sistrmoon

sistrmoon BSN, RN

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  1. Husband not supportive of me going to school

    sistrmoon replied to sweetpea2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have an ADN and have gotten an offer for every job I've interviewed for(3 hospital jobs, 1 hospice, 2 states.) There are lots of ADNs on my Onc floor. No pay diff or deadline for getting a BSN...

  2. Husband not supportive of me going to school

    sistrmoon replied to sweetpea2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've not worked any mandatory overtime in my 7 years of nursing. I'm essentially a stay at home mom all week then work weekend overnights. My kids go to one day a week of daycare. It works well for...

  3. If you had money to spend on your unit or staff---

    sistrmoon replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah yeah. It's a wish list. I think a conference in Hawaii for all the staff may come in over budget

  4. Addressing patients by their first name...

    sistrmoon replied to tytkhat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm from Texas but now work in NY. I address by Mr or Ms. So and so unless the patient says otherwise. And I wish we didn't have last names on our name tags with some of the patients I've

  5. If you had money to spend on your unit or staff---

    sistrmoon replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Equipment that works. And a computer in every room(it is often hard to find one that works and then we have to push them room to room.) Staffing: clerk for every night, including weekends. Enough...

  6. If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans

    sistrmoon replied to gvrn13's topic in General Nursing

    I got pregnant almost immediately after moving cross country and landing a new job. I was nervous since I didn't qualify for FMLA etc but I worked nights(not ED though!) and it all worked out. I...

  7. RN working as CNA under an LPN?

    sistrmoon replied to RNlove17's topic in General Nursing

    When we are sometimes overstaffed on my floor, an RN will work as a PCA. It sucks though because you essentially end up doing PCA work then helping nurses with all their nurse stuff too. The only good...

  8. Confidence in your RN skills

    sistrmoon replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    We all have our weaknesses and strengths. It's easy to dwell on the weaknesses. I'm always in awe of float pool nurses, jumping around from specialty floor to specialty floor while I safely stay on my...

  9. Tell Me Your Best/Worst? - Nursing School, First Year, Career

    sistrmoon replied to native_texan's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated Summa Cum Laude with my unrelated bachelors degree, love school and always excel in it, and I thought my ADN program was quite difficult! The test design, labs, clinicals and checkoffs are...

  10. How did you change?

    sistrmoon replied to openyourmind's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to work Oncology since I rotated there during school. I've worked on 2 Hem Onc floors in the 7 years since I became a nurse. I initially wanted to work NICU but immediately knew it wasn't for...

  11. Full Moon Friday the 13th

    sistrmoon replied to Biffbradford's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently our hospital is at capacity with 700 patients additional. I'm

  12. Full Moon Friday the 13th

    sistrmoon replied to Biffbradford's topic in General Nursing

    Yep and a Friday night with a full moon is the worst. I'll be

  13. Pregnancy and being a nurse

    sistrmoon replied to Irish_Mist's topic in General Nursing

    I've been through 7 pregnancies since becoming a nurse(only 2 of them resulted in living babies.) I was sick the whole 9 months with my 2 boys. It kind of just became a way of life. I carried a...

  14. RN's what was your occupation while in nursing school?

    sistrmoon replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    No I meant ADN vs BSN was a hot

  15. Abortion in nursing school rotations?

    sistrmoon replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    No elective abortions in my program that I was aware of. Mostly Catholic hospitals. While in nursing school, we were shown the white flower placed on fetal demise families' doors but weren't allowed...

  16. RN's what was your occupation while in nursing school?

    sistrmoon replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    You'll find this is a "hot button" topic on here but I had a job before I graduated my ADN program and I've been offered a job everywhere I've interviewed in 2 states across the country from each...

  17. RN's what was your occupation while in nursing school?

    sistrmoon replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for a nursing staffing agency. It was a well paid phone job interfacing with the nursing supervisors at the hospitals and the agency nurses. Stressful and the shift hours were weird(day shift...

  18. Really horrible working conditions with NO support

    sistrmoon replied to squatsandPB's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh this is just painful to read. We are always careful not to give an awful assignment to our floats and I always offer to help them because I know how hard it is the few times I've had to float to...

  19. Days or Nights with kids?

    sistrmoon replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    Best laid plans! We started trying for my 2nd child when my first wasn't 2 yet. 2 years, 4 miscarriages and several specialists later, we had my 2nd. If you can plan to have kids close together and it...

  20. how to get time off for an elective surgery?

    sistrmoon replied to Animaniacs's topic in General Nursing

    I need to have minor foot surgery that will put me out for 2 weeks. I asked my manager when would be best staffing wise and she wants me to wait til September. I have some discomfort but can...

  21. Days or Nights with kids?

    sistrmoon replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    My kids are in bed when I leave but I work 3 8s and they go to bed early. But they are essentially sleeping the whole time I'm

  22. Days or Nights with kids?

    sistrmoon replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    After reading all the negative comments about nights, I just wanted to add that my husband and I spend evenings together and our marriage is good. I'm on a regular sleep schedule during the week and...

  23. Days or Nights with kids?

    sistrmoon replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work 12s but I have 2 small kids and have always worked nights. We've never used daycare for more than one day a week. The downside is I don't see my husband much because we work opposite...

  24. New job on 3rd shift. Struggling. Need tips

    sistrmoon replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    P.S. I'm a breastfeeding mom too. I take Benadryl without effect on my supply. This is from kellymom: "Milk supply: A common concern is that the sedating antihistamines might lower milk supply but,...

  25. New job on 3rd shift. Struggling. Need tips

    sistrmoon replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Another vote for 8s here. 12s kill me. I have a 35 minute commute. I've been doing nights for 7 years. Only about a year of that was full time though. I stay home with my kids all week then do 3 8s...