RunnerNurse09

RunnerNurse09 BSN, RN

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  1. Should Obama care be repealed?

    RunnerNurse09 replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    When people talk about handouts, I am pretty sure they are talking about the masses that are poor and continue to procreate. Poor people have more children that those that are not. WHY IS THIS?? Why...

  2. ER rushing patients to the floor

    RunnerNurse09 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    Ha! 8 patients was standard when I worked in med-surg, and as a new grad at the time, they gave me 10. Insane. Back to the OP, when I worked in the ER, you had 15 minutes from the time you got a bed...

  3. Have you ever gotten really sick from a patient?

    RunnerNurse09 replied to RN_2001's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This is exactly why I left the ER/hospital setting. Staff was sick all the time. A few months before I left I had a terrible URI where I had a fever of 104 and couldn't get it any lower than 102...

  4. Is age just a number?

    RunnerNurse09 replied to B52Bomber's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I never said you were actually incompetent; I was stating that if you are going to group the majority of NPs in that boat, it would only be fair for someone like yourself to put you in the same...

  5. Is age just a number?

    RunnerNurse09 replied to B52Bomber's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sigh. Here we go again with this conversation (about the ability of NPs). I just want to ask a serious question to you and Psych guy, and I am not trying to be sarcastic. You are both Np's, yet...

  6. License info being sold

    RunnerNurse09 replied to #wontgiveup's topic in General Nursing

    I know in my state you can opt out of it. It's insane that they even allow

  7. License info being sold

    RunnerNurse09 replied to #wontgiveup's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh, scary. I am not a fan of easy Internet info access. It is very easy for someone to look up your address if you own property. Going on a tangent here: back in the day when AOL was popular, I...

  8. 3 Strike Rule: Non-Compliant Patients

    RunnerNurse09 replied to cocoa_puff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think that for patients that are non compliant, they should receive increased insurance premiums. And this should be stated clearly as soon as one signs up for any plan. I had a patient that was...

  9. Going to the ER from floor nursing -telemtry!

    RunnerNurse09 replied to cholmes1223's topic in Emergency

    I went from med surg to er and loved it. I had telemetry training prior to the transition because our floor was going tele. Loved the different , fast pace, and colleagues were great. Ask questions,...

  10. Threatened by patient

    RunnerNurse09 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In some states, I am pretty sure in mine, assaulting a nurse carries the same weight as assaulting an

  11. Threatened by patient

    RunnerNurse09 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Really? NOT where I worked. A woman brought in kicked and bit several people. Cops were called and charges filed. It is terrible and dangerous to work for management that won't support /protect...

  12. Threatened by patient

    RunnerNurse09 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Forget that. When I worked in the ER, if a patient got physical, the cops were called and charges were filed. We have rights

  13. Colleagues who hate patients

    RunnerNurse09 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Saying nasty things about every patient that comes in the door isn't an acceptable behavior. However, ER nursing does have a high burnout rate and I know personally that you deal with some very nasty...

  14. Clinical Judgement Call...Not sure if I did the right thing

    RunnerNurse09 replied to AvaRose's topic in General Nursing

    You absolutely did the right thing, and I am suprised that given the hx of the patient they even questioned sending the pt to the hospital. When I worked in ltc years ago, the census was so low at...

  15. Going back to school at 30

    RunnerNurse09 replied to JJL618's topic in General Students

    I agree. Definitely not mature enough when I originally went. I am so driven now. If I had the same drive then that I do now I'd have two

  16. Going back to school at 30

    RunnerNurse09 replied to JJL618's topic in General Students

    30 is so young these days, definitely go for it. When I originally went to college at 18 , 21 years ago, I was more interested in partying than studying (originally a microbiology major at a well...

  17. Being Pulled into the Office for calling CAT

    RunnerNurse09 replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This. I am so sorry you had this experience. Besides, if the pt was having a questionable hr/rhythm, how was a blood sugar check a top priority before calling a rapid response? Yes it's something...

  18. Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    RunnerNurse09 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    No, but I have wished I were a vet

  19. better future opportunities as NP or CM?

    RunnerNurse09 replied to Pmkn10RN's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't his assuming that the OP is taking out loans for their education? I am sure they probably have weighed that aspect of their decision. Some people have employers who pay, and others like me are...

  20. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    RunnerNurse09 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    If you look at one of my previous posts, I did recommend people get help for food addictions. I gained 60 lbs during my first pregnancy and lost all of it. Gained it by eating unhealthy , lost it by...

  21. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    RunnerNurse09 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Having the mentality that one must be sedentary is absolutely rediculous , unless a physician has medically declared that for health reasons, you must be sedentary. As for the other poster, having a...

  22. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    RunnerNurse09 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    I am not talking just about the weight of my colleagues; I am talking about everyone. It IS my business, and is the business of everyone else that has to pay high healthcare premiums because of the...

  23. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    RunnerNurse09 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Are u SERIOUS??? GO SWIMMING! Plenty of people with joint issues exercise. Being sedentary is NOT healthy. And it's not being self righteous. The point is that playing the whole I'm too busy card...

  24. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    RunnerNurse09 replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    "I could care less" It's COULDN'T!

  25. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    RunnerNurse09 replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Menopause is not a sudden nail in the coffin for weight gain. Muscle loss is, do your