anotherone

anotherone BSN, RN

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  1. Night shift dinner time

    anotherone replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    Almost always a salad or a sandwhich anywhere from 1am to usually 4 am. I don't being snacks. Occasionally i will buy some chips or candy at the vending machines too. 1time every 2 or 3 months. I...

  2. Small children visiting patients in the critical care setting... thoughts??

    anotherone replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Critical Care

    I hate having to enforce these rules and usually don't . But some families are just ridiculous. We've had parents (visitors) demand diapers and food for their kids. This stuff just annoys me if they...

  3. Can you work straights days?

    anotherone replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital everyone starts with the schedule you described and stays on it. There is only a few permanent night positions. The rest are day evening with night rotations. Some senior day/evening...

  4. Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

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

    The way I can see this happening is hiring a new nurse with previous management experience to manage something. It happens and is a disaster no matter what you managed before. I know someone who...

  5. Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

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

    Of all the skills I learned in my old jobs as I posted already, the pr and customer service ones are the most useful amd transferable to nursing. As for team work and working with a variety of people...

  6. Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

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

    20-30 year olds - Sense of entitlement "kids these days " blah blah blah. no commitment since they mostly don't have mortgages. free to follow their bf/gfs were ever. maybe starting to have kids and...

  7. Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

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

    You are right on the last part . The 20 somethings on my floor do the most OT and are least likely to complain when mandated. They never miss work for child or parent care. but i guess without...

  8. Not many people that I can talk to about this...

    anotherone replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    It comes together but I still can't say I love it or don't want to tell the obnoxious patients off. I go to work with the idea that it is a JOB. the primary thing is I get paid. I suck up how I...

  9. Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

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

    I am young before being a nurse my pt jobs included customer service things. I learned how to put on a show and good pr for customers. that is highly transferable to

  10. Core measures to my core.

    anotherone replied to CrystalCMSRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I notice something missing I page to question it. But I resent the fact that it is now nursing reaponsibility to pull up a list and make sure the MD ordered the right meds based on said

  11. Core measures to my core.

    anotherone replied to CrystalCMSRN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. I am sick of this. just like med recs should be and imo are physician responsibility. . everything gets dumped on nursing to catch. ok that attending ordered "wrong"abx coverage but the...

  12. New Nursing Career: 90 days - UM suggests I voluntarily resign

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

    Comming from a young female who has been a med surg rn for a few years...... never checked facebook at work. I have seen many new grads go and many come after a failed stint in cvicu and icu. They...

  13. Ethical advice needed for a new grad...

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

    I work in acute care. emergent situations arise every shift, sometimes multiple. That means meds are often given late. I don't chart an excuse for them typically. If each pt stands alone, I can't...

  14. Registered Nurses: Do you like your jobs?

    anotherone replied to mamba24's topic in General Nursing

    Has your opinion of people changed at all, do you still have faith in humanity so to speak after dealing with so many types of people? I have always had the same opinion of people in general. Do you...

  15. Tips and Tricks on How to Get a Job as a New Graduate RN!

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

    If the market sucks your attitude won't make a difference. Although as a coping mechnism "won't happen to me" attitude some like to think that it does..... When I graduated hospitals flat out said,...

  16. breakdown at work

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

    I rarely cry. When I do , it is usually because I feel completely overwhelmed mixed in with some anger. i have gotten teary at work and a few times people saw . I ignore it , they ignore it and we...

  17. Why are there no nursing jobs available for new grads? What is going on??

    anotherone replied to vab229's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think this is what people should expect indefinitely. Wouldn't suprise me one bit to one day in the future have mandatory arbitrary ages of retirement due to lack of jobs in all sectors. I moved...

  18. Why are there no nursing jobs available for new grads? What is going on??

    anotherone replied to vab229's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yeah they might. Your asn might be worthless to them my bsn was for my min wage job. If your experience is going to be like mine ...... get any job you

  19. Why are there no nursing jobs available for new grads? What is going on??

    anotherone replied to vab229's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Ok...... I haven't read past the first page. Mandatory retirment age is rhe law in some countries , maybe one day it will be the case here.... who knows . I had a difficult time finding a job as...

  20. Please help me with my temper

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

    some shifts I work with people who get very overwhelmed and swear and nearly cry. If I am not working with that group I will just go the bathroom for a few minutes and get a drink. Yeah, refusing an...

  21. Yo night nurses

    anotherone replied to simmaplease's topic in General Nursing

    Unless I have 3 or more nights off in a row, I stay up on nights . I can't usually fall asleep before 3-4 am anyway. I go to the gym or out before 11pm ( then everything closes some stores actually...

  22. What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    anotherone replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    lol. No wonder all those lawyers and chiropractors are jumping ship. My hospital is the one that pays the most money in about a 5 hr radius and we do not get more for weekends or nights. and if a...

  23. What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    anotherone replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don 't think everyone questions why second career people chose nursing to make sure you are in it to "help people" etc.... maybe they want to know about other fields and why people leave them. Jobs...

  24. would you work this rotating schedule?

    anotherone replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    that is what the schedules of the day/ night people are like where i work. I never said a word. The ones that do are no liked by management and viewed as whiners. depends on your management. It was...

  25. Im a new hire and im pregnant

    anotherone replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    some..... maybe I just work with all awful people ....... some will help while going on and on and on about how inconvenienced they are. we've had a couple pregnant nurses and most work until 9months....