SweetheartRN

SweetheartRN

LTC, Pediatrics, Renal Med/Surg

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  1. Interview after interview..

    SweetheartRN replied to r0sannaRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, you sound a lot like me and my first year out of nursing school, (graduated Dec. 2010). I passed boards 2 wks after pinning and got my first job as an RN Feb. 2011 with PSA ( pediatric home...

  2. New Grad Charge Nurse for Rehab to Home Unit

    SweetheartRN replied to Keila's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    To be completely honest I think you should have ATLEAST a year working as just an RN before you go to a charge position. Not trying to preach to you, as I am coming up on only 2 years nursing...

  3. Can't communicate with the new nurses

    SweetheartRN replied to Thirdwatch's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    whoa.

  4. What would you do if you could not practice as a registered nurse?

    SweetheartRN replied to Pia L.'s topic in General Nursing

    Lol at some of the above posters. I would either be a homemaker or in television

  5. Supervisor upset because I have another job!

    SweetheartRN replied to BABYJADE06's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But with all that said GM2RN in this tough economic time where nurses (especially new grads) are struggling landing jobs, does one really want to give HR another reason to skip right over their...

  6. Supervisor upset because I have another job!

    SweetheartRN replied to BABYJADE06's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Employers do this all the time. Expect you to be loyal to them and happy that you're receiving crappy pay no benefits and bait you along to keep you there and not looking for better prospects by...

  7. IM Injection, Hitting Bone?

    SweetheartRN replied to etep1209's topic in General Nursing

    MMR(Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Varivax(Chickenpox) IPV(Inactivated Polio Virus) These are all given

  8. New Grad willing to take a pay cut for employment?

    SweetheartRN replied to kalevra's topic in General Nursing

    In many RN postings I am seeing from hospitals, the base pay is already set and listed. So they see you a new grad applying and already know you would be receiving the base pay for that job no...

  9. New RN and starting a family - advice please

    SweetheartRN replied to arabstarRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone else arabstar. If you had to choose which one ---career or additions to your family that you HAD to sacrifice having, which one would you choose? I think your answer would be...

  10. Should i just "hang in there"?

    SweetheartRN replied to sr919's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If I were you I would be lining up another job asap. As you do this ask questions about length of orientation and number of preceptors, how the staff utlizes teamwork in that department etc... Until...

  11. job hopping vs not wanting to be a nurse

    SweetheartRN replied to snh2009's topic in General Nursing

    I would go with trying to shadow/ do prn in the ER of the hospital you are working at. That will give you a feel for whether or not the ER is really what you want before you make the switch. You are...

  12. Tips for new grads from one who got a job

    SweetheartRN replied to ICUSkeenRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This needs to be a

  13. Peds Office then Peds Hospital?

    SweetheartRN replied to DEgalRN's topic in Pediatric

    We are in the exact same position!!! i start at a center for pediatric medicine April 18th in hopes to get peds experience for a future pediatric hospital position. Wondering if that would work or...

  14. New Grad looking for Work, not much experience, losing skills...

    SweetheartRN replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    The above are good suggestions and also when you do get a job, they will be aware that you are a new grad. They understand that you did not learn everything there is to know in nursing school. All...

  15. Why are so many nursing related things childish?

    SweetheartRN replied to DeeAngel's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. If that is the only way I will be respected in nursing, I may as well just quit now. BUT--I understand the history of the nursing profession, and that as nurses we have worked hard to gain...

  16. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    SweetheartRN replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thankyou Nursel56:heartbeat Edited to say I forgot to say I have been working with PSA because that is all I could find plus its kiddies so that part of it is

  17. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    SweetheartRN posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    LPN was doing assessments and discharges on patients. This is beyond her scope of practice but no patients have been harmed as a result of this so if reported the BON will most likely just "tap her on...

  18. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    SweetheartRN replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hardygirl, I think you are coming from a good place with your response and I really appreciate your objective viewpoint. However it isn't what I think but what the state thinks.....don't know why this...

  19. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    SweetheartRN replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you did, then why did you feel the need to interject what you do as an lpn in your state and in your facility as if that was supposed to defend another lpn in a different state and facility when...

  20. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    SweetheartRN replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You haven't read the whole thread. But I will really take what you said into strong

  21. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    SweetheartRN replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    . I might if the favoritism wasn't so blatant in the

  22. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    SweetheartRN replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    *I* did not report her to NSD. Someone else apparently did or it came to their attention from some other means that I was not involved in in anyway whatsoever. I have read on allnurses and on my bon...

  23. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    SweetheartRN replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Doing things out of scope regardless of what it is doesn't make it right

  24. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    SweetheartRN replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Is reporting to bon not anonymous? Lpns are not resticted that much in the amount of hands on skills they can perform I've read here that it is mainly things that involve the nursing process that they...

  25. LPN goin beyond scope of practice

    SweetheartRN replied to SweetheartRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi Nursel56, No problem, its only natural. I think I stated in the posts concerning that topic that I attained my RN but I don't remember. I may look back :) Mainly LPN's I assume. But the RN's are...