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sistasoul

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  1. "Good for nothing student"

    sistasoul replied to Sarah010101's topic in General Nursing

    not all nurses are like this. i have had the privilege of working with many kind and caring nurses who took me under their wing when i was a new grad. i had 3 weeks of precepting and would never have...

  2. "Good for nothing student"

    sistasoul replied to Sarah010101's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Being a student was one of the worst if not the worst experience of my life. It was mostly due to overworked and stressed out RNs who probably did not like being stuck with a student. I have...

  3. "Good for nothing student"

    sistasoul replied to Sarah010101's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry you were treated this way. It is terrible to feel like you are drowning and that no one will help. Was this nurse not your preceptor? Also, why do people think new nurses need to "pay their...

  4. *Easy* things I just hate doing

    sistasoul replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    I can not stand doing accuchecks and putting patients on telemetry. I believe this stems from working as an aide on a cardiac unit. It seemed like everyone was a diabetic and the tele leads were...

  5. Punched in face, kicked by resident

    sistasoul replied to favthing's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work on a neuro/ortho floor and I see these types of patients all of the time. The family does not want them sedated which is understandable but then in in turn, the family needs to come in and stay...

  6. Handling delegation

    sistasoul replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    The techs know you will do everything so they let you do it. They are taking advantage of you instead of working as a team. Some people have a work ethic and a conscious while others don't. One would...

  7. Nurse Residency

    sistasoul replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Nursing

    Residency programs are wonderful for new nurses. I hope you land one. I received three weeks of preceptorship by the charge nurse of the day as a new nurse. Try everything you can to land a...

  8. Post op Admissions During Shift Change?

    sistasoul replied to All4Seasons's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Where I work the patients come up at all times of the day. I was told the ER docs will not get paid if they do not discharge the patient to the floor before the end of their shift. Our ER Docs are not...

  9. I keep getting hugged

    sistasoul replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Hugs are great. I think most people know when it is crossing the line. My little old ladies love when I kiss them on the cheek good night and tell them I will see them tomorrow. I work on a med surge...

  10. Is it easier to juggle family as a nurse or a nursing student??

    sistasoul replied to wannabecnl's topic in General Nursing

    Being a nurse is so much better than being a student. I can not stress that enough. Nursing is stressful but when you are at home the time is your own. Hang in there. All of the struggles of school...

  11. education vs the real world

    sistasoul replied to transitionRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in school I only got part of the picture. Having 2 patients to assess, chart and give meds on is in no way even comparable to the real world of nursing. Clinicals are woefully inadequate to...

  12. Hospital Orientation

    sistasoul replied to aellisrn's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the hospital. I had a week of policies, how to work the pumps, and had a lot of paperwork thrown at me. The paperwork consisted of the different types of forms that are used on the floor....

  13. what is nursing school like?

    sistasoul replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    What I found hard about nursing school was all of the clinical prep time. Go in and get your patient assignment for the next day. Look up all of the meds the patient was on for the entire day. Know...

  14. Your best nursing tips/tricks

    sistasoul replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    I have one for when a patient comes up from the ED with an IV in their AC with fluids running. I wrap 2 4X4s over the AC site and then tape it with papaer tape to their arm. I then wind some kerlix...

  15. what is nursing school like?

    sistasoul replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    The 4 semesters I had of JUST the nursing curriculum was 3 times harder than when I went full time for my business degree. I had all of the prereqs done. We lost more than half the class either due to...

  16. Time management issues

    sistasoul replied to sameasalways's topic in General Nursing

    Same as always, You poor thing you. I can feel the stress in your post. I would just try to stick it out. If this is a floor that is known for being busy you are doing well by only getting out less...

  17. Hospice

    sistasoul posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a simple question. I have an ADN. Does anyone know if you need a BSN to work as a hospice nurse? I have searched the threads and have not found a definitive

  18. What would you change about nursing?

    sistasoul replied to Tay245's topic in General Nursing

    Educate the public as to what a nurse actually does. Less charting. Having the other departments call the MD themselves instead of going through the nurse to do it. Their fingers work just as well as...

  19. "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    sistasoul replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Sabrina, You sound like a very caring person. Kudos to you. I work on a medsurge unit and there is barely enough time to do assessments, meds, charting, discharges, admits, dealing with all...

  20. "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    sistasoul replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing that upsets me about obese people is that they don't care who breaks their back tryting to hold them up. I am not saying all obese people are like this but a lot of them are. When I was...

  21. Second Bachelors degree???

    sistasoul replied to neva2late's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    A lot of ADN schools are more competetive to get in than a 4 year school because of the relatively low tuition. I know the Community college I went to was very selective when accepting

  22. Any Regrets on becoming a nurse?

    sistasoul replied to agresh1's topic in General Nursing

    It took me 3 years of going part time for prerequisite classes and 2 years of full time study for the nursing content. It took me that long because I had a few detours along the way and I had to work...

  23. Change of shift call lights

    sistasoul replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    What about bed alarms? I work with RNs who will not get up to answer a bed alarm. It is so awful. I don't care who is in report when a bed alarm goes off. It is more important to get interrupted than...

  24. What's it like working an Ortho unit?

    sistasoul replied to jbee's topic in Orthopedic

    Congratulations on getting a job!! Ortho- review hip and knee precautions. You will be getting a lot of those types of patients. Also, we get a lot of kyphoplasty for the back. Also, because a lot of...

  25. Is this fair to ask of a new RN?

    sistasoul replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You poor thing!! We all feel like that as new grads. Nursing is a tough job. It does get better though. The workload will seem more doable once you get used to doing things. 5 weeks of orientation is...