ZootRN

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  1. working in a hostile environment.

    ZootRN replied to happytobehere's topic in General Nursing

    Good advice. I myself suffered from nasty coworkers for long 4 months, and finally went to the nursing manager, and transferred to different unit within the same hospital. Feels much better! It does...

  2. How Did a BSN Help Your Career (Or Not)

    ZootRN replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I am working on my BSN for the only purpose of applying to CRNA school later on. It sucks to have full time job and study, but what you gonna

  3. Criminal or just Bad Judgement?

    ZootRN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Initial assessment upon admission should be done by RN. I don't understand why he was doing assessment and you were witnessing it, and even left the room. Should be other way around: you were doing...

  4. Does Magnet Status make a difference?

    ZootRN replied to abbythetabby's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, Magnet status means you pulled to manager twice as often for every "customer" complain you have nothing to do with (food not served in time by dietary

  5. Advice pls - return to training?

    ZootRN replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    Read "Feeling good" by David Burns. He is a psychotherapist specializing in cognitive therapy. Excellent

  6. Endoscopy nursing

    ZootRN replied to coles2's topic in General Nursing

    I think, you need critical care experience. But I'm not sure. Let's see what others have to

  7. How to ask manager for different preceptor...

    ZootRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    ..tactfully and diplomatically? I'm sure my current preceptor will be totally *issed and will badmouth me behind my back badly. She has been there for years and precepted a number of people. She was...

  8. Why Can they Do it from Overseas?

    ZootRN replied to christinaquilter's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody is able to "challenge" NCLEX without proof of nursing education equivalent to nursing education in US. If she is allowed to sit for boards, it means her education was verified and

  9. How to ask manager for different preceptor...

    ZootRN replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I'll last there very long. I have a contract for a year, and counting every week. And I am not even off orientation

  10. How to ask manager for different preceptor...

    ZootRN replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your kind words. I'll give it a few days and see. Why new people are so often mistreated, I have no idea. I would think that every new nurse should be embraced because most of the time...

  11. How to explain that I resigned after 2 mos?

    ZootRN replied to wfperseus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hmmm...I quit my first nursing job after 4 months, and I've been for 4 months at my second job, and thinking of quitting again. Different reasons

  12. How to ask manager for different preceptor...

    ZootRN replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

    It would be better to figure out how to present yourself in a more positive light to win the support of your new colleagues. I absolutely agree, the question is how can I do it? They are not saying...

  13. How to ask manager for different preceptor...

    ZootRN replied to ZootRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know what she said from the manager, and she was wrong, I did no do it. Actually, I was surprised she did not talk to me first, but went to manager over my head. I feel like not coming back to work....

  14. My first few days, as a new RN

    ZootRN replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    Because most appealing jobs in nursing are not given to people fresh out of school. I myself plan to finish my first year and try to get out of this crazy hospital nursing. I am so stressed at work, I...

  15. Parts of the United States

    ZootRN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Florida. But wages are low, you'll be critically short staffed most of the time and technology is a century behind. Still using paper charts, cardexes

  16. eating our young?

    ZootRN replied to happytobehere's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    You almost brought tears to my eyes. I am not a new grad, but new to Critical Care. I am treated by my coworkers so poorly that I am thinking of quitting profession

  17. Positive PPD with history of BCG

    ZootRN replied to TiffyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've got BCG as a child, but apparently never converted, as my PPD was always

  18. Sick of working short

    ZootRN replied to kristi-lpn2's topic in General Nursing

    I kind of feel that filling in the gaps, doing more with less, accepting bad ratios - quietly accepting and adjusting instead of speaking up and fighting, we just continue to feed the system. The...

  19. Best shoes ever?

    ZootRN replied to redraccoon's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Nike Shox (the full version, not the one that has springs only on the heel part) are absolutely the best shoes I've ever had. They are about $150 though. (I am ashamed by my

  20. is anyone else stressed out?

    ZootRN replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    I feel exactly the same way. I went into nursing because of many options it has too offer, and honestly feeling like walking away from my job and never look back. I wish I would have known more about...

  21. Over 20 years at the hospital, left and not even a "thank you"????????

    ZootRN replied to 27YearRN's topic in General Nursing

    I left one horrible place after 4 months, and guess what - they did not even ask their badge back. No exit interview, nothing. Sometimes I wonder, maybe they think I still work

  22. Being Judgemental Doesn't It Give Nurses A Bad Rap?

    ZootRN replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    Some nurses are so judgmental, I think they make a life just harder for themselves. I personally took many reports from people, spending half of the report time describing what kind of idiots are that...

  23. Med-Surg nursing... Who likes it? and why?

    ZootRN replied to mookieslife's topic in General Nursing

    I started out on Med-Surg/Tele floor, spent there a few totally miserable months, and realized if I won't go where I wanted to be (critical care), I'll quit profession

  24. Do we HAVE to address docs by "Dr.--"

    ZootRN replied to kmokay's topic in General Nursing

    I do not like it at all. Like you know you meet someone for the first time, and not sure who this person is, and introduce yourself by the first name - and to hear in response "I am Dr. X" - that's...

  25. Hca

    ZootRN replied to ern91's topic in General Nursing

    I did not like working for HCA at all. Everybody is so stressed out, running like crazy, fighting with each other, they are always short-staffed and begging you to come and work extra. Now at my new...