feb9822

feb9822 specializes in Med/Surg/Hospice/Ger/IC/UR.

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1. Most easy job in Nursing?

   feb9822 replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

   Rather than running away, and depriving the area of a good nurse, maybe try going through administration to attempt change in that area. JCAHO has realized that more errors, both procedure and medicine,occurred in environments where verbal abuse and...

2. Need Advice Desperately!!!

   feb9822 replied to rnwendy23's topic in LPN-RN

   That would depend on where you live. Here in Upstate New York the SUNY schools put out the very best two year RN's....best way to do it, work on the floor as a 2 year RN for at least 2 years, then go back and get your BSN. Not only do you have an a...

3. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

   feb9822 replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

   As a new RN in the hospital, I was helping an (I thought) experienced LPN change an elderly gentleman who had used the bedpan and had a little leakage. Upon finishing, she carried the bedpan and I carried the linens into the dirty utility room. Whi...

4. WHY are nurses so catty??

   feb9822 replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Relations

   Exactly. I have worked in jobs where the majority of employees were men, and you did not see the crap that goes on in a female-dominated profession. I've always said I hope there never comes a day that females are running the world, there will be a...

5. New Guy here, I'm considering nursing as a profession

   feb9822 replied to Nathan_Brody's topic in Men

   What a great idea!! The other thing I would recommend is working as a nurse's aide/health tech while going to LPN school, not only to become familiar with the basics of patient care, but to be able to appreciate what these people do for the nursing ...

6. Taking out the trash

   feb9822 replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

   I see this discussion going much the way of other nursing issues. I have heard this one, as a matter of fact, for at least 15 years. If nurses would simply value themselves as much as they say they value their patients, this wouldn't even be an iss...

7. Finishing my Bachelor's

   feb9822 posted a topic in New York

   Good Afternoon All!!!! I am an RN in upstate New York, and have been for thirteen years. Last year lost my sanity and decided to go back for my Bachelor's degree, which I am now finishing up (seven more classes!). Wonderful Modular RN program throu...

8. East Coast Winter Storm

   feb9822 replied to Chiaramonte's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sorry, but I'm laughing uncontrollably.....not at all of you poor souls that aren't used to the snow and don't have the resources to take care of it, but my co-worker was just on the phone with someone from NYC telling them that we only got 12 in...

9. Different pay and responsibility for 2 year RN's VS 4 year RN's

   feb9822 replied to kasey14546's topic in General Nursing

   Kasey, I was very glad to find your message. You and I are in the same RN to BSN program, and share an instructor who told me about your post. I have been a nurses aide for 13 years, an RN with an AD for 15 years, and am currently completing my BS ...