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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My best friend puts down being a nurse

Nurse SMS replied to mindfulnursingbabe's topic in General Students

She can have compassion without wanting to do that job. I love little kids. Doesn't mean I want to raise one again. You do not need her validation to be okay with your life choices. The sooner you get...
My best friend puts down being a nurse

Nurse SMS replied to mindfulnursingbabe's topic in General Students

Why does this upset you and why, if it upsets you this much, do you bring it up around her? It is true, not everyone can or should do what we do. That fact puts her down more than you from my...
preemployment drug testing

Nurse SMS replied to babynurse98's topic in Nurses Recovery

Does each of the physicians who prescribed those know that another physician also prescribed them? It sounds to me like you are meant to be taking one of those prescriptions but are rationalizing...
Staff Retention Policies

Nurse SMS replied to Positive_Outlook's topic in General Nursing

People do not leave jobs. They leave managers. Your retention policy needs to include training for excellence in management, making sure that nurses who have experience are the highest paid employees...
New Graduate Looking For Some Advice Before Starting at New Job

Nurse SMS replied to Ontarionursing's topic in General Nursing

Your biggest challenge as a new grad nurse is going to be learning how to delegate and time management. Those come with experience more than through focused study. Your best preparation is going to be...
My own family is the PITA in the hospital

Nurse SMS replied to Dances with wool's topic in General Nursing

The general, nonmedical, public have been advised by Readers Digest and newspaper articles and blog posts and etc etc that they need to be the patient's advocate. They get filled with horrifying...
RRT one hour into shift

Nurse SMS replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

RRTs can happen at any time to any type of patient. There is no "fault" in the fact that the human body is ...well....human. It is unpredictable, organic and quite frankly, miraculous to ever work the...
Would you have gone to nursing school....

Nurse SMS replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

Absolutely. I love my specialty and am well situated with my employer. That being said, this did not just fall into my lap. I worked hard during school to use all the connections at my disposal to get...
What looks great on your resume when you are applying for a job

Nurse SMS replied to Pcypress's topic in General Nursing

In most markets a new grad is a new grad is a new grad. Your best bet to get a foot up on the others is to make a hugely good impression during clinicals, express desire to work with people again,...
Coworker problem

Nurse SMS replied to Nurse071094's topic in General Nursing

Never heard of a physician escort here either. We would be waiting for.ev.er. to transfer and would, frankly, give them motivation to resist transferring patients if they have to escort. That is...
West Coast University DALLAS 2018 NEED INFO

Nurse SMS replied to lv2bakc's topic in Texas Nursing

I did not go to West Coast University but have seen people who have, for their RN to BSN program. I can tell you that accredited is accredited. It does not differ from coast to coast or region to...
I was found out!

Nurse SMS replied to cwilliams032's topic in General Nursing

I work pretty hard to stay anonymous but recognize the likelihood of being recognized is there and thus am cautious about what I post anyway. There is at least one person who knows who I am on here....
Can't find a job! No job opportunities!

Nurse SMS replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Nursing

Did you research the job market for LVNs before becoming one? It is a little foolish, to be honest, to state you did not become an LVN to work at a SNF when that is the primary employer of LVNs across...
Negative reviews by students

Nurse SMS replied to LilyRN99's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

Cool
what else can i do with BSN? to say goodbye to profession or keep trying?

Nurse SMS replied to sunshine539's topic in General Nursing

Don't be too hard on yourself. You are not "making excuses" and your emotions and concerns are valid. This job is TOUGH. It doesn't mean you are lacking or a wimp or weak or anything else if you...
what else can i do with BSN? to say goodbye to profession or keep trying?

Nurse SMS replied to sunshine539's topic in General Nursing

Step 1 - manage anxiety Step 2 - Evaluate after anxiety is well in hand whether you want to work a different specialty Step 3 - Investigate other specialties/career paths. Not all of them involve...
When to delegate to CNAs?

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

I second everything NightNerd said above. I took time to get to know the CNAs, ate lunch with them whenever possible, bought them lunch on difficult days. I helped whenever possible and on the rare...
Negative reviews by students

Nurse SMS replied to LilyRN99's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

Pretty much, yes. I very much admire your taking a step back, exhaling and coming back to it once emotion has calmed a bit. That kind of self assessment and implementation is something so many...
Negative reviews by students

Nurse SMS replied to LilyRN99's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

Perhaps in your next class, you share some of those reviews with the students and what has been done to address them, particularly the one about difficult content and what is there to help them. You...
New Grad Nurse Support/Survival

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

You may have better luck finding the other newbie nurses under the Career section, which has a board specifically for the First Year After Licensure. Good
Covered Up a Narcotic Med Error

Nurse SMS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

There were actually three errors in this scenario. One is the actual medication error. The other is false charting. The final is failure to follow policy regarding the reporting of an error. All three...
Observant Jew Cannot Work Saturday Shifts

Nurse SMS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

So if observant Jews cannot work the Sabbath, who staffs the hospitals during Sabbath in
How do new grad Nurses that don't have BSN manage to survive this job market ?

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

Mostly that is seen in the big cities where there are plenty of BSNs to go around and not enough acute care jobs for everyone that would want one. You may have to move or look in a rural area close to...
A little advice please

Nurse SMS replied to smartassmommy's topic in General Nursing

I never advise someone to leave a job before finding another....EXCEPT in a situation like this. I personally, at this point in my life, would never show up for another shift
Jahi McMath "What does it mean to die?"

Nurse SMS replied to Christy1019's topic in Nursing News

I don't find the reporting of this story to be "twisting" things, simply because the author makes it very clear that the perspective of the family is the story being told here and that there IS reason...

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