DizzyLizzyNurse

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  1. Is it really "easier" working in a hospital after you have worked in a nursing home?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to jobhunting's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in LTC for 11 years total (the last 9 months as an RN) before getting a job in a hospital. I found it had pros and cons, mostly pros. I knew how to talk to patients and family members, I...

  2. Cheating in the Classroom

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to meatballgirl's topic in General Students

    I'm thinking she meant that she has so much trouble with English it's weird she's doing so well on a test that is in English. Not that she wouldn't understand it in her own native language but it's...

  3. Yet another burned-out nurse question...

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Gabrielle33's topic in General Nursing

    I know nurses who deal with the stress by spending every penny they have on stuff. Kudos to you for not having any debt and having savings!! You gave yourself the gift of freedom! I'd love to teach...

  4. Reality shock

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    Slow down. Ask for help nicely. Return the favor and offer to help others when you have down time. It won't kill the next shift to have to finish up your discharge. I know because I had to finish...

  5. Cheating in the Classroom

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to meatballgirl's topic in General Students

    If I were you, I'd just concentrate on my tests....and when you get mad at her 100%'s just think how panicked she's gonna be if she really is cheating and she has to pass her boards....on her own....

  6. New nurse and very depressed

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Socrates12358's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you keeping a set schedule on your days off? I find that if I try to reverse my schedule on my days off (I work nights as well) I feel like crap. Do you take your meds according to your...

  7. New Grad Quitting After Less Than a Year (advice!)

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to IcySageNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Can't you just stay for a little while after your wife leaves? That way you stay a respectable amount of time (maybe 6 months after orientation) so it looks good on your resume. My brother and his...

  8. Anyone here who hate the holidays?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have a large family and large extended families on both my mother and father's sides. (I am single.) I love getting together with all my cousins, especially the ones who have moved out of state...

  9. Do patients question your expertise?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I took care of an MD the other day that didn't know the difference between a bedpan and a hat...so don't feel too bad

  10. Do patients question your expertise?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I look young so people are surprised when they ask what my experience

  11. Night shift and daylight savings....

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I've never gotten paid double. Only time and a half after 40 hours. So if I worked 16 hours instead of 12 I might not get any overtime at all, as long as it only added up to 40 hours. I'd...

  12. How do you feel about male nurses in OB/GYN/NICU?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to 274216's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There ARE male midwives. I think I read 2% of midwives are

  13. The new person is a germaphobe.

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Yeah, you are getting germs in your car, which get on your new, clean clothes. That means they get on your couch, your chairs, end up on your clothes in your other laundry basket, etc. No offense...

  14. called in sick, nurse manager calling back (inappropriate tactics?)

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to jbaggins's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to point out some of us only have cell phones. I don't have a land line. Your NM was totally out of line. But make sure your husband is prepared next time the calls in because you KNOW...

  15. masters degrees without ever working at the bedside?!

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Post Graduate Students

    When I was on a cruise 6 months ago, I met a CNM at my dinner table. She had gone through school, gotten her BSN and went right for the CNM without any bedside experience. She never worked as an RN....

  16. The new person is a germaphobe.

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Um yeah. I'm pretty sure I'd dump someone if they tried to make me put Purell on my lips.

  17. These two idiots need to have their nursing licenses revoked

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to guest416560's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa.

  18. Night shift and daylight savings....

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    This is how my old job was. My new job pays for the 13 hours, but you have to take PTO in the spring for the missing

  19. How do you feel about male nurses in OB/GYN/NICU?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to 274216's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Uh I've never been pregnant or in labor but I became an RN to work in L&D. I'm just waiting for my chance. According to you, I shouldn't be in L&D until after I've given birth? I've never...

  20. Does this job offer sound good?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to ThinkAgain's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yeah I had 43 by myself at night. Just regular LTC, not the vent unit. I hope to never work in LTC again. It's still amazing to be able to do everything I'm supposed to. Nope. You definitely...

  21. If you weren't a nurse, what would you have become?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Realistic - I went to school originally to be an elementary school teacher, but I dropped out, became a CNA and the rest is history. Whimsicle: I'd love to get paid to travel, write about traveling,...

  22. Does this job offer sound good?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to ThinkAgain's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That kind of patient load is normal in LTC. Although when I worked on a LTC vent unit we only had vent patients and each RN had 5 pts apiece. 2 CNAs and an RT. Now of course that was what was...

  23. Is this what night shift really does to us?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to gloryfied's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Do you keep a similar sleep schedule all the time; or do you try to switch back on your days off? Keeping the same schedule is best. That's how I feel if I work days. It's funny

  24. The Disrespect Of Nurses

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've said this myself. Man is it good to work at a decent hospital. We are union. The place I worked at before (part of the same system) was in a horrible section of town and had signs up reminding...

  25. At scene of fatal accident yesterday...

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to jamieslovingmom's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Just because you are a nurse doesn't mean you know what to do with someone injured so extensively. Some people think a nurse is a nurse is a nurse, which is NOT true. You did the best you...