RS0302

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  1. help! new grad...I hate my job...and want to quit

    RS0302 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I previously had made a post in first year of nursing about my orientation experience. Basically, new lpn grad, no preceptor, just ask questions if I haven any. Working on a med-surg/cardiac unit. My...

  2. Am I asking for the impossible??

    RS0302 replied to Mommyof3Boys's topic in Texas Nursing

    I just got finished living in central Texas for the past 8 years and I am from Western Mass. and I spent many many summers in the mountains of New Hampshire. I can tell you as far as scenery/mountains...

  3. Moving to Texas is not a good deal for nurse

    RS0302 replied to John123's topic in Texas Nursing

    I live in central Texas and pay $3000 yearly for property taxes on a $115,000 dollar house. I will agree that even though we have no income tax, I find the property taxes here a bit high. Plus, our...

  4. Who Watches ER?

    RS0302 replied to Satori77's topic in General Nursing

    I like ER. I watch grey's anatomy also, but lately that show has been making me upset. They portray the docs as the ones who do everything for the patient. Last time I watched Dr. Yang went into the...

  5. Nursing? May not have any other choice.

    RS0302 replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me, there is a reason why you see a lot of job openings for nurses in your area and sign on bonuses. I am willing to bet its not because there are not enough nurses in your area...its because...

  6. What I Hate About Nursing Is...

    RS0302 replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    What I dislike the most is going into work hardly having a chance to get organized, then going out on the floor and running my butt off for the entire shift hardly being able to get a sip of water,...

  7. Is doing the LVN program even worth it? or just go for the RN?

    RS0302 replied to samsam22's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If I had to do it all over again, I would just go for RN. It depends where you want to work though. If you want to work in LTC you could find a job as an LVN. I knew I wanted to work in a hospital...

  8. Patient Died from Med Allergy

    RS0302 replied to NewRN08's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry this happened to you. It could happen to any of us. To BinkieRN- Yes, we can ask patients what their allergies are, but sometimes patients are unresponsive, or simply do not know what their...

  9. A name for Computer on Wheels

    RS0302 replied to butterfly9's topic in General Nursing

    honestly, what will people think to complain of next??!! pretty soon we will all be walking on eggshells around our patients, because we might do something that "offends them". I've had patients...

  10. Patient with maggots in head

    RS0302 replied to RD_Congo's topic in General Nursing

    We didnt use anything to scoop them out. The docs were aware of this and pretty much said the maggots were doing their job....even though the patient had them pretty much falling out of the wound onto...

  11. Patient with maggots in head

    RS0302 replied to RD_Congo's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen this before in a patient I once had. It was an unusual situation as the patient had let this tumor go on for years and it had pretty much eaten away at the side of his face. When I did wet...

  12. Crazy things patients say.....

    RS0302 posted a topic in General Nursing

    like "oh what have you been doing? Reading magazines?" :banghead: This coming from my perfectly alert and oriented patient last night. She rang her call light asking for a blanket and when it took me...

  13. Not Sure If Nursing Is For Me

    RS0302 replied to D.C.Guy's topic in General Nursing

    What are the things that made you want to go into nursing? The real world of nursing is a lot different then most of us imagine before we enter school. You may be able to find jobs like in the OR...

  14. I Am Disturbed

    RS0302 replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    Well I commented on that post, I dont think the comment I made was too critical, but I admit I did get a bit peeved, because I felt like whenever someone tried to explain something to him, he came...

  15. ? Why are people saying that nursing is tough? i dont understand whats so hard about

    RS0302 replied to Jelet's topic in General Nursing

    Thats not all there is to dealing with people's lives. We have to be able to assess patients and take necessary steps when we feel a patient is deteriorating. The doctors are not there unless we call...

  16. Military wife needs advice

    RS0302 replied to Calibean's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am also a fellow military wife and contemplating what I'm going to do. Right now I am pregnant, but would like to go back to working maybe 6 months after I have my baby, but my husband will be...

  17. Working with all females - fringe benefit or danger zone?

    RS0302 replied to medlaw's topic in Men in Nursing

    Not to be rude, but you also have no idea the meaning of stress in the nursing world. I get its stressful not knowing if you are going to get paid or not, but there is a different kind of stress in...

  18. Breast Feeding and Contractions Questions

    RS0302 replied to Emily Suzanne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know for sure the answer to question two is the second one. I am 26 weeks pregnant and that is what I have been advised to do by my doctor and that is what it says to do in all my pregnancy

  19. pay

    RS0302 replied to josh1974's topic in General Nursing

    Here we go again...lol. To the original poster have you ever worked in a hospital before? Most people have a distorted image of what nursing is like. Even my husband does not get it. Hes been in the...

  20. Why is the first year so hard???

    RS0302 replied to Aislstarfish's topic in General Nursing

    For me, it was mostly the fact that I dont think nursing school prepared me for the real world. Then my orientation with the hospital was not great either. Most of what you need to know in nursing you...

  21. How to decide who gets the first admit

    RS0302 replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    usually its just whoever the charge nurse picks or whoever has the first empty bed. My floor is so unorganized that the charge nurse usually doesnt even know whos got the heaviest load. Sometimes if...

  22. CNA's Aide the nurse... right!

    RS0302 replied to CNA_Timmy's topic in General Nursing

    I dont understand why the nurse was just watching you??!!! Jeez for something like that I always try to help so we can get the patient cleaned and go on our

  23. Is the pay really that bad??

    RS0302 replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is in the army and is due to go back to Iraq in December for the THIRD time and did I mention this will be two weeks after I give birth to our first baby??? He is SEVERELY underpaid for his...

  24. Is the pay really that bad??

    RS0302 replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    Genetics56 you are right 20-27 dollars per dollar IS good pay! During nursing school and during clinicals, I did not get why nurses were complaining about pay. It took my first week on a med/surg...

  25. Is the pay really that bad??

    RS0302 replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    IMO nursing provides a comfortable, middle class lifestyle. I dont see many nurses driving really expensive cars or living in mcmansions....unless they are married and their spouse makes good money....