noahsmama

noahsmama

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  1. Can You Believe This?

    noahsmama replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Based on what others have posted on this site, I'm not shocked, but I can tell you it's not like this everywhere (though maybe it is in your area?). At the peds hospital I worked at, you had to have...

  2. Would any of you do this?

    noahsmama replied to TerpGal02's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with classicdame on this one. If he's already at the point where he's wandering off and being brought back home by the police, then he needs for someone to be with him and keeping an...

  3. What is "burnout" and how do you cope?

    noahsmama replied to nunnurse1's topic in Health, Stress Management

    At the hospital where I used to work, the CNAs were AMAZING. They worked at least as hard as the nurses if not harder. Most were great about teamwork -- they would help me and I would help them....

  4. How much does money influence where you go....or stay

    noahsmama replied to evolvingrn's topic in General Nursing

    Money has to matter to me because I am a single parent with a massive amount of student loan debt and a kid in private school (of course I chose to put him in private school, but that's not something...

  5. How many visitors per day does the typical inpatient have?

    noahsmama replied to KimGee's topic in General Nursing

    It might help to know what you plan to use your model for? An alternative way to get at the data might be to call hospitals and see if they can tell you their average number of visitors per day and...

  6. GS pay scale for government nursing jobs

    noahsmama replied to armyrn26's topic in Government, Military

    Never say "never". I had automatic step increases at my last job, at a civilian hospital, and I know that several other hospitals in my area (SF Bay Area) have this. (but you're right that it doesn't...

  7. Staff Scheduling

    noahsmama replied to Altra's topic in General Nursing

    At the peds hospital I worked at, senior nurses had set schedules whereas less senior nurses had less set schedules, though still somewhat predictable (not quite predictable enough to take a class on...

  8. Orienting an experienced RN

    noahsmama replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this statement. I realize this is your first time precepting, and you are working your way up a learning curve too -- this is something you will likely do differently next time. Also, you...

  9. Facebook

    noahsmama replied to LadyTiger44's topic in General Nursing

    Unless I'm misreading the OP, it was not the patient who posted the photo, it was either the OP or her mother who posted the photo and tagged the patient. If this had been done without the patient's...

  10. Previous Bachelors degree going into nursing - Should I do BSN or ADN???

    noahsmama replied to k.ronning's topic in General Nursing

    Something else to keep in mind -- you said you're already accepted in a BSN program, but it sounds like you haven't yet applied to any ADN programs? There's no guarantee you'd get in -- even if you...

  11. Is the universe trying to tell me something????

    noahsmama replied to RN2B12's topic in General Nursing

    If there's more than 3 nursing schools in your area (or if you're willing to relocate), I would strongly urge you to apply to as many different schools as you can find. They each have different...

  12. Career Switching and Schooling Questions

    noahsmama replied to glasjar's topic in General Nursing

    You state that "jobs for elementary teachers are few and far between now". Well, I hate to be the one to break this news to you, but jobs for new graduate nurses are also "few and far between" right...

  13. Drug Calulation Problem

    noahsmama replied to juzme's topic in General Nursing

    You're absolutely right. I

  14. Drug Calulation Problem

    noahsmama replied to juzme's topic in General Nursing

    OK, on further reflection I've decided that I could have said what I had to say much more politely. I do think the OP would benefit more from setting this problem up herself, but I could have said...

  15. Drug Calulation Problem

    noahsmama replied to juzme's topic in General Nursing

    Not any more tired than I am of the "please do my homework for me" posts! Roll your eyes all you want, I stand by what I said - you don't learn anything by getting other people to do your homework...

  16. Drug Calulation Problem

    noahsmama replied to juzme's topic in General Nursing

    As I tell my 8 year old son when he asks me to do his homework for him, I already know how to do it, the point is for you to learn how to do it! Learning how to do a dosage calculation yourself...

  17. Which graduate nursing education path should I take?

    noahsmama replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

    If what you're looking for is "normal" working hours and you like doing education, you may not need to go on for an MSN at all. You could be a lactation consultant, or a PHN doing mom/baby home...

  18. MDS nursing as a new graduate????

    noahsmama replied to TealScrubies09's topic in General Nursing

    They've only offered to interview you at this point, correct? But they've made clear that they won't be paying you more for being an RN, which makes sense to me, since you responded to an ad that...

  19. Devastated - What would you do?

    noahsmama replied to mvg rn's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the suggestion was "school nursing" (i.e. to work as a nurse at a school or schools), not "nursing school" (unless I missed

  20. Devastated - What would you do?

    noahsmama replied to mvg rn's topic in General Nursing

    You would be perfect for a NICU graduates follow up program, if one exists in your area. In my area (SF Bay Area) there are PHNs who do home visits with NICU grads, following them till the age of 2....

  21. New nurse needs help, please

    noahsmama replied to aussiemom's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a new nurse, I actually allowed myself to think about my shift after it was done, but I put a time limit on it -- 30 minutes. I sat down with a notebook, and FIRST I made a list of all of...

  22. If you go to the ER or doctor's office, do you tell them you're a nurse?

    noahsmama replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I don't make a point of mentioning, but don't make a point of hiding it either. I definitely would not "dumb down" my questions just to hide the fact that I'm an RN. I do sometimes mention it if I...

  23. After applying virtually everywhere...

    noahsmama replied to StarryEyed, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have both offers in writing? Wait till you have an offer in writing with a specific start date for the job you plan to take before you turn down the other one. Then I would call the hiring...

  24. Thank you e-mail to HR? Did I lose the opportunity?

    noahsmama replied to 2126's topic in General Nursing

    In general, I would agree with this, but since in this particular case the OP has been told she may be getting a call back early next week, by the time she mails a card it'll be too late. So, in...

  25. My feet hurt!

    noahsmama replied to mo54's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I went to a sporting goods store and bought a pair of $150 running shoes. This was after first trying the $30 pair from the discount shoe place and having the same problem as you. Best $150 I ever...