emmy27

emmy27

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  1. Fresh RN - Shift Schedule

    emmy27 replied to Lindarn2015's topic in General Nursing

    On nights on a floor as a new grad, I preferred as many nights in a row as possible- once per schedule I had five in a row (three on one week immediately followed by two in the next). I got in to the...

  2. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    emmy27 replied to kemansha1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think they were attempting to compare nursing to manual labor, but rather point out that as a new grad, you still require significant training on the part of the hiring organization, which...

  3. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    emmy27 replied to kemansha1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What were you under the impression new grads were making in your area? Genuinely curious- that's considerably higher than new grad pay in my part of the world (deep south) but possibly lower than in,...

  4. Accredited question?

    emmy27 replied to KayStanley's topic in General Nursing

    This post has a good breakdown. There's general academic accreditation, state nursing accreditation, and national nursing accreditation. Many employers and schools (in the event that you continue your...

  5. Emotional abuse

    emmy27 replied to angiegirl30's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck. The "he would have a meltdown" if he knew you were looking for a job part really stuck out to me- that is a classic sign of an abuser. The need to keep their partner under control by...

  6. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    emmy27 replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    I do have an actual anxiety disorder, however, I found probably the least-stressed point in my career was around the end of my new grad year. The initial overwhelming nature of being brand-new to the...

  7. Why are CNAs not held to professional standards?

    emmy27 replied to yachterotter's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    All the states I've worked in have permitted nursing students to work in a CNA capacity without taking the certification exam after their first semester of nursing school, because the content of the...

  8. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    emmy27 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to be an NP, but all the NPs I've worked with have been good-to-great- some of my favorite providers to work with. They have, however, mostly been of the old-school "very experienced RN...

  9. Jealous Friends...

    emmy27 replied to Upward_Bound's topic in School, College Programs

    Huh? How does a friend being inspired to embark on a very long and challenging course of study because you decided to do it in any way equal "telling a stranger in public step by step how to take your...

  10. I can't stop thinking about quitting nursing school.

    emmy27 replied to efsrous's topic in General Students

    I loathed clinicals- was sick with anxiety for nearly every one. I never made a serious mistake, never got chewed out by anyone, and still felt like I might vomit walking on to the floor for every...

  11. How long is your commute?

    emmy27 replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    Currently? 5 minutes. Literally. I could walk if there wasn't a sketchy industrial area between me and the hospital. I don't love my current job, but I do love that the time between clocking out and...

  12. Depressed self-referral to ED

    emmy27 replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    Having a patient who reports SI/HI undress and gown, securing their belongings, and placing them in view of a safety sitter or nurse immediately has been standard procedure everywhere I've ever...

  13. Is this real? Vein light

    emmy27 replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    A sales rep brought one to an ED I worked at- I'm a pretty good stick, but that day we happened to have a regular who was a very large, very dark-skinned man with terrible veins and severe autism....

  14. RVN: Registered Veterinary Nurse, what do you think?

    emmy27 replied to AllisonLeighLVT's topic in General Nursing

    As long as the credentialing, training, and licensing to obtain it is comparable to a Registered Nurse, and it is protected in the same manner as "nurse" in general (ie, the industry shouldn't be...

  15. Red Cross Training for CNA

    emmy27 replied to CMCareer16's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think you'll find the pay for CNAs is even lower than for a residential counselor (the average national CNA salary is about a 2/3 of a residential counselor), and there is no room for advancement-...

  16. Red Cross Training for CNA

    emmy27 replied to CMCareer16's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    There are many CNA jobs available, but the pay is low (even with years of experience, in many areas CNAs make little more than minimum wage) and the work is very, very physically and emotionally...

  17. Patient videos on social media?

    emmy27 replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    There were some firings at a facility I worked at over something very, very similar. If legal and risk management aren't on board (and I highly doubt they would be) and the patient hasn't signed a...

  18. Quitting without a notice

    emmy27 replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I totally understand the impulse, but give the notice and work it (or see if you can get people to pick up some of your shifts). It's a maximum of six more shifts- you can do it. It's good not to...

  19. Title RN/LVN

    emmy27 replied to JENURSE03_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've never seen anyone do this because an RN license encompasses the entirety of the LVN/LPN license scope, but if you still hold the actual license, it's not incorrect. In general though you list the...

  20. Odd interactions

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

    We had a med-surg patient once- slight early dementia but oriented to self and situation and at his a&o baseline, afebrile, vitals normal, no new symptoms- and his adult daughter came in and threw...

  21. Odd interactions

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

    Oh man, when I used to be assigned to safety sit working nights as a tech, hallucinating patients really set me on edge. "There's no man in the corner, sir, go back to sleep." *keeps one eye on the...

  22. High arch shoes

    emmy27 replied to Nursenora4's topic in General Nursing

    Skip danskos- they have a lot of fans but the upper is too stiff and low for really high arches, they caused me crippling foot pain. If you like clogs, Alegria clogs are extremely comfortable and have...

  23. How do you handle 10 patients at once

    emmy27 replied to Marier's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Make a quick prioritization plan with your teammate at the start of the shift. If you're in a state with a restrictive LPN scope, figure out what things you're going to have to do specifically and...

  24. What is your schedule like as a nurse?

    emmy27 replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently PRN (as-needed staff) contracted to work a minimum of 13 shifts a quarter, but I generally work more than that. Our unit is primarily staffed in twelve hour increments but I do pick up...

  25. clamp the foley

    emmy27 replied to mciobotea's topic in General Nursing

    I would not clamp the foley of a patient undergoing CBI for two hours, the risk of a patient with hematuria forming significant clots in that time is high. All the documentation for foley clamping...