booter512

booter512

Diabetes, Transplant, CCU, Neurology

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  1. When You See Something, Say Something

    booter512 replied to simba and mufasa's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'm just fortunate. I haven't seen racism in nursing since 1990. I am male, been in nursing since 1986, and have worked in 6 different hospitals. I went to nursing school in New Mexico, then...

  2. What Advice Would You Give to Future Nurses?

    booter512 replied to Maureen Bonatch MSN's topic in Nursing Career

    What would I tell a new nurse? I'd be honest. 1st--nursing sucks right now. You have Covid-19 to worry about, you have PPE problems, you have staff shortages, and you have hospital systems who seem...

  3. Is this anxiety or should I quit nursing?

    booter512 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Dear Disappointed, First, as Beth mentioned, you probably are not staying on a unit for long enough to show your strengths or to get to know your patients' characteristics well enough. Second, not...

  4. Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    booter512 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    As a student, I have to admit, I got to deliver 2 babies. Anyway, I got to catch them as they came out. I got to do a few things with patients after they had their baby also. One older instructor...

  5. RN providing total care for 4-5 patients

    booter512 replied to _littlemissBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a Neuro/Tele Stepdown unit, and at night, we got 4 RNs for 20 patients. Yes, we were supposed to have an out-of-staffing resource nurse (me), but I was usually in staffing to as 1 of the...

  6. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    booter512 replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    Working 8 hour shifts forces the hospital to staff 3-11 and 11-7, which I've always found difficult to fill those positions (3-11 moreso than 11-7). Of course, you could force people to rotate...

  7. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    booter512 replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    There's no law saying you have to stay as a NP if you liked the hospital nursing better. I know that here in Virginia, you could work as an NP and make about the same, but I think your cost of living...

  8. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    booter512 replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are in such high demand nearly everywhere, I can't understand why a nurse would stay in an area where a 2-hour commute was necessary. Life is too

  9. Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    booter512 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Having been a nurse for 30+ years, I do think there is some gender bias in health care, but not all of it a disadvantage for males. In nursing school, there was definitely gender bias. As with some...

  10. Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    booter512 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    One of the best units I've ever worked was the CCU at the Univ of California, Davis. When Jim and I started there, we were the 1st nurses to start in that unit in 5 years. We were now staffed 40%...

  11. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    booter512 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing Leadership (ANA, Magnet, NLN, etc) have always been nurses' worst enemies. When they pushed LPNs out of the hospitals and into clinics, it left us short staffed. Then, they pushed getting a...

  12. Pay Rate in Seattle or San Francisco

    booter512 replied to mn05bsn's topic in General Nursing

    Union hospitals usually offer good benefits, pay, etc., but that doesn't mean a right to work state is terrible. Unions set wages etc, whereas a right-to-work state hospital may do better. When my...

  13. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    booter512 replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    It seems most of those pushing 8 hr shifts are dayshift nurses. I worked night shift for 30 years, my wife for 34 years, all night shift, all 12-hr shifts. If any of the hospitals would have changed...

  14. Nervous About Nursing School and Working Full Time

    booter512 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You don't say whether you have kids or not. If not, this is what I would do: I would try to cut to part time, or just enough to have health insurance. If not possible, I'd quit and find another...

  15. Confused by HR Question

    booter512 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If you do get your ADN, you are an RN. But, due to hospital wanting BSNs, you will probably need to get it within 5 years of starting at the hospital. Get your ADN, let the hospital pay for your...

  16. Foreign Medical Graduate Turned BSN Not Landing Interviews

    booter512 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I don't know if you are married and your husband has a good job there, but if that isn't the case, consider moving. I know it can be hard on the kids, but they adapt quickly. Virginia has a severe...

  17. New Grad Does Not Want to be Stuck in a Residency Program

    booter512 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    A lot of the dialysis companies here (Virginia) are not owned by hospitals. Some have contracts with the hospitals, and come in and do bedside dialysis at the hospital, but they are separate...

  18. Nurse and Mom Needs Help With Work Life Balance

    booter512 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Consider moving to a place that needs nurses on day shift, even out of state. My wife and I are both nurses, and we moved from California to Virginia with a 2 year old, and we didn't know anyone. We...

  19. I'm lost. I want to quit nursing.

    booter512 replied to Amdecl6's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered Pre-Op Admissions? People go in about a week before they have surgery to have labs, and get their medical history taken. Those jobs come up occasionally. Keep an eye open. i...

  20. Have a Bachelors, Do I Really Need a BSN?

    booter512 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    As you progress in nursing, having your BSN will help you a lot when you get on a Clinical Ladder. Also, in some places, you get paid more. In a lot of places, you have to have your BSN within 5...

  21. Asked by Supervisor to Take a Drug Screen

    booter512 replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    That does seem odd. I've been a nurse for 30 years, and my wife for 34 years, and neither of us has ever been tested. It wouldn't really bother me, but every month would get

  22. Wants Out of Psych

    booter512 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I don't know where you are located, but there are areas in the US that are so short of nurses that I think the only requirement to work is having your BSN, and a heartbeat. Having to move children is...

  23. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    booter512 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding pay. My hospital pays time and a half for overtime, plus premium pay ($6/hr) most every day, and often double premium ($12/hr). We also get a pretty generous night shift diff of about...

  24. Have a Bachelors, Do I Really Need a BSN?

    booter512 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    BSNs are required within 5 years of hire in several of the Virginia hospitals. There are exceptions. Some hospitals allow ADNs to stay in the same unit until they retire with an ADN (this is a...

  25. Pregnancy Loss and Unhappy New Grad

    booter512 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You stated, "I went to nursing school to take care of pregnant women, then I got sidetracked". What does this mean? You probably had 1 semester in OB. You went to school to learn how to become a...