sapphire18

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  1. Most stressful and least stressful nursing specialty in the hospital?

    sapphire18 replied to Donnuh's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked either...but from what I've seen and heard, I would think that *in general*, L&D would be less stressful than med-surg...it involves a limited number of diagnoses (if any), and...

  2. Most stressful and least stressful nursing specialty in the hospital?

    sapphire18 replied to Donnuh's topic in General Nursing

    It definitely depends on the individual unit. Acuity level, ratios, staffing, peer support, and your love for a specialty will all factor into how stressful a job is. Everyone will argue that their...

  3. Rate of sexual harassment occurrences at a hospital?

    sapphire18 replied to lis4b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sexual harassment exists at least as much as in hospitals, in other

  4. Very little witnessing going on with drug wastes on my floor!

    sapphire18 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Patient Medications

    No one where I work watches either. If someone is going to divert, they will find a way to do it. When they are caught, how are they going to know which nurse's "witness" was legit and which

  5. As an experienced RN, do you like/dislike having a student nurse assigned to you?

    sapphire18 replied to jamie32764's topic in General Students

    I work nights so I don't often get students, but I do actually enjoy it. Explaining what I am doing gives me a nice refresher on WHY I am actually doing what I am doing, instead of just going through...

  6. Casting Nurses for the Walking Dead

    sapphire18 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Hahahaha this is so

  7. History of felony, looking for a job/ advice

    sapphire18 replied to mawen's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I'm confused...so it was a misdemeanor and not a felony after

  8. Question on med passing

    sapphire18 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In terms of your evaluation comment about needing to work on communication, maybe your instructor felt that you should have taken the initiative to communicate with the nurse rather than her having to...

  9. Question...

    sapphire18 replied to Compassion_x's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Not sure what this has to do with

  10. Bathing Pts Question

    sapphire18 replied to anarchy187's topic in Critical Care

    We call them BODs...bath of death. Happens a

  11. having a bit of a melt down... can someone help me?

    sapphire18 replied to Dezy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've been where you are before- not d/t school stress, but other things. You need to take care of yourself, and you sound like you would definitely benefit from therapy. It has helped me immensely,...

  12. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    sapphire18 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Never

  13. Coffee Is My Medicine

    sapphire18 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ive given caffeine drips back when I worked neuro. I wouldn't mind one when it gets to be, oh, about 0300 in my

  14. Heart breaking first shift in NICU

    sapphire18 replied to MrsNicuNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow, that is intense. (((hugs))) Welcome to the reality of the

  15. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    sapphire18 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I feel that the fight against universal healthcare is a very uncaring and selfish one. If we have the ability to help others- to SAVE THEIR LIVES...we should do so. Every life is

  16. Nervous about clinicals

    sapphire18 replied to Cassidy Hardesty's topic in General Students

    Take a deep breath. Review your meds, lab values, and diagnoses. Normal VS ranges. Assessment findings. Know that you know your stuff (and make sure you actually do know it!). Oh yeah, and...take a...

  17. More frustration as an MD or an NP?

    sapphire18 replied to sapphire18's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Well, the nursing aspect of care- knowing and treating the patient as a whole- was actually a factor in the favor of nursing over medicine in the first place. The money aspect, eh I could go either...

  18. More frustration as an MD or an NP?

    sapphire18 replied to sapphire18's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I've always been of the opinion that I want to avoid the DNP route. Simply because, while I have been viewed as a gifted writer in school, I hate it. I don't want to do a thesis. That's it. If...

  19. More frustration as an MD or an NP?

    sapphire18 replied to sapphire18's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ehh, I knew this would be the point that had to be elaborated on in my post. I have been on a student doctor forum recently and have seen how they view nurses, NPs, and CRNAs. And it's not in a...

  20. You know you spend too much time at allnurses when...

    sapphire18 replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Great idea!! Ahhh but...now I'll never get any work

  21. You know you spend too much time at allnurses when...

    sapphire18 replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    I sometimes wish that I could see how people look IRL. But still want to remain anonymous

  22. You know you spend too much time at allnurses when...

    sapphire18 replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

  23. LTAC nurse of 2 yrs. Am I eligible to take CCRN?

    sapphire18 replied to Sachan's topic in Critical Care

    This is directly from the AACN CCRN handbook: Practice as an RN or APRN is required for 1,750 hours in direct bedside care of acutely and/or critically ill patients during the previous 2 years, with...

  24. Verbal er orders...help me understand this

    sapphire18 replied to tiltgirl's topic in Emergency

    Verbal orders always make me nervous that this would happen...I really have no advice here but you may want to consult a

  25. You know you spend too much time at allnurses when...

    sapphire18 replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    You tell a story that a friend told you happened to her at work...oh wait that was from