Anna S, RN

Anna S, RN

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  1. 100% on my exam and it wasn't exciting... :(

    Anna S, RN replied to NICURN2013's topic in General Students

    The original post is four years

  2. Took a job in LTC/SNF and now getting call back from hospital, Help?

    Anna S, RN replied to empty-cup-rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you really enjoy your job and feel it's a good place to work, I would stay with it. Having a job you really enjoy is a rarity in

  3. Supervisior causing problems, what should I do?

    Anna S, RN replied to sunshiny1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, that scheduler is a meanie. You are a special snowflake, and she is bullying

  4. No babies for this NICU nurse

    Anna S, RN replied to angrykitten's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am also childfree by choice. i don't work with kids, but I get asked if I have kids all the time. I was asked again today, actually. I take it as a compliment when they say "You still have time" and...

  5. Are you expected to work on a unit you haven't oriented to?

    Anna S, RN replied to lorichka6's topic in General Nursing

    I have, but I only did CNA duties when I

  6. Davita Ddialysis Nurse

    Anna S, RN replied to mkrw's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I agree with all the posts here, but especially this

  7. HELP. Telephonic case management Too good to be true?

    Anna S, RN replied to theumchild91's topic in Case Management

    Most companies are wanting BSNs only now. I did telephonic case mgmt for two years, and it was awful. I attribute most of that to the company I worked for- very negative, and punitive. We were...

  8. Not working out...

    Anna S, RN replied to SwimsWithSharks's topic in Men in Nursing

    Here is what the The Dept of Health and Human Services, has to say, re: the nursing glut, and how retiring baby boomers won't make things better- due to a huge surge in new grads....

  9. What nurse life-hacks do you have to offer?

    Anna S, RN replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nurses Rock

    Shaving cream will help remove dried BM from skin- I think it's the lubricants in it. Plus, it makes the pt smell better. Use a skin-prep pad first, then a baby colostomy bag applied around a...

  10. WGU RN to BSN 2015

    Anna S, RN replied to Ravenmichael00's topic in Western Governors University

    I'm glad I found this thread- I just applied to WGU today, and plan to start my RN-to-BSN within a couple of months.

  11. What should I do?

    Anna S, RN replied to luthernd50's topic in General Students

    Great advice on this

  12. Can an APRN practice as an RN

    Anna S, RN replied to Infofreak411's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you are an NP, working as an RN at a hospital, if you do not have privileges at that hospital, I would think that as long as you report any pertinent findings to the pt's provider, that would cover...

  13. Yet Another Pre-Employment Drug Screen Thread

    Anna S, RN replied to YouSmellLikeCDiff's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have had a pos drug screen for a drug I have a prescription for, and it's no problem. Last time, the lab called and had me take a photo of the script bottle with my phone and send it to them. That's...

  14. Do you get hit/spit on? Does body fluids splash on you?

    Anna S, RN replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Getting hit, kicked, slapped, and getting body fluids on you are routine in nursing. Edited to add: Getting cussed at is routine, as

  15. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

    Anna S, RN replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

    This sums up nursing in a nutshell. After more than 20 years of nursing, I'm tired. I'm in my 50s, and now that everyone has finally figured out that there's no shortage, the big push for having a...

  16. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    Anna S, RN replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    The correct spelling of ciliated pseudostratified columnar

  17. What would you do if this was your patient?

    Anna S, RN replied to foxy1112's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Good for you. Most clinics/companies let pts get away with this stuff, because they want to money the tx brings in. Good for you for not having to deal with this guy anymore. I wouldn't worry about...

  18. Primed dialyzer and tubing

    Anna S, RN replied to Natkat's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Our policy says 6 hrs. I, too, believe surveyors make up things on the spot, or misinterpret their own

  19. ER Travel Nurse

    Anna S, RN replied to Danielleb85's topic in Emergency

    I traveled for years. Most travelers live in low wage areas, and can make more as travelers. It's generally not worth it for nurses who live in high paying areas to travel. When I traveled to La...

  20. Does this make a bad nurse/aide?

    Anna S, RN replied to Rocktheman's topic in Nursing Career

    Oxygen Therapy Safety Tips: Preventing Fires and Other Accidents Do not use oil, grease or petroleum-based products on the equipment. Do not use it near you while you use oxygen. These materials are...

  21. Trouble with nursing

    Anna S, RN replied to ShanteMurray's topic in General Nursing

    I would advise starting with English and writing classes, to gain skills in sentence structure, use of words, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphs, and so on. I started with those two classes. I...

  22. I'm the worst CNA they ever had

    Anna S, RN replied to jarae's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We all know that some people have mental/dementia issues that cause them to treat others poorly. But- some people are just not nice people, and would not be nice if they were the healthiest people in...

  23. I'm the worst CNA they ever had

    Anna S, RN replied to jarae's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Dementia is one thing, and that can't be helped. The OP was venting about a person she works hard to care for- and whom mistreats her. So was

  24. Are ER Patients Getting More Ridiculous?

    Anna S, RN replied to us2uk4u's topic in Emergency

    Nurses come here to vent, and get things off of their chest- let them do it. You are doing the same thing you accused this nurse of-perceiving her in a negative

  25. To The Point Where I Want to Cry

    Anna S, RN replied to BambiBelle07's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would not even waste my time trying to talk to this guy. He needs to "improve and learn" way more than you do, OP. In my experience, the only effective way to deal with this kind of person is to get...