eriksoln BSN, RN

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    Stick with nursing or not?

    eriksoln replied to MsLEE2121's topic in General Nursing

    I had a friend at my first RN job who worked as a CNA. She was in shcool for radiology. She had failed out of nursing school twice. She admited, the second time time it happened, it was for the...
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    State survey

    eriksoln replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Should've use my method with them. Tell them "talk to the hand" and stay focused on the patients. I've never had one come up with an answer or solution to this when I do it. Only once did I have a...
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    State survey

    eriksoln replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not really. Have you seen some of the places that continue to stay open despite multiple infractions. In the end, at most, there will be a few fines. Some administrator will lose a bonus or get...
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    Census dreadfully low at our hospital, anyone else???

    eriksoln replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    You should come to my hospital. While they seem pretty well staffed with RNs and a lot of people who did reg. OT are not getting it now, they remain a bit desperate for CNA's for some reason. I think...
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    State survey

    eriksoln replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    With these people, its an issue of "Mind Over Matter". I dont mind, cause they dont
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    Census dreadfully low at our hospital, anyone else???

    eriksoln replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital.....yes, census is down a good bit. On my unit, no. I have gotten my 40hrs. per week with no difficulty. They call people off, but NEVER me, not even when I request it. I had...
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    State survey

    eriksoln replied to kappykatlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hospital auditors are like Home Inspectors. They are paid to find X amt. of issues. If they dont find real ones, they will paint imaginary ones to fill the quota. A good many of them are college...
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    Why Are So Many Students Worried About Expensive Tuition

    eriksoln replied to khiasdestiny's topic in General Nursing

    I was more than a little vocal about the debt people are racking up in one of those other threads the OP mentioned. Why cant people use the simple math given them in grade school to reach the same...
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    Dating Coworkers??

    eriksoln replied to SweetLemon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually, the question you are bringing to the table is becoming more and more popular. With the state of the economy, single people are forced to spend more and more time at work. A lot of people...
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    MONEY: Which jobs requiring a RN degree make the most?

    eriksoln replied to BabiesRUs23's topic in General Nursing

    I know acute settings like ICU make more than..........oh, M/S. OR, if the right doctor decides they like you can pay well too. I imagine though, the highest paying ones are not direct pt. care (DON,...
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    New grad frustrated, but trapped...in a "profession" i HATE.

    eriksoln replied to Sparx28's topic in General Nursing

    I felt this way during my first two years. I was convinced nursing was a terrible career choice for me and spent a lot of time thinking about what else I could/should do instead. Then I got out of...
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    National Petition to Change N-CLEX Exam Process

    eriksoln replied to caravacaa1's topic in General Nursing

    I went fast too. I walked in, saw a few people already there from my class, answered 100 ?'s, took a 10 min. break, went back, answered 2 more ?'s and got cut off. Whole process took...
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    How do you handle this?

    eriksoln replied to guest64485's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a lot of these. Best is when you get 2 or 3 or them at the same time. Or even worse, they are room mates. I assess their "health" first, see if they are in any acute danger or not. If they...
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    What would you have done?

    eriksoln posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK. So I am out of travel nursing and onto my first reg. staff position in a long time. For the most part I like the unit I am on, except for a few personalities. The pay isnt great, but hey, its...
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    What would you have done?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon kitty there on the
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    What would you have done?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Can you beat them up for
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    What would you have done?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Now that is hitting the nail on the
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    What would you have done?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I'll also add, this patient had been around for a number of days. Not like he was fresh on the unit and people were just unable to get to it. A situation where the nurse before me doesnt get around...
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    Does it bother you when CEOs etc. get "excellence in care giving" awards?

    eriksoln replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    There are both. A great many awards are internal. But, I admit, I dont know of any agencies that go around giving out rewards to hospitals for...........well, whatever. Even if I had known, I think...
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    Sometimes, I just don't matter WHAT you do...

    eriksoln replied to Roy Fokker's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient handed off to me that and it was a well known fact he would not survive my shift. It was no secret I had the patient because the nurses who had more seniority and/or friends on the...
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    What would you have done?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, this is a chronic problem on this unit. Far from the first time something has been "cough......missed" for days and all of a sudden I get the pt. and there is a sense of urgency that everything...
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    Does it bother you when CEOs etc. get "excellence in care giving" awards?

    eriksoln replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldnt read too much into the rewards administration likes to give themselves either. Thats what they do. I think on some level the even now how absurd half the rewards are, they just like the...
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    Does it bother you when CEOs etc. get "excellence in care giving" awards?

    eriksoln replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    Thats funny actually. I've never heard of it. At my first job, the administration was mandated by the CEO's and other people who manage from off site to do "employee interview rounds". In short,...
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    Postpartum to Medsurg, am I crazy?

    eriksoln replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you there. Very difficult to move out of M/S. Seems as though, if you show up and do your job, stay friendly with co-workers..........they wont let you go. Meanwhile, the one's who call of...
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    Working Part time in order to make over time money $$

    eriksoln replied to lovelyladynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard of this. With casual/part time, if you worked above your allotted hours there was a bonus for helping out. I doubt that exists anymore though. That was back when hospitals had to beg...