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  1. Nurse Manager Write-Up

    NooNieNursie replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing

    Um, if the drug is appropriate, if the dosage and everything was reasonable, if the MD orders it, if you verified the order with the MD and questioned it, if it is not against your scope of practice...

  2. LTC to Med-Surg

    NooNieNursie replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you :) You give me hope that I can land a hospital position one day. I did LTC for about a year and a few months.... I've been doing subacute/rehab for the rest (I will have 2 yrs nursing...

  3. Nursing and sexual orientation

    NooNieNursie replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    Well like any other work place people will gossip about sexual orientation, it happens all the time. Especially if you work in a nursing home/rehab or similiar facility where it is small and conducive...

  4. Days you are glad you are a Nurse

    NooNieNursie replied to Getreal2011's topic in General Nursing

    Work rehab/subacute. Today I have an orientee. She was working on her med pass independently, I had some time to spare so I was able to comfort a confused patient. It was nice. I used to work LTC and...

  5. Nursing school sucks!

    NooNieNursie replied to utadahikaru's topic in General Students

    I would point out that the OP isn't simply griping about how hard nursing school is... the OP is specifically stating that he isn't understanding the lectures or the assignments and seems to be...

  6. Nursing school sucks!

    NooNieNursie replied to utadahikaru's topic in General Students

    I am working for 1 yr and 10 months now and I can say that when I was in nursing school I didn't have an experience like this at all. Most of my instructors were great, none of them were horrible, and...

  7. Are there really RNs that need a job?

    NooNieNursie replied to pielęgniarka's topic in General Nursing

    1) where is this facility (state plz) 2) How fast can I move there?

  8. Synthroid makes the heart beat faster?

    NooNieNursie replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    The thyroid gland regulates metabolism, including sympathetic nervous system activity thus affecting heart rate. Bradycardia is a sign of hypothyroidism, tachycardia is a sign of hyperthyroidism. If a...

  9. Patients talking politics to me...

    NooNieNursie replied to MsBruiser's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to get into a fight/argument here, but I will just say that there is a big difference between a patient talking politics, and a patient being abusive toward staff (whether it is racially...

  10. Patients talking politics to me...

    NooNieNursie replied to MsBruiser's topic in General Nursing

    I mean, if I have a manic patient who is rambling about religion, I don't say to them "God doesn't exist you idiot". I smile and agree and try to keep them calm. If I have a sane patient who is...

  11. Patients talking politics to me...

    NooNieNursie replied to MsBruiser's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing isn't about you its about the patient. No matter what the patient says I always frame the conversation in a flattering light (agreement) if I can. If I personally agree with waht the patient...

  12. to any/all fellow nurses--please help! :)

    NooNieNursie replied to sunshinecanmakeadif's topic in General Nursing

    Believe it, BB. At my facility before things improved somewhat we had nurses on our subacute staying overtime till like 2-4 in the morning (shifts run 3-11). The reason this was so is one nurse was...

  13. to any/all fellow nurses--please help! :)

    NooNieNursie replied to sunshinecanmakeadif's topic in General Nursing

    Don't listen to the advice to "demand an orientation". Just get out. Resign. Now. It's clearly evident this facility is a crapstore, meaning to say there is NOTHING THEY CAN OFFER YOU which would be...

  14. to any/all fellow nurses--please help! :)

    NooNieNursie replied to sunshinecanmakeadif's topic in General Nursing

    Snap girl do you work in my facility? No joke, your description of your job is so familiar. I don't work in a surgical facility or anything but from what you are saying, it is MORE THAN EVIDENT the...

  15. New grad - possible to start in dialysis?

    NooNieNursie posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hello, I'm a NJ nurse who graduated in may, passed my boards on the 2nd, and have been trying to find employment as a nurse. I've applied to all the major hospitals for med surg/floor positions (of...

  16. Ratios for long term care?

    NooNieNursie posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I'm considering a position at a long term care facility. I am a new grad. The orientation is 4 weeks (which they said is "plenty" to learn). Is this sufficient for LTC? Also, the ratios are 15-1 on...

  17. Ratios for long term care?

    NooNieNursie replied to NooNieNursie's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Oh wow thank you for that info! I admit, it scared the crap out of me LOL because I am a brand new grad... I hope one day I can get that organized and

  18. Ratios for long term care?

    NooNieNursie replied to NooNieNursie's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Thank you :) Is a 4 week orientation good for

  19. New RN, NO JOBS!!!! WHAT the HECK!??

    NooNieNursie replied to kcsb12's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I just got a job at a LTC facility. Not what I wanted but better than being unemployed. I thought I was gonna get a job at clara maass, the recruiter told me I was a great candidate, told me I would...

  20. New Grad & No one will hire me

    NooNieNursie replied to cmh25's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    AtomicWoman: I live in northern nj, but thank you for the links... those hospitals are a bit of a commute (and if I were commuting that much I would first go to new york where the pay would be 50%...

  21. New Grad & No one will hire me

    NooNieNursie replied to cmh25's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Feeling horrible. Been job hunting 2 months. I've only had 2 interviews. One I didn't get the job, and the second interview I thought for sure would work out... I was promised "I would definitely get...

  22. New grad - possible to start in dialysis?

    NooNieNursie replied to NooNieNursie's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks DG,... I didn't get the job yet, but I sure hope they contact me! They said they were still holding interviews, so fingers

  23. New grad - possible to start in dialysis?

    NooNieNursie replied to NooNieNursie's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Good news, I got an interview with fresenius; I just went there today. The charge nurse said each RN is responsible for 9 pts, with 3 techs and the RN takes 1 (not sure how that actually works, that...

  24. Nursing Misconceptions

    NooNieNursie replied to allanina03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    People set up this "either or" scenario of doctor/nurse - if not a doctor then a worker bee. Goes the logic: all people in healthcare would be doctors if they were intelligent and autonomous,...

  25. Just took NCLEX... thoughts

    NooNieNursie posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It shut off after 75 questions. I finished in 45 minutes. I feel like I failed, but everyone feels that way. I probably passed because I always tended to have the highest grades in my class. Having...