aileenve

aileenve ASN, RN

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  1. New Grads - Rotten Shifts?

    aileenve replied to MililaniMom's topic in General Nursing

    At many hospitals there are unions, that being said, seniority gets first choice of unit and shift; then job is posted to outsiders. If you are a GNT you will be under a RN preceptor, most likely...

  2. Can I do this?

    aileenve replied to ChaseTyMadi's topic in General Nursing

    You will be great! I went to college and graduated as a RN at 42 with 2 kids under 10, remember its never too late! Best of luck to

  3. What's your holiday bonus?

    aileenve replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing

  4. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    aileenve replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work all staff nurses are required to wear scrubs, some do not have pt. contact....some work in clinic etc.. people should not always ASSUME we are out there spreading germs, also people...

  5. I need an ice scraper along with some good advice

    aileenve replied to FrostedWindow's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated at 40...now 15yrs later I would not have changed anything for the world; us older nurses have plenty of life experiences and easily relate to patients of all

  6. The War with the Floors

    aileenve replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like you and I work at the same place!! As a floor nurse I have a problem when nurses from MICU, SICU, ER, send a pt. to our unit 1-2hrs after giving report and it happens to be at shift...

  7. They Win!!!(long)

    aileenve replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really surprised there is so much anti-male attitude out there...we have quite a few male nurses at this hospital..they are very

  8. They Win!!!(long)

    aileenve replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

    OOOHHH! This is the kind of thing that gives all nurses a bad name! I'm so sorry you had that experience, but you already know they knew you were coming and made up their minds not to accept you sight...

  9. Do Rns Clean The Urine And Bowels

    aileenve replied to Dashing's topic in General Nursing

    I have a hard time believing that you are for real...IF you ever get in to nursing courses and do clinicals You will get the opportunity for "hands on training" and you will find out what to do with...

  10. what to do ?

    aileenve replied to puglie's topic in General Nursing

    Who is in charge and who makes the assignments? What happens if the patient codes? I would call the supervisor to remind them what your responsibilities are....she/he may be the one who would face...

  11. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    aileenve replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    NEVER:nono:

  12. Who can witness a waste?

    aileenve replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone with a license RN or

  13. routinely missed care: nurseweek article

    aileenve replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    This is a prime reason for the need of nursing assistants in hospitals, RN's are busy checking charts, ordering meds, passing meds, making phone calls to other services, discussing pt condition, tubes...

  14. How to avoid making mistakes

    aileenve replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

    Remember what was happening when the mistake occurred and NEVER ever let anyone get you distracted when y9u are passing meds!! Only a code would interrupt

  15. Who's The Priority?

    aileenve replied to Mizzyfrufru's topic in General Nursing

    Congradulations!!:balloons:

  16. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    aileenve replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I think the most frightening are not the mistakes (although they are hair-raising!) its the spitefullness, I can't imagine any one putting drugs in food or drinks of pts. or

  17. Are you my waitress today?

    aileenve replied to adria37's topic in General Nursing

    Not only have I heard it, I have also heard "Where is the other

  18. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    aileenve replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I had an RN-BSN ask me "kaopectate and kayexalate are the same, right?", this same nurse gave a pt. tube-feeding while he was lying flat, almost killed him, then the on-coming shift had to suction him...

  19. Military/VA RN's - Please post experiences for Students

    aileenve replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    I'm an RN that serves those who first served us, I work in a VA hospital in a large metro hospital; first of all if you are an RN be prepared to work; you will do it all, we don't always have NA's, we...

  20. Am I too old?!

    aileenve replied to RyanL's topic in General Nursing

    I sure hate people who think 34 is old!! I started nursing school when I was 40, I am now 55 an RN with no regrets! The quicker you get started the quicker you get done....PS: we welcome men in...

  21. What to do?!

    aileenve replied to luv4nurses's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    First, under what circumstance were you hired? Were you hired as a "float/pool" nurse?, if not, when these positions opened, did you apply? If you applied, they need to give a reason you didn't...

  22. Falsely Accussed, Manager a Witch

    aileenve replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you have excellent documentation of all care provided, pt comments, how you addressed any concerns the family or pt. might have...it sounds as if someone has an agenda

  23. How to stay positive in nursing.

    aileenve replied to littlecheese's topic in General Nursing

    I too have been in the profession for 15 years, and on the days I feel depressed about my job it has generally been from the management or other nurses. We as a profession need to support and...

  24. Is there any nursing job that'll make $30,000+/yr for the FIRST job?

    aileenve replied to Matt000's topic in General Nursing

    I would imagine it depends on the area of the country you are in...I earned $32000 15yrs ago right out of school! Metro areas tend to pay more, but as you have heard, Nursing is not for every

  25. Dealing with a bully at work...help

    aileenve replied to sdauph's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear about this, unfortunately in every workplace there are always one or more insecure persons who feel powerful intimidating others...it does'nt always happen to new grads, we have a...