Sun_danc3rRN

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  1. Any tips with smells? Please!!!

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to AML2007's topic in General Students

    I used to worry about my facial expressions when something smelled nasty. I didn't want the patient to feel even worse than they did so I wear a surgical mask when I think I am going to have an issue...

  2. how do you night nurses do your assessments?

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to redredrose's topic in General Nursing

    I work 1900-0700. As soon as I get bedside report I go back in and assess all of my patients. I usually just go back in and wake them up if they are sleeping. I re-introduce myself, assess pain first,...

  3. Newgrad rehab Interview/is it slower-paced than med/surg?

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to KdubsRN's topic in Rehabilitation

    I work in an acute inpatient rehab. They don't qualify to be there unless they can tolerate 3 hours of therapy a day for 5 days a week out of 7, and have co-morbidities that nurses have to manage. Our...

  4. Another rant regarding MA's and Nurses

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to samirish's topic in General Nursing

    New Mexico

  5. Nurse Interfering with Medical Care, AGAIN!

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to JacksonCare's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Could it be that the MD already has a protocol in place that the nurse has to follow regarding patients, including accessing the files of his patients? I find your entire post rude and degrading. Why...

  6. Needy, needy, needy... vent please.

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to rksgray13's topic in General Nursing

    OP..first of all happy birthday...second of all it is ok to vent..if you don't you may

  7. New Nurse 4 Med errors in 6 months

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to lpncharlie's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you are in an overwhelming position for your training, or rather lack of proper orientation. I would look for a job where you are not a float nurse, and certainly not a charge nurse at...

  8. how can these schools get away with SCAMMING people?

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to pixiestudent2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my area the local branch of our community college does CNA classes with clinicals. You get your class and are prepared to sit for your CNA test for 3 college credits, and lab fees, which is about...

  9. Viremia and Septic Shock

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to Buckaroo93's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    homework free

  10. Question RE posts by student nurses

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to JennyNurse2B's topic in General Nursing

    Today you are a student, tomorrow you may be a co-worker..you are more than welcome to ask questions! Ask away!

  11. To those who want to leave nursing

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to PunkBenRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    To put it bluntly, BFD! We have ALL worked hard to get where we are! We all have lives, spouses, children, have had crappy jobs, some even including nursing. Alot of us are drowning in debt with...

  12. To those who want to leave nursing

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to PunkBenRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Inspiring

  13. Yay! New Job!

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on it all!! Wonderful!!

  14. Modified self-scheduling has to go (IMHO)

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to edogs334's topic in General Nursing

    My schedule goes like this: work Fri, sat, sun, mon..off tues & weds work thurs, then off fri, sat, sun, mon...then work tues, off wed & thurs..then repeat. So I get 2 days off between a set...

  15. A vent thread for patients- what can we do better?

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to canoehead's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can do just about every thing I need to do in a patient's room either by hall light, bathroom light, or flashlight, BUT I turn on lights at night to give meds. I have to practice my rights of med...

  16. How do you do it?

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    On nights that I work my husband cooks. He takes care of dishes and laundry, I take care of cleaning, dusting, mopping and bathrooms. We both do outside chores when it looks like a jungle. He is a...

  17. What's the easiest job you've ever had?

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    dog

  18. Interview in another nursing program after being dismissed

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to NvRGvUp's topic in General Students

    Sounds like if you have failed a class twice that you did not get bounced due to politics. JMHO Go in to the interview and be honest, don't blame your former program. Tell them that you failed,...

  19. How to find a job after being fired?

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to ilove's topic in General Nursing

    So there is a bit more to it than you feel like sharing...I have never heard of a service that gives references that is legit. I had a nursing instructor, who was also the director of our program,...

  20. A vent thread for patients- what can we do better?

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to canoehead's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I NEVER know what, if any insurance my patient's have, nor do I

  21. can a nurse manager cancel your shift?

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Our nurse managers cancel us all of the time when census is low, or we are going to go in to overtime. At my facility our DON now has us text her blackberry to let her know if our next shift is OT,...

  22. When to Start Applying for Jobs?

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to starmickey03's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated at the beginning of a May semester, but I had already secured a job that I started while finishing the last of my last semester. I applied in March, interviewed at the end of March,...

  23. First interview went great...and then this happened.

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to HelpMeNewGradRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it will change anything at all. I think everyone has forgotten a wallet, purse, or something. Don't let it bug you that he was starting to interview another person either, they could...

  24. Would you be insulted if.....

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nope, not at all, they may have not seen you do it. At my facility we have up signs for the patient's to tell them to ask if their caretakers hands have been

  25. Possible termination for HIPAA violations

    Sun_danc3rRN replied to Magnolia619's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Maybe if the OP had listened to the "hard *****" ie, instructors, hospital facilitators, they would NOT have their own *** on the line risking the career they worked so hard for because they are...