brandy1017

brandy1017 ASN, RN

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  1. Worried about paying off student loan debt

    brandy1017 replied to metallicaman1031's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately it is naive to say that you are not going to let your living expenses suffer just to pay the student loan! The student loan must be paid and they don't care what you make or how much it...

  2. Worried about paying off student loan debt

    brandy1017 replied to metallicaman1031's topic in General Students

    I don't know how old you are, but if you attend a private school you should be going to one that wants you enough to subsidize the cost of tuition via grants. If you are paying full price you are...

  3. Pay Cut "Because of ObamaCare and Jerry Brown"

    brandy1017 replied to i_love_patient_care's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know of people working as CNA's who were given pay cuts by management long before the affordable care act. Nursing homes run on a tight profit margin and have been known to do this to save money at...

  4. Nursing Jobs in NYC

    brandy1017 replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Students

    There is a glut of college educated workers not just in nursing, but in general. College is no guarantee of a job. It comes down to who you know more than what you know! Urban areas have many...

  5. Violent patients.

    brandy1017 replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    An ICU nurse wants said if you can't relate, sedate! Frankly a violent patient needs sedation such as haldol to protect himself and us! Also restraints may be in order till the patient is calmer! Also...

  6. Family claims hospital's staff shortage responsible for fatal crash

    brandy1017 replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hope the family wins, especially when they were so callous to cancel her health insurance like that! It might make a difference and hospitals may make more of an effort to hire more staff in the...

  7. To RNs, what are your thoughts about the mandated nurse-patient ratio?

    brandy1017 replied to kchilla's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sorry but your professor is just plain wrong! It's ridiculous that he expects the students to write a paper against something that is a good thing both for the patients and the staff. Unfortunately...

  8. Nursing makes me hate fat people

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

    I'm sorry if anything I said hurt your feelings OCNRN63. I do wish you the best and hope your surgery goes well and everything turns out

  9. Nursing makes me hate fat people

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

    It doesn't surprise me that there is alot of prejudice against overweight people. It is the one class of people in America where the prevailing attitude is its ok to hate and ridicule! The irony is...

  10. If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    brandy1017 replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Frankly Obamacare is turning out to have many negative consequences and details in the law that hurt people even with insurance. So many negatives where to even start, people getting their insurance...

  11. Never before have I been so disrespected by co-workers in the workplace

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

    Metoprolol isn't good for people with asthma and copd. I was once put on a beta blocker for htn and have asthma. I couldn't tolerate it felt short of breath all the time and was overusing my inhaler...

  12. Skyrocketing health insurance costs-This is crazy!

    brandy1017 replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've resigned myself to a high deductible plan even though I have some chronic medical problems and am on several prescriptions. What bothers me is that an office visit costs $200-300 depending on...

  13. such bureaucracy... (kind of a rant)

    brandy1017 replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in General Nursing

    This must be a new trend and hopefully only a few places expecting applicants to pay for mandatory background checks. Frankly since hospitals are required to do background checks on their employees...

  14. such bureaucracy... (kind of a rant)

    brandy1017 replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in General Nursing

    I never heard of having to pay for a background check. Sounds ridiculous! What is the family and child check? Never heard of that either? Seems like a really overbearing place to

  15. Why??? Sleep interrupted nocturia post 12hr shift...

    brandy1017 replied to julz68's topic in General Nursing

    Just make sure to pee before you leave work and before you punch out!

  16. MSN (not CNL) as a bedside nurse- thoughts?

    brandy1017 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Nursing Career

    It's good that you like being a bedside nurse, but most who go on for an MSN want something more out of life. Also probably looking for a regular schedule no weekends, no holidays and having a job...

  17. I regret forever not going to medical school

    brandy1017 replied to nurse2dr's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you really wanted you could still go to med school. You'd have to take pre-med classes, pass the MCAT and get accepted into a school. Are you sure you really want this? Stop comparing yourself...

  18. I didn't burnout, I went up in a great big ball of flames...

    brandy1017 replied to Gamecock73's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately these situations are all too common in nursing and is the reason for so much stress and burnout and high staff turnover! Bedside nursing is not for the faint of heart, heck its for the...

  19. Is nursing really that bad of a career choice?

    brandy1017 replied to alyssajeanette's topic in Nursing Career

    You are so right there are just too many patients that go exorcist on you! You made me laugh! But not all old, many are

  20. Something not right

    brandy1017 replied to KRSLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Where I live LPNS's were starting to be phased out of the hospital systems in the 1980's. One hospital system gave them an ultimatum to have their RN by a certain date or lose their job and they...

  21. Patient responsive but in cardiac arrest

    brandy1017 replied to Blandini7's topic in MICU, SICU

    There is a book out that talks about stuff like this Erasing Death by Dr Sam Parnia. Info is on NPR and was on the people's pharmacy radio show. Sounds very interesting and talks about the...

  22. I feel truly sorry for new grads

    brandy1017 replied to Concerto_in_C's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't trust college employment rates. Many law schools gave high employment rates, but in actuality it was for jobs people already had or jobs that did not require a law degree so it was...

  23. Student Loan Options

    brandy1017 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to share a yahoo news article that explains student loan options including loan forgiveness since so many of us have large student loans, especially those who are pursuing nursing after a...

  24. Please listen!!!

    brandy1017 replied to snowwhite2002's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Working as a CNA would benefit you in many ways, getting used to the hospital environment, the need for speed, practical hands on care and tips, and if you pick the brains of the RN's and then you can...

  25. You think the "Nursing Glut" is bad now?

    brandy1017 replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding is RN's have already been phased out of dr's offices, first for LPN's, and now LPN's are being phased out for MA's simply because they are paid such a low wage, starting $10/hr lots...