inava

inava has 27 years experience and specializes in SICU, NICU, Telephone Triage, Management.

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1. How To Get Started As A Nurse Writer

   inava replied to Elizabeth Hanes's topic in Entrepreneurs

   Thanks for mentioning that you need to treat writing as a business. The administrative part of it can certainly take up half your time. The fun part is the creation, but that alone does not bring home the bacon. (I'm probably dating myself with that ...

2. Nurses are control Freaks

   inava replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I was recently hospitalized for five days with flu and pneumonia. I tried very hard not to second-guess everything. But I'm the first to admit I'm a terrible patient.

3. facebook and texting at work

   inava replied to NurseEmRN's topic in General Nursing

   Administration needs to get with the program. Access to these sites should not even be allowed. It is totally unprofessional and immature behavior. Shameful that professional people in charge of patients' lives behave in that manner. Even persona...

4. When you don't agree with the doctor...

   inava replied to lm8539's topic in General Nursing

   The primary concern is patient safety. You are, after all, the last line of defense. And you are the patient's advocate. You are also,expected to do what a "prudent" nurse would do. And diplomacy is paramount. That said, sometimes you have to be read...

5. Older Nursing students

   inava replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

   That's the spirit!!! Take it day by day and you'll get there soon enough.

6. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

   inava replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

   I join the chorus saying do not bring this to your manager's attention. Big NO! NO! Other staff's salaries are not up for discussion and you will only establish ill will from your manager towards you. Trust me, you do not want to earn the moniker "p...

7. Older Nursing students

   inava replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

   WOW! Congrats. Age is relative. I thought I was old when I graduated at 27. Took time out to have a baby and spend the first 2 years at home with him. And that was 30 years ago. How time flies. And now I feel just as young!

8. The single best piece of advice you've gotten/gave

   inava replied to HumorHeals22's topic in General Students

   What I would tell all my orientees was that they needed to know 2 things: 1) What they don't know and 2) where to look it up. I find that nurses who act on what they presume to know are dangerous. And no one can know everything all the time. You hav...

9. What makes Nursing school hard?

   inava replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Students

   I took all my non-nursing classes before entering the program and even so it was not easy. I ended up taking only 2 classes per semester and that was a lot of work. I did have a toddler at home so I was busy. What makes nursing hard is that you can...

10. Can someone please tell me exaclty what RN's do?

    inava replied to tamarin100's topic in General Nursing

    It's not glorified like you see on TV. You don't have time to stand around the nurse's station gossiping about every body else. Here's a small sample of what I have seen and done: --Handed a dead newborn baby into his mother's arms to hold for the f...

11. I yelled at another nurse.

    inava replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    it's easy to come across as holier than thou. it's a lot harder to work to fix the problem. the losers here are the patients who end up being shortchanged in their care due to lack of staff or lack of professionalism in the staff. we are all human...

12. I yelled at another nurse.

    inava replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry but I have to ask: why do you tolerate this situation? I would have turned in my resignation long ago. This looks like a no win situation.

13. I cringed on the inside

    inava replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    My pediatrician told me a few years ago that he was seeing an epidemic of adult onset diabetes in young children secondary to obesity. This is a real shame. When I drive around practically every corner has a fast food joint with a drive thru. Food...

14. I yelled at another nurse.

    inava replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Who's in charge at this place? How can this person leave early? Is she being paid for not being there, in which case that would be stealing. Not to mention the liability you would incur for taking responsibility for the whole unit without supervis...

15. Prayer at work??

    inava replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand how you can still have some concern about the situation you were placed in without your consent. If it had been the patient then it would probably have been easier for you to oblige them a small comfort and then gone on about your d...