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  1. Shift Swap Vent

    missladyrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a floor where it is difficult to get a shift swap, which I thought was odd when I first started here. I don't mind switching and I often switch when someone asks. Our schedule is different...

  2. Is this restraint issue a dilemma that can go to the ethical committee?

    missladyrn replied to J-Swish's topic in General Nursing

    If he is alert and oriented, why doesn't he just sign out ama? I bet then the family might have a different opinion. Why is the patient in the hospital to begin with? Is it life

  3. Advice/ opinions

    missladyrn posted a topic in Research

    I am not a big fan of bedside nursing. My personality does not suit the chaos that ensues on each shift. There is a Clinical Research Associate position open at my facility, and someone mentioned that...

  4. Is Nursing as Stressful as Nursing School?

    missladyrn replied to imjustme123's topic in General Nursing

    It is more

  5. I am ready to take the next step!

    missladyrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I think I am finally ready to go back to school! Scary prospect, but I feel like I might as well start taking classes again while I am working nights. I stay up all night anyway, might as well keep...

  6. To the nurses: What do you want NA to do at night shift?

    missladyrn replied to chariot's topic in General Nursing

    On our floor the nas are required to wake up and bath the patients. If the patients refuse (they don't enjoy being woken up) then the charge nurse has to go talk with them. But you would take care of...

  7. Not Happy with Nursing~ Advice Please

    missladyrn replied to Delag5's topic in General Nursing

    Op I am with you. I feel exactly the same way and it is refreshing to hear it from someone else. I hate spending an entire shift understaffed, running around with a full bladder, killing myself to get...

  8. How to say no when someone asks for your stethoscope?

    missladyrn replied to emt... rn student's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My charge nurse stole mine! I asked for it back and she said it was hers she bought it. It was a master cardiology and really expensive. It has my name engraved on it. I asked her to let me see it,...

  9. Is an Associate's degree a waste of time?

    missladyrn replied to grantchatt's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am an ADN and doing just fine. I think you should research your current area and see what the hospitals are requiring or requesting. It really does vary from place to place. Also keep in mind that...

  10. single mothers: best area of nursing to go into re: hours and salary?

    missladyrn replied to rnintwo's topic in General Nursing

    Your expectations are not realistic at all. All the jobs you want will have a lot of competition, and unless you know someone, the likelihood of you snagging a m-f job with no bedside experience is...

  11. So irritated...

    missladyrn replied to catladynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a hospital in Massachusetts years ago, and LPNs were nit allowed to access a central line. They could not hang blood, they could not do restraints, and they could not do tpn. I would look...

  12. Toileting during Dialysis

    missladyrn replied to Lynx25's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I agree, however, the ltc agrees to these terms as does the family when trying to get a spot in our clinic. I have yet to see one follow through with it. But it is part of he agreement. We do however...

  13. Toileting during Dialysis

    missladyrn replied to Lynx25's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Neglect would be leaving all the other patients unattended and in an unsafe situation to take one person to the restroom. Don't even get me started on all the neglectful things I could write up on...

  14. Unhappy and Depressed

    missladyrn replied to PraiseMariahCarey's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly I wish I figured out what you have when I was still in school so I could have changed majors. Sure it gets better, but it gets worse before it gets better and takes a few years to level out....

  15. Nursing is not what I thought it would be!

    missladyrn replied to loheRN's topic in General Nursing

    Really? What kind of nursing do you do? Pay your dues? To whom? For what? I am guessing it has been a long time since you were a new nurse and perhaps your memory is a bit cloudy. Some of us still...

  16. New Grad Nursing Supplies Advice

    missladyrn replied to nurseclassyc19's topic in General Nursing

    Invest in good shoes. Good black pens sharpie kelly clamp 2 pairs of bandage scissors since they grow legs and walk away clipboard ( I like the ones that you can put stuff inside) colored pens AND...

  17. Is this legal?

    missladyrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work for assigns us lockers, and they have built in combos. I was recently made aware by a coworker that my locker was searched over a month ago because another coworker claimed to have...

  18. Graduate Studies after Nursing

    missladyrn replied to breakfastfood's topic in General Nursing

    I am very curious about other options for graduate study. Really feel that I need to move in a direction that is not going to be bedside or direct patient care. I have always been interested in...

  19. Is this legal?

    missladyrn replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    the locker has a built in lock, when the locker is assigned you get your combination. you can not change the lock, it is part of the locker. think gym class in the 70s. so anyone who had the locker...

  20. I am officially broken. Vent.

    missladyrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I feel totally beat up and wiped out. I had a full patient load last night, 4 of which were confused. This was my second night like this, I asked NOT to have them all back. So what did they do? Split...

  21. Is this legal?

    missladyrn replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is from last month, just to update, the nurse that accused me is NO LONGER on my floor. She was asked to take a drug test, refused and went home, and then she just stopped showing up. So...

  22. I am officially broken. Vent.

    missladyrn replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone. I am feeling a little better, but still can't sleep. I have the worst headache ever, not sure if it is from lack of sleep or stress. I really want to call out tomorrow, but I am...

  23. Opinion, WWYD?

    missladyrn replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And I read it to mean, there is no obvious system of "fairness" set up, or ability to

  24. Help! having second thoughts and feel sad

    missladyrn replied to amzyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Go, give it your best. It will be hard at first feeling out of your comfort zone, but once you get past that part you might find you like it. All you can do is

  25. Budget cuts..... State nurses earn minimum wage?

    missladyrn replied to gcupid's topic in General Nursing

    No way would I put up with all this stress and liability for minimum wage. I can barely put up with it