anotherone

anotherone BSN, RN

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  1. 12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    anotherone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am shocked that you are shocked! Are you a nurse,op? I will never willingly go to 8s or 10s. I prefer 12s and can do that fine. But at the end of the (in actuallity) 13hr i want to go! I have been...

  2. Time to throw in the towel...

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

    Although I have no social life and often feel like an emotionless zombie, your post reminds me why I hated day shift and prefer nights. ( less interactions with pts,visitors and staff and chaos). In...

  3. med surge vs ICU

    anotherone replied to ffliper27's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Previous posters gave good answers. A septic or DKA pt shouldn't be on med surg floros. but it happens. along with your 5 other patients. You will have pts with q1 orders . Be it blood sugars or...

  4. Assessments every shift?

    anotherone replied to Ntheboat2's topic in General Nursing

    Each pt , each shift. Listen to heart , lungs, abdomen. Palpate abdomen. Ask about bm, urinating, ambulation. I try to get them all to use the urinal or containers placed in the toilet to measure out...

  5. Dear Nursing Students/Orientees: A Love Note from the Preceptor from Hell

    anotherone replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

    Good post, op. I have been precepting for a while ( nurse for 2 years lol). Sometimes I really get sick of it. We don 't get a choice in whether we want to precept or not. There is such a revolving...

  6. Grievence Filed Against Me By a Co-worker, What now?

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

    No idea what happens. Can you ask your manager? Soooo sick of incompetence getting a

  7. Do you work at Hilton?

    anotherone replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I sometimes read our patient evaluations for the laughs. One past shift a pt wanted a colace and senna. so i paged the night float (very busy teaching hospital with night float interns who cross...

  8. What should I do? Feeling bullied and intimidated...

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

    Imo you spoke up and it made you a target. no one else speaks up to management, it makes you look like the nurse that cant handle it. I dont know what peds is like but I have worked adult med surg...

  9. Do you work at Hilton?

    anotherone replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    While I am getting your 25th soda, my other patient peed her

  10. From First Generation College Student To Nurse

    anotherone replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Also.... my parents didn't know About SATs, college applications, etc. I couldn't count on them for that . I did everything and learned about everything on my own. While in college, I had a pt...

  11. From First Generation College Student To Nurse

    anotherone replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    I am also a first generation college student. 1 of my parents later in life got a ged, the other has some hs. Both of them are smart but had some difficult life circumstances growing up. Working as...

  12. Who do nurses make more than?

    anotherone replied to Amber215's topic in General Nursing

    philly pay for a new nurse is about $27 an hour. I looked into moving there before. Apartments downtown are going to be more than $1,000 a month. The ones i searched out were about $1500 for a one...

  13. New grad trying hard not to give up...

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

    aitIt took me over a year to find a nursing job !!! IN the end I got my job by just applying online, got an interview and hired. I had no connections. I was living in one of the biggest metro areas...

  14. Tired of it all

    anotherone replied to DSkelton711's topic in General Nursing

    I typed up a post for this thread but I think I deleted it before it was posted. To the op and many others on this thread WORKING IN NURSING FOR 20+ years. Running on fumes after almost 30 years???...

  15. Why is it okay for Doctors to yell at Nurses?

    anotherone replied to GlowBear500's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Depends where you work, the customers(patients ) and on your personality. I wouldn't say it is that bad.i kiss up to families and patients big time.. I would say a yelling by a pt or family who is...

  16. Why is it okay for Doctors to yell at Nurses?

    anotherone replied to GlowBear500's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I haven't heard a doctor yell. Be rude, sarcastic, snippy yes. If a doctor is annoyed and makes a rude comment about something which I was right to page about , for example, I can be just as sarcastic...

  17. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    anotherone replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    $6 is the difference between my pay (2years experience) and the cap pay for floor nurses. meaning no nurse on my flooor or similar units makes more than $6 an hour more. we dont get paid by...

  18. A little puzzled, looking for some input

    anotherone replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    When op mentioned the seizures first thing i thought (without taking into account any other pt info!) was any benzo or alcohol use. BECAUSE i have seen pts who were admitted for any random thing go...

  19. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    anotherone replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    all i am saying is a nurse with 30years of experience doesn't make much more than a new grad . well they should both be able to do the same job same knowledge (haha)so get paid the same. in floor...

  20. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    anotherone replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, as a nurse you may start out high but youndont go too much further. where i work any floor nurse caps out at $6 more and hour than me. so 30years and you arent making much more than a new

  21. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    anotherone replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I am only on page 17/22 so far so i am not sure how far tangent the conversation is. BUT why do people always compare nursing pay rates to things like plumbers, customer service rep, shipyard...

  22. Where can I actually help people??

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

    I work in med surg so many pts are going to be like the ones you described . But I have found that there is more teaching, really helping with surgical pts. for example a pt comming in for a...

  23. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    anotherone replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    yes, I know all about luck and those without it. But let's not pretend that was all it was for many. I grew up surrounded by poor people . Some were in bad situations because of many bad,stupid, or...

  24. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    anotherone replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    single nurse who has made that choice so far. and will factor kids in with my pay rate. as should everyone having children.... but that is off

  25. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    anotherone replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    It is annoying when the comment comes from ignorance and jealousy. Especially from those who think i just hand out pills to walkie talkies. If it is so great than they can go do it. I have a few...