rumwynnieRN

rumwynnieRN

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  1. I might be a child of the internet, but eek, reading those types of posts makes my head hurt, though I will most definitely give you your due respect -- I can't keep that up for very long. I have to...
  2. Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    I love med/surg, and it was a position I wanted after graduation. I'm one of the weird people who had hard a time finding a med/surg position, but I think that has more to do with me sucking in...
  3. As this is a med/surg position, I would wait a little bit -- like maybe 6 months before leaving, if you really can't stand it. At 6 months, start looking for another job at a place you like. Don't...
  4. At my last facility, I worked on a med/surg floor for almost a year. I moved because my husband is getting out of the Air Force, and we planned to move to his hometown. I moved ahead. I landed a job...
  5. I was in the same boat you're in. I barely think about that situation now, and when I do, I'm not overcome with the same anxiety and guilt for failing. When I started at the nursing program I...
  6. Your first experience with a dead person

    My first experience with death was a pt who was going down real fast. She died 2 hours into my shift (I was pulling her meds), and when the family member called to say they thought she passed (this...
  7. Whooping cough redux; your story?

    Silly Likes - I guess some of them will get a visit from natural selection. If you scroll down to number five, it talks about a couple who declined to have their newborn daughter vaccinated because...
  8. How did you change?

    I had no idea what I wanted. My first job out of nursing school was geri-psych (I should mention I hate psych). It lasted about 4 months before I finally got into my current job on a MedSurg floor....
  9. I'm sending this cover letter to HR (I've spoken to them on the phone, and their application requires a cover letter). When I spoke to HR, they would try to get into a surgical unit (except the...
  10. Status of RN license

    I'm in the process of moving to another state. I've put in the paperwork for my FL RN license so on my resume, do I put "pending?" Or do I just leave it out?
  11. Status of RN license

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  12. Anti-Intellectualism in Nursing

    I did that with a patient. I don't think she liked that I told her the truth, and I'm fairly certain she didn't help us with her HCAHPs. She said she wasn't used to nurses "talking to her that way."...
  13. Grammar Police

    I agree, but I guess some old habits are hard to die for some people. I'm happy we don't have T-9 keyboards (i.e. the regular phone keypads) anymore, but I wish people would go and use spellcheck and...
  14. Nursing school student loans.

    I'm still paying mine off (been a nurse for a year), and honestly, if it wasn't for my husband getting out of the military this year (he's getting out early), I would've had my private student loan...
  15. Prairie View Nursing Fall 2014

    I'm a PV grad (December 2012). We didn't like that the program was 2 1/2 years so if they got it down to 2 years, I'm jealous (huh, I guess enough of us complained that they made it shorter since the...
  16. My manager runs 3 units -- one med/surg and two IMUs. She told me up front that she expected all of her employees to be able to work all three units. How do I put this information on my resume? I just...
  17. Do you read hospital Yelp reviews?

    When I search for hospitals on Google, I come across the their website then the Yelp page for that hospital almost right under the hospital link. Occasionally I'll read the reviews, and I usually...
  18. Moving to Tampa later this year.

    My husband filed for early separation from the Air Force earlier this year. We will be moving to a Temple Terrace where he grew up, assuming they approve him. I've been watching the VA website, but...
  19. Prioritizing infusions

    Platelets. It takes longer to hang the platelets, and if the next nurse is upset because "they have to hang something that should've been done on your shift," whatever. It's an antibiotic. Edit: By...
  20. To those who like their nursing job....

    I work MedSurg, and I love my job. I know a lot of people leave nursing school thinking, "I don't want to be a floor nurse." I didn't really know what I wanted after nursing school, and while I was...
  21. Moving to Tampa later this year.

    I hadn't heard of St. Joseph's. I have another hospital where I can apply:) Thanks! I just saw the jobs on there right now. When they say "post-surgical," do they mean they mean like PACU or
  22. CEUs on resume?

    Is it acceptable to put CEUs on a
  23. CEUs on resume?

    I saw it on a nursing resume template, and I thought it looked weird. I thought any special classes were discussed in an interview. It would make sense if you taught the class. Thank you for all of...
  24. I can't do this anymore

    I'm sorry about your situation, but I'm wondering where you are in Houston, especially since you have so many other places you can work. On a side note, I miss Houston dearly, and really wanted to...
  25. Is it really that bad?

    It's different for each person, but yes, be prepared to feel overwhelmed (...that's an understatement). There are some people who manage to figure out their footing and never lose it, and there are...