Nurse Leigh

Nurse Leigh

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  1. Should I do nursing or follow my dreams?

    Nurse Leigh replied to lindseynicole12's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    *cough* *cough* Try telling that to the many unemployed, underemployed, and underpaid nurses out here. Work can be scarce and some places are cutting

  2. Thank You Notes to Patients?

    Nurse Leigh replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I may....I understand your desire to connect with your patients and let them know they are in your thoughts. However, the "extreme" scenarios posted here have probably occurred in real life many...

  3. Before You Take An Elderly Family Member To The ER

    Nurse Leigh replied to sharpeimom's topic in General Nursing

    http://medicalhistorybracelet.com/ I think that used properly, these are

  4. What would you do?

    Nurse Leigh replied to cowgurl89's topic in General Nursing

    Several first time posters chiming in all at once. Huh. Anyway, I believe this is a hypothetical situation, and if something similar were to actually occur, most facilities would have a set protocol...

  5. oxygen sTaturations

    Nurse Leigh replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

    I think the problem is that people aren't using oxygen saturation or sat; instead they are using oxygen sTaturation or

  6. oxygen sTaturations

    Nurse Leigh replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

    Off the top of my head... * I'm hanging a new bag of CardiAzem. * Uh oh, my pt has a

  7. You might be a night shifter if...

    Nurse Leigh replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    You occasionally don your sunglasses in the building because the interior lights are too bright and screwing with your sleep/wake

  8. this is a true story ..vent .. wowzers .. crazy

    Nurse Leigh replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  9. this is a true story ..vent .. wowzers .. crazy

    Nurse Leigh replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If he indeed yelled, that was inappropriate. However, I understand why he was upset. I am almost always charge and while it seems fair to me to have one pt fewer than my co-workers (but is such a...

  10. Are online RN to BSN/MSN programs legitimate?

    Nurse Leigh replied to RNikkiF's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Have you researched Western Governors University? It is not available in every state, but those that do offer it give you the opportunity to earn RN-BSN with no clinical component so long as you are...

  11. A funny and warped FACES pain scale

    Nurse Leigh replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this is from an old thread, but SO funny! Just had to give it a bump (or maybe shock it back to life?

  12. Favorite Words

    Nurse Leigh replied to Aimee2013's topic in General Students

    Eosinophil

  13. Why do some RNs hate this?

    Nurse Leigh replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    This is very true. However, it is a bit of a slap in the face when I find that other hospitals (many who transfer pts to us because we accept a much higher acuity than they do) make substantially more...

  14. Why do some RNs hate this?

    Nurse Leigh replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in General Students

    Our new nurses (ADN/BSN makes no difference) make under 35,000 if they work 40 hours per week; around 30,000 if they work 3 12 hour shifts per week. This is in a hospital that just a few years ago was...

  15. RN tried to talk me out of Nursing school...

    Nurse Leigh replied to NYCHikerRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Amen!

  16. I'll be serving whine at my pity party

    Nurse Leigh replied to jadedjane's topic in General Nursing

    i wish you luck! as for interview advice, wear something that is neat and business-like appropriate (you of course know this) but--make sure you are comfortable in it. hard to look confident when your...

  17. What CAN they do? (a vent)

    Nurse Leigh posted a topic in General Nursing

    ​my hospital has been requiring the lovely hourly rounding protocol for a few years now. i remember back when it was first introduced that mgmt tried to make it sound like a team effort, that any...

  18. "I DEMAND an antibiotic. I am the customer and I am paying your salary"

    Nurse Leigh replied to Nascar nurse's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, after talking with one of my friends who works at a free clinic, i so agree with you. um, as in, could we make passing a very basic course on human sexuality/anatomy a requirement in school? it...

  19. What CAN they do? (a vent)

    Nurse Leigh replied to Nurse Leigh's topic in General Nursing

    i think part of the frustration is because we may not know what each type of staff can or cannot do. if they are allowed to assist in any way, though, they certainly should. tri-rn, i am not trying...

  20. "I DEMAND an antibiotic. I am the customer and I am paying your salary"

    Nurse Leigh replied to Nascar nurse's topic in General Nursing

    so does this mean i should go to a mechanic and demand a new carburator (sp?) even though my car does not have one (i don't think it has one since it is fuel injected or whatever, right? i as so...

  21. What CAN they do? (a vent)

    Nurse Leigh replied to Nurse Leigh's topic in General Nursing

    So true. There are a few RTs who are very willing to help boost our pts, especially those who used to work as techs. Yes, teamwork helps

  22. CCRN after ADN

    Nurse Leigh replied to ivikatasha's topic in General Students

    [h=2]here is what i found on aacn's website regarding the ccrn. i am planning on sitting for pccn (progressive care certification). i have been told these exams are very in depth and difficult, and it...

  23. First clinical rotation finished, "not so glowing" evaluation

    Nurse Leigh replied to Neohippy's topic in General Students

    i would say what you are going through is quite natural. even as a second career student, i found nursing school clinicals to be fraught with anxiety--and that was dealing with one or at most two...

  24. Any RN's willing to help out??

    Nurse Leigh replied to dbonilla1170's topic in General Nursing

    i know this is putting you on the spot, but the following post from another thread has me confused. you say you know many rns willing to write you a recommendation but here you are requesting one from...

  25. assaulted by my patient--one year later

    Nurse Leigh replied to fiveofpeep's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    my heart goes out to you as i type this. reading your post angered me. in just a few years of practice, i have already met other nurses with scarily similar stories. it is sad indeed when the...