nurseeB

nurseeB

Med/Surg, Ortho, Oncology, Rehab, LTAC

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  1. Think I hate nursing... Now what? pregnant and hormonal!

    nurseeB replied to nursedani08's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing student 19-she says that LPN does the patient care "besides" meaning-the LPN does patient care "except for" assessments and IV pushes. As for being pregnant and trying to get through the first...

  2. How long do you drive to work?

    nurseeB replied to LovePurple's topic in General Nursing

    I used to drive 2 hours away from home for a job. It got old, but if there is a light at the end of the tunnel and your husband will eventually move there...I would go for it. It won't be easy, but...

  3. Well, I was spared being laid off but I'm still down

    nurseeB replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Glad you were spared. Lets try to think positve-this is all going to turn around soon and everyone will have jobs again before the unemployment runs out. One can dream,

  4. Home care vs. Med/Surg

    nurseeB replied to nurseeB's topic in General Nursing

    Any more input about

  5. Home care vs. Med/Surg

    nurseeB posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering what the pros and cons are of doing homecare. What are the stresses you encounter doing homecare that you wouldn't on a med/surg floor in a hospital? If you do homecare, are you also...

  6. Dual License

    nurseeB replied to fasod's topic in General Nursing

    You should be able to get your Ohio license by endorsement. Check the BON website for Oh and it should give you the information. I'm not sure about the LPN license, but I know it takes about 8 weeks...

  7. Foley Catheter Insertion Tips

    nurseeB replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    There is such a thing as too much

  8. Any projections for nursing employment in the current and near future economy?

    nurseeB replied to Saifudin's topic in General Nursing

    The economy has definitely affected the healthcare industry in my area. I know of people who have been laid off because the census in the hospital is down. I, myself, was working per diem for a...

  9. You Guys Are Great!!!

    nurseeB replied to 1TachyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all of the above posts. It's wonderful to have a place to bounce ideas off of, tell stories to and generally connect with people who speak the same language.

  10. IV tubing....why don't you recap it?

    nurseeB replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    I carry so much stuff in my pockets already that I don't always have a sterile cap. However, I always carry an ample supply of alcohol wipes and have been known to wipe off the port and plug the end...

  11. Anxiety before work

    nurseeB replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    The night before work I try to find something on tv that doesn't require much thought or a good book I can escape into. Then, before I go to work I pray, take a deep breath and make the conscious...

  12. Curiosity: Charge nurse how do you determine assignments

    nurseeB replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    When I do staff assignments I try to take into consideration the acuity of the patients and the skill of the nurses. I don't want to overload a nurse with 3 or 4 involved patients and give another...

  13. Apologizing when paging physicians

    nurseeB replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    I don't apologize as a general rule unless I am waking them up in the middle of the night or I have had to page a few times in a short amount of time. I don't think it's appropriate to apologize all...

  14. I want this pt showered...and a bunch of other questions...

    nurseeB replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient that didn't want to shower and he smelled really bad. The LPN I was working with told him that if we didn't make sure he was cleaned appropriately it could be looked at as neglect....

  15. New Nurse In TEARS...

    nurseeB replied to NightNurse0711's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if this will make you feel any better, but I cried almost everyday my first year as a nurse. I felt so overwhelmed. I thought I was stupid and hadn't learned anything in nursing school....

  16. My two least favorite words

    nurseeB replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    "Not again" coming from a patient I just spent an hour doing a complete bed change cause they have C-Diff...usually spoken just as the final clean blanket is being pulled

  17. Nursing schools with SANE policies

    nurseeB replied to carolanivey's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to your

  18. Bereavement policy

    nurseeB replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    It depends if the hospital is paying for the time off or you are using vacation time. When my father died the policy was three days bereavement. Well, I happened to be scheduled for 3 12 hour shifts...

  19. Pls tell me this is common in your Hospital!!!

    nurseeB replied to SurvivorRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is a bad time right now here in Pennsylvania. I was working agency per diem and couldn't get a shift for any of the hospitals I was oriented. The permanent nurses were getting cancelled also....

  20. Preceptor

    nurseeB replied to Seagate's topic in General Nursing

    I would recommend med/surg or ICU. Right now in the job market you would have no problem finding a critical care travel assignment, but med/surg positions are not as numerous as they used to be....

  21. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    nurseeB replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    So I was busy doing admissions for the first 4 hours of my shift and I had an LPN helping me taking the new patients vital signs and writing them down for the admission form. I was standing in the...

  22. Question on O2 therapy

    nurseeB replied to chacmool's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely ask a RT from your facility. I have worked in many different hospitals and all the nurses have different opinions of what type of delivery device to use, whether or not it can be...

  23. union hospital wages

    nurseeB posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a traveling nurse who is getting ready to settle down and take a staff position at a local hospital which is a union facility. My question is: does the union contract predetermine a starting...

  24. union hospital wages

    nurseeB replied to nurseeB's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your help. I really hope this hospital compensates me for my experience. I can't imagine starting at the bottom