brandy1017

brandy1017 ASN, RN

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  1. Why is it so hard to find a fair employer

    brandy1017 replied to Nola009's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I thought lol meant lots of luck (with that) not laugh out

  2. How do you cheer yourself after a bad day at work?

    brandy1017 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I try to only work two days at a time so if I have a bad night I know I only have to get thru one more! But surprisingly many times the next night turns out fine. Otherwise after a bad night I like...

  3. Have herniated and bulging discs- Is there hope of recovery soon?

    brandy1017 replied to JessieJG's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Sounds scary! I would not pursue a physically demanding job training program like rad tech or nursing. Stick to something where pt lifting is not required such as medical coding, office admin or...

  4. So much for the dream job

    brandy1017 replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like just another day in corporate America! I don't know how bringing a lawyer will help you, but I agree HR is not to be trusted and is not on the worker's side. They are there to assist...

  5. Mistakes Are Inevitable: No One Is Perfect.

    brandy1017 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If only that first nurse had questioned why she needed to draw up 10 vials rather than consider that a vial was a single dose! So tragic! Fortunately the computerized med scanning system is...

  6. What's the nicest thing anyone has ever said or done for you?

    brandy1017 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I had a doctor say "the astute nurse saved a patient's life" by recognizing the person had a PE and not pneumonia that was misdiagnosed. Also a patient thanked me for saving their life when I...

  7. Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired! - Frequent Sick Days and Tardiness

    brandy1017 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    A tardy is half a sick day and if you forget your badge that ends up being a sick day. After so many "sick" days you get written up, unless you have family medical leave, of course that doesn't help...

  8. Support for ADN's required to secure their BSN lacking

    brandy1017 replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm glad to know there are schools like WGU that are somewhat affordable! But I agree with Jadelpn, if I was forced to get my BSN to stay at the hospital, I would choose an RN-MSN and go for an NP...

  9. Is there really a nursing shortage?

    brandy1017 replied to hoppingpete's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is as much of a nursing shortage as there is a lawyer shortage! No shortage, but a surplus from all the desperate people going back to school to become a nurse thinking it is a quick way to a...

  10. Support for ADN's required to secure their BSN lacking

    brandy1017 replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The truth is even if she had her BSN she might not be able to get another job in admin. She would be dealing with age discrimination and fierce competition from many younger Rn's with a MSN. She...

  11. The death of nursing

    brandy1017 replied to massrn116's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We need national healthcare and Obamacare is not anything like the President promised before he was elected. It is just letting the insurance companies raise their premiums even higher and the only...

  12. The death of nursing

    brandy1017 replied to massrn116's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It appears this trend is happening across the country now. You have to decide for yourself if you can afford to go back to school and if you can't or don't want to I suggest you start saving your...

  13. Absolutely ridiculous... You can keep your 4 hours

    brandy1017 replied to HeartRN13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hospitals have been doing this even to their regular staff and if you don't have a union they can pretty much make up any rules they want. The hospital systems pools by me even make their staff float...

  14. Can't we all just get along??

    brandy1017 replied to Cal-Neva's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This board provides a lot of info, real world advice and truth about the gritty reality of nursing! I find the same issues and gimmicks the hospital is pushing is happening everywhere across the...

  15. I'm not answering call lights

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

    This is the dilemma we are expected to be both nurses and aides and we can't physically be both and get our nursing tasks done on time when we are being distracted by the aide work. It isn't fair,...

  16. RN thinking of transferring from the floor! Advice please!!!

    brandy1017 replied to sophie<3's topic in Operating Room

    We've had some OR nurses that didn't like it, mostly due to the demands of being on call excessively and expected to be available for several hospitals in the system. So find out what the call...

  17. Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired! - Frequent Sick Days and Tardiness

    brandy1017 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    You are lucky the other hospital is still so generous, but that is no guarantee it will stay that way. We used to have a grace period too, until we were bought out by a large corp that started to...

  18. I want to be a bedside nurse, but...

    brandy1017 replied to Aurora77's topic in General Nursing

    This could happen to just about anyone of us either because the hospital is bought out or as a cost saving measure from current admin. The only protection a person has for safe staffing ratio's is...

  19. Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired! - Frequent Sick Days and Tardiness

    brandy1017 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to believe nurses are professionals when we are subjected to time clocks and God forbid if we punch in even a minute late! Ridiculous! How many people are working off the clock over fear...

  20. Workplace Bullying-Nursing or 7th Grade?

    brandy1017 replied to rbs105's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    With some of these cliques they will play a game where several of them approach the manager on different days with complaints about the person they dislike to pretend several indept nurses all noticed...

  21. Workplace Bullying-Nursing or 7th Grade?

    brandy1017 replied to rbs105's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Bullies usually try to target the new person on the block, maybe because they don't know them personally so don't give a damn that they are hurting them or maybe because they sense their fear and...

  22. How did you feel when you got your first nursing paycheck?

    brandy1017 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I made about twice what I got as a secretary but my expenses also went way up including large student loans and a car payment. So I definitely didn't feel rich, many years I felt angry at how much of...

  23. Why do you visit allnurses.com?

    brandy1017 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    What I find most often is all the things that bother me, the stupid computer, the latest gimmicks like hourly rounding and bedside report, are happening across the country. The hospitals are like...

  24. Terrified about student loan debt. ADVICE

    brandy1017 replied to becca94's topic in General Students

    To the person who already has a BA and can't get any more federal loans you could probably get federal student loans if you did a direct entry MSN RN/NP program. Check if any are in your area. Grad...

  25. are private school more lenient on their admission requirements?

    brandy1017 replied to mee9mee9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think many are because public schools are cheaper and more people apply to them for that reason, therefore, they raise the GPA standards as a way to weed odd the overwhelming demand to a manageable...