chevyv BSN, RN

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    Mandated :(

    chevyv replied to Morganalefey's topic in General Nursing

    I hate being mandated!! Happens to me every once in awhile. I couldn't imagine going through it as often as you. That place is really going to be short staffed if they don't get everything up and...
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    When will people learn NOT to say the "Q" word...

    chevyv replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I like the comment by a previous poster who stated it could be intuition. Seriously, every single time someone mentions how quiet it is, all hell breaks loose. Never have I heard it and not...
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    HELP!!!"How do I make Lemonade out of this Nursing Profession?"

    chevyv replied to lweave2's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm a psych nurse and I interact with pts all night long! There are also many pts with medical stuff going on right alongside psych stuff. If you aren't therapeutic, don't enjoy hands on and...
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    When will people learn NOT to say the "Q" word...

    chevyv replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We too are sorry everytime someone uses the Q word on our unit. Never fails the **** hits the fan within the hour!! Bad
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    Please Help - I have no where else to turn

    chevyv replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ya know, this may have helped the pt. Hopefully, the pt got a good chance to change and took it! I'm not sure if you need to take a LOA or not. You responded and have some regrets/frustration about...
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    Summer term students

    chevyv replied to Jack245's topic in General Students

    Just finished one class and dropped the other so I could enjoy my children and the summer weather! It was awful and I never want to take a summer class ever
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    dating someone with schizophrenia

    chevyv replied to dipsett08's topic in Psychiatric

    It's a tough illness to deal with. I'm not sure how happy or normal your relationship will be honestly. It's a lot on anyones plate. You will always feel the need to take care of him and check on...
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    Good Writing Skills Are Essential

    chevyv replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I thought my grammar/spelling was excellent until I took a job with paper charting. Every night I chart and have to figure out the spelling of at least one word. I have been humbled by these damn...
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    Budget cuts..... State nurses earn minimum wage?

    chevyv replied to gcupid's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure even the best health insurance would keep me at a minimum paying job. I really would hate to have to call fire fighters that work for minimum wage. My house would burn to the ground...
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    Please Help - I have no where else to turn

    chevyv replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That just sucks! I'm a behavioral health nurse and get this all of the time. I can tell you that the next time something like this happens, you will have the experience to deal with it. If my pt...
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    Nurses love to give...

    chevyv replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have to laugh when they thank me after I give em a huge
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    Obamacare Survives, Supreme Court Rescues 'Big Health'

    chevyv replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What I meant was how can there be more jobs if say the reimbursement rate to providors is extrememly low? Or what I see is that here comes another management position while the floor continues to...
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    Obamacare Survives, Supreme Court Rescues 'Big Health'

    chevyv replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't think this will improve jobs for healthcare workers. What will be the reimbursements for care? I know having it and being able to use it are 2 different issues especially with copays....
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    Obamacare Survives, Supreme Court Rescues 'Big Health'

    chevyv replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I heard the health care in Canada is horrid. Not sure how true this was, perhaps a disgruntled former pt. They told me that say you need heart surgery, you go on a list and when your number comes...
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    "No nurses of color....."

    chevyv replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I always let my pts know that they may need to wait longer for assistance and then (although I look white) I proceed to let them know I do have hispanic blood pulsing through my veins so will that be...
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    Feeling discouraged about tasks

    chevyv replied to CherrySyrup BSN RN CPN's topic in General Nursing

    Of course you have virtually no experience. In school we get the basics and then once we land a job, we get the hands on procedures down. Just be upfront and go for it! I hate training nurses that...
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    Frustrated and the custard doughnut did not help

    chevyv replied to elprup's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't actually think you could get an interview at the VA! After the huge application and wondering if all of the correct paperwork was submitted, you landed an interview!!!! I was beginning to...
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    Obamacare Survives, Supreme Court Rescues 'Big Health'

    chevyv replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am watching and learning. I have a son with severe cardiac dx so I'm relieved that he won't be without care once he turns 18 (in just a couple of years). I'm also concerned with my sig other...
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    Will starting in psych put me at a disadvantage in the future?

    chevyv replied to spdaydream's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm in psych currently and landed it when I passed my boards. Wouldn't want to be anyplace else, but I do hate that some of my skills I was just beginning to pick up in school have fallen by the...
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    Refusing a Clinical assignment

    chevyv replied to SheldonCooperPHD's topic in General Students

    If you crush an extended release med, then isn't the pt getting the full dose right away? I had a pt who would chew her extended release pain meds and I would let her know that she could not do that...
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    Need some help. Insight, support, just something

    chevyv replied to jamie.glaze's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Not to mention no 1099! Good luck
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    Need some help. Insight, support, just something

    chevyv replied to jamie.glaze's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    12 hr shifts so you can keep applying and looking. It's a paycheck for now. By the time you take your taxes out, your probably around the $15 mark. Kind of low for an RN, can you negotiate?...
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    Refusing a Clinical assignment

    chevyv replied to SheldonCooperPHD's topic in General Students

    Of course you can refuse, but you'll most likely be repeating the clinical next semester if you can make it that long. Why would you refuse a clinical assignment? It's all about learning. When else...
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    Did I just made a mistake by declining an interview?

    chevyv replied to miniangel729's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would have definately scheduled the interview and gone through with it, but would have found a way to imply my interest is not mother/baby. I would not take a position on that unit. Not for me,...
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    New LVN grad, 3 days of orientation with no pay.

    chevyv replied to Nurse1005's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I had no idea that unpaid orientation would be legal. What happens if you get hurt on the job? I'm just shocked that working without being paid is legal in some