Genista BSN, RN

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    Nurses and their own health care ...

    Genista replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

    I hate going to the doctor too! One of the reasons that I hate it so much is that I feel healthcare is the pits these days. Sure, I know there are some great docs & even nurses, but whenever I go...
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    Different fields of nursing?

    Genista replied to GlowBear500's topic in Nursing Career

    Anaya- When you go through nursing school you will rotate through several of the nursing specialties (i.e. medical surgical, obstetrics, pediatrics, ICU, etc.). This will give you some idea of which...
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    RN Difference

    Genista replied to aznksswt517's topic in General Nursing

    First off, I really hate the whole ADN versus BSN debate, since everyone has to argue which degree is better and how "perfect" their education was, and how much clinical time they had, etc. You will...
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    Charge pay

    Genista replied to kastas's topic in General Nursing

    We $1.50/ hour. Charge nurse takes a full assignment. NOT worth it to me. I HATE being
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    Did you ever want to do something else?

    Genista replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has bad days, no matter what your job. I think it is normal to fantasize about other career paths once in awhile. But you sound like you are satisfied overall with your job. I was interested...
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    California Hospital Closes Due to Ratio Law

    Genista replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- it's so unfair to demand safe ratios. Better to keep the hospital open with unsafe ratios, huh? Typical propaganda from the administration- predicted by CNA (http://www.calnurse.org) I wonder...
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    Why Is There A Shortage?

    Genista replied to Melly1022's topic in General Nursing

    I always like to chime in on this topic, because it is near & dear to my heart. I wanted to be a nurse so badly. My dream came true, and I've been an RN for 5 years now. However, I am sorry to...
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    Med/surg nurse needs Help

    Genista posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Please-I need help from my psych nurse mentors. Here's my situation:Loved one admitted involuntarily for self mutilation secondary to cleaning rituals and delusions. Hx of meth and marijuana abuse....
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    Med/surg nurse needs Help

    Genista replied to Genista's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you, Will. Those were just the sort of questions I was wondering about. My biggest concern is that if he is released too soon, he will hurt himself more seriously. He is irrational in his...
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    Med/surg nurse needs Help

    Genista replied to Genista's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you for the reply Chicagoland. It's very frustrating. I have called the unit 5 times (over two separate shifts), but nobody will take my call. I have given my phone # twice. The nurse is always...
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    Future RN with LD in math

    Genista replied to Louisepug's topic in General Nursing

    I take offense from those clowns who said you were "learning disabled in math." If you did fine in language arts, then I REALLY have my doubts about that testing being credible. Those tests didn't...
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    Best x-mas gift from your Manager

    Genista replied to Guardian Angels's topic in General Nursing

    What about a holiday party tray of yummy food to eat? My boss has bought yummy coffee beans (for our break room coffee pot) for us too. Since it's so hard to take a real break, food always seems to be...
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    charts to organize patient care. help

    Genista replied to angel77's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean? Do you mean a nurse's personal graphic organizer to keep track of her nursing care for the shift? We call that our "brains" where I work. We even have some copies for the unit on...
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    I need some advise.

    Genista replied to oceanblue's topic in General Nursing

    Are you anemic? Any GI problems? Did you have a CBC and panel drawn. Were they normal? Hope you get this figured out & feel better
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    Need advice getting started

    Genista replied to Leenie's topic in Nursing Career

    Leenie- Welcome. Your first step should probably be research. You can talk to nurses & nursing students on allnurses. This website is good for basic overview of how to become a nurse:...
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    For Fun: Weirdest Thing in Pt. Bed

    Genista replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in General Nursing

    a small calico cat under the covers (pt's husband snuck it
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    What can my BA Sociology do?

    Genista replied to saraMI's topic in General Nursing

    As mentioned above, you will need a few years of clinical experience as a nurse before you can be a nurse educator. What did you mean by nurse educator? I assumed you meant "in house" nurse educator...
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    Career Counseling PLEASE!

    Genista replied to ninatobella's topic in General Nursing

    ninatobella- I would hold off on spending that amount for a position that (here in CA anyway) really won't earn you that much more income. I can't speak for Chicago, though. Consider this...if you...
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    Will it ever get better?

    Genista replied to amyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I think we've all been there. I know I have. When it's really busy I sometimes get this vague "I forgot something" feeling, even if I didn't. Nursing is a 24 hour a day job. So, when your shift ends,...
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    HELP!!! I can't COUNT the Apical Pulse!!

    Genista replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Students

    It sometimes helps to palpate the radial pulse as you listen to the apical pulse with the stethoscope. It'll be second nature after
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    Re: NG tube irrigations

    Genista replied to rck213's topic in General Nursing

    Your hospital should have a policy & procedure (P&P) manual for you to use. Believe it or not, policies do vary from facility to facility. There isn't some universal nursing standard for each...
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    So how common are nursing Unions?

    Genista replied to VaMedic's topic in General Nursing

    There is a strong union presence in CA as well. California Nurses Assoc. (CNA) is a biggie here.
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    An Over-population of nurses?

    Genista replied to salvati08's topic in General Nursing

    Debi (student deb)- I sent you a pm reply to the questions.
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    An Over-population of nurses?

    Genista replied to salvati08's topic in General Nursing

    I also agree with Deb's post. I've been an RN 5 years, and am already plotting my escape from healthcare. It turns out the role of the RN is nothing like what I had hoped for. You can't pay me enough...
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    Hospital Acuities.........or NOT!!!

    Genista replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Here's why I "forget" to fill out acuities... It doesn't matter if I have extremely high acuity patients or low acuity...the staffing matrix never changes. And when I forget to fill out acuities,...