emmy27

emmy27

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  1. The Ship Is Sinking

    emmy27 replied to beachtomountainsRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's an unfortunate truth of most employers that if they dislike your legally protected activity they can and will find a way to discipline you for unprotected activity (ever clocked in a minute early...

  2. So I passed NCLEX, does that mean I'm ready to be a nurse?

    emmy27 replied to mangosoccer11's topic in General Nursing

    Lotion between toes theoretically carries a risk of fungal growth, but... I don't think I've ever had time to even consider putting lotion between someone's toes as a working nurse. Being a little...

  3. The Ship Is Sinking

    emmy27 replied to beachtomountainsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand your need for advice in this situation but you mention one person already being let go due to negative social media posts and I suspect that this post will be extremely transparent to...

  4. Resignation/Sick Leave

    emmy27 replied to NurseSarahJP's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In the long run, having a positive recommendation or at a minimum, retaining an "eligible for rehire" status at this employer is probably worth more than two weeks salary (considering how many job...

  5. Taking a class in which a lot of people seem to have a background in anatomy...

    emmy27 replied to PianoTiles's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Seconding GrnTea's recommendation of the Anatomy coloring book- it's really relaxing and spending the time to color the names and placement of the systems really helps cement it in your

  6. Discovery of Falsified Documentation

    emmy27 replied to travelingrn2001's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Seriously. I've had enough patients swear to my face that "the nurse who was here yesterday [me] said [thing I didn't say]" or "I've been here five hours and I still haven't seen a doctor! [they've...

  7. Supervisior causing problems, what should I do?

    emmy27 replied to sunshiny1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It can't be *just* you switching wings, or who was working in those wings before you were assigned to them? You can't rotate just one employee- others must be rotating if you are, that's the...

  8. ACLS?

    emmy27 replied to fedynaj's topic in General Nursing

    That's really interesting. I never realized it wasn't required for ER jobs in Canada. It's been required within X months of hire for every RN job I've had, and the employers always pay for it. I'd be...

  9. Supervisior causing problems, what should I do?

    emmy27 replied to sunshiny1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe an employee senior to you or a patient on that wing had a complaint about you, or prefers another staff member, or a staff member with more seniority requested that assignment, or perhaps your...

  10. Should I have stayed?

    emmy27 replied to CelticGoddess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Staying more than an hour past shift change to wait to transfer a stable patient with no bed assignment in sight and a fresh nurse who has already taken report? That is a crazypants expectation....

  11. No babies for this NICU nurse

    emmy27 replied to angrykitten's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OMG. "Hey lady, I have six kids of whom five are no longer in my care. WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP

  12. No babies for this NICU nurse

    emmy27 replied to angrykitten's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    LOL at "You'll never be financially stable." The people I have get pushy/demanding about it ("Why not?" "What's wrong with you?" "Don't you even WANT kids?") are almost always people who seem like...

  13. Late on interview.

    emmy27 replied to nursefromcali's topic in General Nursing

    We can't know whether they meant you were done with the process for certain, so you could call and ask to be certain. But it sounds very much like they mean they are no longer interested in...

  14. Nursing Instructors Would Rather see You Fail than Succeed

    emmy27 replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    In my program, making an error (even an error that was caught before it reached the patient/had no consequences) resulted in a write up and three write ups in one semester (not one class- one...

  15. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    emmy27 replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    There's an episode of SVU where Stabler's pregnant wife is trapped in a car wreck and for whatever reason (been a while) Olivia is the one to crawl in and start the IV, not a medic (already goofy)....

  16. Staying up-to-date and well rounded?

    emmy27 replied to GCom24's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing journals, both general and for your area of specialty. Also, you're an RN- you're equipped to do more in-depth research on the potentially sketchy information you find in general new reports....

  17. Is there a test to determine which area of nursing you are best for?

    emmy27 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Certified Nurse Midwife... haha... I pretty much stood as far back as I could and prayed for it to be over during my L&D clinicals. Really seriously not my

  18. No babies for this NICU nurse

    emmy27 replied to angrykitten's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think deflecting the question with a joke (I usually go with, "No, but my dogs definitely think they're kids") and then immediately turning the conversation back to them is the best (although an...

  19. RN working as an aide?

    emmy27 replied to been2hell&back's topic in General Nursing

    It's allowed if you agree to it, but as I understand it, you'd still be held to the standard of your license in terms of judgement and practice (unlike an actual UAP who has no license). So that's...

  20. Needle stick - pt refusing testing

    emmy27 replied to EllyElephant's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In the majority of states, patients have the right to refuse HIV testing even in needlestick/occupational exposure cases. In some states this can be overridden with a court order, in a few states it...

  21. Are you expected to work on a unit you haven't oriented to?

    emmy27 replied to lorichka6's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. When I was a m/s floor nurse I floated to other floors, as an adult ED nurse I've floated to floors, peds ED, and PACU. Generally the charge nurse is the go-to person for most questions and...

  22. Do you get hit/spit on? Does body fluids splash on you?

    emmy27 replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's "part of being a nurse" in the sense that it's something we should be okay with, but I do think it's "part of being a nurse" in the sense that assault by patients with little or no...

  23. 58 years old - Am I too old to start nursing school??

    emmy27 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    ^^^ This is so true, and it does not necessarily get better with time and experience. Even with experience, in many hospitals, staffing and acuity is such that it's not uncommon for there to be no...

  24. Assigned to TWO units simultaneously, anyone else?

    emmy27 replied to Sol6's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My understanding is that all hospitals are required under EMTALA to have the policies and capacity to *evaluate*, triage, and provide initial care for patients presenting with emergencies, but not to...

  25. Fired during orientation/7 weeks in

    emmy27 replied to beachlover's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Be glad that you didn't spent more than 7 weeks at a place that uses preceptors who instruct new grads to violate not just policies (there are ways to give meds safely without scanning, but if that's...