RedhairedNurse

RedhairedNurse BSN, RN

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  1. I Saved a Life!

    RedhairedNurse replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    Very very good! God Bless

  2. How can I learn to like medsurg?

    RedhairedNurse replied to I RN A's topic in First Year After Licensure

    May I ask why you don't like medsurg? It's what nursing is all about. Don't get me wrong, there are other very important area's of nursing, but like the other's said, medsurg is where you build upon...

  3. Don't know how to quit

    RedhairedNurse replied to MJJFan1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I will say most importantly to make sure you have another job lined up before you quit. Then, give as much notice as they need you to, possibly up to 6 weeks if need be. Should be no

  4. Plaza in Fort Worth

    RedhairedNurse replied to tamuccnurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    Apparently not interested since no reply since last post. if youre interested I can tell you more

  5. I hate my life.....

    RedhairedNurse replied to MrsIndependent's topic in General Nursing

    I sympathize with you a bit. But I have to say that when I read your post, I was a little surprised at the attitude. I truly hope you find happiness, but your son and your family should be priority, I...

  6. what is your preferred shift?

    RedhairedNurse replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't find it hard to stay awake during night shift, but I've always prefered staying up late, and have never been the kind who likes waking up at 5am to go to work. It took me a few months to...

  7. A personality overhaul

    RedhairedNurse replied to brookie92207's topic in General Nursing

    Smiling usually does the trick and asking "is there anything I can get for you all?" I've had a few occassions when I had to be extra extra friendly to family members who feel they aren't recieving...

  8. what is your preferred shift?

    RedhairedNurse replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Nights for me! I can get home in time to see my daughter off to school, I can be home when she gets out of school and help with homework. If I worked days, I wouldn't get to see her

  9. Calling all compassionate nurses... teach me

    RedhairedNurse replied to don_ia18's topic in General Nursing

    I think sometimes we can become too busy. That's why I went to nightshift, so I can actually do special things for my pts. Dayshift was just too fast paced for me, I had compassion, but didn't...

  10. Depressed about other staffers

    RedhairedNurse replied to Justlearning's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sorry you have to deal with that. It makes me thankful I work with great people. I do strongly agree with other posters, quit and don't look back. I too have to ask questions because nursing...

  11. Alternative to spanking

    RedhairedNurse replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what you say, but I think children should have a healthy fear of their parents. My daughter will mind me on first command because I use to spank her, and it wasn't on a daily basis...

  12. Is it possible to get aids by getting transfused blood on your hands?

    RedhairedNurse replied to ANH_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Standard precautions on every body!! Remember. I wear gloves even when doing flushes.....any time and every time I touch a pts skin, I wear gloves! I think you'll be fine, unless you have a cut like...

  13. This Current Recession!!!

    RedhairedNurse replied to puppyrules's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital is busy as it's ever been, no layoffs, & actually still

  14. Are you working all the holidays because you're new?!?

    RedhairedNurse replied to Faeriewand's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm new and I'm off Christmas eve and day and New Years eve and day. Other nurses on my floor all volunteered to work these Holidays, so by the time I got to the schedule, these days were already...

  15. blood administration

    RedhairedNurse replied to Fifi2u's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, common where I work as

  16. I am very worried

    RedhairedNurse replied to Ms.Migraine's topic in General Nursing

    It's terrible to have to work with people like this. As if nursing work isn't hard enough that we have to deal with this on top of everything else. Just come out and tell her that if she doens't want...

  17. Need to vent...ugggh!!!!

    RedhairedNurse replied to Fiducia78's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you call and follow up after you've turned in your resume? With my job, the recruiter told me they would call me "next week", I waited, no call. I called them, same thing was said, "we'll call next...

  18. Alternative to spanking

    RedhairedNurse replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    in regards to the post i made re: "spare the rod, spoil the child" i knew the bible said something about the "rod." never heard of samuel taylor, but i found the exact scripture i was thinking of....

  19. Failed drug test with prescription & HIPPA Law???

    RedhairedNurse replied to Cosmicmoon67's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Sounds like they suspect you of something. Just stick to your legit prescription and don't say anything. Get a

  20. Failed drug test with prescription & HIPPA Law???

    RedhairedNurse replied to Cosmicmoon67's topic in General Nursing

    How can a drug test specifically show adderal? I thought it just showed classes of drugs, ie...amphetamines, opiates, benzodiazapams, barbituates,

  21. A New RN, Quit Job after 5 Months

    RedhairedNurse replied to I_Scream's topic in First Year After Licensure

    reading these posts makes me so thankful that i didn't quit my job. it was really hard the first few months and i came so close to almost quitting.....i hung in there and now i love it! i hope...

  22. Plaza in Fort Worth

    RedhairedNurse replied to tamuccnurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    i did clinicals at plaza. the nurses were very stressed, some were rude, some were very kind. back to the stress part, i remember several nurses being stressed due to not getting around to their 9...

  23. Need Easy RN school Ny or Jersey

    RedhairedNurse replied to Dionyonce's topic in General Nursing

    all nursing schools are difficult and they should be. only about 1/2 of our original class

  24. When to wear gloves!?

    RedhairedNurse replied to LaurRN's topic in General Nursing

    i always wear gloves anytime i come into contact with a pt. staph aureas lives on every one's skin and i'd rather not touch a strangers germs.

  25. Evil Doctors

    RedhairedNurse replied to James_Adam's topic in General Nursing

    No, I don't find this to be true. Not saying that you've had your share of indifferent docs