solneeshka

solneeshka BSN, RN

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  1. Why do nurses constantly say they don't hire ASN?

    solneeshka replied to dance4life's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I was told the same thing when I was hired on as an ADN by my Magnet hospital 4 years ago (we're taking you, but you're one of the last). In my new grad class of about 60 (it's a big hospital), there...

  2. Night Shift

    solneeshka replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I only work one night shift a week, but I set my alarm for 2pm after so I don't get too much sleep. I never have trouble going to sleep that night. When I worked straight nights, I always preferred...

  3. I am still considered as a "New Graduate"?

    solneeshka replied to zerooooo's topic in General Nursing

    Well, no. You graduated over a year ago, so you're not a new graduate anymore. But if you only recently passed the NCLEX, then you *are* a new nurse

  4. Trying to get over a haunting first med error...

    solneeshka replied to LVNgiraffegirl's topic in Patient Medications

    Something is wrong with a facility that would fire someone for making a med error that the nurse actually reported herself and then went to great lengths to make sure the patient was okay. They should...

  5. Anyone work in a pre-admissions testing department?

    solneeshka replied to sds1arm2's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work in this area but I've shadowed in it. It's probably a great place for you to return after such a long time out of nursing. For each patient, you'll get a set of baseline vitals, do a...

  6. How young is too young...?

    solneeshka posted a topic in General Nursing

    ...to leave your kid at home alone over a night

  7. How young is too young...?

    solneeshka replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    This has occurred to me! I know pretty much what he would be doing now. When he's 16? Not so

  8. How young is too young...?

    solneeshka replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Great question! It's just been the two of us for about 5 years now, so he's had a lot more freedom than any of his friends. I started leaving him alone for shopping and whatnot at 8. He's fine. It's...

  9. How young is too young...?

    solneeshka replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. He's 11. He's not ready now, but my child care situation feels like a house of cards. It's one shift a week, Friday nights. There would be much junk food and t.v., but that I...

  10. Did I do enough?

    solneeshka replied to unique05's topic in MICU, SICU

    By the time you got him, his body was already trying to die, and then it did. It's your instinct to treat everything you can treat, but if a body is done, it's going to die anyway. You can be...

  11. Who loves their job?

    solneeshka posted a topic in General Nursing

    Getting ready to wrap up my 1st year of nursing and am looking on the horizon for what I might do next. I've been in med-surg, okay only since June, but still! I have learned a ton but I know I don't...

  12. Movement within the hospital after the OR

    solneeshka replied to smcelroy5's topic in Operating Room

    You are not blocking yourself out of the opportunity to do med-surg eventually. The truth is that it would be better to get the med-surg experience first, right out of school, so that those skills do...

  13. CAREER CHANGE

    solneeshka replied to loriidel's topic in General Nursing

    If your sole goal is to start working as soon as possible, then you should do a second-degree BSN. They take one calendar year (after your pre-reqs), and they are a big time commitment. But after a...

  14. Starting pay new ADN in St. Louis?

    solneeshka replied to STLCCSTUDENT's topic in General Nursing

    Starting pay in STL is about $20/hour, with a slight

  15. Just moved to STL - Need RN job @ good TEACHING hospital

    solneeshka replied to Rees's topic in General Nursing

    Barnes-Jewish and SLU are the only teaching hospitals in St. Louis. Whether or not you get an awesome preceptor is the luck of the draw, regardless of where you end up working. I don't know about SLU,...

  16. But what if I just don't LIKE it?

    solneeshka replied to katygw's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Med-surg isn't for everybody. The experience you are getting is invaluable and will help you wherever you end up, but consider all the different field of nursing available. You might prefer...

  17. does this go away

    solneeshka replied to RNttu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It may be that you're on a particularly stress-inducing unit. Maybe consider going into another field of nursing. The lowest stress nursing experience I've ever had was actually working in an ER! It...

  18. Maybe its just the floor but...

    solneeshka replied to ChiTownRN5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's too bad you've only been there since June. You need to go to a different unit! I faced many of the same issues you describe, it was very discouraging. Don't let anyone make you feel like you...

  19. Best place in US to be an RN?

    solneeshka posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm still in school and am considering moving after graduation (and getting some work experience). Every place I look, though, either pays slightly more than a babsitter or else the nurses all sound...

  20. Where to go from med surg

    solneeshka replied to AMCNurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Try shadowing in a few areas so you get a better idea of what each one entails. The right next step for you depends on what rocks your boat! We can't tell you what that is. You'll have a better idea...

  21. Is this safe/normal??

    solneeshka replied to kimmyRNNJ's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You need to get a new job before you lose your license over some mistake that anyone could make with that kind of patient

  22. How to Address a Catholic Priest?

    solneeshka replied to westieluv's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Priests are called either "Father Firstname" or "Father Lastname," unless they are a Monsignor, Bishop, or Archbishop (Catholic heirarchy), in which case they are "Monsignor Lastname," "Bishop...

  23. Do you wait long enough

    solneeshka replied to commonsense's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't know about 5 minutes, but I never give anything fast. It's just a safer practice to give IV meds over at least a couple of minutes. Cardiac meds and opiates are the ones that first come to...

  24. Silly to have this clarified?

    solneeshka replied to Lahryn04's topic in Patient Medications

    The pharmacist shouldn't have gotten ***** with you, but if it were me, I would have gone to the MD. I don't care what the pharmacy policy is, I'm not giving any drug the doctor hasn't ordered! And a...

  25. Overwhelmed at my new job..

    solneeshka replied to nikkimgxo's topic in Nursing Career

    OMG, you've been training for 3 whole days and you *still* don't have the whole job wrapped up?! ;-) As you can see if you read around on some of these other posts, it generally takes months to even...