eriksoln BSN, RN

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    New RN; take a job that's a bad fit or keep looking?

    eriksoln replied to RNJoInMI's topic in General Nursing

    Take the job that is a bad fit AND keep looking. I did it after coming out of travel nursing. I had to take a night position, and I HATE nights. I did it for almost two years, and now am moving onto...
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    Hospitals that fall short of what you expect

    eriksoln replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    My first employer was widely renowned for its Ortho. care. Supposedly, it was the unit more than any other that kept the hospital in the green. The myth: Highly specialized to the point where the...
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    Working 3 12hr shifts in a room, yay or nay?

    eriksoln replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    I know a lot of people like having their work days lumped together. Others, like myself, prefer to work a day or two, have a day or two off and back and forth. I don't think either has a big...
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    Told "No WAY I could claim overtime tonight"

    eriksoln replied to steelydanfan's topic in General Nursing

    Thing is though, managers and charge nurses will walk and squawk every chance they get about OT, but nothing really is done about it. I'm on a unit that is littered with nurses who boldly state they...
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    Getting avoided by a nurse...in my own family

    eriksoln replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    I too had a friend who was asked to leave the program. He............was a master of taking shortcuts and they recognized it in his clinicals. They asked him to spend the off time between semesters...
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    Help... not sure if nursing is for me

    eriksoln replied to samanthadaisyRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was an aid, I was enamoured with caring for people and loved the daily routines. I went to school and liked it a lot at times, but, for the most part, started to hate nursing. The reasons...
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    if you had to do it all over again, what profession would u choose?

    eriksoln replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Accountant. For sure. I would have gone into accounting instead of nursing this time around if I had not thought the schooling would be too
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I get your jest, but......eh, takes more than being able to be sued for malpractice to be called a profession. The ability to sue nurses for malpractice (rather than simply neglegence) is just a...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Although not specificaly for malpractice, people performing "trades" can be sued
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    LOL, I thought this thread was dead. Seems some people tried to sneak in while I wasn't looking and post, make it look as though they had the last word. LMAO. I'd love to begin this debate again...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Oh my, lol. The avg. nurse, with experience even, doesn't make half that. Not even close. The only one I know of that comes close to that is the nursing anesatist. As many have complained about in...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yeah, I think a lot of people forget nursing 101 and that we are not a profession. Somewhere between 101 and now, people scramble the message into "Nursing IS a profession but no one else acts like...
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    Does anyone regret leaving acute care?

    eriksoln replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Even though I know you're saying it tongue in cheek, the gossip part is one of the things that makes me wish I wasn't tied down to a hospital job right now. Someone I know who recently had to leave a...
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    Handling chauvinistic male charge nurse

    eriksoln replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    That was my first impression. A blood feud will do neither any good. He'll realize soon enough that regardless of his title, if he doesn't have the respect/support of the staff...........he's dead in...
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    asking for meds?

    eriksoln replied to backatit2's topic in General Nursing

    I think also, something that has been list in all of this is respect for the fact that nursing tends to have an aesthetic nature to it. Much like if I and another artist were told to paint a picture...
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    asking for meds?

    eriksoln replied to backatit2's topic in General Nursing

    Just my thoughts on the situation: I don't wake people up for pain meds because there are better ways to deal with it. When a pt. wakes up after a few hours sleep (or a good night sleep if they were...
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    asking for meds?

    eriksoln replied to backatit2's topic in General Nursing

    I consistently assess a pt's need for medication and often bring the PRN just as it is due, because I know they are going to ask for it and need it. Nothing wrong there, thats just good assessment...
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    Just how bad is the job market for experienced Nurses?

    eriksoln replied to Noahm's topic in General Nursing

    I live in PA, and the job market in my area is still in a bit of a crunch. As an experienced nurse, I think if I were to go out looking for a job, I'd find one. Now, finding an IDEAL position (no...
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    I am just.........simply thrilled.

    eriksoln posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok. Who is in the mood for a good mood thread? I am. Finally, after two plus years of working nights and hating EVERY SECOND of it, I landed a job with daylight hours. I just have to do two...
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    I am just.........simply thrilled.

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Off shift quota is our hospitals way of covering all the bases. Off shifts include nights, weekends and holidays. To be considered full time, you have to have "X" amt. of off shifts........part time...
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    What is a "good fit" to you?

    eriksoln replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Just my two cents but this is what my experience has taught me: There is a lot of difference between different nursing specialties and units. I am not aware of any that are easier/better than the...
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    Facebook

    eriksoln replied to LadyTiger44's topic in General Nursing

    I never got "in trouble" per say, but I've had things I said on FB affect my work. We used to have a charge nurse who was KING of dodging the admits. Everyone has worked with one of these, you know...
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    Is it just me or............?

    eriksoln posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been noticing something lately, noticing it going on a lot recently. Maybe its just the pool of pt's coming to my specific hospital or something, IDK. We all know pt's over react to certain...
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    Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    eriksoln replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    Yes, they can, they have, and they will continue to do so. IDK where the thread is, but this exact topic is discussed in great detail concerning a married couple (in CA I believe) who were...
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    Another nurse bites the dust due to facebook

    eriksoln replied to siringe's topic in Nursing News

    I would have fired her too. We have to drop out convictions as nurses and do our duty to help heal, not judge. Sometimes, as was probably the case this time, thats not easy. But its not our place...