brandy1017

brandy1017 ASN, RN

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  1. Leaving!!!

    brandy1017 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I think that is a fine idea and like others stated its best to stay on good terms in case you want to go back. I know someone who kept in close contact with our manager over the years, even to the...

  2. would like to quit one of my jobs....but??

    brandy1017 replied to NPvampire's topic in General Nursing

    THe state job probably has awesome benefits but so many public hospitals are going under financially and closing or privatizing, but its probably a great gig while you can get

  3. would like to quit one of my jobs....but??

    brandy1017 replied to NPvampire's topic in General Nursing

    Some nurses who are stressed out and burnt out from the hospital like home health, but the pay is less and salary and as you realize there's alot of overtime unpaid doing the endless paperwork, not to...

  4. would like to quit one of my jobs....but??

    brandy1017 replied to NPvampire's topic in General Nursing

    Nowadays it is common for people to job hop. It would be fine to find another job. Good luck on the job hunt. When you do find your niche and settle down, remember you need 5 years steady...

  5. Slow nurse response time is a danger to pt health

    brandy1017 replied to SoCalCrafter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would have put the call light on again, called the operator to put me thru to the nurses station direct or even better walked right up to the nurse to get her attention if that much time went by...

  6. Well I think that the problem lies with "the other nurse"

    brandy1017 replied to snoopy29's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I disagree that the older nurses have trouble working a mobile phone. Come on that is pretty easy and strait forward and I'm one of the few that doesn't have a cell phone yet!. I know I should ie...

  7. nursing career without touching people

    brandy1017 replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How have you been doing clinicals if you are afraid of touching people? The focus of therapy is to help get a person over the fear/anxiety. If you avoid what you are afraid of it only becomes more...

  8. nursing career without touching people

    brandy1017 replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What sort of exposure did you get? Was it blood to someone HIV+ or Hep C? What happened that caused

  9. Are we trapped by our nursing degrees? Is nursing worth it?

    brandy1017 replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel trapped. I know sometimes I let myself get down about being overstressed or dealing with violent, psychotic patients. But I'm feeling very positive lately thinking about the many...

  10. CNA financial assistance in Wisconsin?

    brandy1017 replied to Lady11's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding me? You can't afford the cost of a CNA certification, but you're going to Alverno where you'll probably end up in debt of $60,000-80,000 or more? FYI you don't get paid more for a...

  11. Will I be refreshed? I want to know your experiences.

    brandy1017 replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you report the place for understaffing and then get out of

  12. Pct refused delegation

    brandy1017 replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    PCT was being lazy and using the I don't know how excuse to get out of it! Then when confronted that she was wrong during the staff meeting, she decided to cover her but by turning it on you and...

  13. First shift at new facility, heard something don't know how it should be handled.

    brandy1017 replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing so many nurses know each other or have worked with others via agency, pool and job changing that you can almost guarantee some one will know you or have heard about you when you change...

  14. Is this a sign?

    brandy1017 replied to laski's topic in General Nursing

    Are you aware of the problem in college education re the glut of Phd's in liberal arts and the two tier wage system where only a privileged minority get tenured postions with decent pay and benefits...

  15. Nurses

    brandy1017 replied to JosefVernon Hodgkins's topic in General Nursing

    I think its good to be able to talk about how we're feeling, our working conditions and realize we're not alone in the struggle. Most of us aren't going out of our way to identify ourselves by name...

  16. Thanks for applying, but......

    brandy1017 replied to fallinnstyle's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! It's refreshing and surprising that they actually sent you a letter confirming the reason you weren't hired was because the job had already been promised to another. For some reason employers...

  17. Would like input

    brandy1017 replied to eyeball's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked since I was a teen and continued to work while going to school part-time. I quit a job without another lined up when I was a word processor for an insurance company, basically your...

  18. What are your favorite types of patients??

    brandy1017 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The sweet little old ladies and men, the pleasantly confused and all who are kind, appreciative and of a sound mind! That's all I ask for! In fact, I'll take anyone as long as they are of sound mind!...

  19. Can refusing mandation during state of emergency get you fired?

    brandy1017 replied to abouttofly's topic in Disaster Preparation

    People get mandated a lot where I work it just depends on how short staffing is, it goes in waves, the PM nurses get it the worst! One person refused to be mandated on several occasions and was...

  20. Can refusing mandation during state of emergency get you fired?

    brandy1017 replied to abouttofly's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Mandation occurs commonly in our field, usually just garden variety short staffing! Disasters have always been considered an acceptable reason for mandation and would remain an option even if...

  21. Can refusing mandation during state of emergency get you fired?

    brandy1017 replied to abouttofly's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't see small employers as the problem! It is the large corporations including healthcare, of course, that has used "At will" employment to intimidate and mistreat their staff. Also the large corp...

  22. Pre-shift workout/exercises

    brandy1017 replied to JWestbrook20's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe your legs hurt from walking on concrete at work all those

  23. Sympathy strike...would you do it??

    brandy1017 replied to notachargenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    What union do you belong to that got such a good contract? Ours just gives more away with each contract! They just want our union dues 1+%. If they fight management's take back, don't worry next...

  24. New to site, Newly Diagnosed with BP I, and supposed to start Nursing School???

    brandy1017 replied to joannlmt83's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The problem is the intense stress and poor working conditions most of us deal with and I don't think its going to get better in this time of cost cutting! I would not advise you to go into nursing as...

  25. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

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

    I think a lot of nurses are going into the NP field due to the poor working conditions at the hospital. I don't blame them, sometimes I wish I had done this years ago. Floor nursing is very...