noahsmama

noahsmama

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  1. New nurse miserable at new job

    noahsmama replied to Kringe38's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there, and be grateful that your co-workers are "super nice", and willing to jump in and help a new nurse who's drowning. This is not the case at all facilities! I was also very lucky to...

  2. What to you think of UAP's representing themselves as RN's?

    noahsmama replied to sofla98's topic in General Nursing

    For those interested in the topic of "nurse" as a protected title, the link below is an excellent summary of state laws about this. The title "nurse" is not yet protected in all 50 states. There are...

  3. Are Hospitals requiring courses to be considered for hire unfair?

    noahsmama replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

  4. What to you think of UAP's representing themselves as RN's?

    noahsmama replied to sofla98's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above, and will add to the OP that I don't understand how you even know what this woman is posting on her Facebook page. Are you FB friends with someone that you consider to be "all...

  5. Immunizations & nursing school

    noahsmama replied to determined09's topic in General Nursing

    Not only will you not be able to attend clinicals, you will not be able to get a job as a nurse after you graduate (at least at the vast majority of health care facilities). If you feel strongly about...

  6. How come a foreign nurse can find a job but American nurses can't?

    noahsmama replied to misterno's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously people, does anybody believe this? First time post by someone who joined AN today, on a highly inflammatory topic = RED FLAG Please don't feed the trolls! (there seems to be an awful lot of...

  7. The case of the missing pens: A rant and an idea

    noahsmama replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I started every shift with 2 or 3 pens in my pocket, and spares in my locker. Most of the time I would make it through the shift with at least 1 pen still in my pocket at the end but if not, I had my...

  8. Selecting syringes

    noahsmama replied to queenjulie's topic in General Nursing

    Just thought I'd add that, if you end up working in a hospital after nursing school, you may not have to give injections all that often -- in hospital settings, most meds are given IV or PO, not that...

  9. How to handle suspected med error?

    noahsmama replied to tokebi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wouldn't beat myself up over it if I were you. Although I agree that trying to call her and get more information would have been a good first step, I don't agree that you should have left it to her...

  10. If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

    noahsmama replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a second career for me, and I'm very happy with my decision to go into nursing. I enjoy nursing way more than what I was doing before (creating spreadsheet models to do cost/benefit...

  11. Do Nurses Have to Make Their Home Addresses Public?

    noahsmama replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    The BON website's license verification only gives county of residence. Is there some other way for members of the public to get a RN's address? If so, I definitely want to block

  12. Do Nurses Have to Make Their Home Addresses Public?

    noahsmama replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live, you have the option of having your telephone listing be name and number only, without including your address. Of course, it's also possible to have an unlisted number, and the charge...

  13. Career changers with degrees to become nurses or get msn degree

    noahsmama replied to Nickita's topic in General Nursing

    There are "direct-entry" MSN programs where someone who is not an RN at the outset can get an MSN. The direct entry MSN programs that I'm familiar with have what is essentially an accelerated BSN...

  14. Patient complaint filed

    noahsmama replied to ladytopaz56's topic in General Nursing

    Put on "investigational leave"? Not allowed to see the patient's complaint? If it were me, I'd be lawyered up by now. That's outrageous! Good

  15. failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    noahsmama replied to lovescapeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I worked at a union facility and was required to do a lift test to get the

  16. "That having been said..."

    noahsmama replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I'd label the expression "that having been said...." as stupid, but most of the time it does seem like people use it to mean "ignore what I just said". It's also a somewhat odd use of...

  17. Where do you take temps??

    noahsmama replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was working in a peds hospital, we did oral if the child was able, otherwise axillary. Our thermometers had three settings: oral, pediatric axillary, or adult axillary (which we used for...

  18. Mandatory extra shift two days in advance

    noahsmama replied to SammyW0406's topic in General Nursing

    Whether they can make you or not depends on a combination of your facility's policies and your state's labor laws. So, if it were me, I would ask to see a copy in writing of the facility's policy...

  19. Staff Meetings: What Are They Good For?

    noahsmama replied to steelydanfan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yup! Except its: "WAR, good God y'all, what is it good for? ...... Absolutely nothin' " By Edwin Starr. I'm old enough to remember it from when it first came out. Great song! (and yes, one could...

  20. job application current employer

    noahsmama replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

    But if you're going to start looking now, your potential employer will know you've only had your current job for 6 months, whether you check "yes" or "no" in the box about contacting your current...

  21. Another tattoo question thread...

    noahsmama replied to MarkieMark's topic in General Nursing

    The problem you may run into is that in some areas of nursing, you can't wear long sleeves, for infection control reasons, so you may not be able to cover your tattoo. Not all employers forbid...

  22. job application current employer

    noahsmama replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

    I started looking for a new job 6 months into my first nursing job. When I filled out applications, I checked "no", do not contact my current employer, and, instead of providing my supervisor's name...

  23. Would you take a pay cut?

    noahsmama replied to nicu4me's topic in General Nursing

    I sort of took a pay cut when I went from evenings to days, and then again when I went from an inpatient hospital job to a community nursing job that is M-F 8:30am-5pm. The reason I say "sort of" is...

  24. Compassion required???

    noahsmama replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    This happens in nursing

  25. Compassion required???

    noahsmama replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    You're switching from engineering to nursing for the "money, flexibility and job security"? I'm pretty sure that in most parts of the country, engineers are better paid than nurses (although there...