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pinkiepie_RN

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  1. New to teaching - allied health at a HS

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'll be teaching using Sorrentino's 7th edition Textbook for Nursing Assistants. I am being hired halfway through the year and will be working with a mentor and one of the other allied health...

  2. What would you want from a new mid-year instructor?

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'll be teaching using Sorrentino's 7th edition Textbook for Nursing Assistants. I am being hired halfway through the year and will be working with a mentor and one of the other allied health...

  3. Dayshifters - do you take a breakfast break as soon as you get to work?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to Snugglibumkins's topic in General Nursing

    I'll admit that I do the breakfast thing, but patients eat in the dining room at 8a, so I check in with charge RN after getting report and reviewing my patients and AM meds, and am back in 15 minutes....

  4. Out on FMLA - Anxiety and PTSD

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I've been placed on FMLA by Employee Health after a patient attacked me last week. My anxiety has been increased and I've been having panic attacks. I left work yesterday after what felt like a...

  5. Out on FMLA - Anxiety and PTSD

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I never thought of that! I don't have the $$$ to join the Y or something, but I could pick up running or walking with my dogs. My care providers always ask if I do exercise, and wouldn't it be nice...

  6. Out on FMLA - Anxiety and PTSD

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I actually have The Survivor's Club, so I'll re-read that this week. I have already had a traumatic event - was stranger raped in 2008 and worked on that through therapy. It just really caught me...

  7. Scrubs - what do you wear?

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Alright, it's laundry time in my house and all of my scrubs are gathered together. I'm realizing that I have at least 4 butterfly scrub tops and barely any plain solid tops. I'm a bubbly person and...

  8. SCHEDULING/WEEKENDS

    pinkiepie_RN replied to apriloglesby's topic in General Nursing

    Our scheduling requires all staff RNs on my unit work every 3rd weekend (which is balanced - we have 3 teams with a mix of experience) and work at least 2 Fridays and Mondays every 6

  9. In honor of 9/11.... what was it like as a nurse?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

    I was 14 and in 9th grade English class. I can't believe it's been 10 years. I've lived and grown so much since then. I'm much more aware of politics now. I work in psych, so I can only imagine my...

  10. Night Shift Nursing

    pinkiepie_RN replied to mooremds's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I did the same thing when I worked nights, OP, and I'm actually considering going back to that schedule. I like the patient interaction on days but there are tooooo many Type A personalities and the...

  11. i feel guilty, help!

    pinkiepie_RN replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    We work 12's on my unit and the secretary just looked at me today, after I'd worked yesterday and today and said, "Can't you work just 8 hours tomorrow?" I looked at her and said "Your shifts are 8...

  12. Hospital Counselors

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pishoncna's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Psych and we have Psych counselors. Some of them have Masters' degrees in Psychology but a few have BAs in Psych. Of course we also have social workers but they mainly do d/c planning and...

  13. What helps you get through a shift ?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    pharmaceuticals - i'm talking about pharmaceuticals. the size, taste, smell, etc. of pills. i see no rhyme or reason. i pass them out, and then apologize for the size of the metformin and bactrim,...

  14. BSN in psych, super-user...but how to get up into NI

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    I have a BS in Nursing, and a 15-credit certificate in Nursing Education. I was recently trained as a super-user for a new performance evaluation system which went live this year (which my NM...

  15. What helps you get through a shift ?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    It's defintely all about the staff. I'm psych, so sometimes the patients actually help too - whether it's talking about my scrubs, the size of the pills and wondering what sick fu*k created them,...

  16. How many of you have to pay for parking for your work?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    Goodness, I think I pay $25/year. I've got a magnetic tag in my car that gets me through the gate in the garage. Now, it's also a garage shared with patients and visitors who *do* pay, something...

  17. Nurses in the path of Hurricane Irene

    pinkiepie_RN replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Baltimore, MD, working tomorrow (Sat) and off on Sunday. I haven't heard anything from work but I live less than 2 miles from work. I'm not expecting tomorrow to be horrible. My parents on...

  18. Certified Nurses

    pinkiepie_RN replied to JSBoston's topic in General Nursing

    At my job, we're required to have at least 12 CEUs/year. My place of employment offers free CEU access through Nursing Spectrum. It's not as frustrating as it

  19. Nurses as primary breadwinners?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    I guess this depends on where you work too, but I think the amount of overtime available can make it easier to make more money than our male counterparts that may work in an office or wherever....

  20. Work bags: What do you take and what's in it?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    That's it! I'm a walking pharmacy - tylenol, motrin, excedrin, pepto-bismol, and my own medications. That's what my bag is so heavy! Anxiety meds by rx of

  21. Work bags: What do you take and what's in it?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to PediNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    I carry a messenger bag and my purse. I mean only to use my messenger bag to keep my clipboard in, but inevitably it holds the following as well: shift brains pens/pencils/highlighters sodas snack...

  22. I'm pretty sure my preceptor thinks i'm done

    pinkiepie_RN replied to Deetermined's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 2 years out of school and while I do think I am experienced enough to precept, I find myself impatient when someone doesn't get something (and it's something that clicked easily with me), so it's...

  23. Is it true? BS + RN does not = BSN?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from a Bachelor's program but the university I went to was small and only had a "Department of Nursing" rather than a "School of Nursing", so I graduated with a B.S. in Nursing. I was...

  24. The case of the missing pens: A rant and an idea

    pinkiepie_RN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a big fan of the G2's in 1.0 point size. Most of my unit (RNs and MDs both) use small pens, like 0.5 and 0.7 so they don't usually want to steal from me. My boss has a big cup in her office of...

  25. Bipolar and calling in sick.

    pinkiepie_RN replied to HannahLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Please, I don't think that waiting up to two weeks to see the family doctor is going to help. I'm sure that your insight into your illness aids you in seeing control but this got out of control - you...