Rabid Response

Rabid Response

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  1. decision, quit after 30yrs & ride Harley for ever (oof which $ able) only 54(rs

    Rabid Response replied to huberusone's topic in General Nursing

    Good Lord, why even ask? Go for

  2. is the cali market worth a try?

    Rabid Response replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in California Nursing

    The job market is horrible here at the moment. Go ahead and apply for endorsement if you like, but don't move to CA unless you have a concrete offer in hand. And, if you are a new grad, sorry but you...

  3. if you're on a unit not by your choice how do you cope?

    Rabid Response replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I understand what happened with you. From what I gather, you got a job in Long Term Care right out of nursing school, worked there for seven months, and then accepted a position in an...

  4. New Grad with an offer at Magnet hospital

    Rabid Response replied to MsSocalRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If your husband is willing to move, I think you should do it. That TN job sounds great, and the economy in CA is so bad that I doubt you would find anything even close to that good if you stay where...

  5. Eating our young...and our colleagues

    Rabid Response replied to fezzin's topic in General Nursing

    I really think that what you are perceiving here as nurses "eating their young" has more to do with the nature of the internet than it does with nursing in general or this particular site. This place...

  6. A Word to the Wise

    Rabid Response replied to KateRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not worried because I work for the best hospital in the world! All of my managers are amazing and (as far as I can tell) perfect in addition to being good looking. If I ever decide to have more...

  7. Your dumbest financial mistakes

    Rabid Response replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

    Not applying for a forgiveable education loan from a local hospital system. It would have covered half of my sizeable student loan costs, but I would have had to work for that hospital system for two...

  8. My patient said WHAT ?!

    Rabid Response replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I answered a rapid response call in a double room. After I had wrapped things up with the rapid response patient, I was walking past his roommate's bed when the man gestured to me. "Can I help you...

  9. posibility of landing my first RN job in the big city?

    Rabid Response replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, I think that your dream is quite unrealistic at the moment. I work in San Francisco. Local nursing schools are practically spewing new grads (most of them with BSNs), but hospitals in this area...

  10. night shift is really hard on me...

    Rabid Response replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working night shift for three years, and I still hate it. During the first year my health was crap, and I thought I was going to die. I tried all the "natural" solutions to feel better, but...

  11. Turning Patients

    Rabid Response replied to Sg0223RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    The families of these patients are as much to blame as the patients themselves and, at a certain point, they are more to blame. Even at home, many of these patients cannot raise their bodies from a...

  12. ACLS=not having to have BLS?

    Rabid Response replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital requires both ACLS and BLS. We used to be able to renew BSL at the same time we renewed ACLS, but now we must take the classes

  13. Meals to eat on afternoon and nightshift?

    Rabid Response replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    Fruit, (sugar-free) yogurt, and string cheese are my staples. I have found that they don't make me sleepy, and I can eat them on the fly. Eating a small meal or meals (I count one string cheese as a...

  14. Newbe lookin' for advice.

    Rabid Response replied to a*m*w's topic in General Nursing

    In my area most hospitals do not differentiate between ASN and BSN when hiring nurses. My hospital pays exactly the same for nurses with either degree. That said, it has been nearly impossible for any...

  15. advise; how do you handle the loss of a patient?

    Rabid Response replied to idnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Two nights ago I had to call a code on a patient who I responded to as a rapid response call. The patient died. I thought that I had become really good at dealing with death, but this one has jarred...

  16. Nurses, I need advice

    Rabid Response replied to kstain's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Whether you complete that LPN program or not, you should definitely go to a four year college and get a Bachelors. College is about more than just finding a job when you graduate. The first two years...

  17. Question regarding lack of bed bath in ICU

    Rabid Response replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    As an ICU nurse I can tell you that several times I have had the same patient three nights in a row and bathed them every night, and THEN on the third night had them tell me during the bath, "Thank...

  18. Funny doctor orders

    Rabid Response replied to laurenicoleRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a doc from another hospital write a note in which he referenced one of our doctors. The note was typed, and he consistently misspelled the name of our doctor as "McNasty." We had a great time...

  19. Am I crazy?

    Rabid Response replied to stacey914's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for your loss. I can only imagine what it must feel like to lose a child and to anticipate the loss of another. I think that you should begin the process of applying to nursing schools...

  20. stuck on med-surg floor!

    Rabid Response replied to MissBrn's topic in General Nursing

    I would not mention my plans for CRNA school in any ICU interview. From what you posted here, it seems as if you only want to put in one year and then leave for school. If I were a manager and thought...

  21. so I blush really bad...

    Rabid Response replied to MissDandelion's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, me too. I really hate it. My skin is so fair that if I get the least bit excited or worked up I turn bright pink. If I'm lucky I'll only get bright spots of it on both cheeks, but sometimes my...

  22. Some Nurses too Almighty?

    Rabid Response replied to EbonyBorn2Succeed's topic in General Nursing

    My ICU has no nurses aids, and I have never had anyone but me bathe my patients. It's an excellent way to assess them, and because of that I don't even feel comfortable having another nurse bathe my...

  23. Best type of ICU for pre-crna learning?

    Rabid Response replied to CVmursenary's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think CVICU is best because you get patients straight from CV surgery, become familiar with a variety of vasoactive drips, and have many patients with Swans/PA lines. I prefer to work in our MSICU...

  24. Is it normal to have second thoughts?

    Rabid Response replied to GinaCat's topic in General Nursing

    I am STILL having second thoughts three years after graduating! Like you, I was very "book smart" in school, but I felt like I was more overwhelmed than my classmates in clinicals. My senior capstone...

  25. Blaming the nurse

    Rabid Response replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    MDs order UA on oliguric incontinent patient. Patient urinates a teeny bit once in the first 18 hours--into the bedding. MDs order the same UA 4 MORE TIMES that day (as if we didn't notice the order...