Nurse SMS MSN, RN

Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development

You did what you knew how to do; when you knew better, you did better. - Maya Angelou

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Employee Health During Covid

Nurse SMS replied to ThatBLURN's topic in Disaster Preparation

We have several. Our chaplain staff is on the schedule 24/7 and always available to all employees, regardless of religious preference or lack thereof. We have our EAP program, available to all...
Interview for a faith based hospital; advice please!!!

Nurse SMS replied to shakabrah's topic in General Specialties

I would think even in faith-based organization they can't discriminate based on those things. I am surprised you were asked about your faith or lack
Favorite specialty? Why?

Nurse SMS replied to SillyFever's topic in General Specialties

I adore being a Nurse Educator and Patient Literacy Specialist. I get to help nurses grow their practice and I get to help teach all healthcare professions on how to better communicate with their...
Non-Hospital Nursing Jobs?

Nurse SMS replied to msmileRN's topic in General Specialties

There are a lot of nonhospital jobs out there. Telehealth is one of them. Insurance companies utilize nurses remotely. There are school nurses, clinic nurses, dialysis nurses, correctional health...
Transitioning out of Home Care Nursing

Nurse SMS replied to brownm27's topic in General Nursing

If you are a recent grad (last couple of years), ask the hospital if a reference from a previous clinical instructor would suffice in lieu of a current supervisor. It is pretty common in all...
Weekend Requirements

Nurse SMS replied to Beaux2011's topic in General Nursing

Everywhere I have worked you are required to work four weekend shifts every month, two major holidays (Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years) and two minor holidays (Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor...
Night shift

Nurse SMS replied to nikki1018's topic in General Nursing

I got blackout drapes and good sleep masks. I treated my days exactly how I used to treat my nights. I came home, ate dinner with a glass of wine, watched trash TV or read until around 10. Had my...
Texas Hospital making nurses resign or take care of COVID patients

Nurse SMS replied to Rex Sanchez's topic in Disaster Preparation

There is no choice. Nurses are being called to be patient care nurses in Texas right now. The shortage is
Nurse externship or CNA?

Nurse SMS replied to futurenurse111's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

I did an externship. It allowed me to practice physical skills with a nurse on hand directly supervising, such as IV insertion, catheter insertion, sterile dressing changes. I could do more than a CNA...
Texas Hospital making nurses resign or take care of COVID patients

Nurse SMS replied to Rex Sanchez's topic in Disaster Preparation

Right now in the current COVID environment, our managers are working 3 12 hour shifts a week, mostly on night shift, with a patient assignment at the bedside AND are required to work one 8-10 hour...
Not what I expected so far.

Nurse SMS replied to moomin's topic in Health, Stress Management

You are going through new grad reality shock. All new grads feel this to some degree. The idealized world of nursing school is gone and all that is left is the difference between reality and your...
This is NOT what shift report is about!

Nurse SMS replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

Sorry you had a rough shift and a rough handoff. Bullies will be bullies to the extent that we allow it. It's fine for them to ask you questions. If they are doing it unprofessionally, address it....
I can't get a job!!

Nurse SMS replied to ThatBLURN's topic in General Nursing

You may just have to keep banging on doors. Talk to a few more recruiters. One recruiter's negative outlook may not actually be the real story. Even if it is, you miss 100% of the shots you don't...
How bad will it get in the fall/Winter time?

Nurse SMS replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

I think any intramuscular injection is going to sting or ache a
Texas Hospital making nurses resign or take care of COVID patients

Nurse SMS replied to Rex Sanchez's topic in Disaster Preparation

Of course not all doctors can do surgery. That's a false comparison. I am a senior educator, not in management. Most all nurses who have left the bedside were bedside nurses at one time. Even if they...
License application concern

Nurse SMS replied to NewgradRNOR's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

I know that a lot of BONs are operating at super slow speed due to Covid and that these things take quite a while to go through all the steps even in the best of times. I am so sorry for your stress...
Advice Wanted- Accelerated BSN/MSN vs. ADN Cost

Nurse SMS replied to Y'all's topic in General Students

ASN and then do an ASN to MSN bridge program once you have a couple of years under your belt. Good
Work at home informatics nurses

Nurse SMS replied to bignerdRN's topic in Western Governors University

Informatics isn't generally a work from home specialty. It is a specialty that involves a lot of hands-on teaching, both in classrooms and at the bedside, as well as a lot of special projects that...
Doctor Derogatory Comments in the OR?

Nurse SMS replied to Loveliest's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

I witnessed a surgeon and his first assist writing a silly quote on some mesh they implanted in a patient when I was a student observing in the
Transition to bedside shift reporting

Nurse SMS replied to BRoBSN's topic in General Nursing

Do you do report using the EMR? I have found doing this allows everything to be communicated in a fairly straightforward manner even at the bedside, covers all aspects of report, including behavioral...
New nurse - ICU

Nurse SMS replied to sara9494's topic in General Nursing

The number of schools matter because the more new graduates there are in a given area, the harder it will be to get a job in the high demand specialties. Those generally include ICU, L&D, NICU and...
What did you do with your old nursing school textbooks?

Nurse SMS replied to coopman712's topic in General Nursing

I kept them for five years, then donated
Why do nurses cringe when I say I want to be a OR nurse?

Nurse SMS replied to mariawong's topic in General Nursing

Seriously?! I did a rotation through OR during my internship and yeah....just...no to the gopher statements. I loved it. It felt important and....BUSY. They have my respect for.ev.er. Soooo many...
Why do nurses cringe when I say I want to be a OR nurse?

Nurse SMS replied to mariawong's topic in General Nursing

I find this weird, as I have literally never heard anyone look down on OR nurses. They seem to be a tight squad and to have their own clout as a specialty. Either way, what you do for a living impacts...
License application concern

Nurse SMS replied to NewgradRNOR's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

You might. It's hard to say. If you answered "no" to a question about arrests and then this turned up, that is what they will be most concerned

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