RedhairedNurse

RedhairedNurse BSN, RN

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  1. should i study for 2nd semester finals or go to my grandmothers 75th anniversary?

    RedhairedNurse replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely go ! School will always be there, you're grandma won't. My A&P instructor once told me this when my dad was ill. He was right, my dad is gone, but the school is still

  2. Alternative to spanking

    RedhairedNurse replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. proverbs 22:15 another scripture....can't seem to find right now, but it says....."spare the rod,...

  3. I wish sombody would have told me......

    RedhairedNurse replied to Xcited 2B-N-RN's topic in General Nursing

    You'll make new and potentially better

  4. Lung Sounds

    RedhairedNurse replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing

    I learned lung sounds in my last semester of nursing school when I followed R/T for the day. You will quickly distinguish normal lung sounds from adventitious lung sounds very soon. Crackles and...

  5. New nurse feeling incompetent

    RedhairedNurse replied to americanlatina313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I too, had a pt one night that had a very low H&H, but our computers went down about two hours after my shift started and were down for almost half the night; I didn't realize this until around...

  6. New nurse feeling incompetent

    RedhairedNurse replied to americanlatina313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i'm sorry you don't feel support. i get that drift from some of my fellow employee's at times, but not often. do you mind actually sharing these mistakes with us? we may actually learn from what...

  7. New nurse feeling incompetent

    RedhairedNurse replied to americanlatina313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think what you're experiencing is totally the norm. Here lately, there have been a couple of issues that make me feel the same way. I spoke to my charge nurse, tonight actually, and other's about...

  8. Tips for passing NCLEX

    RedhairedNurse replied to jode1012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The trouble I found with Saunders was that the questions seemed so easy. It was good to study during school though. Nclex questions are much more difficult than Saunders,

  9. Tips for passing NCLEX

    RedhairedNurse replied to jode1012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My employer paid for the Kaplan review. I thought it was wonderful course. It did teach how to break the question down as one poster said.....But we also had hundreds of practice questions, in class...

  10. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

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

    jules and highlandlass...... god bless you both!!! esp during these wonderful holidays. hope you both have a wonderful and happy holiday

  11. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

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

    to the op........... i have a feeling that you'll do great in your new role as a nurse. god bless you sweetie. i'm so sorry i hijacked your thread. wasn't really meaning on it getting so

  12. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

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

    thank you jan. i was starting to feel a little ganged up on here! i have learned a great deal about learning how to respond to experienced nurses, and to the op, so will you. i just hope you're not...

  13. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

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

    dearest tencat: it was taken behind closed doors. please read previous post. have a happy holiday. i love the holidays......i'm so excited, i love my life and i love my job and most of all.....i'm so...

  14. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

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

    well you know, i don't really care what any of you think. i know the kind of nurse i am, and i know the kinds of nurses that exist there.....hint hint. btw, jules, it's my manager that counts, not...

  15. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

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

    Yes I did. This ONE (mind you, read that is says ONE) bully nurse was so disrespectul and on several occasions before our particular incident....she was warned by other's senior nurses to lay off me,...

  16. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

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

    AMEN. I know that's for sure. I finally stood up to a nurse that jumped my case big time for not teaching. It wasn't the first time she was rude to me. I got so upset with her...... I cried, I...

  17. Tips for Delegation

    RedhairedNurse replied to pollywollywogs85's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've always heard that if you have time to do it yourself, then do it. You'll find that some CNAs won't do what you ask because you are new. I had that problem big time when working on days. I still...

  18. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

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

    I over heard an oncoming AM nurse in report the other morning. A pts vitals were approx 90/60, HR 135......the night shift nurse did nothing apparently

  19. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

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

    Tips I've learned so far: 1. Be sure you're IV fluid bags are full, don't let them be almost empty when morning shift comes on. 2. Try to obtain you're labs such as urine, blood, stool, and if it is...

  20. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

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

    I agree. I always have my assigments complete at shift end, but it's the teaching that's hard to do. I had an experienced (bully type) nurse jump my case because I didn't teach a family member about...

  21. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

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

    Appears as if you need to grow up a little.

  22. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

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

    My comments aren't "flip" whatever the heck you mean by that, and NO I'm not young; I'm in my 40s. And with all due respect, I'm just smart enough not to let negative people, like you, walk over me or...

  23. 40 year old starting NS and taking the ACT

    RedhairedNurse replied to powers2004's topic in General Nursing

    Who ever wants to go into nursing for the money needs to see my paycheck. I started in mid-June of this year and I've made $27,000 yr to date which means for a full year I should make around 55K,...

  24. 40 year old starting NS and taking the ACT

    RedhairedNurse replied to powers2004's topic in General Nursing

    You are so very right about the people skills. You need that for sure! Just please try and make sure your gpa stays above 3. Nursing school is very competitive. You really need to get an A in those...

  25. 40 year old starting NS and taking the ACT

    RedhairedNurse replied to powers2004's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that everyone will be able to rush into it bc there are not enough nursing intructors to go around. My former school turned down over 300 applicants due to the instructor shortage....