TinyNurse

TinyNurse RN

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  1. Just got canned!!!

    TinyNurse replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like they actually did you a favor if things are as you say. Best of luck in registry and looking for something full time if that is what you desire. xo

  2. Just got canned!!!

    TinyNurse replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like they actually did you a favor if things are as you say. Best of luck in registry and looking for something full time if that is what you desire. xo

  3. New LPN with BIG concern over TN scope of practice re: IV Push

    TinyNurse replied to LPNalmost!'s topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't do it. Though I practice in TN now, I don't know the LPN laws because there are no LPNs in my ER. In Ohio, LPNs were allowed to hang certain antibiotics and normal saline and LR. NO IV...

  4. New LPN with BIG concern over TN scope of practice re: IV Push

    TinyNurse replied to LPNalmost!'s topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't do it. Though I practice in TN now, I don't know the LPN laws because there are no LPNs in my ER. In Ohio, LPNs were allowed to hang certain antibiotics and normal saline and LR. NO IV...

  5. Columbia/HCA

    TinyNurse replied to RN4NICU's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm on a travel assignment at an HCA hospital now. I'm finishing my contract and I am outta there!!! The entire hospital seems to be staffed with "all abouters" ( from HCA's own staffing company)...

  6. Are you required to use "in house " cell phones??

    TinyNurse replied to mdfog10's topic in General Nursing

    on my current assignment we gotta have them...... called ascoms anything from a doc call to pt family call to another nurse call, to a call light call,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i don't really like it....

  7. frustrated and overwhelmed

    TinyNurse replied to dwag's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for venting, it's all good here and it's important!!! I graduated over a year ago. Luckily I gravitated towards the "good nurses". They helped me through any difficult patient I had in the...

  8. Sexual relationships with patients

    TinyNurse replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    great story that was told, but as a single girl, i choose to meet men other places than the patient/nurse relationship. xo

  9. Two Questions About Quitting A Job

    TinyNurse replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    hey, 401k i don't know about, but most jobs require "some time" to cash out your pto. xo

  10. Need Some Advise. Want to be an RN: late 30's AM I TOO LATE?

    TinyNurse replied to RNRNRNRNR's topic in Nursing Career

    kudos to you for thinking about going into nursing!!!! I never thought I'd be a nurse but I graduated at 27 yo as a single mom. Most in my class were much older than me. class of 53 students graduated...

  11. Changing recruiter

    TinyNurse replied to kielbasi23's topic in Travel

    so sorry you and your recruiter aren't working out. I'm also on my 1st travel assignment, been here 1 1/2 months and i've only talked to my recruiter once ( 2 days after I started working). All is...

  12. ARE THERE ANY NURSES OUT THERE THAT ACTUALLY "ENJOY" or HAPPY WITH THEIR JOB.

    TinyNurse replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

    I do love nursing!!! and being an ER nurse. I loved my job untill I left it and took a travel assignment in TN............... uhhh it's a long story but my last staff nurse job was aweome!!!! I still...

  13. Would you let your kid ride a MOTORCYCLE ???

    TinyNurse replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, with a helmet with a driver I trust, just around the

  14. Making students undress for clinicals is a violation of basic human rights.

    TinyNurse replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    we never had to undress for clinical assessments in labs, but i would have brought this up if it would happened in my class. we wore shorts and

  15. GOOD nursing shoe suggestions other than Danskos??

    TinyNurse replied to NCNurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    ok, as a nurse for just over a year now..........lemme tell ya. I liked the sketchers with silver trim while i was in nursing school. They have since became old and they don't make em...

  16. With Children?

    TinyNurse replied to rica75's topic in Travel

    I'm on my first travel assignment. Only been there 2 days. I have a daycare/preschool for my 4 year old son. My boyfriend took a local job.Seems fine so far!!! xo

  17. need some advice on getting family member medical attention against their will

    TinyNurse replied to rhonda L's topic in General Nursing

    My dad worked, has his own place yet smoked too much and ate too much............ i encouraged him all of the time to see a doc for a "check up" he refused and refused again against my wishes and my...

  18. Pain Scale Sucks Doggy Poo...

    TinyNurse replied to andyman1216's topic in Emergency

    Amazing story!! My dad (48 yrs old) died last month of cardiogenic shock after acute anterior MI, on the way to the hospital he said his pain was a "3-4",,,,,,,,, and *****ed pleasantly at me and the...

  19. Disecting Cats

    TinyNurse replied to DeanG's topic in General Students

    We had to dissect cats in AP of my nursing program. I sent PETA letters to my instructor every day. He understood my position, and also understood that i would be a nurse someday........... as long...

  20. Would you report this?

    TinyNurse replied to DZcarrie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Of course, especially if no luck moving up chain of command,and if your license is in jeopardy....... xo

  21. I let family discourage me!Should I go through Rn or do diff program?

    TinyNurse replied to azebe00's topic in General Nursing

    Stick to your dreams girl!!!! I've been a nurse 1 yr, 1 month now............ and lemme tell ya......... the time I missed with my son I can't get back,,,,,,,,, but I CAN provide for his future....

  22. 265 and last question???

    TinyNurse replied to adnstudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work with a new grad in my ER, and she passed with 265, best of luck to you! xo

  23. Nurse/patient Ratio.....

    TinyNurse replied to Ari RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a 25 bed ER, and we do 3:1, and when we fill the hall beds, then it's 5:1. xo Jen

  24. Seizure pts 101

    TinyNurse replied to RN92's topic in Emergency

    Great post!! in the ER I work in, The padded SR's go up upon arrival. The patient doesn't ambulate anywhere until discharged, or an order to ambulate. So far in my 1 year ER experience this is a...

  25. Family in room during a resusitation?

    TinyNurse replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    As an ER nurse, I don't have a problem with family being present at codes, usually we have a chaplin, RN, or patient rep that talks to the family during the code. I have always been pro family in the...