SunnyPupRN

SunnyPupRN

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  1. Am I Ready?

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in Travel

    Hello...I am thinking about starting travel nursing but for some reason I'm apprehansive, and I'm not sure why. My specialty is in psych and although I've been out of the game for a few years, I'm...

  2. Am I Ready?

    SunnyPupRN replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Travel

    I really appreciate this response. Thank

  3. What have you learned in nursing school that was utter nonsense?

    SunnyPupRN replied to TheMiss's topic in General Nursing

    That you actually use nursing

  4. Does Travel Nursing under a PRN Contract exist?

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in Travel

    I'm interested in travel nursing, but I prefer a PRN schedule. Any

  5. [Mini RANT] Crappy Vocational Rehab Counselor Refuses to Approve of me being in Nursing

    SunnyPupRN replied to Natiel's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Check out Exceptional Nurses on FB. There are a TON of nurses there who have fought through nursing being hard of hearing. If nursing is in your heart, you can do

  6. [Mini RANT] Crappy Vocational Rehab Counselor Refuses to Approve of me being in Nursing

    SunnyPupRN replied to Natiel's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Blaze a trail, brother. You have the motivation and you are not asking the world to cater to you. You're trying to fight the good fight, and you deserve to work in the field you want. Yes, I can see...

  7. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    SunnyPupRN replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at an animal shelter. I helped with education and spays and neuter, but I had to euthanize many, many beautiful animals and I saw horrific

  8. Cops and Nurses

    SunnyPupRN replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if it helped me per se, but I was driving in the inner city late at night [my shift ended at midnight and the hospital was in a seedy area] and I got pulled over and asked what I was doing...

  9. Trach experts! ACLS experts! Please clear this up for me...

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    If I had to manually ventilate the pt with the Ambu-bag, it would connect to the trach, but how do you close the nose and mouth to prevent the air from escaping? Our protocol is to first vent via...

  10. Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    SunnyPupRN replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree with the other posters about finding another job. -Or- let them fire you and sue them for this hostile work environment. I always understood that 'abandonment' is AFTER you have accepted a...

  11. New to nursing field - got fired after 2 months

    SunnyPupRN replied to lifeisgood2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Let's hope Novo never goes into psych because his/her interpersonal communication skills are seriously

  12. What exactly is "skilled" nursing? Aren't we all skilled?

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    At least in the basics? If they want acute care exp, they ask for that. Same with med surg....So doesn't skilled fall under a basically experienced

  13. Help Me Find My Niche :)

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I'd love to hear your ideas on what specialties I might be a good fit for. Right now I am a private duty nurse, and its ok, but often it is glorified sitting. (That's in my case, I'm not...

  14. What exactly is "skilled" nursing? Aren't we all skilled?

    SunnyPupRN replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very helpful answers,

  15. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

    SunnyPupRN replied to fangirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh this is an easy one. A patient said to me he was going to sodomize me and blow my brains all over the wall while he did it. He used different words, of

  16. I Have No References!

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello, I'm trying to go back to work after 5 years of disability. I have not kept in touch with anyone I used to work with. It was an uncomfortable parting [i had a traumatic brain injury that was not...

  17. Words You Hate

    SunnyPupRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Formication. As in, "The pt reports feeling formication over her arms and legs after administration of morphine." I also hate the word "micturation". Why not just say

  18. Can Travels Nurses work PRN? What about disability accomodations?

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in Travel

    Hi travelers... I have long wanted to try travel nursing. Most of my experience is in Psych, but I work right now as private duty for critically ill children. I am a little afraid to take the leap,...

  19. WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    SunnyPupRN replied to purplenurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If the MD does not want the med scheduled, perhaps call the MD who is on call for the regular MD and explain the situation, that the nurse refuses to administer the prn nausea med when the pt requests...

  20. 8 or 12 hour shifts

    SunnyPupRN replied to LPNTOBE2017's topic in General Nursing

    8. I'm dead on 12s. The first two days after 12s I take just to recover. I'll never do 12s

  21. Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    SunnyPupRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I wear a white lab coat for a few reasons: 1) I don't always like to wear scrubs and in my particular case I don't have to. So when I wear street clothes, I wear a lab coat so that I am recognized as...

  22. Ten Things A Nurse Doesn't Want to Hear

    SunnyPupRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to know what is so smart about working 80 hours/wk and being a martyr for your

  23. One Liner to Diffuse Escalating Situation With Patient

    SunnyPupRN replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my experience, people do not respond well to being told "you need to [do this or that]." And I'm not quite sure what made you diagnose a patient whose pain may interfere with rational thinking to...

  24. RN to...? What's next when you need $ but have kidney failure?

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm an RN practicing in private duty, with 4 years of psych experience and some women's health. I am just not making enough money - I have stage three kidney disease and and it often makes me very...

  25. Whoa - The Trach Vacuum is set at 500mm/Hg for Peds

    SunnyPupRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am private duty and upon arriving check the child's equipment. When I turned on the suction machine the meter went up to 500mm/Hg. I called my supervisor to let them know, because that seemed like...