brandy1017

brandy1017 ASN, RN

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  1. Radonda Vaught Trial

    brandy1017 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Yes this is also important to be able to prioritize and not to cave to pressure from others. I've noticed younger nurses are not always able to do this as they want to please and avoid conflict....

  2. Can we talk about the Travel Nurse Cap?!

    brandy1017 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose some might be dissuaded from traveling, but then they might just quit the bedside entirely, find another job or leave nursing altogether rather than stay at a place with poor pay and bad...

  3. Frustrated with Hospital Disregard for RN and Patient Safety

    brandy1017 replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    They will it can be a patient or family complaint or even an anonymous complaint and they will come I've seen it over the years and I know they did when I reported a situation as well and they were...

  4. Okay to wear traditional nurse uniform to work?

    brandy1017 replied to Elliebeanlovesmisterbubbles's topic in General Nursing

    We used to have a few nuns who would wear long skirts, even some in purple when we all had to wear purple. Also worked with a nurse that wore long skirts probably for religious reasons. Some places...

  5. Okay to wear traditional nurse uniform to work?

    brandy1017 replied to Elliebeanlovesmisterbubbles's topic in General Nursing

    Looks like you were channeling Corporal Klinger from Mash!

  6. Leaving the Bedside as a New Nurse: Is It a Good Idea?

    brandy1017 replied to thehappynurse98's topic in General Nursing

    Take the new job! You are miserable and suffering at the hospital because of their poor management. Don't feel guilty. It is not your job to sacrifice your life and your health to make up for...

  7. Frustrated with Hospital Disregard for RN and Patient Safety

    brandy1017 replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    You can file an anonymous complaint with JACHO but they demand a date so you would have to pick a date to choose, maybe when you got a patient that ended up having covid and then in the comments bring...

  8. How would you deal with a nurse who is struggling to show up to work on time?

    brandy1017 replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad that you have friends and a pet. Good friends are a godsend and a pet is such a comfort! I met kind people when I had group therapy years ago. You might want to consider a 12 step...

  9. Nurse shortage is fake news?

    brandy1017 replied to MedicRN230's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The shortage is totally man made created by the health corporations themselves due to their endless pursuit of profit at all cost resulting in unsafe working conditions! Covid tipped the pyramid...

  10. Nurse shortage is fake news?

    brandy1017 replied to MedicRN230's topic in First Year After Licensure

    With the huge healthcare corporations there is usually a remote HR and just a recruiter on the ground who may be an individual contractor and who may even be working for competitors at the same time....

  11. Can we talk about the Travel Nurse Cap?!

    brandy1017 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to share an article for nurses considering taking travel assignments. It brings up both the pro's and the con's and potential red flags and apparent bad players to watch out for....

  12. Can we talk about the Travel Nurse Cap?!

    brandy1017 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not everyone wants to pick up extra and do OT. Some people have families and a life that takes precedence to jumping at bonus money the hospital would dangle! I never picked up. Besides you knew...

  13. No Jeep, No Love: I'm Out Of Here!

    brandy1017 replied to Therese Pingatore's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would check with the Dept of Labor because I don't think that is legal. If you work over 40 hours in a pay period they must pay you overtime. I would fight this!...

  14. Can we talk about the Travel Nurse Cap?!

    brandy1017 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't aware of this, but how will a state cap help get nurses? Obviously travel nurses are going to go where the money is. These states will only be shooting themselves in the foot! I agree...

  15. Every 3 Hour Vitals and Lung Sounds

    brandy1017 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I missed that.

  16. Can we talk about the Travel Nurse Cap?!

    brandy1017 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    What states are talking about a pay cap? I haven't seen anything in the news. Please post a link regarding

  17. I don't think I'm cut out for nursing

    brandy1017 replied to mzilos's topic in General Nursing

    Now is not a good time to be a nurse in the hospitals. Why do you want to quit your present clinic job? Are you trying to prove something to yourself or is there something wrong with your present...

  18. Managing a Migraine

    brandy1017 replied to Kristi Van Winkle's topic in General Nursing

    It was very rare to be able to leave, save a family emergency or nurse that went to the ER such as a nurse that fainted. After the corporate takeover where I worked we worked short and there wasn't...

  19. Managing a Migraine

    brandy1017 replied to Kristi Van Winkle's topic in General Nursing

    I lived with frequent migraines from my teens until I retired. Now I've only had a couple bad ones in the last year which is a major improvement. I think because I'm no longer under the intense...

  20. Fake News: Nursing Shortage Due to Covid

    brandy1017 replied to Disillusioned RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    They are so cheap that patients don't even have a choice of what to eat. It's like Monday chicken, Wednesday pork, and Friday fish. I was told this was a national decision and all their hospitals...

  21. Fake News: Nursing Shortage Due to Covid

    brandy1017 replied to Disillusioned RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm going to share an article that shows why working conditions are so bad and this started way before covid. Greed is at the center of it!...

  22. Mandatory Overtime

    brandy1017 replied to ChknWing's topic in General Nursing

    These bonuses don't guarantee there will be no mandation. The system I worked at offered huge bonuses to pick up even before covid and obviously after, but it wasn't enough as most nurses had already...

  23. Best Shoes for Nursing

    brandy1017 replied to curlygirl898's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    It might be a good idea to see a podiatrist to get to the bottom of your foot pain. Also they will order custom orthotic inserts if they feel it would help. I use orthotics and athletic shoes,...

  24. How Could She Have Died?

    brandy1017 replied to Tina Hayes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I didn't know this could happen. I thought if one had pre eclampsia magnesium and giving birth right away would resolve the issue. I didn't know it could continue after childbirth. Also I thought...

  25. Do I even want to be a nurse anymore???

    brandy1017 replied to pamalamadingdong's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know what went wrong with the CCU job? Problems with your preceptor or feeling overwhelmed or too fast paced? I just don't think now is a good time to transfer to ICU because of crisis...