. J-tip syringe that uses gas instead of a needle to put Lidocaine into the sub q space before IV insertion. Is anyone using this? How well does it work? I think this would be great f...

Hi, I want desperately to get into pediatric nursing, more so in a NICU than any other area. I have been emailing a nurse manager here and there when I see a position open in one of her units, which includes a special care nursery and a general pedi...

Hi all, Just want your opinion on whether or not you would call out for this. I took a new job, which I sincerely regret because I hate almost everything about it, except for the kids I care for. The job itself, the hours, some of the team members e...

Welcome to nursing they are all witches

If you read my post then maybe you would see that j am on orientation ans need no coverage! It absolutely isnt about the commute, whether I had to drive 10 minutes or take the bus (which was absolutely an option) i still wouldn't have gone in. I had...

..and I slept soundly for 12 glorious hours! I felt like a new woman today!

Thank you everyone for the comments. I did call out sick, as again it just wasn't safe for me to care for patients or drive! Alas the applications and resumes are out there, so I am hoping I find a closer to home job soon, that doesn't involve flip...

LOL... Too funny! I never called out sick when I was a full time medic, because I loved it (sigh). Nursing not so much...

It's nice of you to want to help, but I think you would need some sort of organization backing you up for both safety, and for licensing and insurance. It is likely if you went alone you would just end up getting hurt, and to be honestly 90 percent...

Thank Obama care for this!! We now have to subsidize insurance for people who do not get it through work, but who are required to have it. The private insurance companies have to make up for this loss of revenue somewhere, so guess who gets to pay!...

I would love this, but right now I am being precepted and am subject to my preceptor's preferences, which is to not have clustered nights. Also our team is so small it is hard for the scheduling person for what they want. I have tried to work wit...

Just to clarify the actual physical commute driving, with little to no traffic is 50 minutes which is more then doable. The only time I get this is when its a saturday or sunday shift that starts at 7 am, otherwise its horrendous. I figured it would...

umm, this has nothing to do with the commute, and more to do with the fact that I got no sleep and it was unsafe for me to drive or care for patients! Nothing to do with my commute, I just literally couldn't fall asleep because I am not used to sleep...

Unfortunately I have a mortgage ans other Bill's so I cannot resign until I have another job offer in writing! I do have an interview next week, so hopefully that will pan out.

I think the seniority thing accounts for the amount of vacation time, and other benefits that come with being in the same hospital for that number of years, but NOT seniority within a department. In my opinion you should not be upset, as people who ...

I have only had three nursing jobs in 11 years, and have given two weeks notice to the first one (I still work at the second two). I was per-diem at the first one and gave them three weeks, since the schedule was out that far. I always attempt to g...

Only you can answer that. I make 95K a year as an RN, but I live in an expensive area. LPNs here only make probably 50K maybe. It isn't just about the money, it is also whether you want the increased responsibility, if you want to work in a hospi...

I think most, if not all users on here prefer to remain totally anonymous. I think you will have trouble finding someone to be a mentor on here, as the last poster said you may want to look for one where you work, or in your area. Annie

I have done this too, but now I set my alarm for every ten minutes. I have actually turned off my alarm and not even remember doing it, which is frightening, because I just go back to sleep apparently. Set multiple alarms for ten minutes apart, th...

I wonder if any substances are involved with this behavior? What a crazy event to have happen, I get we have family and patients that can go a little crazy sometimes, but you would never expect it from staff! You never know I guess. Sounds like he...

I do IV nursing, and have for about three plus years. I hate it to be honest, it is so repetitive that it gets old quick. I am in the process of trying to get a job back at the bedside. The plus side is you only have to deal with difficult patie...

Hi all I just took a new job about 2 months ago, and I truly hate it. I love the kids and families, but the job is so boring. The hospital has a 12 month rule, but I don't think i would do this job for 12 months and keep my sanity. As much as I love ...

I don't know of any hospital that would accept tabs and mLs as a drug dose!! That is only asking for a drug error. Doses need to be in mg, meq, mcg, units etc. They may be able to do that if they specify the concentration perhaps. Annie

Yes, I work at a childrens hospital ans we have theory dogs that visit, as well as clowns, music therapy, sports teams ans celebrities etc. It does help, most of the kids light up when they see the dogs. Annie