Rensoul

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1. Would you commute an hour to a job you wanted?

   Rensoul replied to nursebythesea's topic in General Nursing

   Currently I live 2 hours from the my job. I don't commute daily though and have an apartment within 5 minutes of the hospital (Long story). If I could have an hour commute it would be pushing it IMHO....

2. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

   Rensoul replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

   While I know where you are coming from on this Argo (never ask your staff to do what you are unwilling to do), at our facility I don't even know where the mop buckets would be. Our environmental staff...

3. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

   Rensoul replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a busy ortho/neuro unit. Nurse to patient ratio is usually 6:1 and sometimes 8:1. We rarely have 2 hours between a DC and an admit. I'm usually DC'ing a patient and w/in half an hour...

4. Getting Re-acquainted with Cardiac Step-down and the Darn Computer System Called EPIC

   Rensoul replied to Ginger35's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Ginger, My facility went to EPIC this last year. At first it was a bit intimidating, but it does get better. Once you've practiced a bit it makes more sense. The biggest thing I've run into is...

5. Ever have a patient work your very last nerve?

   Rensoul replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I've had patients like that, though usually it's the family members that get me going. I've also had a Dr. come to my "rescue" with a family member who thought that his wife getting discharged right...

6. Dear Nursing Students/Orientees: A Love Note from the Preceptor from Hell

   Rensoul replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

   This article nails it. Having just come out of a 3 month orientation period with some awesome preceptors, this is really close to home. Some observations: 1) I didn't see the OP as being harsh. The...

7. Newsflash: Med/Surg RN's have the toughest job

   Rensoul replied to Guttercat's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I too landed on a med-surg floor. While I'm not up to full speed yet, I'm getting there. I wanted med-surg before I spring-boarded to another area just so I could have a really strong generalist...

8. Students at MTSU?

   Rensoul replied to slynn77's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   Congrats!!!! I'm finishing up 5th semester right now. Ordered my cap & gown today in fact! Keep going it's worth it =)

9. Students at MTSU?

   Rensoul replied to slynn77's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   Depends on which class & which semester. The acceptance rate right now is 64 per semester. Usually you have some that fail their one class that come back, in addition to others that have had to...

10. Could I be the only reformed misfit in nursing school?

    Rensoul replied to KatePasa's topic in General Students

    As a Non-trad & a bit of a misfit, I too worry about this. So far in clinicals I do great with the patients, but my fellow students less so. I think a lot of it is me having a chip on my shoulder...

11. im selfish? hmmm

    Rensoul replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a mom of 3 kids of my own & various 'adopted' kids, I can say unequivocally that I have no interest what so ever working L&D, PP, or NICU. General Peds might not be too bad, we'll see how...

12. Is it possible that the shortened RN training causes more anxiety for new grads

    Rensoul replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I don't remember how many hours our program requires, but I do know that for fundamentals we spent 6 days in LTC learning how to pass meds and do ADL's (depending on the acuity of the patient) for med...

13. Is it possible that the shortened RN training causes more anxiety for new grads

    Rensoul replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:You hit the nail on the head. As a SN I dread clinical rotations. Not because I don't enjoy patient care (Pt interaction is a bonus for me), but because I feel like we don't have enough time to...

14. Students at MTSU?

    Rensoul replied to slynn77's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Currently I am 3rd semester at MTSU. I was the last class to have the GPA and ACT used as a basis for entry. Yes it is extremely competitive, but it is doable. When I was admitted I had a 3.2 GPA and...

15. How to explain how hard you have to work in nursing school

    Rensoul replied to guest10's topic in General Students

    I sooooo understand where you are coming from. It took me failing Pathophysiology, for DH to understand that there was no way I could continue to pass while trying to study in the kitchen when all 3...