rumwynnieRN

rumwynnieRN

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  1. Nurses with worse spelling than mine are laughable.

    rumwynnieRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    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?

    rumwynnieRN replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    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. HELP PLEASE! New grad nurse about to quit new Nurse job before orientation is over.

    rumwynnieRN replied to NewGradKH's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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. Moved after almost a year to another facility, I feel out of sync?

    rumwynnieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    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. Destroyed by previous experience. Should I try nursing again?

    rumwynnieRN replied to albedo's topic in Nursing Career

    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

    rumwynnieRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    rumwynnieRN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    rumwynnieRN replied to openyourmind's topic in General Nursing

    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. New Job Cover Letter.

    rumwynnieRN posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    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

    rumwynnieRN posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    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

    rumwynnieRN replied to rumwynnieRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thank

  12. Anti-Intellectualism in Nursing

    rumwynnieRN replied to fakenurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    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

    rumwynnieRN replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    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.

    rumwynnieRN replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    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

    rumwynnieRN replied to paola0630's topic in Texas Nursing

    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. Working on two units.

    rumwynnieRN posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    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?

    rumwynnieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    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.

    rumwynnieRN posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    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

    rumwynnieRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient Medications

    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....

    rumwynnieRN replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    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.

    rumwynnieRN replied to rumwynnieRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    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?

    rumwynnieRN posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Is it acceptable to put CEUs on a

  23. CEUs on resume?

    rumwynnieRN replied to rumwynnieRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, 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

    rumwynnieRN replied to kwaziness's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    rumwynnieRN replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in General Students

    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...