redhead_NURSE98! ADN, BSN

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    Med-surg a stepping stone?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Nurseinthemaking20's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You know what, I've worked in med surg for over two years, so it was most obviously NOT my intention to picture them as half-witted unskilled nurses. What I SAID was, " I can see how you could lose...
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    Ventage

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    I see how I wrote it looks weird. By "solid" I simply meant that there were substantial sums in each of them. If there is an financial term "solidity," that is not what I meant. As far as the stock...
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    Ventage

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    You mean you need to work more than 3 shifts per week? Is there a reason you can't do so with your current employer? Overtime with the same employer would probably net you about as much as staffing...
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    Med-surg a stepping stone?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Nurseinthemaking20's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Of course a med surg floor is a perfect place for a new grad. You learn to hone your prioritization skills and deal with physicians, coworkers, family members, drug seekers, manipulative patients,...
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    Got first nursing job but can't afford loan payments

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to venousr3tuRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    True dat! I paid off my law school loans with the proceeds from our house sale. I got so frustrated waiting for the money to be available at the bank, and I said "This loan is accruing 10 BUCKS A DAY...
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    Is there any truth to this?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have the guilty family members who show up on day 4 of admission and come to the desk screeching "MY DAD HAS A FEVER!!!!" an hour after morning vitals. "Uh, his temperature at 7:45 was 98.2. Did...
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    Got first nursing job but can't afford loan payments

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to venousr3tuRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Can we put this post as a sticky in the pre-nursing students section? I hate to see people do this to themselves. Now that you're stuck with it, I'd consider taking on a roommate and get used to it...
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    Why do some nurses use their titles as a big ego boost?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just to answer the question in the subject line, it's the same reason some people yammer on and on about their kids as if they're the second coming: to make themselves feel worth something. No need...
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    The best walking shoes for nurses

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Expensive shoes are still cheaper than knee replacement surgery. I like Alegria, and I prefer the paloma style because I don't like the open back on the classic style. But they are both very...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'd love to see this list as much as you
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Oh so sorry, I was unaware we were being
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Rude. The previous poster has dyslexia BTW. I know, I know, it's just too easy to make nasty personal attacks on someone's spelling when you don't like what they have to
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    My phone keeps going off at work...

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    ....But how would my bladder be able to get ahold of me in an
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    My phone keeps going off at work...

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    While we're at it: The desk staff, who already takes way too many unnecessary phone calls, would appreciate it if you'd just give your family members your portable phone's number and stop calling the...
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    EMS hitch this one takes the Cake!!

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know how anyone could be offended! If she really said that, it was a stupid thing to
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    Core Measure Responsibility

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to singwithme123's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's your responsibility to monitor and contact the physicians, personally. As charge nurse I get this printout daily telling me about the stuff that wasn't done, and I'm supposed to call and...
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    EMS hitch this one takes the Cake!!

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I pray she was
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    Doctor Hassles

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to ThislittleoneRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wait, I think I recognize this person. Do they spend time on allnurses.com? All kidding aside, the comment "just as useless as every nurse I've worked with" violates behavioral standards and should be...
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    Doctor Hassles

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to ThislittleoneRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I like to write quotes like that directly into my nurse's notes. Our notes print out on the 1-2 page "daily progress" sheet for each patient. They very much enjoy seeing their words in print at the...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    ....except that colleges have done that for years through the CLEP program or advanced placement or whatever you wish to call it. But for $ome $trange rea$son, the B$N program$ I've $een don't offer...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Srsly though? A 6-8 page paper on ONE WORD? I mean how many times can you restate what "hope" is? I guess it feels more like a liberal arts assignment than it should for a bSn
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    Nursing student lied about me to my manager, and I cannot prove it.

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Tortoiseshell's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh no you di'int!!!! Whew!!! That made my blood boil just reading that. Our nursing instructors (from multiple schools) err on the side of the patient/nurse/anybody but the student so much that I...
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    Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Seriously, if I hear one more new grad at work yapping about how soon they're going to run back to school to get their NP so they can work at Minute Clinic I'm going to flip out. Honestly? If the...
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    Patients who can do ADLs but want nurses to

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to destova's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I guess a copay is cheaper than the
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    nurse rights

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to nursetana's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know we work with weirdos sometimes, but I feel like having the last name visible lends more professionalism to us. I don't like it either, but we do have licenses, and I mean, hairstylists are...