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  1. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    shoegalRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you have a "friend" or "cousin" who is another inpatient on a different unit, you better not call them to sneak you in a box lunch after you been told you were NPO. After all, you came to the...

  2. "That's why I don't like working with women"

    shoegalRN replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    I am one of those women who also prefer to work with mostly men. Before I became a nurse, I worked in corporate america and learned how to deal with conflict. It also taught me about professionalism...

  3. Am I admirably persistent or just delusional?

    shoegalRN replied to SillyInScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I would be applying at every hospital I can. And I would take the first job offered to me. You can work somewhere else for a year, then go back to your Dream Hospital after you've gained a year of...

  4. A Nurse I work with is faking their CCRN credentials

    shoegalRN replied to Gr8Murse's topic in General Nursing

    not to mention, the rn may have the certification, but listed under a different last name. i have my rn license under a different last name than what i work under. if someone was to look me up on...

  5. A Nurse I work with is faking their CCRN credentials

    shoegalRN replied to Gr8Murse's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with this post. if a rn is given up to two years to get the certs, but still working and taking care of patients under her/his rn license, how is that harming a patient? if the hospital felt...

  6. A Nurse I work with is faking their CCRN credentials

    shoegalRN replied to Gr8Murse's topic in General Nursing

    No, I was being sarcastic. Basically using the same excuse under "it's for the patients", as it was used to investigate this RN. Yes, the OP could be doing it on his own time, which shows he really...

  7. A Nurse I work with is faking their CCRN credentials

    shoegalRN replied to Gr8Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I bet the OP only investigated this one particular nurse for whatever reason. And my question is this, while the OP is doing all this leg work for management, who is watching the patients???? Oh,...

  8. A Nurse I work with is faking their CCRN credentials

    shoegalRN replied to Gr8Murse's topic in General Nursing

    Now, what if you DONT have proof this nurse is faking her CCRN and you go running to management with this? And it could be this nurse has a different last name that YOU nor your co-workers don't know...

  9. Students giving and getting report?

    shoegalRN replied to SassyRuca's topic in General Nursing

    When I work the floor, it's a stepdown unit with a 1:3 ratio. So, yes, it's a very detailed report, but it goes by very

  10. Students giving and getting report?

    shoegalRN replied to SassyRuca's topic in General Nursing

    When I work the floor, I give report by body systems. I start with the pt's name, age, team, dx, hx and code status. Then I hit all body systems: Neuro-A&OX3, pupils round equal and reactive, etc...

  11. Tired of working weekends

    shoegalRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I work every weekend because I do the weekend alt position. I can certainly understand your concern. You are still young, your social life is important to you, and mainly most of the social events...

  12. What's a good length for orientation for an IMC?

    shoegalRN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to work PACU, you will need atleast a year of ICU experience. That's what I'm told. I work GI Lab two days during the week and I recover anesthesia patients. I can use this experience...

  13. A long vent, I apologize.

    shoegalRN replied to Marleyna's topic in General Nursing

    I know it's hard working with someone like you described, but start keeping a work journal. Document times and dates and patients that were affected when you asked your co-workers for help and was...

  14. What's a good length for orientation for an IMC?

    shoegalRN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I think it was a combination of the following: -not enough orientation -bad preceptor -someone backstabbed you I had the same experience when I started off as a new grad in the ICU. I had a "few"...

  15. What's a good length for orientation for an IMC?

    shoegalRN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Seems to me your NM is telling you in so many words that your current unit is not a good fit for you at this point. Maybe she was given written reports by your preceptor or co-workers about your...

  16. which nursing speciality is at most risk for being sued?

    shoegalRN replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    I hear L&D has the highest liability. Parents can sue up to 18 years after the child is born. This is what I am told from a L&D

  17. "Think like a nurse"

    shoegalRN replied to beatrice1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't understand how nursing schools can tell students to "think like a nurse", when they don't teach you to be a nurse. They teach you to pass NCLEX. Critical thinking comes with time and...

  18. Who was the last patient to just break your heart?

    shoegalRN replied to ChristaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked the floor one weekend and had the cutest patient. He was in his mid 50's and had liver cancer. His SBP would not get any higher than 80, even with fluids going. He also had dysphagia and...

  19. Your dumbest financial mistakes

    shoegalRN replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

    When I purchased my home in 1999, I was offered a 15 year mortgage. I declinded at the time saying I will not be in my house longer than 5 years. It will be 11 years in December. And it would have...

  20. Would this be a HIPAA violation?

    shoegalRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had the pleasure of taking care of the cutest little ole lady for 2 days in clinical. She was my only patient so I spent a lot of time in her room talking with her. This lady was in the hospital...

  21. Cool PRN Job ideas

    shoegalRN replied to 3ccBolus's topic in General Nursing

    What about GI lab or PACU? I have a girlfriend who does triage phone nursing from home. She gets paid very well to literally go to work in her

  22. not looking "put together"

    shoegalRN replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    yes, but i also work er. when i read some people objecting to having hair "done up", i had to say something. i have no choice but to get my hair "done", although i have no chemicals in my hair and...

  23. not looking "put together"

    shoegalRN replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, here's the thing: I wear solid navy blue scrubs. No variety is allowed. I am a fashionista and have been before I became a nurse. I used to work corporate where I had to wear suits and heels...

  24. Where is your heart at?

    shoegalRN replied to Mom23kiddos's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My passion is ER! Give me all the drunks, traumas, assaults, gun shot wounds and all the drama and choas that goes with it! I have alot of energy and I like variety of patients and I need to...

  25. Crappy orientation

    shoegalRN replied to Imagine720's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Please heed my advice: GET OUT OF THE ICU NOW!!! I, too, was a new grad that went to the ICU straight out of nursing school and it was a major mistake! I had SEVERAl preceptors and I went to the...