Wishinonastar

Wishinonastar BSN

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  1. I Just Quit the Worst Hospital in Canada and It Feels Great!

    Wishinonastar replied to giveface's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Putting in that resignation always feels good, at least temporarily. Hope you find something better. Too bad so many talented people feel the need to abandon ship to save themselves. It only worsens...

  2. a positive thread?!?!

    Wishinonastar replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I remember the thrill (honeymoon phase) of being a new nurse. Enjoy it. I hope it lasts. Since then I have had good jobs and bad, good coworkers and bullies, good bosses and psycho bosses. It has been...

  3. Satisfaction from wiping POO? GASP!

    Wishinonastar replied to iluvhrts's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. When it comes down to it good old bedside care and making your patient feel better are the rewarding part of nursing. Skin care, turning, getting those bottoms clean and dry, that is the kind...

  4. If you hate being a CNA will you hate being an RN too?

    Wishinonastar replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    A better question is why do you want to go into this field? What can you tolerate? Some areas of nursing involve less patient contact than others. In the OR they are mostly asleep. You have to have...

  5. scoop method for recapping

    Wishinonastar replied to michelecl's topic in General Nursing

    Your facility can get fined if you are recapping. Then of course YOU could get canned or sued etc. DON'T do it. The sharps boxes are designed to handle needles and will protect anyone handling them...

  6. scoop method for recapping

    Wishinonastar replied to michelecl's topic in General Nursing

    Call OSHA and ask their advice. I am writing an exposure control plan right now and the OSHA regs really frown on not having proper safety equipment to protect yourself. It is clearly spelled out in...

  7. are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    Wishinonastar replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

    Hey don't blame me. I did not start it. No proof, yes. But that is what they documented back then. She fell ill after a vaccine. She was 19 years old. And if you read the vaccine fliers there are...

  8. are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    Wishinonastar replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

    I think the OP has been beaten into submission enough already. I also have some lovely memories of childhood illness- Mumps, German Measles, Scarlet Fever, Chickenpox. Miserable times. I think we have...

  9. are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    Wishinonastar replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

  10. are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    Wishinonastar replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

    I had a patient once- a young teenage girl with Guillain -Barre syndrome after a vaccine. Terrible what she went through. But this is such a rare event that to me it is worth the risk. Please don't...

  11. "What I Really Do" meme

    Wishinonastar replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    I just made one for school nurse. You get a template then go to fotoflexer and upload pics into it and edit it. Very

  12. "What I Really Do" meme

    Wishinonastar replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    This is fantastic. I want one for my office! I have to find this thing. Thank

  13. are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    Wishinonastar replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

    I already have asthma and am having a bad time with it due to my workplace environment (poor air quality). That is why I am so afraid of it. These illnesses are mostly preventable and I hate to see...

  14. If you hate being a CNA will you hate being an RN too?

    Wishinonastar replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    Ooh that sounds good. I want to be an actuary! Have to look into

  15. are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    Wishinonastar replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

    OMG I am reviewing my vaccines to see what I can get because I am so afraid of pertussis. We are seeing a resurgence of pertussis even in vaccinated kids, also measles. Get your vaccines! Get whatever...

  16. If you hate being a CNA will you hate being an RN too?

    Wishinonastar replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, gotta love that kind of thing. Sometimes the ones who have no control are the most controlling. You have to realize that. It is their way of exercising control over their environment. My mother...

  17. If you hate being a CNA will you hate being an RN too?

    Wishinonastar replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. As if anything changes with the RN behind your name? I enjoyed being an aide - perhaps more than being a nurse. I was not so - stressed. The responsibility is much greater as an RN but people are...

  18. I was told I was hired. No one called me in 3 days. Please advice.

    Wishinonastar replied to markfish's topic in General Nursing

    This person is soliciting advice. Please advice. May I please have advice? LOL No, really, must we critique grammatical errors? That is so, well just unpleasant. Anyway, sometimes these things have...

  19. Tips for Freshly Licensed Associate Level Nurse

    Wishinonastar replied to Fortous's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have only had two jobs ask for my GPA, ever. Most don't care, they know you have to maintain a B average to graduate. Nurses are smart people. Don't put it on there. Leave on anything that supports...

  20. Visitor Etiquette

    Wishinonastar replied to MegEDRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a visitor go to the desk to tell them I had an emergency during a code once- no one was responding to my emergency light! If you had not done it everyone would have thought you were awful. I...

  21. Thanks ALLNURSES

    Wishinonastar replied to Aviationurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I know, I know. Turned 50 this year and I never thought when I went into nursing that I would be in this kind of shape financially at this age. What a shock. Looking for something better but...

  22. do you think I should be written up?

    Wishinonastar replied to daisymae65035's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately I think you showed the same assumption type charting that I see in home health. Unless you KNOW the patient is still on a med why would you chart it? It is unclear to me when you charted...

  23. What it means to be in an "outbreak"

    Wishinonastar replied to Aeterna's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Agree about the public being uninformed, but they theoretically are not doing hands-on care either. At my hospital they have a hand sanitizer dispenser at the door that serves as a good reminder. They...

  24. stretched earlobe piercings as CNA?

    Wishinonastar replied to stretchedlobez's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Every time I see a student with those lobes I think "why???". Why would someone do this to themselves. You severely limit your future career choices. Yes I know it is a personal choice, and this is...

  25. Breaking through the cliques

    Wishinonastar replied to sushinerd's topic in MICU, SICU

    camoflower don't sweat it. It seems to me that most nurses I know including myself have had many jobs. Most of the time when people leave it is because of the toxic stress and not the work. That is a...