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  1. I asked for Christmas off and they...

    DoeRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I'm lucky because I'm PRN and am not required to work any holidays. When I did have to work holidays I preferred to work on New Years over Christmas. One of the nurses on a floor I work on quite often...

  2. why so many negatives about nursing?

    DoeRN replied to confusedstudent20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm actively getting out of it by getting another non nursing degree. Sent from my iPhone using

  3. why so many negatives about nursing?

    DoeRN replied to confusedstudent20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Jessy RN you summed everything up very nicely. I work the bare minimal to pay my bills and put food on the table. And I don't enjoy my off days because I don't have extra money to do anything fun. And...

  4. I've Been A Nurse For 5 Years & Still.....

    DoeRN replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to read it. My sister and cousin are in this generation and boy do they fit this to a tee. Sent from my iPhone using

  5. I've Been A Nurse For 5 Years & Still.....

    DoeRN replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    There is a wide variety... For nurses that have experience. When I moved out of state two years ago I had 8 job offers. That's because I had bedside experience. If I didn't have that experience I...

  6. why so many negatives about nursing?

    DoeRN replied to confusedstudent20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are so many negative comments because nursing can be a very negative career. You're not going to be smiling at the end of the day filled with rainbows after being disrespected all day. I wish I...

  7. Thoughts on designer resumes?

    DoeRN replied to RunawayN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was in management for a while in healthcare and before I became a nurse in a different field. When HR did their initial interview and passed the résumé over to me I scanned through it for job...

  8. Shingles precautions

    DoeRN replied to LightMyFire's topic in Infectious Disease

    I agree about the CDC and a rule of thumb always go with what's written in your policy and procedures manual. They are there for a reason. If your policy is negative pressure and droplet go with that...

  9. Unit Secret Santa- I got my boss! Help?

    DoeRN replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well as far as hygiene gift baskets I would stay away from those. I've seen on several occasions people get offended when getting a gift basket with lotion, soap, etc. I personally like them but...

  10. What's Ortho Nursing Like?

    DoeRN replied to Rockstar706's topic in Orthopedic

    I'm a float nurse and from my experience Ortho is extremely physically demanding and busy. It's my least favorite area to be floated too. Lots of PCA's, blocks, pain meds, patients who don't want to...

  11. I've Been A Nurse For 5 Years & Still.....

    DoeRN replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    You've motivated her enough. Let her live her life. She's doing what she wants. You worry about you! Good luck to her. And if she finds a job like that let me know too. Sent from my iPhone using...

  12. I've Been A Nurse For 5 Years & Still.....

    DoeRN replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's her life and she has to make her own decisions. You've given her some good advice now it's up to her to decide what she wants to do with her career. You can't make that decision for her....

  13. Is this common with teaching hospitals?

    DoeRN replied to liketheairport's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a top 10 teaching hospital for a very long time and this is pretty standard as far as groups of doctors rounding on patients. But from my experience the doctors did introduce themselves....

  14. How do Female View Males in the Nursing Profession?

    DoeRN replied to JUN3UG's topic in General Students

  15. Multiple jobs

    DoeRN replied to poohrn33's topic in General Nursing

    I work 2 PRN jobs. My one clinic job is a stress reliever for my other PRN job which is a float nurse at a local hospital. I usually get the worst assignments and the first admission so the clinic job...

  16. Violence in the ER

    DoeRN replied to TLS1's topic in Emergency

    Not technically an ER nurse but have been floated there numerous times. Yes, I would have pressed charges. If it were outside the hospital setting there would be no questions asked. Sent from my...

  17. Too quiet to be a nurse?

    DoeRN replied to haileyjewell's topic in General Students

    That wasn't very nice of her to say to you. I didn't talk to anyone in nursing school unless it was school related things. I didn't participate in group studies and I didn't hang out with anyone after...

  18. MIddle Aged and Burned Out...Any Suggestions?

    DoeRN replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in direct patient care for 12 years RN for 5 years and I dread going to work and I'm PRN at this point. Do you have a BSN? Sorry if you already answered this in your first post. If not then...

  19. What's a graduate nurse to do?

    DoeRN replied to Levitas's topic in General Students

    Go on both interviews and wait to see if you are offered any of the jobs. Nursing jobs are hard to come by so wait and see what happens. Sent from my iPhone using

  20. PICC line blood draw

    DoeRN replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    Surely you do. It's the connector at the end where you put the syringe. I could be wrong but I've worked at 14 different hospitals as a traveler and every single one had caps on PICC lines. I just...

  21. Length of orientation

    DoeRN replied to funkyRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I know this thread is old. I had 12 weeks and a year long residency where we met once a month for 8 hours. But I was on a specialized floor starting off. But even the regular med surg new grads at...

  22. Too cheerful to be a nurse?

    DoeRN replied to FlowersInTheWindow's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It might be your voice. I worked with a nurse who had a very high pitched voice and the patients were complaining about her voice. They thought she was nice (she really wasn't she just sounded nice if...

  23. Low Census-what's up?!

    DoeRN replied to mom35's topic in General Nursing

    If anything the ACA will increase the census because more people will have insurance. And it doesn't begin officially until next year. It could be a number of things as to why the census is low. Sent...

  24. Ew!

    DoeRN replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    You poor thing! I've walked in on sexual activity while at work. I'm still traumatized and that was years ago. Sent from my iPhone using

  25. Clinic (Doctor's Office) Nurse vs. Hospital Nurse

    DoeRN replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in Nursing Career