brandy1017

brandy1017 ASN, RN

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  1. New RN having trouble getting employment with misdemeanor

    brandy1017 replied to Jjackson225's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You are in a bad place. Too bad the college you went to didn't go over your criminal record and let you know that they do background checks before hiring! I don't know where you went, but I've heard...

  2. Are student loans haunting you?

    brandy1017 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I don't think you are stupid or lazy, just misinformed. You are right salary is not rising with tuition costs. Too many people are being bamboozled by the high schools and colleges that push the...

  3. Are student loans haunting you?

    brandy1017 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Well I hope your right that things will work out for you. Good Luck, you will definitely need it! OMG I wouldn't be able to sleep at night with those kind of loans! That's a mortgage without a...

  4. I confess...I'm a nurse who doesn't want to work in a hospital again

    brandy1017 replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't blame you, I would love to find something else as well. Hospital nursing just drains you and it is so high stress and the corp admin very punitive towards its staff, probably along the lines...

  5. Very little witnessing going on with drug wastes on my floor!

    brandy1017 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient Medications

    How about the doctor orders a standard dose Ie 2mg MSO4 or 2mg of dilaudid, etc. Problem solved! Instead we waste medicine the patient could use and is paying for and the patient doesn't get the...

  6. Are student loans haunting you?

    brandy1017 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Meant this for student loans haunting you! I feel for the many new grads out there looking for work and carrying student loan debt the size of a mortgage! There is such pressure to go to college from...

  7. Unforgettable moments at work

    brandy1017 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    When you think about it there are a lot of violent offenders who don't get caught or who have abused their family without being stopped and do you really expect they are going to change in their old...

  8. Written up and confused.

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

    No you did the right thing! IT was a comfort measure otherwise the patient would choke and not be able to

  9. Happiness vs more money

    brandy1017 replied to adamsmom2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really surprised you would make less money and stress as an ADON. I thought home health care was low paying either pay by the visit or on salary and long hours of paperwork! I thought home...

  10. are there nurses who ACTUALLY care ?

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

    Getting so upset over a group project is not worth it, at one time I considered going back for a BSN to my alma matar, they had convenient once a week classes but when I saw the group project...

  11. are there nurses who ACTUALLY care ?

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

    I think you are being too sensitive. Also these group projects are more about learning to play well together because teamwork is needed to survive in nursing! It sounds like you are falling for some...

  12. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    brandy1017 replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Wow! Just Wow! You even admit you've cared for some poor person who got guillian barre from the flu vaccine and you still have the NERVE to say go ahead and mandate it, to hell with whoever the poor...

  13. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    brandy1017 replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I still can't understand why anyone would want to risk getting that sick and exposing their loved ones and patients to the flu when one shot can prevent it and you can get the vaccine for free and...

  14. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    brandy1017 replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You can always take leave early and then wait till the baby is born to decide whether to get the flu vaccine! To the youngster that's tired of the old women whining, grow up, we've been around long...

  15. Clinical Failure

    brandy1017 replied to student1919's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You sound immature if you know being late is becoming a major issue and yet continue to do it. That is a sign that you are not taking clinical seriously and the instructor probably sees it as a sign...

  16. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    brandy1017 replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well I have taken care of three patients personally that had guilliane barre after a flu vaccine and I know of other cases as well. Poo pooing real safety issues does a disservice to our patients and...

  17. Nurse with disabilities trying to find a job that fits

    brandy1017 replied to afjgnp's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The vocational rehab encouraged you to take out $100,000 in student loans while disabled? I'm sorry you find yourself in this position. I hope you are able to get a job that you can do. It is a crime...

  18. Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    brandy1017 replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When my loved one needed rehab at a nursing home I checked the nursing homes out on the govt website. Very interesting some places had high turnover of nurses and others had high turnover of aides,...

  19. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    brandy1017 replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ask the neurologists if they believe in the flu vaccine and I bet they will tell you they don't. They are the ones who see the unfortunate victims of vaccine side effects such as guillian barre....

  20. Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    brandy1017 replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is it possible you could get a job working for one of the doctors that support you. I remember one nurse that management wanted to get rid of quit and took a job with a doctors

  21. Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    brandy1017 replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm sure the family and the nursing home will blame the nurses

  22. Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    brandy1017 replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen this already at a hospital system that is filled with young newbies and next to no older nurses. I had a family member there and the nurses wouldn't dream of questioning a doctor's orders...

  23. Patient requests

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

    We got the phone charger request and a coworker from another wing actually "borrowed" their charger to the patient for the shift. There is teamwork and good rapport between staff and patients. These...

  24. Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    brandy1017 replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What I'm curious about for those who've been fired or know of someone who has been fired what happens to your pension? Do you lose it or are you allowed to keep it or do you have to get a lawyer to...

  25. Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    brandy1017 replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There was a new manager where I work who started doing this to certain staff and even went so far as to try to get the HUC to go thru the charts trying to find errors of the nurses to report back to...