Roxy518

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1. Relationships with floor nurses?

   Roxy518 replied to theantichick's topic in Emergency

   And to add like another poster mentioned stat orders...I had orders to transfuse a new admission the other day and was told type and screen was done etc then I call blood bank of blood is ready and...

2. Relationships with floor nurses?

   Roxy518 replied to theantichick's topic in Emergency

   This is common in my hospital. I am a floor nurse telemetry to be specific and one thing that gets to me is the fact that an ER nurse calls for report but I could be in the middle of a task in a...

3. General workplace/personal life separation

   Roxy518 replied to MassED's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I sometimes feel the same way...Ppl at my job are clicky and many don't talk to me so I keep to myself...many smile in your face and talk crap about You behind your back...I feel left out sometimes...

4. I quit my Home Health Nursing job!

   Roxy518 replied to pcbnurse's topic in Home Health

   I did home care for about 1 year and I definitely understand how u feel...the long hours commuting home to home plus the overwhelming amt of paperwork...I learned a lot but am glad I left...don't give...

5. Help....I Can't Take it Anymore! - Nurses Coping with Stress

   Roxy518 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Thank u everyone for your responses it gives me some hope as I eat my dinner during this awful night...I've not been here about 4 months n the big difference I see working nights is the helping of...

6. Help....I Can't Take it Anymore! - Nurses Coping with Stress

   Roxy518 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Health, Stress Management

   I feel the same way...I am new to the hospital setting and work on a short staffed unit...I cringe each time I have to go to work and I have a lot of stress because of work but I try to make the best...

7. I quit my Home Health Nursing job!

   Roxy518 replied to pcbnurse's topic in Home Health

   I hate home care Im getting ready to quit myself its so bad...I work everyday all day even on my days off and get paid salary...I drive so much as I too was given territories far from where I live...

8. What do you do when your work are overloaded?

   Roxy518 replied to kindlylili's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I def understand where you are coming from and how you feel I too am in home care as a visiting nurse and I am so overwhelmed I case manage and see many patients and my territory is super far from...

9. Best RN jobs to have more time for children/family

   Roxy518 replied to babblingbrook's topic in Nursing Career

   Home health is not what ppl think it is u basically work all the time like previous users stated..I'm a home health nurse and hate it so much I want out and am applying everywhere to get out...I'm...

10. need advice, new nurse, bad experience, stuck in home care? please help

    Roxy518 replied to Roxy518's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you both for responding it means alot...I recently heard home care doesn't count as experience for a hospital job so now I'm feeling like ill be stuck in homecare forever :/ I'm not happy there...

11. need advice, new nurse, bad experience, stuck in home care? please help

    Roxy518 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok here goes..I originally made 1 post I would say a few years back about my first traumatizing experience as a new grad RN..basically I worked in this hospital during nursing school part time as a...

12. New grads Need Not Apply

    Roxy518 replied to elisiah's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OP please do not be discouraged I completely feel your pain I really do...I graduated in may 2010 and I had such a difficult time finding a job...i had one job which didn't work out and I thought my...

13. Just got an RN job at a laser clinic, does this hurt my chances at New Grad Programs?

    Roxy518 replied to me2hypr4u's topic in Nursing Career

    Hello there congrats on the job offer first of all! Im replying because I went through a similar situation and know the feeling...so basically it took me a while to get a job as I too was trying to...

14. New grad asked to resign during orientation need advice

    Roxy518 replied to Roxy518's topic in General Nursing

    xtxrn- Whoever said I wanted unemployment? I resigned already and never thought once about unemployment but I understand why you would ask thanks for your reply and some of you ppl are telling me not...

15. New grad asked to resign during orientation need advice

    Roxy518 replied to Roxy518's topic in General Nursing

    and lovelyRN- yes I feel like I had an unfair orientation and thank you for telling me 8 weeks is not enough I would question that everyday and when i asked for more time they didnt want to but yes I...