reesern63

reesern63 RN

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  1. Paying for school

    reesern63 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've come to the realization that if I try to do this going back to school thing out of my own pocket + the paltry tuition reimbursement I get from the hospital, I will be near retirement til I...

  2. mobile phones and hospitals

    reesern63 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, the one hospital where I worked banned them because of camera and video functions. They were concerned about HIPAA

  3. Paying for school

    reesern63 replied to reesern63's topic in General Nursing

    That's nice, but I'm looking for suggestions regarding navigating grants/scholarships,

  4. Old timer wants to grow

    reesern63 replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    You are never "too old" to give a new specialty a try. The only mistake would be to not try and spend the rest of your career wishing you

  5. WHAT DO NURSES DO? --help me respond to this question

    reesern63 replied to RiaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have, and for several years was a supporter. Regrettably, I can no longer give them my

  6. Already off on a bad foot and school has yet to start

    reesern63 replied to MidnightRider's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Bear in mind the Magnet is a marketing tool. That's why it means so much to

  7. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    reesern63 replied to maryx's topic in General Nursing

    That was pretty rude. I understand your anxiety. I started my career in psych. We never floated, but I chose to leave after a few years because I was afraid of losing my skills. And it is true, you...

  8. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    reesern63 replied to maryx's topic in General Nursing

    I would not introduce myself as "the Psych nurse that's been floated to help out..." You would be setting yourself up for a world of hurt doing that. If you really do not want to be cross-trained...

  9. Jehovah Witness RNs

    reesern63 replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Sharon, for consistently injecting reason into this thread. I'm not sure why the thread remains open since it is so far off the OP and the OP hadn't returned (would you blame her?). I...

  10. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    reesern63 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but this is a perfect example of why nursing is not taken seriously as an educated

  11. Rapid Response Team for Families

    reesern63 replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is, a lot of my time is taken up with requests for sodas, blankets, portable phones, etc. Rarely have I had a family member call me to the bedside because of legitimate concern. But if I...

  12. Rapid Response Team for Families

    reesern63 replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    Here's another example of a post where it's too darned bad you can't say "Thanks" more than once. Sorry, I have no faith in the sensibility of families and even less in

  13. Jehovah Witness RNs

    reesern63 replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing

    This has nothing to do with the

  14. understandable english

    reesern63 replied to susyn153's topic in General Nursing

    I remember going to Birmingham once and being absolutely confounded by the accent the locals had. I'm a lifelong Yankee, so I spent a good deal of the time squinting at what people were saying, as if...

  15. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    reesern63 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, made me scratch my head

  16. Jehovah Witness RNs

    reesern63 replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Sharon. I'm starting to feel a bit beat up on

  17. Jehovah Witness RNs

    reesern63 replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest you direct your questions to www.noblood.org. You will find more appropriate information there suited to your

  18. Jehovah Witness RNs

    reesern63 replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing

    No, we don't live in our own little communities. There is no hospital staffed entirely of

  19. This Sucks!

    reesern63 replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    you don't really know what her specific qualifications are. maybe she brings something more to the table, so to speak. maybe you can speak with the admissions committee and ask them what you need to...

  20. boards need to regulate MA's

    reesern63 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, just not in an acute care setting. I don't want to be responsible, and I doubt the docs would supervise them properly. CNAs are definitely as asset. But I have to draw the line at unlicensed...

  21. boards need to regulate MA's

    reesern63 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Woody, DRBear is a BSN with CCRN. I think the post was mere

  22. boards need to regulate MA's

    reesern63 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's just what we need in the acute care setting. Talk about a recipe for disaster. The day that would happen would be the day I would resign on the

  23. boards need to regulate MA's

    reesern63 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Besides which, it just wouldn't make sense. You list your certifications related to your licensure and what's pertinent to your practice; CMA has nothing to do with

  24. Depressed, confused, lost, and not sure if i should even be a nurse! :(

    reesern63 replied to maybaby9's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The OP doesn't sound like she works in a hospital--it sounds more like a gulag. Orientation after you've already been struggling with an unreasonable pt. load? And then you're supposed to feel some...

  25. Who loves it??????

    reesern63 replied to auwrestler197's topic in General Nursing

    This is a site that allows nurses to speak on many subjects and even vent. If the vents disturb you, scroll past