RedhairedNurse

RedhairedNurse BSN, RN

Med Surg, Ortho

Member

  • Content

    1,060

  • Visitors

    14,371

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    12

All Content by RedhairedNurse

  1. Help...I CAN'T fail nursing school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    RedhairedNurse replied to Ecpi Raleigh 07/09's topic in General Nursing

    I had a teacher just like this in NS. Many people failed her class much more than in your case. It only motivated me that much more to study. That's what I had to do and it wasn't a problem, I...

  2. SALARY QUESTIONS!!!!!!!

    RedhairedNurse replied to chaquana's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the area you live. In North Texas, a new grad makes starts out at approx $24. I work with some nurses that make $40 something, they have been with the company for years and are...

  3. What you wished you knew when you started NS...

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

    Your likely to read a lot of negative comments here. I suggest you continue on with your nursing education. It's a great career, hard work and very rewarding. I asked a similar question as yours...

  4. Nursing with diabetes??

    RedhairedNurse replied to rayk1021's topic in General Nursing

    of course not, it's something that's your business and should not be made known to your future employer. just get it taken care of and start taking insulin and get it under control and keep it under...

  5. Fever and dying

    RedhairedNurse replied to honeybee888's topic in General Nursing

    My dad spiked a temp just a few hours before his death. RIP daddy, I love

  6. Encouraging words to New Grads and Newer Nurses

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

    I would have to think the OP means the worse night of her career as a nurse and probably was getting trashed from all ends. It can be different for every body. I've had some pretty rough...

  7. What else can I do with my BSN.

    RedhairedNurse replied to Poet74's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had a reason to ask you if you applied for medsurg. You say that "most places won't hire you because they know you are looking for something else." Why would anybody in a hospital setting...

  8. How mych did you $pend to become a Registered Nurse?

    RedhairedNurse replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    About 8K for ADN including books and

  9. How should I start preparing for nursing school?

    RedhairedNurse replied to Emile's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe an NCLEX book to help prepare you for the nclex style questions they will be asking you in nursing school exams. Yes, dosage calculations are a big thing; It won't hurt to study ahead on that...

  10. I'm so not a teacher!

    RedhairedNurse replied to Steffers's topic in General Nursing

    Just like do what you can. Good

  11. What else can I do with my BSN.

    RedhairedNurse replied to Poet74's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have you applied for medsurg jobs at the hospital? What kind of work do you

  12. Pt Teaching & dealing with Q&A....help!

    RedhairedNurse replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You should NEVER say "I don't know" to a patient. It's okay if you don't know but never communicate this to your patient. What you need to say is, 'I don't have the answer for you now but I will...

  13. Laid Off at Last Non-Nursing Job Before Became Nurse - Use Manager as Reference?

    RedhairedNurse replied to live&love&heal's topic in General Nursing

    Use nursing instructors as

  14. Your Pet Peeves in Nursing..

    RedhairedNurse replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely hate the following----- -IVPBs that have not been unclamped and the pt didn't get his/her medicine -dirty cluttered floors; over running trash cans -foley bags that are about to POP....

  15. want to just quit, maybe its not right for me!

    RedhairedNurse replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I totally agree with the above post. You don't need to quit. You've got a lot of time invested in going to school to become a nurse to only let 7 months go by. I made a lot of mistakes...

  16. Please Help! Major ERROR

    RedhairedNurse replied to FLA-RN's topic in General Nursing

    We learn by the mistakes we make, right? I don't mean to downplay your situation, but try not to let this bother you that bad, it's okay, every turned out okay. It doesn't mean you won't make a...

  17. How proactive should you be when applying for a job?

    RedhairedNurse replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a special on our local news station. A hiring manager (not nursing) was giving tips on getting jobs. Here is the link.........http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/money/ace-your-next-job-interview...

  18. How proactive should you be when applying for a job?

    RedhairedNurse replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    It's 4 o'clock where I'm at. You know, I had a thought. I'm sure they can see that you work there already, but I'm not sure you should say that when you talk to them on the phone. Just kind of...

  19. How proactive should you be when applying for a job?

    RedhairedNurse replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has the same system. I applied online and got an email saying they would contact me. I waited for about two weeks. That's when I started calling them. They would always say,...

  20. How proactive should you be when applying for a job?

    RedhairedNurse replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    You need to call them NOW.....Just say, "I applied online (when you applied) and I'm very interested in the position and would like to know if any decisions have been made on when I can come in for an...

  21. How proactive should you be when applying for a job?

    RedhairedNurse replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    If you went through the nurse recruiter you should call her first. I called my recruiter at least once per week for about 6 weeks until she set up my interview. The last call I made to her,...

  22. Wound vac question/vent

    RedhairedNurse replied to Nursetastic's topic in General Nursing

    I was just ready to respond to Webmansx post that said "Wound vaccs are never placed over sutures.", then saw your post. I was reading the KCI website on indications for the wound vac and read...

  23. Question about holding meds

    RedhairedNurse replied to Sparrow23's topic in General Nursing

    Same with me as in the above post. If there are standing orders and/or parameters in place to hold a blood pressure medicine, then i will not notify the MD if I hold it. In fact, sometimes I'll...

  24. Question about holding meds

    RedhairedNurse replied to Sparrow23's topic in General Nursing

    You were so right and the blood pressure meds should not have been held. Maybe next time you can take something like this as an opportunity to teach your preceptor and there is nothing wrong with...

  25. First Interview

    RedhairedNurse replied to Alli711's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have some goals in mind, short term and long term in case you're asked. Be careful not to talk too much. I was actually watching interview skills on our local new station yesterday. Any question...