Illinurse2010

Illinurse2010 specializes in LTC.

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1. the "mean girls" of nursing school

   Illinurse2010 replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

   I attended nursing school at 33 after being home raising children. Certainly there were lots of highly motivated 20 somethings in my class, with lots of plans for higher education. Some made it, some didn't. I did feel a little envious of them, with ...

2. Don't You Just Want To Scream?

   Illinurse2010 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC Directors

   I don't feel I have any lack of use of my critical thinking skills when I send a Resident to the hospital at 4am for sats in low 80's, irregular heartbeat, and diminished lower lobe lung sounds. I may not get to fix them, but sending them out before ...

3. New student..what should i do?

   Illinurse2010 replied to cellphone's topic in Pre-Nursing

   You want to get 80,00 into debt for a BSN? Thats nuts. Even if you don't fail the program and end up in debt for nothing, it will take you decades to pay those loans. Go the longer route.. I came out of community college with my RN and no debt, and i...

4. Will nursing grow on me?

   Illinurse2010 replied to lilmissnurse12's topic in General Nursing

   I hate to see anyone discouraging you-- telling you "maybe you should not be a nurse" esp since you are not out of school yet. Being in nursing school is nothing like being a nurse. You are prob confused and a bit burnt out from school. I woke up eve...

5. The weekly addition to the workload...

   Illinurse2010 replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

   My managers add to our responsibilities every week too, but this weeks is a doozy. Tonite I am attending a meeting that will teach me how to check the ADL charting the CNAs put in on each of my patients. I was told from now on I will have to reserve ...

6. New grad RN needs advice on resigning

   Illinurse2010 replied to MidnightStars's topic in New Nurse

   I don't know if it is necessary to stay anywhere a year anymore. Alot of the girls I graduated with last year took jobs in skilled faciities and worked there for 3-6 months until they found hospital jobs. The key though is to have another job lined u...

7. If you had to spend your last few what NCLEX book would you buy?

   Illinurse2010 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in NCLEX

   LaCharity is a must..22% of NCLEX questions are Prioritzation and Delegation.

8. What is in your opinion the best shift for new nurses to work?

   Illinurse2010 replied to gatoraims RN's topic in Geriatric

   I started on nights in LTC as a new grad. It was a very hard learning experience. You have less resource staff at night (less nurses to ask for advice or help), and no management around, I have 41 patients and 2 CNA's (when we are not short which is ...

9. was i unprofessional? (quick story)

   Illinurse2010 replied to raindrop's topic in Professionalism

   I don't think you were that unprofessional, the charge nurse set herself up so she would not have to help with admissions--dumping the work on you and your coworker, and you showed her that was unacceptable. I think you stuck up for yourself. Sometim...

10. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    Illinurse2010 replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Union

    We would be one step closer to ending this problem is the government would pass the "Employee Free Choice Act" which gives workers the right to organize into unions w/o fear of retaliation from employers.

11. Politcally incorrect rant aka how my day went

    Illinurse2010 replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

    Obamacare does not go into effect for 3 years if it does at all.. Its true our system is broken, and our politicians only care about serving themselves. These are not great times we live in now. While I don't blame Obama for the current state of thin...

12. I don't enjoy nursing school...

    Illinurse2010 replied to jxlab's topic in General Students

    I don't really know anyone who enjoyed nursing school. Nursing school barely resembles in any way shape or form being a real nurse. For me nursing school was 4 semesters of waking up every day feling like vomiting, GERD attacks, and anxiety attacks--...

13. young spring chickens or career changers?

    Illinurse2010 replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    I know this, the 20 somethings had jobs almost immediately after school as new grads and those of us in our 30's, 40's, and 50's did get jobs but it took longer. The 20 somethings got jobs in ICU's, CCU's, ED's, and specialty units and most of the ol...

14. Most important thing to know in LTC

    Illinurse2010 replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric

    Be nice even when your residents call you the b word, and try to punch you for helping them. Remember its not personal.

15. Do you think nursing would be more advanced as a profression if...

    Illinurse2010 replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a service profession. On its most basic level we take care of people while they are sick until they return to their lives in the community. This type of job has traditionallly been viewed by men as more naturally suited to women, once nurs...