anotherone

anotherone BSN, RN

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  1. Night Shift and My Muffin Top

    anotherone replied to CuteNurseUnl's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Do you eat alot at other times? i try to eat light before work, eat once at work then not eat or eat light (less than 300 cals) when i get home. example;5pm turkey and cheese sandwhich or...

  2. Why did I go into nursing?

    anotherone replied to whydididothis?'s topic in General Nursing

    I felt the same way in school and when i first started. still do , sometimes. part of me has become more apathetic in every aspect and i get through the dislike with the pay check. what else am i...

  3. How Do You Share Knowledge/Skills With Your Colleagues

    anotherone replied to ja_student's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Depends on the coworker. I have encountered so many defensive, rude and unappreciative coworkers when all i wanted to do was help them by teaching the correct or more efficient way to do something...

  4. Getting Your Desired Position 101

    anotherone replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    informative article op. I have been contemplating moving (which woukd require applying for jobs and interviews) . this whole thread brought back a huge sence of dread and reminded me why i have...

  5. Are Managers against nurses?

    anotherone replied to tiacali's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    well where i work you would be expected to ome in and stay to cover more holes even after all that voluntary ot. any comming in or staying (even mandated) wont get you off your scheduled shifts...

  6. SICK of BSN Pedestal

    anotherone replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    blah blah blah. i never took a college gym class or baking and tested out of my foreign language requirement. i did take abnormal psych, developmental psych, general chem 1 and2, american...

  7. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    anotherone replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Stop fllirting with all of the doctors. there is no chance for you, you are not good at it or good looking and it looks

  8. Thoughts on Pt Nurse ratio

    anotherone replied to pugmom79's topic in Medical-Surgical

    what type of patients do you get? to say med surg is not enough. as that includes assignments of walkie talkie cystic fibrosis pts in for abx, broken hip/ pelvis 90 year olds, other total cares,...

  9. Off Duty RNs Save Gunshot Victim

    anotherone replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Nurses Rock

    this reminded me of that infamous thread of nurses going out to a bar in scrubs and the

  10. Who Cares About Us

    anotherone replied to mid2348's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    staffing is already at a bare minimum. one call off can send it over the edge. i dont get annoyed that some one called off , i get angry that i now have 1-2 extra patients and the hospital...

  11. Does being fit help fight fatigue at work?

    anotherone replied to Frank91898's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think it helps, although 90mins on the elliptical is easier than most shifts. upper body muscle strength also helps alot in most settings . my muscles ache but i doubt more cardio...

  12. No cna's ??

    anotherone replied to littlenurse23's topic in Medical-Surgical

    some hospitals dont have any aides and use that to boast about an all rn staff. aides are soooo useful i hate working without them . it is actually more cost efficent for hospitals to have...

  13. Would you trade a great team for an easier floor?

    anotherone replied to RNlmk's topic in Medical-Surgical

    When i have all easy patients i dont care if the team on is good or not. i can do it all myself. but the reality is that most shifts are not like that on most floors. the people working...

  14. I think I'm done with nursing.

    anotherone replied to MBrickle's topic in General Nursing

    You are the one who knows yourself best. You only have one life to live. Why do something that makes you miserable?, just to not be a quiter or "stick to it "or some other martyr reason??...

  15. Things pts say that make you scratch your head.

    anotherone replied to Mommy&RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    sometimes it is bogus . sometimes it is not and the next day s/he throws a pe, needs a a chest tube

  16. What are some important abbreviations I should be familiar with?

    anotherone replied to NursingBro's topic in First Year After Licensure

    at work when i see one in notes (typed in emr at least) that i dont know in google it and its context that helps. i see the following very often : ac(before meals) hs(bed time) prn(as...

  17. I think I'm done with nursing.

    anotherone replied to MBrickle's topic in General Nursing

    well , look at the positive : you have a husbad that makes good money, you have a former career that pays just as well you can go back to and you dont need surgery (right?). i worry about the...

  18. Dear Boss

    anotherone replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    not to derail the thread but if a business can by another business than what is the peoblem in a capitalist society? this is how our country works ( there are monopoly rules...

  19. Dear Boss

    anotherone replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    lol. we are all easily replaced, here comes a new class of new grads, last years unemployed new old grads and when that fails here comes somevisa

  20. Giving up

    anotherone replied to MommyandRN's topic in Nursing Career

    (if ob is where you want to work) and you dont have experience in that area what is the advantage to hiring you vrs a nurse with 1-3years experience ( depending on areas you have worked in) you...

  21. When do you work out?

    anotherone replied to SionainnRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    when i wake up in the evenings on days off. and early morning before going to sleep on the day of my first day (night) on at around 5-7am. not as much as i woukd like as i do not have a 24hr gym...

  22. How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

    anotherone replied to Anna-s's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What do you mean by looking down on you , so what if they do? are they not entitled to that opinion? Ok, since you are an adult , you have probably dealt with these people in the work place....

  23. How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

    anotherone replied to Anna-s's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes more experience is just a longer time doing things incorrectly. I have seen that plenty of

  24. How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

    anotherone replied to Anna-s's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my experience in work and other life situations. I scope out the people and usually am right about what will work with them. i have used the kill them with kindness with OBVIOUS sarcasm that may be...

  25. How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

    anotherone replied to Anna-s's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a relatively new nurse and pretty young ( mid 20s) when I started there were A LOT mean, rude experienced nurses. Most of them were in their 20s or 30s. The old ones in age are actually less...