carebear01

carebear01 BSN, RN

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  1. Question for midnight nurses...when does your weekend start?

    carebear01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our floor is switching to 12 hours, so my current 8 hour afternoon position is being eliminated. I’m going to switch to 12 hour midnights, but I was surprised to find out that the weekend (on our...

  2. System float?

    carebear01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I’m thinking about leaving my current floor (inpatient rehab) to do system float (float to six hospitals within our system, all about 30-45 mins from my house). I have been in rehab for three years,...

  3. System float?

    carebear01 replied to carebear01's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your perspective on being a float! The issues you listed would definitely wear on me day after day. Ugh, so many decisions to take into

  4. System float?

    carebear01 replied to carebear01's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your feedback! I definitely look forward to avoiding all the unit politics. I just want to go in and do my

  5. Anyone else wearing old scrubs whilst shopping/running errands?

    carebear01 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t wear scrubs in the stores anymore, even if I’m on my way to work. Even though I know that I’m wearing clean scrubs, I didn’t want to put myself in any situation where someone might...

  6. Clinical Documentation Specialist questions

    carebear01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I have an interview coming up for a position that is in the ED 10 hour shifts/flexible hours. It is part time, 2 days a week. Anyone else do a shift like this as a Clinical Documentation...

  7. Clinical Documentation Specialist questions

    carebear01 replied to carebear01's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I passed at an 82%. My nursing background is med-surg, trauma unit and inpatient rehab. I have never working in the ED or ICU. After I took the exam, I wasn’t sure if I passed. I thought at...

  8. Please help, feel trapped

    carebear01 replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    Get into see your PCP as soon at you can. If your pain is really bad, go to an urgent care. They can do some imagining and if the images are negative, maybe they can write for a few days off to rest...

  9. Clinical Documentation Specialist questions

    carebear01 replied to carebear01's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to leave an update that I passed the initial phone screening and my application has moved onto the hiring department. I will have to take the J.A. Thomas exam and pass at a 70% before they...

  10. Please help, feel trapped

    carebear01 replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    I totally feel your pain ? I was like for many years working on a trauma unit. Then I went part time in inpatient rehab which is much better than trauma but same old problems (short staffing, terrible...

  11. Career doom or new age of nursing?

    carebear01 replied to Nurse8080's topic in General Nursing

    The first thing I would really do is sit down and write out what you want out of your nursing career. What population do you want to work with? Do you need flexible days and hours? Would you be...

  12. TikTok Nurses Drama

    carebear01 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of her but I was able to look at a few of her TikTok videos. I feel that her video on abstinence was more geared to her Christian followers than actually trying to giving solid medical...

  13. Questions for a Clinical Documentation Specialist

    carebear01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I’m thinking of applying for a Clinical Documentation Specialist at the hospital I work (700+ beds). I have almost 13 years experience (med-surg, trauma and inpatient rehab). The position is 10 hour...

  14. What to do with my award money?

    carebear01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently received a nursing award at my hospital (yay!) in which I will receive $1,000 to be used for educational purposes. I have no student loan debt, and no plans to advance my degree at this...

  15. Weekend Case Manager

    carebear01 posted a topic in Case Management

    I'm a RN with 6 years experience working in med-surg/trauma unit in Detroit. I have always wanted to do case management, however, my only availability is Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday. I recently saw a...

  16. JADED

    carebear01 replied to wrkout_grl's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I understand 100% what you're going through. I went into nursing because I have always had compassion for people when they are in their weakest state. Since graduating three years ago,...

  17. What do you do to prevent falls?

    carebear01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a med/surg unit with a diverse population. Last month we had four falls We use bed alarms, yellow socks, fall armbands and fall alert signs. Something is not working. The bed alarms are not...

  18. To Throw in the Towel or Not?- Opinions Please!

    carebear01 replied to dreamingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there! I totally understand how you feel. I struggled through nursing school not academically but emotionally. I was always stressed during clinicals and became depressed during school. Let me...

  19. How to deal with those family members who are "nurses"?

    carebear01 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Kudos to you for doing such a great job in handling the situation! Your story made me reminisce about the many patients that I have taken care of whose family member was a "nurse". Some are great and...

  20. Flush bag when giving IVP meds?

    carebear01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you use a flush bag when giving IVP meds when the patient is heplocked? I remember learning in school that you were never supposed to push IV meds (reglan, pepcid, lasix, pain meds) without...

  21. Gonna make the move to home care!!

    carebear01 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi everyone! I am so thankful for a wonderful forum that talks about home care! I have been a RN for 1.5 years on a med/surg floor and am completely burnt out!!!! I hate my job so much that I get...

  22. Are you planning to go on to become a Nurse Practitioner?

    carebear01 replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    I've been planning to become a Nurse Practitioner before I even graduated Nursing school. My ultimate goal is to have a PhD and teach part-time at a university. I think being a NP is very hard work....

  23. RN becoming a massage therapist

    carebear01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm 25 years old and graduated from Nursing school in October 2007. Currently, I work full-time on a med-surg floor and I am also attending school to become a Nurse Practitioner. I've always been...

  24. I HATE nursing! (long)

    carebear01 replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for posting your feelings. I totally understand how you feel. I graduated a little over a year ago, and I can't stand going to my job due to my anxiety level. I'm working towards becoming a...

  25. How do family members treat NP's?

    carebear01 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a new RN (7 months) and I am currently going to school to become an Adult Acute and Critical Care NP. I become frustrated at work because I am new and I don't have all the answers. Sometimes...