anotherone

anotherone BSN, RN

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  1. Forced wearing of nursing cap.

    anotherone replied to onetiredstudent's topic in General Students

    I would show up without it and if not allowed to participate do be it. after passing school and the nclex i would tell them off in a nice letter or two if i wanted to. maybe some bored news tv...

  2. What is one to do feeling like this?

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

    but dont get so used to it you stay stuck there working nights. ( i was only going to do it a few months before going to dAys or rotating and now it has been

  3. What is one to do feeling like this?

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

    Op, I have been there longer than you. At least you want to move to days. I dont think can handle them. The shoppi g doesnt have to be clothing never to be worn, although I do that too....

  4. What is one to do feeling like this?

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

    I work nights. I sleep all day usually. Then I workout and watch tv or go online the whole night long. day after night after day of this. if i have a few days off in a row i might go shopping during...

  5. What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

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

    we always get those comments. other gems are along the same

  6. Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    anotherone replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I dont like the gel or foam sanitizers. I feel gross after using them. The one my facility uses is very drying and my hands get cracked very fast. Also with all the handwashing talk and cdiff , I...

  7. Stressed out... Need advice.

    anotherone replied to misstm24's topic in General Nursing

    Op, I felt like I was making a mistake all they back to pre nursing. Now i am in my mid 20s and more resigned. It only gets more complicated and difficukt to switch careers or go back to school. No...

  8. Does your hospital ID badge have your first AND last name on it?

    anotherone replied to Deetail's topic in General Nursing

    apts can request theur medical records. get your full name and title and google you. google your first and last name, you can find out plenty. even those not on social networking sites. there are...

  9. The math doesn't add up

    anotherone replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    this will be one of the corners I

  10. Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    anotherone replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    We do not have sinks for staff in every room. I suppose i can gown/glove up for the cdiff , room , de glove, wash my hands in pts br, than re glove.. i wish we had sinks for staff in every room!! i...

  11. Graduating in May

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

    since you mention wanting to work in a large city, many of those hospitals have specific start dates for new grads and specific application processes for new grads. look it up now. they are very...

  12. "I'm too young for a living will"

    anotherone replied to somenurse's topic in General Nursing

    How can anyone working in nursing think s/he is too young for this?

  13. I got fired today...

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

    Not to stir the pot .... but on orientation, and even now, I find some of the best resources are asking pharmacists and the doctors ( most of them are less likey to run to management everytime you...

  14. Positive or Negative... EMR

    anotherone replied to kikididi's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Op , what are the negatives hou are hearing

  15. Positive or Negative... EMR

    anotherone replied to kikididi's topic in Nursing Informatics

    my only experince with paper charting is from clinicals. i hole to never ever work somewhere with it. the dr , pharamcy, you can all access chart at the same time. easy to find labs, imaging etc ....

  16. Black - The New White For Nurses?

    anotherone replied to JerseyBSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    not sure about scrub requirements but all of the residents of any service that wear scrubs wear a light blue. all of them never saw one in scrubs in a different

  17. Black - The New White For Nurses?

    anotherone replied to JerseyBSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    no color looks good on everyone. Royal blue,imo who elses?, looks awful on most people. burgandy is one of the colors that looks ok , at least, on most people. i eould hate having to wear all white...

  18. I got fired today...

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

    OP, both incidents weren't tooo bad but the o2 showed a lack of judgement and the solumedrol one is a dime a dozen on any unit. Didnt you remember giving it just 2 hours before? always look to see...

  19. why did you pick the speciality you are in?

    anotherone replied to wish_me_luck's topic in General Nursing

    I thiught I didn't know enough for icu or er or pacu ( in many places you need icu or er experience). OR or 45pts in ltc seemed too intimidating . do not want to work with kids. so i tried to look...

  20. When is it ok to make waves at work?

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

    I tend to never ever make waves or ripples unless I am one of the favorites and then only if I were to have a lot of

  21. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    anotherone replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Jean Marie, I have been mandated many many times. your story made me lol!!! because i can picture it with my coworkers. some of my friends working in other locations have never been mandated ever in...

  22. 12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    anotherone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Frankly the 30 hours of work and call of the residents worries me maybe more than a nurse doing 16. some services you can sleep all of your call hours but not many of them. in seeing consults all...

  23. 12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    anotherone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    12 hour nights is a breeze for me. I HATE staying but have done it. i would quit if forced to do five 8s or four 10s. one of the biggest reasons i went into nursing was for three

  24. 12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    anotherone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes i knew what you meant. I am still suprised that even as a cns you never saw this. I guess it varies greatly by employer. But we are illegay mandated to 16 often enough. At one point we had about...

  25. 12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    anotherone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes i knew what you meant. I am still suprised that even as a cns you never saw this. I guess it varies greatly by employer. But we are illegay mandated to 16 often