BiohazardBetty

BiohazardBetty

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  1. New Grad Leaving Hospital for Office Job

    BiohazardBetty replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I see your point... The difference between doctors & nurses that I've always heard is that doctors treat the body & nurses treat the actual patient... I'm not sure that a prior nursing degree...

  2. New Grad Leaving Hospital for Office Job

    BiohazardBetty replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Nursing Career

    MDs & PAs aren't nurses... Why would they need to be nurses first? That's like saying you have to be a CNA before you can be a nurse. It look like you've made up your mind, regardless of the...

  3. What can I expect to make starting out??

    BiohazardBetty replied to mzsuccess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As a CNA you could work in lots of settings, including hospitals. It's a good idea to work as a CNA before/during nursing school to get some patient care experience & to make sure you enjoy the...

  4. Appropriate to request start date?

    BiohazardBetty replied to iridium54's topic in Nursing Career

    Maybe they won't ask you to start in January, which will give you time to interview an potentially be offered a job you want more! You ultimately have to do what's best for you & your

  5. Appropriate to request start date?

    BiohazardBetty replied to iridium54's topic in Nursing Career

    It sounds kind of disorganized & un-official at this point... Do you want to work for a place that sets the standard so low to begin with? I think it's acceptable to ask to start in February, but...

  6. New Grad Leaving Hospital for Office Job

    BiohazardBetty replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Well just based in the responses so far, it doesn't sound like an office job will prepare you. It also sounds like you should have gone straight into another program instead of working as a bedside...

  7. Nurse Breaking A Contract

    BiohazardBetty replied to NurseRN2's topic in Nursing Career

    What do you have to pay them for exactly... Did they pay for your school or give a sign on bonus or something? Don't you think NOT paying them back is sort of stealing? You DID sign a contract. Also,...

  8. Is this normal or am I asking for too much?

    BiohazardBetty replied to CAnurse2012's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm sorry this is happening to you. It kind of is how lots of nursing units are... Nurses are bullies sometimes, especially if they can get away with it. One thing it is sometimes hard for me to...

  9. What can I expect to make starting out??

    BiohazardBetty replied to mzsuccess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You ARE talking about as a nurse, right? I can't really speak for a CNAs

  10. What can I expect to make starting out??

    BiohazardBetty replied to mzsuccess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That's waaaay too low. I always tried to either find out what that employer/position pays OR put 'negotiable' on my apps. I live in a fairly rural area & the lowest I've heard of a new grad...

  11. New Grad Leaving Hospital for Office Job

    BiohazardBetty replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm sorry if this offends you, but your post kind of makes it sound like you don't like your job because you have to work... 'cleaning excreatment'?? That's simple patient care... It sounds like you...

  12. the nurses i work with dont want me to succeed!

    BiohazardBetty replied to luvmykids0810's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I agree with donovasu... She's trying to cause drama, but wrap it up in some kind of compliment that the night nurses are being mean because they love you. Sounds fishy to me... Wouldn't THEY tell YOU...

  13. Help me please :(

    BiohazardBetty replied to angclaibourn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Because life can intervene, I would suggest doing pre-reqs, then the RN program... That way you can start getting experience, having a steady income & be more independent in 2 years as opposed I...

  14. advice from other nurses

    BiohazardBetty replied to BeOne77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you live in a rural area? I graduated in May of this year & had 6 interviews in my first 2 months after graduation... Maybe jobs are more scarce in your area? If that's the case, you may...

  15. Patient labeling issue

    BiohazardBetty replied to sleeplessinnyc's topic in Patient Medications

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  16. Permanent documentation... "Please advise"?

    BiohazardBetty posted a topic in General Nursing

    My facility has recently changed to electronic charting from paper charting... Consequently, there's no easy way to send a message to a doctor for advice without making it a permanent part of the...

  17. Permanent documentation... "Please advise"?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Altra, what an excellent point!! I bet you're exactly right about urinating being part of the criteria for discharge... & it might have changed the pt's mind if I had mentioned that to him. Thanks...

  18. Permanent documentation... "Please advise"?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I alway appreciate the excellent responses I get from everyone here! Thank you!! I'm not exactly asking whats the best way to contact an MD, since i'd imagine all of our facilities are different......

  19. Permanent documentation... "Please advise"?

    BiohazardBetty replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, unless we catch them on the floor or page them, there's no other way to make sure they get the message... Since the pt flat out refused to have the catheter removed, I didn't feel it...

  20. Livescribe Pen: To Buy or Not to Buy

    BiohazardBetty replied to bdicenzo's topic in General Students

    Well, sort of... I could see what I had written, but not what I had printed. I mostly only used it for the

  21. Livescribe Pen: To Buy or Not to Buy

    BiohazardBetty replied to bdicenzo's topic in General Students

    I printed my slides out on livescribe paper all through nursing school... I just used paper from the livescribe notebooks (tore out easily/cleanly with perforated edges). LOVED using the pen during...

  22. interviewing for a job

    BiohazardBetty replied to nitasarn's topic in Advanced Practice

    Congrats on your interview!! Those are hard to come by in my area, much less job offers... If you're SURE you don't want the job AND you're SURE you'll have more interviews that would lead to job...

  23. Dx Chest Pain Careplan help..

    BiohazardBetty replied to LaurenRay1983's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If its chest pain as s/s of an MI it would be impaired cardiac perfusion. Chest pain as s/s of a respiratory issue it could be ineffective breathing pattern. Chest pain from a fall could be simply...

  24. Dx Chest Pain Careplan help..

    BiohazardBetty replied to LaurenRay1983's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Even though you didn't get to see the chart, you still got to see your patient, right?? So you got your own vitals, did your own assessments...? That's all you need to choose a nursing

  25. Which stethoscope?

    BiohazardBetty replied to sapadgett's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The cardiology is SO heavy!! It weighed a ton on my neck, made my jacket lopsided if I put it in my jacket pocket, and made my pants hard to keep up when I wore it on a hip clip. I got one for school...