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  1. Do you think this is fair?

    bigmona posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the weekend program at work, and work every single weekened. I only work Sat & Sun, so I am considered part time. We have 4 weekenders on my unit, and as a result, the rest of the regular...

  2. Do you think this is fair?

    bigmona replied to bigmona's topic in General Nursing

    You make a whole lot of assumptions here, most of which are wrong, and then you judge me for it? Like I said before, I'm part time. No benefits. Everyone else is self schedule and works when they...

  3. Do you think this is fair?

    bigmona replied to bigmona's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a choice right now to not work the weekends given the circumstances I'm in. I appreciate the constructive replies. All I was asking for was some perspective (not attitude) and many of...

  4. Has there been an incident that made you question your decision to become an RN?

    bigmona replied to hopefulUS's topic in General Nursing

    Sure. When I have a full patient assignment, I'm in charge, we have no unit clerk OR nursing assistant, and no staffing coordinator, but somehow I'm expected to successfully and safely carry out all...

  5. Most RN's first borns?

    bigmona replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a female, first born, with an alcoholic

  6. What does "charge nurse" mean to you?

    bigmona replied to notjustanurse's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you're an excellent teamworker and I'd love to have a coworker like you. I believe you're doing everything a charge nurse *should* be doing. If some people aren't as hardworking and...

  7. Pregnant and Perplexed

    bigmona replied to jpdills's topic in General Nursing

    the previous poster is right. You'll most likely have to get a bunch of pre-req's out of the way before you even set foot in nursing school. Maybe you can start out by taking online classes while...

  8. Which Nursing Jobs are the Least Stressful?

    bigmona replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Nursing Career

    GI lab/endoscopy unit is definitely not stressful... paperwork, putting in some IVs, checking a few sets of vitals. EASY compared to

  9. To all you experienced nurses - Do you think learning Sign Language would be useful?

    bigmona replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    I know the alphabet and basic words in ASL and have only had to use signing once with a patient in my 4 years as a nurse. I think it depends on where you live, though. Some areas have a larger Deaf...

  10. One to one assignments

    bigmona posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    We have a 2 patient/1 nurse ratio in our MICU (rarely sometimes 3:1). We've been having some debate/issues in my unit lately about when a patient needs to be put in a 1:1 nurse/patient assignment....

  11. Question about taking BP in lower extremities and forearms

    bigmona replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    The literature shows that taking BP via a lower extremity does run higher than when you take it in an upper extremity. I have certainly found this to be the case in my own practice. Came in once to...

  12. Pumping at work and childcare

    bigmona posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry if this thread isn't appropriate here, feel free to move it to another forum. I just couldn't find another suitable place to put it. I'm curious what other new moms who are nurses do at...

  13. Pumping at work and childcare

    bigmona replied to bigmona's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate all your replies! my hospital does not have OB so no lactation consultant or pumps I can use, and my state does not have a law protecting breastfeeding mothers in the workplace. I try...

  14. Most memorable thing patient has said to me...

    bigmona replied to Nurse Salt's topic in General Nursing

    one night i had spent a good part of my shift attempting to do everything possible to make a vented post-op patient comfortable. finally, when he was starting to settle a bit, he looked at me with...

  15. How important is L&D experience?

    bigmona posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Being pregnant has completely renewed my interest in pursuing midwifery for several reasons. It's why I went into nursing school in the first place. However, since graduation, I've only worked...

  16. Starting UPenn this summer

    bigmona replied to epiphany's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

  17. Starting UPenn this summer

    bigmona replied to epiphany's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I'm going to apply to penn's CNM program and was wondering if you could answer a question for me.. I plan on working as long as I can going through the program (I would be doing it part time) and...

  18. How important is L&D experience?

    bigmona replied to bigmona's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    UPenn specifically. They don't specify this on their admissions website (at least that I can

  19. For a hypochondriac RN

    bigmona replied to sundowners2's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, absolutely i can relate. and many other nurses i know think this way, too. after a while i have learned to laugh at myself with whatever new thing i diagnose myself with, but i'm still not...

  20. dilantin

    bigmona posted a topic in International Nursing

    Just curious how you give IV dilantin in your facility? The drug guide I looked in says you can administer 50 mg IV push over 2-4 mins and that you need a filter if you're going to infuse it. The...

  21. working rotating shifts while pregnant?

    bigmona posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone worked rotating shifts while pregnant? How did you feel doing it? I recently found out I'm expecting (yay!) but have to rotate b/w days and nights every few weeks. I'm a little worried...

  22. Tell me about one of those moments...

    bigmona replied to kcochrane's topic in General Nursing

    i'll never forget one little old lady i cared for in nursing school... as a student we were responsible for assisting with ADLs. all this woman wanted was her hair washed, and the whole time she'd...

  23. Do you have CNAs in your ICU?

    bigmona replied to bridgfor428's topic in MICU, SICU

    we almost always have at least one, sometimes 2. they help us with turns, restock supply carts, get blood products, etc. thank god they're around, it's a huge

  24. If you could make everyone a nurse, would you?

    bigmona replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't necessarily want to make everyone a nurse, but I would *love* to have everyone shadow a nurse just for a few hours to see everything we really do and put up

  25. Too anxious for SICU? (long)

    bigmona replied to ggfifirn05's topic in MICU, SICU

    I took a job in ICU after working on a cardiac floor for about a year. I also felt like I hit a "wall" in my orientation...the first month or so was great, then after that, very suddenly, I felt...