rnccf2007

rnccf2007 BSN, RN

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  1. I Wish I Could Get Away with It...

    rnccf2007 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Sad, yes, she can't cheat on the NCLEX, but I have to ask, if she relies on others to hone her nursing, what will happen when she becomes a nurse. Nurses have to act on their own and also rely on the...

  2. Does "we will be interviewing more people" mean you won't get a job?

    rnccf2007 replied to markfish's topic in General Nursing

    "We'll be interviewing more people next week and will let you know in two weeks," does not mean that you will not be hired. This is basically a standardized reply to many job applicants (whether the...

  3. Scared Pre-Nursing Student: Is Nursing as Bad as I Hear?

    rnccf2007 replied to Ivy Black's topic in General Nursing

    You would be a great nurse, because you are sensitvite to human suffering and have compassion. Just using your examples: I could not work in peds (so I give monthly to St. Judes), and I know some...

  4. Scared Pre-Nursing Student: Is Nursing as Bad as I Hear?

    rnccf2007 replied to Ivy Black's topic in General Nursing

    I just caught that quote. I started off as an ADN nurse at a very large and prestigious teaching hospital (options the same for both ADN and BSN). A BSN that started started the same day with me had...

  5. Scared Pre-Nursing Student: Is Nursing as Bad as I Hear?

    rnccf2007 replied to Ivy Black's topic in General Nursing

    The most important thing that you will need to do when you become a nurse is to keep your passion for nursing. Yes, nursing is defintely different than what you are taught in nursing school and it is...

  6. New Nurse!!

    rnccf2007 replied to BRANDNEWLVN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations!!!!!!!! and welcome. Nursing will take you anywhere you want to

  7. First Code Blue on my patient!

    rnccf2007 replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    You did a great job! No nurse wants to see their patient not make it through, but unfortunately it happens. In my four years as a nurse, I have saved lives and have also been unable to. About two...

  8. range order rationale

    rnccf2007 replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    At both of the hospitals that I have worked, range orders are not allowed. I never gave this much thought, but after reading these posts, I now see that these orders can be interpreted differently....

  9. Should Nurse Managers...

    rnccf2007 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I would prefer to be the average "staff nurse that doesn't understand jack about healthcare finance...." However, I know too much about health care finance than I care to know. I became a nurse out a...

  10. Should Nurse Managers...

    rnccf2007 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  11. 2nd attempt at the NCLEX-RN tomorrow

    rnccf2007 replied to nicu06's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratualtions!!!!!!!!!!

  12. Need some words of encouragement!

    rnccf2007 replied to nevergonnagiveup's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck. If you feel that you are ready, take the exam. You can't always go by the scores that you get in the review books. I did over 3,000 questons and definitely knew that my brain cells were...

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

    rnccf2007 replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, most nursing students do not get enough clinical experience on their rotations in nursing school. Their experiences are usually hit or miss. And... most new grads feel nervous about not...

  14. The chance they'll touch you is inversely proportionate to their hygiene level...

    rnccf2007 replied to ByTheLake's topic in Emergency

    LOL, I once had a patient who would want to hug me, ONLY after she played in her poop or rolled her poop into balls and hurled it across the room. Now I deal with poop everyday, but I would not want...

  15. What is the role of charge nurse

    rnccf2007 replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    ETA--- I do not think that this is a control issue, but a responsibility issue, which I believe is a good thing. I too, don't want someone else doing my chart checks or signing off my orders. Too...

  16. finally landed a job!!!!

    rnccf2007 replied to yehboy's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations: You worked hard to get here! Now you are here! When working on a med-surg floor, you will have many oppotunities to experience different medical conditions. I started on a med-surg...

  17. What is the role of charge nurse

    rnccf2007 replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on your facility policies, as well as the type of facility that you are working in. At my last place of employment (LTAC),when I was charge nurse, I had a full patient load in addition to...

  18. April Fools Day

    rnccf2007 replied to RescueNinja's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, because this is a hard one and I do not want to suggest anything that may harm someone. Go into an empty room (if you have one), turn on the call light or activate a bed alarm. Then hide in the...

  19. so.... what would YOU say?

    rnccf2007 replied to jollydogg_RN's topic in General Nursing

    And, not to belittle you, but I do not think nurses who get into nursing solely to make a paycheck are "real" nurses, whatever their specialty. True nursing comes from the heart, not just from the...

  20. so.... what would YOU say?

    rnccf2007 replied to jollydogg_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, she might have also taken your statement as an offense to her and her prefered specialty. Did you bring up the fact to her that your job is a "not too stressfull, pretty chill job?" before you...

  21. SC ia enforcing the "don't call yourself a Nurse"

    rnccf2007 replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Good question, how did she get hired? I think they may have to review their hiring policies. I recently got hired at a new hospital. I had a telephone interview, two face to face interviews, a...

  22. Calling residents affectionate names?

    rnccf2007 replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    LTC is so much different than acute care. After awhile, you are second family to these residents and vice versa. As opposed to acute care, in LTC you get to know your patient better. I once had a...

  23. Combative/Violent patients - NO MORE OF THIS!!!

    rnccf2007 replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I totally agree with you. I once worked in an Alzheimer's unit as an STNA and dealt with some patients who had combative/violent behaviors. I loved those people, and their behavior did not disturb me...

  24. Should Nurse Managers...

    rnccf2007 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I am halfway done with completing my BSN and would like to pursue a Master's degree. The type of program you speak about is offered at my university and I have thought that may be an area I would...

  25. Should I call?

    rnccf2007 replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    If there are jobs that you are particulary interested in, I would call and politely state that you would like to follow up on the status of your resume submission. It never hurts to make a phone call...