brandy1017

brandy1017 ASN, RN

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  1. Job Satisfaction: Can it be real in this field?

    brandy1017 replied to thelittledoe's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm offended by people who have never been nurses or worked in nursing that complain about those who are struggling and actually work as nurses! I find it funny that so many want to work in a...

  2. Everything is down hill

    brandy1017 replied to Bigmaine33's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    NYC has closed down some hospitals due to unreimbursed care for the poor and of course you are dealing with a lot of competition from all the schools popping out nurses. Hopefully you can move back...

  3. I pick the days that I'm dumped on....

    brandy1017 replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in General Nursing

    The floors have a lot higher acuity these days, so many altered mental status, total cares, etoh/drug etc a easy walkie talkie patient is a rare treat! Plenty of overtime to be had where I work always...

  4. Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

    brandy1017 replied to BrandybunsRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Some of the hospital systems where I live already mandate the flu vaccine and I fear more hospitals will follow suit! Feel like we are in a police state where we have lost the rights over our own...

  5. Misdirected aggression

    brandy1017 replied to malenurseFl's topic in General Nursing

    Strange! Usually when someone knows your a nurse they start asking you all about their health problems and what does it mean! I've never gotten a negative attitude about nursing, just people looking...

  6. So I didn't fully tell the truth about my resume... background check??? HELP!!!

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

    Yes the current employer won't be happy, but we live in an "at will" employment world where we can quit at any time and they can fire us at any time so if she gets a better offer she can take it. If...

  7. My Reasons For Avoiding The Acute Care Hospital

    brandy1017 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you are making the right choice for you! Congrats! Many of us working in the hospital system have the same feelings and personalities but struggle on anyway and end up depressed, anxious...

  8. Job Offer, but I have reservations.....

    brandy1017 replied to gerry79's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think you should try to negotiate for a higher salary asking for more than you really want or expect so when they bargain down from there you still get a decent salary. I think it's a bad idea to...

  9. Money Management

    brandy1017 replied to jlamarev's topic in Nursing Career

    Read some books on personal finance All Your Worth by now Congresswomen Elizabeth Warren (budget book) and Deal with your Debt by Liz Weston and How to Improve Your credit score another book by Liz...

  10. BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

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

    While in Denver this is the case, it is not the case everywhere. In the midwest where I live and work ADN's are still able to get jobs and I know several ADN new grad RN's hired by two different...

  11. BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

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

    Thank you for sharing this inside info into what is going on in your system and obviously is a blue print for many other systems as well. They all seem to jump on the bandwagon with the same strategy...

  12. BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

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

    Not to rain on your parade but an ADN RN is done with school and working sooner than the BSN RN, gaining real life work experience which is obviously superior to clinicals, plus making money sooner...

  13. BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

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

    Thank you! It's a vindication for all of us ADN's out there doing the same job as a BSN. If the hospitals really want BSN's let them pay for them ie full tuition reimbursement, not a piddly $2,000...

  14. Any BSNs who went for an MPH?

    brandy1017 replied to 321kza's topic in Public, Community Health

    I've seen people on here trying to become an RN after getting an MPH because they couldn't get a job. It is a pretty limiting degree, as most places want an RN for management positions. You need to...

  15. CIWA woes

    brandy1017 replied to Indy's topic in Addictions

    Wow! Looks like you stirred up a hornets nest! How dare you not want to deal with a swearing, cursing, hitting patient! Give me a break! I don't care why a person is altered, dementia, etoh, drugs,...

  16. Having a celebrity as a patient

    brandy1017 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    VIPs make me feel nervous and my small hospital doesn't get celebrities though I have cared for some ceo's admin in my time and they were gracious and down to earth. Still wouldn't want to work at...

  17. Confessions Of A Nurse With Poor Interpersonal Skills

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

    Use "scripting" pet phrases when you speak with others. Surely you have some social skills after working in nursing with all the social interaction involved. Being a quiet person, shy is not a...

  18. Sandy Storm whom do I serve?

    brandy1017 replied to echoRNC711's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Curious what country do you live in

  19. Realizing how lucky I am

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

    I'm lucky that I don't live or work along the coasts and safe from hurricanes and earthquakes! Best wishes and God bless and watch over everyone working and living in these hurricane areas! I was...

  20. Sandy Storm whom do I serve?

    brandy1017 replied to echoRNC711's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What is this coal strike all about and how would it affect nursing?

  21. Sandy Storm whom do I serve?

    brandy1017 replied to echoRNC711's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    How old are your children? Surely if you are 20 years into nursing they are on the older side? Can you have your family care for them. As an experienced nurse and working in NYC you must know it is...

  22. Nursing: Then and Now

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

    I remember the two day all day affair of nursing boards back in the day! And you only learned if you passed, not how well or poorly you had done. Months would go by while you were working and...

  23. New Customer Service Initiative

    brandy1017 replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    Is this an ER or a pain

  24. New Cardiac Cath Lab

    brandy1017 replied to Bwise3487's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    More hospitals are adding cardiac cath labs, because cardiac procedures are high profit. It is good that they let you work at the sister hospital. When we opened up the cath lab and CVICU we had to...

  25. Are student loans haunting you?

    brandy1017 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    It's not just a recession/depression that is the problem, rather it is a restructuring of the American work force of downsizing and outsourcing and cutting middle management. So there are not enough...