Anna Flaxis

Anna Flaxis BSN, RN

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  1. Abusive pt/family and nurse with PTSD

    Anna Flaxis replied to EC18's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I would keep your questions very general, and not disclose this personal history. At least, not during the interview process. Keep in mind though, that hostile patients and family members are found...

  2. Volunteering to get foot in the door

    Anna Flaxis replied to AFwife727's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have not been in your shoes, but I have a son in law who is currently deployed in the Middle East, and my daughter has been doing the moving-out-of-the-apartment-on-base and working thing. They...

  3. Contacting nurse manager or patient care director?

    Anna Flaxis replied to NurseHailey's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm sure they've received your emails, but who knows if they've been out on vacation, sick leave, or just get so many emails every day that it's hard to keep up! Completing the job application is the...

  4. Constant Vein Blowing?

    Anna Flaxis replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a part of the country where the use of CAM modalities is common. While I personally would not choose the Myer Cocktail for myself (and I have migraines, which is one of the things it is...

  5. Old nurse, New BSN, MED ERROR

    Anna Flaxis replied to marace's topic in General Nursing

    You made a mistake. The patient was not harmed. You feel terrible and have learned from your mistake. I'll bet you never make the same mistake

  6. Applying to 'no experience necessary' jobs and being rejected for lack of experience?

    Anna Flaxis replied to moodyred01's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    And that is the reality. So, you can keep banging your head against a brick wall by applying for positions you don't have a snowball's chance in heck of getting, or you could set your sights on jobs...

  7. Constant Vein Blowing?

    Anna Flaxis replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    I think the problem may lie in your choice of intravenous catheter. What have you tried so

  8. It's Tough Out There!

    Anna Flaxis posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know this has been covered extensively, but I've been on a job hunt for a while now, and I have to say it is tough out there!!! At first I was holding out for my "ideal" job. But now I'll be happy...

  9. It's Tough Out There!

    Anna Flaxis replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    Who are you addressing? I am employed as an RN, have been for six years. The original post was about how difficult it is for even an experienced RN to get their foot in the door, at least in my neck...

  10. Cursed at a patient-fired

    Anna Flaxis replied to sle9403RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think there is a distinction between having scheduled meal times in an effort to provide a consistent structure and actively withholding food as a form of punishment (I also think that if a patient...

  11. ACLS Certification First Time. Overwhelmed, need help

    Anna Flaxis replied to MayMSN's topic in General Nursing

    Take a deep breath. Just study the materials and go to the class. You'll do

  12. Cursed at a patient-fired

    Anna Flaxis replied to sle9403RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not going to be one to dogpile on the OP and call her/him out as some kind of monster. The one episode of swearing was mild, and the OP recognized IN THE MOMENT that it was not okay and owned up...

  13. Why Nurses Don't Want to Be Identified in Public?

    Anna Flaxis replied to Mully's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You must not have studied Bundy too extensively, or you'd know that he didn't make anybody's spidey senses tingle. That's how he worked. Also, the OP did not say the man was elderly, nor did he...

  14. Why Nurses Don't Want to Be Identified in Public?

    Anna Flaxis replied to Mully's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm tiny, and I'm certain it'll be the 6 foot tall 300 pound man choking on his steak. I just know it. THAT's why I don't want to be identified as a

  15. ER Doc, "I need Succ!"

    Anna Flaxis replied to Adenosine6's topic in Emergency

    Good thing he didn't ask for Vec. I can picture it now. The nurse is combing the halls for some poor schmoe named Vic. "Hey, anybody seen Vic around here? Vic! Are you Vic? Where's Vic? We need...

  16. Knew it was her

    Anna Flaxis replied to green34's topic in Emergency

    Agreed.

  17. Bad Job Market? Be a NURSE! (Insert eye roll here)

    Anna Flaxis replied to BloomNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    My CNA instructor was an 80 year old RN (who was still working, by the way) who got into nursing during the Great Depression in order to support her young children. She got into it for the money. She...

  18. Aren't You just Incredibly Proud?

    Anna Flaxis replied to Carpediem1012's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Proud? No, not really. Honored. Honored that people trust ME in their most vulnerable moments. Does that mean I think nursing is all rainbows and unicorns? No way. Most days, it's dirty,...

  19. Why Nurses Don't Want to Be Identified in Public?

    Anna Flaxis replied to Mully's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Huh. So you're saying that it's my duty as a human being to be happy to talk to random strangers that invade my privacy? That to do otherwise means I am lacking in compassion? Interesting. I...

  20. Will I ever get accustomed to death?

    Anna Flaxis replied to rse3's topic in Emergency

    Does your employer offer an Employee Assistance

  21. Cursed at a patient-fired

    Anna Flaxis replied to sle9403RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is what I had imagined the scenario to be like. Also, couldn't the child have been incontinent because of the conversion

  22. Do you like working weekends? Holidays?

    Anna Flaxis replied to LTCNS's topic in General Nursing

    You guys don't plan out the holiday schedules ahead of time? Who's in charge of the

  23. Do you like working weekends? Holidays?

    Anna Flaxis replied to LTCNS's topic in General Nursing

    I won't martyr myself just so the other nurses will like me. They will like me because I am pleasant and friendly and when I'm at work, I give my best. But I do make my boundaries clear and keep...

  24. Random question: Would you wear a $300 watch to work

    Anna Flaxis replied to TXRN44's topic in General Nursing

    On the infection control issue, cracks and crevices in jewelry can harbor bacteria. Also, you cannot adequately get underneath rings and wristwatches to sufficiently remove bacteria. If you do take...

  25. Bad Job Market? Be a NURSE! (Insert eye roll here)

    Anna Flaxis replied to BloomNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a CNA, I accepted that one of my essential job functions was to clean incontinent patients. Did I love it? No, but I did recognize what an intimate act of caring for another human being...