WhiteScrubs

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  1. It's all about the budget

    WhiteScrubs replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    LOVE THIS!! So

  2. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    WhiteScrubs replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    research assistant in a thinktank, then

  3. My first ranting

    WhiteScrubs replied to tokebi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Like you said, number is only one part of the equation. Acuity matters. Lots of patients with G-tubes, fingersticks with coverage, psych issues, safety/wandering issues... that makes way more of an...

  4. Why aren't nursing homes doing 12 hour shifts???

    WhiteScrubs replied to GRAB1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The LTC facility where I used to work just switched from 8s to 12s, purely for budgetary reasons, and ended up with a lot of staff leaving because they couldn't or didn't want to handle the switch. I...

  5. 3pm-11pm shift duties for a Support (CNA)

    WhiteScrubs replied to thekidisback's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent description, fuzzywuzzy. Almost makes me think we worked at the same place, the schedule is so similar. :) OP: keep in mind, if you applied for a sitter job, full-on CNA work will be very...

  6. Precepting

    WhiteScrubs replied to RN in pink's topic in Emergency

    Teaching other is one of the best ways to learn things (truly master them) yourself, and can be very rewarding. Be honest about your expectations, communicate clearly and frequently, be open to...

  7. fired if they don't like the color of your nail polish...

    WhiteScrubs replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    On the nail polish issue -- it's not just an appearance thing. Studies have shown (sorry, don't have the source) that people wearing nail polish don't wash under their nails as well, and have more...

  8. Concerned About My Nursing Future

    WhiteScrubs replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it helps to know the right people... that can be accomplished through working as a CNA or tech while in school in the type of setting you'd like to work in as an RN. By the time you...

  9. RN Orienting to OB/GYN and I need some advice

    WhiteScrubs replied to RDS7064's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Follow your gut. Your intuition in this circumstance is based on years of nursing experience, and a desire for patient safety. Don't second guess that. If you really want to get into L&D, consider...