brandy1017

brandy1017 ASN, RN

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  1. Please stop making that sound !

    brandy1017 replied to WhiteStockings's topic in General Nursing

    How do you handle all the alarms? Certainly that has to be harder on your ears than clearing someone's throat? As someone who has allergies with post nasal drip it is miserable for those of us that...

  2. The Ship Is Sinking

    brandy1017 replied to beachtomountainsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Rural hospitals have been struggling and some have even closed across the nation because they were in the red. I don't think there is anything you can do to change the situation. Your best bet is to...

  3. 9/5 What I learned this week.....

    brandy1017 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Starting to sound like an Under the Dome plot! Anybody watch that show it is getting crazier and creepier, Thursday is the season

  4. Pros and Cons to becoming a Nurse Practioner (NP)

    brandy1017 replied to savedbygrace1228's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm sure it's a better stress than floor nursing, you are not dealing with alarms blaring nonstop, and all the other crap that goes on. You get to use your brain and if you do well in school and study...

  5. Age Discrimination in Nursing

    brandy1017 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I don't think there is age discrimination with getting admitted into a RN program. Money talks and colleges will take anyone that pays tuition as long as their prior grades are ok. For profit...

  6. Pros and Cons to becoming a Nurse Practioner (NP)

    brandy1017 replied to savedbygrace1228's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm not an NP, but believe NP jobs are better than floor nursing. Be aware you will have to learn about negotiating pay and benefits, need malpractice insurance and may have to sign a contract...

  7. Pros and Cons to becoming a Nurse Practioner (NP)

    brandy1017 replied to savedbygrace1228's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It depends on the state, some states allow more autonomy than others for NP's, but I think that will change in time giving the primary care doctor shortage and the fact that NP's have been doing a...

  8. Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    brandy1017 replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I empathize with your fears and frustration over bedside care, but don't think older nurses are the cause of a lack of other opportunities. Many older workers including nurses are routinely laid off...

  9. why do so many nurses post that they love the med scanners

    brandy1017 replied to the nites's topic in General Nursing

    Because they know they can always get a job at Walmart or Macy's for some extra Christmas money! lol The scanners where I work are very temperamental, many times the patient ID won't scan or a med...

  10. BA in unrelated field first a bad idea?

    brandy1017 replied to haileyp's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can still take plenty of electives to indulge your love of history, english and politics while majoring in nursing or you could double major I suppose. My understanding is that once you have a BA...

  11. Tough point in my life

    brandy1017 replied to BearFeet's topic in General Nursing

    Get the help you need ASAP. But before you quit your job and your health insurance is thru them, it usually will run out at the end of the month that you quit, unless you pay the full price thru...

  12. Should I continue to further my education of becoming a nurse or just pick another major??

    brandy1017 replied to hamolady's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would either finish the BSN or transfer to an allied health degree that specifically involved research. Hospitals need lab workers. I don't know what type of degree that would be called, but your...

  13. I'm upset and feel very disrespected.

    brandy1017 replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Students

    If your sister is planning on becoming a medical assistant I hope she goes to the local public community college, not a private for profit. MA's are really low payed, like a pink collar ghetto job...

  14. Feeling Lost: Prestigious Nursing School Debt

    brandy1017 replied to seekinghappy's topic in General Students

    I really don't think a prestigious university matters for getting a job even at a Christian hospital. Leave the Ivy Leagues to Dr's and lawyers & business people who are going to get a six figure...

  15. Nurse Supervisor retaliating against patient

    brandy1017 replied to AmberAmazes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would consider being ineligible for surgery being dismissed since it is truly surgery that you want. We all know medical treatment for obesity rarely works and it is surgery that gives the best...

  16. Some people are too smart for nursing

    brandy1017 replied to Careerchange88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've had a Dr encourage me to be an NP and was surprised that I wasn't in school for that and I have likewise encouraged a CNA to go back to school. I would say in these instances it was seeing the...

  17. Caregiver sibling abusive to bed-ridden grandfather

    brandy1017 replied to millmick30's topic in General Nursing

    Your brother is obviously not willing or apparently capable of caring for your grandparents and they are being neglected and possibly abused! Your mother is the POA and she should be making sure...

  18. A Nurse Who Prays For You

    brandy1017 replied to nursebri15's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    What a beautiful tender poetic prayer to remind us what a special treasure our patients are. I too have a heart for the elderly, the grandma's and grandpa's and want to give them loving care. Thank...

  19. Every Nurse has that one patient they'll remember forever

    brandy1017 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Did he

  20. Be candid how do I handle my illnesses with regards to the BON if I get an interview.

    brandy1017 replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    But did they tell the BON about their prior hospitalizations? That is the point because if it is brought up then you are left in limbo and may end up not being given the license that you went to...

  21. Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    brandy1017 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    That's bad. LOL Make sure to volunteer for X, Y or Z when they are admitted. All I can say is the psyche patients seem worse around the full moon! Good

  22. How Physically Demanding is Your Job

    brandy1017 replied to Satori77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It has gotten worse over the years because of the increasingly obese patient population and rise of the super obese and add to that the foley free environment where these people need to be turned and...

  23. Be candid how do I handle my illnesses with regards to the BON if I get an interview.

    brandy1017 replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Getting into a nursing program is the easy part. It is getting the license after if the BON becomes aware of a psyche hospitalization. The BON is not on the nurses side, they are concerned with the...

  24. Late arriving Nurses

    brandy1017 replied to Goal_NP's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is not a problem where I work because they got rid of the grace period and 1 minute late counts as half a sick day! But just because people are there on time doesn't mean they all take report...

  25. Be candid how do I handle my illnesses with regards to the BON if I get an interview.

    brandy1017 replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My understanding is each state BON is different and not all ask about your mental health, but I don't know for sure. From what I've read is that if you disclose a mental illness your license is kept...