Mrs. Sparkle Pants

Mrs. Sparkle Pants

Member

  • Content

    121

  • Visitors

    3,280

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    1

All Content by Mrs. Sparkle Pants

  1. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh man, you just opened a can of

  2. From RRT to CRNA

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to rt2crna's topic in General Nursing

    1. Get your BSN 2. Work in an ICU for at least two years 3. Get your masters or doctorate in nurse anesthesia Good

  3. Disrespectful, Lazy CNAs who bully

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you are treating them like "subordinates" and not as important members of the team, they will act like this. Respect is a two way street. You have more education, more experience, and more...

  4. What was I thinking

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to olderthandirt51's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with pp, find yourself a nursing desk job! You surely have quite the resume to back up your job search! Good luck, and I truly hope you find your

  5. Missed my appointment

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    You're the customer. You pay them, not the other way around. It's not like they are doing you a favor by giving you care. Switch practitioners if this treatment is

  6. So... how do you deflect family members when you're busy?

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to nenabee's topic in General Nursing

    Have any of you ever had a family member in the hospital? Especially before you were a healthcare professional. These people are scared and their only priority is their family member. To you, getting...

  7. SLP or NP?

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to mint86's topic in General Nursing

    I have a B.S. in speech pathology. I switched to nursing, because I really wanted to work with the whole person, not just speech and language. Also, I really needed more excitement. If you are looking...

  8. Hippa email concern - Is it a violation?

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to laney_'s topic in General Nursing

    Just because you are a healthcare professional doesn't mean You can't communicate with people who use your hospital outside of work. If you had used her admissions information to get her email then...

  9. What is the term for word confusion in the elderly

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to newtress's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Get a speech path assessment. They are a good first step When dealing with these

  10. How should I ask my manager...?

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    "Hey, I know I'm new, but I heard that Sally was leaving. I just wanted to let you know if no one else is interested in the day position, I would be willing to

  11. Neonatal Sepsis

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to chrisray's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ugh! I don't understand why someone can't post a thread without another becoming personally offended. By "fun" the OP meant something that will keep her audience interested, not taking neonatal sepsis...

  12. Please help me!! New in nursing

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to dkim4429's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The GRE pretty much sucks. There is really no way to prepare for the verbal section, but go out and buy a study book for the quantitative section and written part. It's not hard math, but it's...

  13. What is the term for word confusion in the elderly

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to newtress's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Aphasia

  14. Boss Keeps Asking Me to Lunch

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to ArizonaMark's topic in General Nursing

    Since you two are close, I would mention something to him about it, "You know, some of the other staff are noticing us hanging out, maybe we should keep it a little low key." Or maybe you could...

  15. Can NPs do bedside nursing?

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just curious, could an NP also work as an RN? I know they are liscensed as an RN, but there have been lots of threads lately about RNs or LPNs wanting to know if they can practice as CNAs, and the...

  16. Not sure if I understand this or not?

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to littlemammanurse's topic in General Nursing

    In the states when you have your BSN you are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN, you don't have to do an additional educational program. I'm not sure about Canada

  17. Nurse/patient relationships after discharge

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to herculean's topic in General Nursing

    With any relationship you run the risk of things going wrong. What would happen if you became good friends, got in a fight, and he decided to call the hospital and complain about you. Just a

  18. Oh Crap I Just Lied On My Application

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to RNPleaseHelp's topic in General Nursing

    Even if you don't intend on transferring credits, you still have to send them those transcripts. Unfortunately, your GPA follows you for the rest of your life. Technically, if you don't tell them and...

  19. Losing patients you are close to...vent

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to highlandlass1592's topic in General Nursing

    I just lost my first client , so I understand where you are coming from. It's impossible not to get emotionally invested when you put so much of yourself in your work. I'm sorry you're having a rough...

  20. Excited to be precepting a male nurse to PP

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to pearljammer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Has every female nurse on your unit breastfed? If not, then those who haven't breastfed have the same knowledge as this male

  21. Mom of two has an important career decision to make, need advice, please.

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to kimbalotz's topic in General Nursing

    Do it! If it doesn't work out you can go back to the OR, but please don't miss out on following your dream! My husband works nights, and it actually works out really well as a parent. He wakes up for...

  22. Fabulous nurse

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to KeyMaster's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry everyone; If I had known they would put those pictures all over the internet I never would have gone to the photo

  23. what do you want to be when you grow up?

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants posted a topic in General Nursing

    The "would you do it again" thread made me wonder: if you could have any job in the world tomorrow, what would it

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

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to LRyder's topic in General Nursing

    I was working as a home health aide during college while getting my degree in speech path. On my first day I was cleaning up a woman with late stage alzheimers who had a BM in bed. In my head I...

  25. Visitors chasing you down the hallway....

    Mrs. Sparkle Pants replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    The majority of the population is not familiar with how a hospital works: call lights, HIPAA, how to get what you need, etc...I was recently visiting a client who was in the hospital. The person in...