ReginaPhalange

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  1. Facebook almost cost me my job

    ReginaPhalange posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi AN family, This topic has been discussed throughout many threads but I wanted to designate a single thread to this issue. I am a Facebook junkie just like many people from my generation. I would...

  2. Explaining post op pain to patients

    ReginaPhalange posted a topic in Patient Education

    Hello, I work in PACU and have found that most of our patients have unrealistic expectations when it comes to post op pain. Many believe that surgery will not hurt because their doctor told them it's...

  3. Fired...now what?! Looking for Texas agency work

    ReginaPhalange posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hello AN family, Long story short I was fired today for a bogus patient complaint. The event DID NOT happen as the patient stated but they believed her and I was terminated. Now, I'm looking...

  4. Fired...now what?! Looking for Texas agency work

    ReginaPhalange replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thank you for the responses. I'm still in shock right now. I can't believe they didn't even get my side of the story, just terminated me. I agree that this might be a blessing in disguise but right...

  5. what can I use my BSN outside of nursing?

    ReginaPhalange replied to pale_pilsen's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who felt the same way. She got her BSN and worked on the floor for a year then realized nursing wasn't for her. She has worked in pharmaceutical sales and is now in medical device...

  6. At what point are employers asking TMI?

    ReginaPhalange replied to KayRN910's topic in General Nursing

    Do you all think this type of invasive questioning has anything to do with them trying to weasle out of covering any pre-existing condition? Just a

  7. NS with Union Questions

    ReginaPhalange replied to jesskidding's topic in General Nursing

    What an interesting thread. I have been wondering about unions as well. I'm in a non-union state and my facility is so against unions that they make us sign a non-union form when we hire on basically...

  8. Do all Nurses need Malpractice Insurance

    ReginaPhalange replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for the wonderful information. I shamefully have been practicing for 6 years without liability insurance. I have no excuse other than what an instructor told me in nursing school. She...

  9. Ok, this one hasn't been done in a while....

    ReginaPhalange replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    My name is an alias that Phoebe used on Friends-which is my all time favorite TV show. Other choices were Smelly Cat (didn't choose that for obvious reasons) and Anastasia Beaverhausen (From Will and...

  10. im selfish? hmmm

    ReginaPhalange replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been told I was selfish because I'm an only child but never because I don't want children. I'm 31 and have absolutely NO desire to ever have children. I've been trying to find an OB/GYN who will...

  11. off duty nursing?

    ReginaPhalange replied to JSlovex2's topic in General Nursing

    Wait a second...I forgot that I have used my nursing skills ONCE while off duty. I was on a flight to New York City and a girl came down with flu-like symptoms (this was when the swine flu epidemic...

  12. off duty nursing?

    ReginaPhalange replied to JSlovex2's topic in General Nursing

    I always joke with my friends when I'm in my scrubs in public and tell them that if anything goes down I'm NOT a nurse. I'm either a dental hygienist or a vet tech. Luckily, nothing has happened so...

  13. Will CA CRNA's need PhDs?

    ReginaPhalange posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hello, I'm toying with the idea of going to CRNA school. Here in Texas, starting in 2015, the CRNA programs will be PhD programs. However, I'm moving to California later this year. So, does anyone...

  14. Will CA CRNA's need PhDs?

    ReginaPhalange replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thank you both for the

  15. Verbal assault by a pt.

    ReginaPhalange replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    The worst verbal assault I have experienced was by a fellow nurse. She was completely inappropriate, spouting off demands like we were servants, and telling everyone how incompetent we were...because...

  16. Nurses with Tattoos and Piercings

    ReginaPhalange replied to CMALynzer's topic in General Nursing

    My facility just updated the tattoo/piercing policy to state that all visible tattoos must be covered by bandaids and all visible piercings must be removed prior to shift. For a while, people with...

  17. Looking professional all day long . . .

    ReginaPhalange replied to Sugar-Phosphate's topic in General Nursing

    Before I cut my hair above my shoulders, I would always wear my hair in a ponytail. My problem was the little flyaways or stragglers around my face. After a rough day it looked like I stuck my fingers...

  18. Being forced to rethink my views on fibromyalgia

    ReginaPhalange replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

    I felt the same way about depression. I thought it was just people coping poorly with their problems until I was diagnosed with it in 2007. Now, it's 4 years later and I'm happily medicated and...

  19. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    ReginaPhalange replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    POO!!! I can handle ANYTHING else but poo turns me into a gagging

  20. question for young nurses

    ReginaPhalange replied to peppapig123's topic in General Nursing

    30 years old, 5.5 years experience, PACU RN/BSN working 4 10s and off holidays and weekends. I pick up a ton of extra call just for the money and because I get bored. I'm single with no children and...

  21. Is my hospital going to spoil me for other hospitals?

    ReginaPhalange replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Texas, non-union, and when I worked on a med/surg/oncology floor our ratio was 4-6:1. We NEVER exceeded 6 patients. I always heard the more seasoned nurses tell stories of times where they...

  22. Angry mom made me cry last week

    ReginaPhalange replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    One of my worst experiences with a patient was with a fellow nurse. Really long story short, she had a bladder suspension and was to be admitted for observation. It took 5+ hours to get a room...

  23. Denied employement d/t Adderall????????

    ReginaPhalange replied to smstar1996's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Texas, we were not allowed to write any medications on the UDS form prior to the screening. If a test comes back positive, it is sent to a Medical Review Officer for review. The MRO is a...

  24. Your favorite nursing gadget?

    ReginaPhalange replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    The Hover mat. Everytime I use it, I wonder why I didn't come up with