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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    Minor and major things you hate/dislike as a nurse. What are they?

    Nurse SMS replied to Zyrv's topic in General Nursing

    Love teaching, reassuring, controlling pain, caring for wounds, working as a team, bonding with fellow nurses and soothing anxious family members. Hate absurd documentation requirements, ineffective...
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    A VERY frustrated nurse

    Nurse SMS replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Absolutely you MUST get better at delegating. There is no way to survive otherwise. Too bad on sour looks. Not your problem. If the secretary calls you for something the tech can do ask if they called...
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    Would you quit over white uniforms?

    Nurse SMS replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    Not if it were otherwise a decent place to
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    A VERY frustrated nurse

    Nurse SMS replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The seasoned nurse was right. Incremental overtime is huge when it comes to the unit and the hospital budget. It matters a LOT. The fact that others get out on time is not indicative of poor care on...
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    Time to give up?

    Nurse SMS replied to wiwhitedog's topic in Nursing Career

    I am sorry things turned out this way. With Aspergers I am surprised you made it through nursing school and I would never advise someone with Aspergers to be a nurse. The politics are rampant and...
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    Types of Nursing jobs with the typical 8am-4pm or 7am-5 pm hours

    Nurse SMS replied to Samt9's topic in Nursing Career

    Preop, PACU, IR, Cath Lab all usually have call requirements that come with the job. Therefore they are still not the traditional 8 hour day setting. Doing call isn't for
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    To be a nurse or not?

    Nurse SMS replied to hnh211's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, here's the thing. Any job is going to have issues and stress. So in that sense, no, you aren't going to escape it, even if you leave nursing to do something as different from nursing as, say,...
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    Why are magnet hospitals bad?

    Nurse SMS replied to golson's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I suspect it has something to do with the massive clean up job, so to speak, that is done just prior to inspection to gain Magnet status and then how it all falls to the wayside once the status is...
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    Homeless or otherwise Indigent Patients

    Nurse SMS replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I am laughing at bit at your question. I am sure you remember Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. The very basics of their needs are not being met. They have no safety. No shelter. No reliable food or water...
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    Do You Ever Ignore Your Employer's VM When They Try to Call You In?

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

    If I have no intention of going in, I don't answer and don't return the call. Why would I feel guilty? I committed 36 hours per week to them when I hired in full time. No more, no less. They have not...
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    Medical Center of Plano

    Nurse SMS replied to Soliloquy's topic in Texas Nursing

    It is a good hospital for the most part. Different floors have different cultures to be sure but in general they try to stick to evidence based practice and most of the people are good people....
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    Terrible write-up, can I survive?

    Nurse SMS replied to mammykats's topic in General Nursing

    Without details it is hard to say. The fact that you were written up and not fired alone says it isn't the death of your career. Put in your time, keep your head down and after six months goes by,...
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    Black and Job Hunting

    Nurse SMS replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have taken some time recently to study up on exactly what "white privilege" means. White from birth, the very term at first raised my hackles. It seemed prematurely judgmental of me out of fear of...
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    Called??? Scared and energized..

    Nurse SMS posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    So this sounds weird and I am a little wary of typing it out. Here's the basics: Been an RN 3 years. In school now for RN to MSN but have no idea why. I have zero desire to be a manager. I just know I...
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    So what's the one piece of advice you wish someone told you...

    Nurse SMS replied to vampiregirl's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    How many of you work inpatient? I am being invited to apply to a brand new inpatient hospital unit, 24 beds. I have always loved end-of-life care and felt very sacred about what I am doing in those...
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    Is there any truth to this?

    Nurse SMS posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I sometimes have people insist they are feverish when they aren't based on what they state their baseline temp is. "Well, I usually am 96.5 so YOU may not think 98.6 is a fever but for me it is". I...
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    Dallas area RN jobs...

    Nurse SMS replied to hecallsmeDuchess's topic in Texas Nursing

    HCA is a for-profit institution and its policies, staffing etc reflect that in most cases. It isn't always bad, but I would not consider them a sought-after
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    60 Minutes Interviews Presbyterian Nurses Lessons Caring for Ebola Patient Mr. Duncan

    Nurse SMS replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There were no
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    Help from the nursing community for a recent medical graduate.

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

    What about joining the military and finishing your training
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    Was this such an unreasonable request?

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

    I have had nurses get irritable with me as well for not accepting a verbal order from them. Oh well. I don't back down. It isn't worth the liability. The fact that you are not licensed makes your...
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    Miserable RN

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

    It bears noting that begging for a job and telling a story of financial and emotional woe will never get someone hired, ever. It comes across as desperate, needy and unstable, none of which are a good...
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    Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

    Nurse SMS replied to rnnina19's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't blame anyone for refusing. I would be afraid but I would do it. If not me, then
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    My Apology

    Nurse SMS replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't see it but goodness knows I have made snafus both online and off. Shake it off. The attention span on the Internet is
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    Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

    Nurse SMS replied to rnnina19's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I agree with Esme. There are a LOT of things being said that aren't true and there is a lot of info the media is not privy to, so they make things up. There is a definite spin going on here. The CDC...
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Nurse SMS replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    For those concerned that the nurse(s) are getting thrown under the bus: Ebola Update, Oct. 2, 8:35 p.m. CDT - Arlington - Texas Health Resources, Dallas, Fort Worth, Metroplex, Texas (TX) This...