whichone'spink

whichone'spink BSN, RN

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  1. What disorders did you diagnose yourself with in Nursing School?

    whichone'spink replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    During mental health, I diagnosed myself with a lot of disorders. The one I think is most accurate is generalized anxiety disorder. Second most accurate could be clinical

  2. I-Pad Use By Nurses

    whichone'spink replied to Penguin67's topic in General Nursing

    If my place of employment utilizes iPads, I would be so happy. Instead of wheeling a big workstation on wheels, the nurses can wheel a smaller workstation, or just carry to iPads to do bedside...

  3. Low Census

    whichone'spink replied to Palliative Care, DNP's topic in General Nursing

    I've been low censused twice this week. I enjoyed the days off, as I had stuff to take care of. But at the same time, I need the money. Is it something in the air, that no sick people are coming to...

  4. To my preceptor, future students beware (rant)

    whichone'spink replied to leekun2010's topic in General Nursing

    What's worse, a lazy preceptor, or a preceptor who says you did great and then goes to her manager, saying I was unsafe in my practice. Lies, all lies. How do I defend myself against her lies? This...

  5. Practicum in Emergency Nursing? Good choice or not?

    whichone'spink replied to RNbethy's topic in Emergency

    For all the psychomotor skills that you may feel weak in (i.e. IV insertions, foley catheter insertions, even NG tubes), the ED would be a good place. But the pace can be crazy fast. If you like...

  6. How was your life like after graduating from nursing school?

    whichone'spink replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hope my life is better after I graduate from nursing school, and get my first job. It's great now as it is, but I want some more freedom. I've got a bad case of

  7. Anyone else the QUIET nurse?

    whichone'spink replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been a quiet person most of my life. In nursing school however, I've learned that I need to speak up. Otherwise I will get run over. I've also learned that I need to be more aggressive in...

  8. Do you use a "code name" for psych

    whichone'spink replied to glutton4punishment's topic in Emergency

    I sometimes use BSC (bat s*** crazy) or CCFCP (CooKoo for Cocoa

  9. The Mockery of Nursing

    whichone'spink replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's 3 AM, he must be lonely.Hey, and he said baby I can't help be scared but all sometimes the rain's gonna wash I believe

  10. Need Advice on Songs for Graduation~*~*~

    whichone'spink replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Students

    Dynamite-Taio Cruz. That's what I want played at my pinning ceremony, as we dance out onto the stage. Unfortunately, we will have more somber music. No Such Thing-John Mayer. Trying to find a...

  11. What's so great about a pinning ceremony?

    whichone'spink replied to SummitRN's topic in General Students

    Pinning is more personal, because it's just the nursing school. I will be attending the pinning ceremony as opposed to the commencement for this reason. Commencement will be a circus, with thousands...

  12. Nurses eat their young - now I understand why.

    whichone'spink replied to RN_Marie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. Your facility must really suck juevos if you had to expand your net to get more applicants for this position. I mean, "no experience necessary"? It makes a lot of sense that you are getting...

  13. What field of nursing do you want to go in and why?

    whichone'spink replied to aghols12's topic in General Students

    I want to work in the ER, because from what I've seen at my hospital, the ER is better staffed. Plus I like the detective work aspect of ER nursing, and the fact that I can do a lot of things without...

  14. Does it look bad to a hiring manager to apply for jobs on different floors??

    whichone'spink replied to mell260's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hell no. You have to do what you have to do. If this does not go through, you always have a backup or several backups for that matter. I'm sure any manager worth their salt will understand. This is a...

  15. Poor nurse role models.. is this what I have to look forward to?

    whichone'spink replied to Jane says's topic in General Nursing

    Most likely, this is just the nurse venting to another nurse about patient that's being a PITA. Not every patient is frail and fragile. A lot of them are great actors and will take you for a wild...

  16. types of co-workers/patients to be aware of. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THESE PEOPLE?

    whichone'spink replied to tater.jake's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Deer-in-the-headlights charge nurse-There are a couple of charge nurses who seem like they are way too overwhelmed by the job. In turn, they leave the unit secretary swamped with orders up the wazoo,...

  17. how to give insulin injection?

    whichone'spink replied to Tenny84's topic in General Nursing

    She just seems like a difficult patient. As long as you follow what you been taught during nursing school, I think you'll be okay. At some point, you'll have to tell her nicely that you're doing it...

  18. "You've got 4 days to improve or else..." ... advice?

    whichone'spink replied to CherryLifeSaver2621's topic in Emergency

    So, I want to know what happened. Is everything

  19. Not everyday is going to be a bad day

    whichone'spink replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I usually tell myself it's going to be another crappy day (because it usually will be), and if the day goes better than planned, then it's a nice surprise. Optimism is for the

  20. Working 12 hour shifts- Good or bad?

    whichone'spink replied to vanh0923's topic in General Nursing

    I long for a schedule where I can work no more than 3 12s in a week, because doing an 8, a 12, and a couple of more 8s sucks

  21. Nursing malpratice claims report

    whichone'spink replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Because new grads are the ones worried ****less about doing something wrong and hurting their

  22. Besides CPR, what other situations/procedures require you to act fast..

    whichone'spink replied to okiedokie123's topic in General Nursing

    Having to respond to a low O2 sat post IV pain medication administration. How did I respond? Got the patient on a mask, then titrated the O2 down to what he was at before when his O2 sat

  23. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    whichone'spink replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've had the flu shot twice now, but I don't think I'll get it again. Is there a way to find out the ingredients in vaccines? I don't trust that the authorities are being truthful about thimerosol no...

  24. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Courses CPI??

    whichone'spink replied to gewmac's topic in Psychiatric

    I took it just yesterday, and it was not required of me where I work. It's only required for the charge nurses and manager on my floor. I found the non-violent techniques to fight off violent...

  25. The Year is 2112...

    whichone'spink replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the world will last that