Wishinonastar

Wishinonastar BSN

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  1. When a Nurse has been reduced to tears!

    Wishinonastar replied to RNGriffin's topic in General Nursing

    So many times. I think the one that bothered me the most was a woman whose husband had put a shotgun in her mouth to kill her but all it did was destroy much of her face. She could never eat again,...

  2. Breaking through the cliques

    Wishinonastar replied to sushinerd's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have found that if you are a true professional on an unprofessional unit they will resent you. You will never belong in their little clique of unprofessional slackers unless you join in with the...

  3. OPINIONS? PLEASE

    Wishinonastar replied to promote.health's topic in General Nursing

    Your current schedule sounds too grueling for me. The 7 days off would be great, but in between sounds like a nightmare. I think overall I would have to take the new job. It gives you more balance and...

  4. Question regarding insulin administration

    Wishinonastar replied to mappers's topic in Patient Medications

    This is what you would call a "rule of thumb", something gleaned from experience and work habits. This is not a standard of care. There are lots of these kinds of things in nursing passed down from...

  5. My nursing program was terrible and I was too incompetent but I still graduated

    Wishinonastar replied to Matilda191's topic in Nursing Career

    NCLEX only insures that you have the minimal knowledge base of a nurse. Clinical competence and skills are something else all together. I feel sorry for you because I did not feel that way at all when...

  6. Had two bad nights in a row, new RN feeling defeated and discouraged...

    Wishinonastar replied to nurseclairebear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What the heck good would a posey do anyway? She probably has been trained by this tech to do whatever she wants just to shut her up. Once your shift ends it is not your problem, let it go. The other...

  7. Sense of Dread....When Will It End?

    Wishinonastar replied to AICU RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    [ How long did it last for you? How do I get some stinking sleep?? :zzzzz I will let you know when it stops, though I am not in ICU. I have been a nurse for nearly 27 years and I still go over my day...

  8. To break the contract or not....that is the question

    Wishinonastar replied to jaznia15's topic in Nursing Career

    The problem is NO job will be perfect. Nursing involves a lot of overtime and other hassles anywhere you go. It is a matter of what you can live with. My first job I forced myself to stay a year even...

  9. To List a Master's or Not To List? That Is The Question

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

    I have an MBA and a BSN. This is a question I too have wrestled with when I have applied for nursing positions that are non-management. I believe that it says something about you and should be listed,...

  10. Nursing bag for hospice RN?

    Wishinonastar replied to crossingfingers10's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have used Hopkins bags with good success- they are designed with the home nurse in mind. We are supposed to keep our bags in a garbage bag while in the home. That creeps me out too. I always...

  11. Need help helping an unconfident nurse

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

    I don't think it sounds like laziness, I do agree that she is very insecure. It is scary having to take responsibility but how did she get through nursing school? I see trouble ahead. Just as you...

  12. I'm Freaking Out and Frantic! Please, Help Me!

    Wishinonastar replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

    I join the anxious me too club, after 26 years I cannot wait to retire - running on fear wears you down. Even to retire to something else would be grand. If only we were recognized for the true stress...

  13. For Those Considering A Career In Nursing

    Wishinonastar replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Career

    Outstanding! Agree it should be required reading for anyone thinking of going into this

  14. I almost made a stupid nursing mistake and now I can't stop thinking about it. Help!

    Wishinonastar replied to Sabinacrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Every one of us has either had a med error or a near miss. Sometimes we may not even know about it, but we are humans and we are subject to all the environmental factors that go with med errors. An...

  15. How do I handle insubordinate CNAs?

    Wishinonastar replied to ginnieann's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Definitely stand up to her- she is testing you. Writing her up should be a last resort. She will sabotage you until the day you leave if you write her up- maybe even get you fired. With employees like...

  16. I'm not 'getting' this. Should I be RN?

    Wishinonastar replied to croppyRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In any new job the first 6 months can feel like you will never get it. Then it seems all of a sudden (at least with me) I seem to have a handle and know what to do. Then I start to get bored! The only...

  17. Community College? You must be stupid.

    Wishinonastar replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    Wow sorry. Your profile says Diploma, not BSN or

  18. Community College? You must be stupid.

    Wishinonastar replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    If you don't have it you cannot comment because you don't know what you are missing. Some aides think that they can do everything that a nurse does except IVs. An LPN often thinks they know as much as...

  19. New Grad - Resume and Cover Letter. Please Critique for me!

    Wishinonastar replied to acr2001's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree that the objective sounds like it is all about you. I would move education and experience up and put the additional skills after. They don't contribute much. HR wants to be able to look at...

  20. Advice from someone who might have "been there"...

    Wishinonastar replied to tunafish1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    All the schools I have gone to and dealt with have had some degree of discretion such as using a grading curve sometimes or rounding up to the next highest grade if you had say a 84.58%. It definitely...

  21. Advice from someone who might have "been there"...

    Wishinonastar replied to tunafish1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As someone who has taught I will tell you that a certain amount of discretion is part of the teaching process. Teachers are permitted to change a close grade based on other factors to enable a student...

  22. RN's are part of one huge CULT!

    Wishinonastar replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I understand completely. It is so difficult to make a dent in the time. A time study might be a start, though it is far from perfect. There are so many handoffs and different people involved with...

  23. RN's and the Cult Mentality

    Wishinonastar replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    HA HA HA HA. Hilarious! Little Mary Sunshine I guess she was overcompensating for the time when you were the decision maker. It is very difficult to transition from one role to another in the same...

  24. RN's are part of one huge CULT!

    Wishinonastar replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    How are you defining this efficiency rate? I have always heard productivity expressed as a percentage, or as a decimal with 1 being 100%. Not sure what you mean by this. Assuming you mean home health...

  25. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Wishinonastar replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I mean the soft J like in Jacques Cousteau versus John, Joe, etc. But I was not getting the Ray versus Ra part. It is hard to express this in text, isn't