NBMom1225

NBMom1225

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  1. Question about holding an RN license in multiple states

    NBMom1225 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have been an RN for 6 months and am currently living and working in Michigan. My fiance is a millwright/fabricator who has been out of work for over a year and wants to move out of state asap, not...

  2. Have you ever had an accident driving to work in a snow storm?

    NBMom1225 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Then STOP volunteering to do the doubles and arranging YOUR schedule so that your co-workers can stay home. Is it really safer for the patient to be cared for by an RN working a double shift and the...

  3. Cops and Nurses

    NBMom1225 replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I admit I leave my badge on (and even flipped out so it hangs outside my coat in the winter) just in case of: 1.) If I get into an accident and am unconscious they'll be able to easily identify me...

  4. New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    NBMom1225 replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    My daughter was born with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma 13 years ago, and she was not able to have ANY vaccinations until her immune system was strong enough, around age 4. She participated in Head Start at...

  5. Sick employees in the workplace

    NBMom1225 replied to KDSkyy44's topic in General Nursing

    I hope your co-worker realizes that she can apply for Intermittent FMLA to care for her child, I have this in place for my daughter, who is a cancer survivor and sees multiple specialists for follow...

  6. Can we recommend a medication to a doctor to prescribe?

    NBMom1225 replied to stallion8797's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just remember that the 'R' in SBAR stands for 'Recommendation'...I frequently toss in suggestions for meds/labs when speaking with the physicians, ESPECIALLY this time of year (new resident season)....

  7. That awkward moment when....

    NBMom1225 replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Nursing

    Several years ago I wanted to go see the (second?) Twilight movie, and my friend, who is also an RN, said she'd go with me despite having seen it twice already (yeah, she's a fan, lol). This one...

  8. Is night shift healthier for some people?

    NBMom1225 replied to s0ad's topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for 4 years now, originally starting off on the 3p-11p shift...that wasn't for me, I never saw my school-age children and getting errands/chores done was difficult. I transferred to a...

  9. Drug testing for Employment

    NBMom1225 replied to Lindamom's topic in General Nursing

    To my knowledge, antidepressants do not show up on routine pre-employment drug screens. Medications for ADD or anxiety (for example Ritalin and Xanax) will show a positive result, but as long as you...

  10. No call/ No show

    NBMom1225 replied to Redder's topic in General Nursing

    For us a 'No Call, No Show' is exactly what it sounds like: you didn't show up for your shift and didn't call in ahead of time. Our Call in policy requires we call no later than 2 hours before the...

  11. Pay raises only determined by HR, not Management??!

    NBMom1225 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently spoke to my assistant unit manager about the possibility of a raise (still making the same wage the new-grads are currently being hired at), since I have been an RN for 4 years now and am...

  12. Pay raises only determined by HR, not Management??!

    NBMom1225 replied to NBMom1225's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks llg, reading your post has put the issue into perspective and I can now see the advantages to this system. I just wish HR would be more transparent on what their pay scale "ladder" is, and...

  13. You know you are going to have an interesting day when you get report that . . .

    NBMom1225 replied to anon456's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When you walk onto the unit and the crash cart is missing from it's usual spot...always, always a bad

  14. Book recommendation?

    NBMom1225 replied to AMR21's topic in General Nursing

    Bed Number 10... I think it's out of print now, check your local

  15. Should I Stay Or Should I Go????

    NBMom1225 replied to PookaTown's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My suggestion is that, if you must work, to go with the traditional program and not the accelerated program. Working is difficult during any nursing program, and you'll be in less debt going the...

  16. You might be a night shifter if...

    NBMom1225 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    When checking Facebook on a break at midnight or later (using my phone of course) and busting my 16 yo daughter for having posted something WAY after she should've been sleeping...her friends found my...

  17. Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    NBMom1225 replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    I think it is discriminatory... the male students are allowed to participate and are not required to wear the cap. The female students who do not wish to wear the cap are being told they must wear the...

  18. Can they just bump me up?

    NBMom1225 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    One of my previous employers still hired LPN's to work the floor (as of 3 yrs ago when I worked there), St. John Macomb in the northern suburbs of Detroit, if you're able to

  19. Complication with accessing a porta cath

    NBMom1225 replied to RN-BSN2006's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Perhaps it's a positional issue...radiology most likely had him laying flat on his back, have you/your associates been accessing it with him sitting, or laying

  20. Complication with accessing a porta cath

    NBMom1225 replied to RN-BSN2006's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Was the Huber needle you were using the right length? I've seen various lengths ranging from 1/2 inch to 2 inches. When you inserted the Huber, did you 'feel' the needle hit the base of the port? I'm...

  21. Nursing: Then and Now

    NBMom1225 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like today's tube feed formulas (Glucerna, Osmolite, etc) always cause diarrhea...did the 'old' way of using thinned blenderized real food do the same? It seems like those patients always end...

  22. New Construction Nightmare

    NBMom1225 replied to Tristar's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on what was then a unit in a beautiful new wing: 36 spacious private rooms with build in couches/bed for relatives, outlets galore for any and all equipment, new beds with built in bed alarms...

  23. RNs working swing shift

    NBMom1225 replied to Tobygo2's topic in General Nursing

    It can be a difficult shift if you have a family. My first RN job was 3p-11:30p, and because of the way my schedule was (I didn't have the option of changing it). I never saw my kids after school, got...

  24. Good offer or keep on moving?

    NBMom1225 replied to rduterte's topic in General Nursing

    That actually sounds like a good offer. I have 3+ years experience in the northern suburbs of Detroit and my base wage without shift diffs is less than 50 cents more than that. Does that wage take any...

  25. How do you handle the everyday stress of a nurse?

    NBMom1225 replied to Bugs20091's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Venting on the phone after a particularly bad shift with my best friend from nursing school, Xanax, and reading a good book while tuning out the rest of the world