etaoinshrdluRN

etaoinshrdluRN

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  1. When did you know that Nursing was the right path for you?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to LRyder's topic in General Nursing

    When I was 4 or so, I gobbled up every bit of lit. on health, anatomy, surgery, etc., that I could find, and it was a passion that lasted for years. I never particularly wanted to be a nurse, though...

  2. Will I Stand Out?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to marhelper's topic in General Nursing

    I have an ADN but a bachelor's in another field. My hospital prefers BSNs, but my director told me that my other degree should help with critical thinking, so in my case, yes, the unrelated degree...

  3. Transition from Nursing home to hospital...

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    I spent almost 2 years in LTC and just got hired by a hospital. My NH was also one that specialized in Alz. with behaviors, so making the transition to an inpatient behavioral unit was fairly easy in...

  4. How best to set limits?

    etaoinshrdluRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I am a new psych nurse with some background in EMS and working in a dementia unit. I've been at it only a few weeks and like it. However, I would love some tips on limiting manipulative patients as...

  5. Nurse: "I hate it here." & has given me doubts!

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to xInspiredx's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Regardless of how functional or dysfunctional people are, they will continue to have babies. Working L and D means you have at least half a chance to give them help at a vulnerable time. Not...

  6. Overwhelmed, is it too much work or just me?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to rainbowsandsunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do you also have leeway to tweak neb schedules. It is just harebrained to have them on the MAR for suppertime. Better around 1600, so they're breathing easy and able to eat

  7. LTC retention

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to UpinawayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired as a new grad by a LTC place and got the standard 3 days' of orientation. Pay was slightly below average, though I eventually did weekends for them and got a superior wage that way. Our...

  8. Nursing student CNAs passing meds in ALF

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to blessed2bfree's topic in General Nursing

    FWIW, I worked with a lot of med techs in LTC, and while it was NICE not to have to do a 50-person med pass four times a shift, it felt easier and safer when a subordinate nurse was doing the passes,...

  9. Update on LTC job and I am still stressed and annoyed

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to namazonian's topic in General Nursing

    What INLPN93 said! The work culture in your place sounds awful. Where I live, LTC jobs are plentiful, though I stayed for 19 months in a situation similar to yours, with passive/aggressive...

  10. MEAN GIRLS (or GUYS)

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to T14WFLY's topic in Emergency

    Remembering a terrible person who forgot what it was to be a new nurse. Doubt this is unique, nor is it a topic that is fun. Lateral violence shouldn't be

  11. Need advice/tips on being a good charge nurse

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to scherie88's topic in General Nursing

    You can be pleasant to CNAs without bending over backwards to be their friends. I would recommend maintaining a distance for a good long while, in fact. For me the problem was not disrespect...

  12. Need quick advice re job interview!

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I had this situation about a month ago, "up nort'," during ice and snow, facing an hour's drive (in good weather). I wanted to show them that I was serious and conscientious, so I ignored my husband...

  13. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    While we are busy wishing to legislate away foreigner speakers by making English the official state language, I want to toss in my 2¢ about pi. 3.14 has always been a highly inconvenient number, and...

  14. How best to set limits?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to etaoinshrdluRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks, Dave. To narrow it down a little further, I do feel capable of maintaining that necessary distance. What I am hoping for is to be able to be authentic, empathic and professional without...

  15. A moment of your time, please, if you feel so inclined to give me you opinion

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to coonkine's topic in General Nursing

    I also perform as you do in class, and was once asked, "Have you considered pre-med?" by an A&P professor. I had a dream as a girl to be a surgeon, and as an adult, one of my friends who is a...

  16. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Ordinarily I might agree with you. After all, my people got off the boat over 100 years ago and while they preserved their languages among themselves, they spoke English well when they had to. But...

  17. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    What's the difference between Russian, Arabic, Spanish, French-Swedish, you ask? If you happen to be in the United States, it means that all but Spanish don't count for much, but Spanish-speakers...

  18. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    So inappropriate. #1: once you're over age 12, language learning becomes extremely difficult. #2 This is America, where Spanish is (whether you like it or not) a major, major language. #3 She's sick...

  19. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I think, from the patient's point of view, it is a relief and comfort to have a caregiver who can speak with them easily. I know I would want that for myself. Multilingual nurses who have this ability...

  20. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Spanish is also a widely used language in this country, and many native-born Americans speak it as their primary tongue. To think otherwise is just wishful thinking and a bit xenophobic, as well. I...

  21. Any happy psych nurses?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Hsmommy's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm a happy psych nurse, blessed to work in a cohesive unit. I really enjoy the 1:1 time with my patients. I also think I'm on a sort of honeymoon with acute care, having arrived recently from the LTC...

  22. worst death you've seen

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Darkfield's topic in General Nursing

    As an EMT, two deaths stick in my mind. One was a 23 year old woman who had flown through the windshield and lay on the asphalt in her blood and broken glass, writhing and saying only, "It hurts, it...

  23. Employment gap

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to Jacen Solo's topic in General Nursing

    Verification of employment is a frequent background check. I left off a tentative charge nurse job because I accepted the offer, found out I had no time for it, and retracted my offer within days. I...

  24. Day in the life of OB RN?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to 0236797's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Feast or famine, in a small hospital. The one where I worked was fairly steady work, much of it unexciting. Lots of "false alarm" calls who come in, are tested, and go back home. When something goes...

  25. What do you pack in your lunch box?

    etaoinshrdluRN replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Greek yogurt, hardboiled eggs, string cheese, random leftovers. Once I packed peanut butter on sprouted rye and my supervisor said, "What the f*ck are you eating? It looks like dog food! Guys, this...