TakeTwoAspirin

TakeTwoAspirin MSN, RN, APRN

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  1. Immigrant Nurses

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to englishhyacinth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm noticing that we are all getting heated up over this, but OP suddenly has no opinion and is not participating in the discussion. Me thinks it's another attempt to stir up an old argument by...

  2. Please HELP!!! I am so confused

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to elilop's topic in Operating Room

    I have never heard of an unpaid internship. Is that something new? Even if they are training you, that just sounds like exploitation to me. I would go work in the eye surgery center and expand...

  3. Being rushed by manager

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to mondragon's topic in Operating Room

    Find another job, fast. In the meantime, document EVERYTHING. Write up patient safety concerns. Know what the facility's policy is, and report him/her every time they order you to do something...

  4. Money $ or Happiness :-) Please OR Nurses. I need advice. Should I Leave the ED?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to vblaides's topic in Operating Room

    I would take the OR job closer to home. Once you have been trained, and start taking some call and working OT on your own I doubt there will be much, if any, difference in pay. In fact, you may be...

  5. Self-driven training

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    Push for them to sign you up for the AORN's periOp 101 course, regardless of what this woman says. If she is unwilling or unable to train you then this course will help you learn what you need to...

  6. professional way for new graduate to quit during orientation

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to nanner8691's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Don't feel bad. This is business, it isn't personal. Do what you need to do and do it

  7. Disappointed in pay

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Michizzle's topic in General Nursing

    You really can't put a price on experience. If this job is filling your needs when it comes to positioning yourself for a better job down the road, and the pay is enough to keep you going, then you...

  8. Dreaming about death...

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to mochamonster's topic in General Nursing

    From personal experience, the dreams will stop. Pretty much everyone I've ever spoken to has dreams about work when they are new. It's a lot of stress and like you said, your brain is trying to...

  9. Patient fell and died a few days later, was it my fault?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to GlitterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to get into whose fault I think this was - you've had a lot of comment on this already and ultimately you will have to come to some internal peace over this in your own time. My only...

  10. Is it okay to ask for part-time?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Can't hurt to ask, it's not like you're showing a lack of intrest in them. In fact, it's showing more of a commitment to them. If they say the p/t job is taken I would go for the PRN and let them...

  11. Start new OR RN job in 2 weeks; oops - pregnant...

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to LAM2010's topic in Operating Room

    I know I'm probably going to be shot down for saying this BUT.... IF IT WERE ME, I would stay at the old job. You have a history with them, PTO built up, and a staff that knows you. My fear for you...

  12. Seriously?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't be so hard on the student as her clinical instructor. The student doesn't know what she doesn't know yet, and that's why the CI's are there. Honestly, I would have more of an issue with...

  13. Looking for some advice- Mom verbally abusive/new grad not being able to find a job

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to crazyscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Use those friends with really amazing jobs that you know on facebook to help get you get a job. Reach out to people. Explain your situation, and I am sure a lot of them will have more empathy than...

  14. NSO insurance and employment status

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to CT Pixie's topic in General Nursing

    Read your policy carefully to see if this situation is covered. If it isn't in the policy, call them and ask them. Have them put the response into an e-mail so that you have a record of the...

  15. Can a new grad negotiate union pay?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    In this job market I would like to see anybody try to demand anything let alone a new grad regardless of how many other degrees they might hold or how much other experience they have. Only one thing...

  16. Should I stay or should I go?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to gobux90's topic in General Nursing

    Lets back up for a second. It doesn't look to me as if you have even applied for the charge nurse position let alone been offered the job so this whole discussion may be academic. The real decision,...

  17. Are the "chest thumpers" new?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to cogath's topic in General Nursing

    See them mostly with the trauma patients that come in by air. They don't have the manpower to have someone dedicated to chest compressions, so it frees up the flight nurse/doc/practitioner to be...

  18. Shady Grove Hospital?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ro2878's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I have lived close to SH for more than 20 years. I have worked there and been a patient there. While it has historically had some bad times (the term Shady Grave is 20 years old and stems from some...

  19. what can I use my BSN outside of nursing?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to pale_pilsen's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered that it's med-surg nursing you don't like rather than nursing in general? There are many, many different specialties out there and not all of them are for everyone. It's very...

  20. How much do specialty doctors charge if the patient has NO insurance?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    It would have been best to have called in advance and explained your situation to see what arrangements could be made for payment rather than wait for the appointment. There is a possibility they...

  21. If YOU were the patient, would you feel comfortable...

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been a patient many times, and have to say that this has never really crossed my mind. Like someone else said, these days if you are in a hospital you are generally pretty sick. Honestly,...

  22. Anyone applied to GWU for anp or fnp fall 2011?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to NCnurseLR21's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Bumping! I am still waiting, not so patiently at this point, to hear about whether or not I made it into the ANP program. I know that GW employees have been notified, but is anyone else out there...

  23. Though this is what I wanted, not so sure now...

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to StudentKari12's topic in Operating Room

    Always ask to shadow if you're planning on working anywhere. While you are there, talk to anyone and everyone you meet and ask them about the conditions and morale. Invest at least a day there to...

  24. Looking for my favorite scrub hat...know of any sellers?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Mr. & Mrs. RN's topic in Operating Room

    Blue Sky Scrubs has a very similar design to this. They seem expensive, but the quality is there and they usually send you a free cap with an order of two or more I think. You don't get to pick the...

  25. Patient rights v. Clinical instructor?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to studentnurse0383's topic in General Nursing

    If your patient is AAOx3 and refused to have you touch them (whether to give them a bath, or put in an IV, or whatever) if you disregard this and touch them it's legally called