wanderlust99

wanderlust99

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  1. Bill would require nurse-to-patient ratios in Michigan hospitals

    wanderlust99 replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    There is one hospital in particular I would like to report. Do you think writing a letter to state would do anything? This is a non union hospital. And I am a traveler, my contract is now complete....

  2. Should I be forward about being a stripper?

    wanderlust99 replied to Nixon99's topic in Nursing Career

    You don't need to mention

  3. Bill would require nurse-to-patient ratios in Michigan hospitals

    wanderlust99 replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I work in CA and MANY hospitals do NOT follow the state laws about ratios or breaks. More commonly they follow ratio laws but not breaks, especially in southern California. This is my experience...

  4. 57 and need to start over YET AGAIN!

    wanderlust99 replied to Bailey246's topic in Nursing Career

    My bf went to a professional to help with his resume. They were able to word things in a way that didn't reveal his age. Just a thought. Others that I had were rep for a company like phillips, picc...

  5. Nurse Calling In Scripts to Pharmacy Illegally

    wanderlust99 replied to nurse42long's topic in General Nursing

    If the nurse manager isn't doing anything, I would speak to do the doctor about it. Just tell him that she called in a prescription for you, under his name, and are you okay with that? He needs to...

  6. Would wearing a sexy nursing outfit to a party disrespect the profession?

    wanderlust99 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Is a nursing outfit really appropriate for a lingerie party is my question. Halloween yes. When I see lingerie party I think slutty teddies, thigh highs with garters and hooker heels. I'd just...

  7. Thinking about traveling...

    wanderlust99 replied to SurfOwel's topic in Travel

    I have heard good things about University of Colorado hospital, I think it's in Aurora which is right near Denver. I have a friend that worked in a small hospital in Boulder & loved it. I'm...

  8. Medications that require to check the Blood Pressure?

    wanderlust99 replied to NursingBro's topic in Patient Medications

    ace inhibitors beta blockers ca channel blockers etc... start with

  9. Anti-intellectual & hyper-sensitive. WHY?

    wanderlust99 replied to mclennan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can't believe she called you a ***** nurse. Just for that I would report her and get her

  10. Bed Baths & Other Nursing Arts Still Taught? (Speaking of Wet Wipe Baths)

    wanderlust99 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Students

    We were taught that in nursing school but I've never heard or considered it an

  11. Phone interviews

    wanderlust99 replied to TravelNewbie's topic in Travel

    I've had different types of interviews, from the generic what are your strengths & weaknesses, to clinical questions where I was drilled for 45 minutes on critical care patients, sometimes they...

  12. Decision time

    wanderlust99 replied to PMKNSE's topic in Travel

    CA has a ton of traveler jobs, plus there are ratios - 1:4 tele, 1:5 medsurg. I've been able to work in CA for over 4 years traveling. The longest time off between assignments was 3 weeks but that...

  13. Incident Reports...aarrggghhh!!!

    wanderlust99 replied to MessyMomma's topic in General Nursing

    Does management provide positive feedback to staff or do the nurses only hear about what they are doing wrong, is what I

  14. Running PRBC concurrently with NS?!

    wanderlust99 replied to nurseap's topic in General Nursing

    NS & PRBC are compatible. You did nothing

  15. my patient forgot their prescription at discharge....

    wanderlust99 replied to paperheart's topic in General Nursing

    No. I think you covered yourself especially by offering to call in prescriptions to the pharmacy. He was just being noncompliant. I had a patient a few weeks ago who wasn't willing to wait any...

  16. Anyone ever tell you, you would never be able to become a nurse? Proved them wrong?!

    wanderlust99 replied to taraer1206's topic in General Nursing

    My parents and the majority of my nursing instructors didn't believe in me. It wasn't until my last semester in nursing school, when the toughest and most feared teacher took a liking to me. All I...

  17. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    wanderlust99 replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm in my 7th year as a RN and feeling the burnout now. 3 years ago I liked what I do, now I hate it. I've considered going back to school and getting my masters, but why would I want to obtain a...

  18. It wasn't funny...at the time.

    wanderlust99 replied to Sterling-RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    lol love

  19. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    wanderlust99 replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel the exact same way as you do with my current travel job position. I am constantly floated to a tele unit like this and I feel sick before going into work most days. I've cried a few times and...

  20. For extroverts...please don't ask me

    wanderlust99 replied to hazyblue's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm an introvert too. We are good listeners, most of the time. And thinkers. Introspective. These all are important and wonderful qualities. Though sometimes I wish I didn't internalize and over...

  21. PBDS

    wanderlust99 replied to cheryl056's topic in Travel

    I never took it until December and I've been traveling 5 years. I did pass, but will most likely decline any jobs that require this testing in the future. Not out of fear of failing the exam, but...

  22. Concerned boyfriend - Question about Cannabis + Florida RN

    wanderlust99 replied to nursebf's topic in Florida Nursing

    There's a section under the General Nursing called "Nurses/Recovery" that may be more helpful to

  23. Two questions...

    wanderlust99 replied to LauraLiz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated in December, started working in January, passed NCLEX in Feb. This was

  24. Different Piggyback Antibiotics, Same IV Tubing??

    wanderlust99 replied to Pinky89's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I use the same secondary tubing for all piggybacks, unless they aren't compatible. Backprime. I thought it was so strange my 2nd nursing job to see 10 different secondary tubings hanging on the IV...

  25. Is this considered a burn out?

    wanderlust99 replied to bTRUE's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like this most days on my current travel nurse contract. Definitely burned out. I don't know if it's the particular hospital or nursing in general but I feel sick to my stomach going into...