sofla98

I’m a seasoned nurse with a lot of years of experience. I work hard to take care of my patients and their basic needs, and then some. But what is up with these newer grads, like in their younger 20’s? The ones who started 2019-2020, bc something is w...

Always make an attempt to go to work. Or if you know ahead of time make arrangements. it’s not fair to your coworkers who made it in or who made arrangements. Seriously, it’s very frowned upon to miss work because of the weather, ...

I am also in the process of moving to Colorado. We went there in April and FELL IN LOVE! We are so tired of where we live now and we want to do it while we are still young enough to enjoy all Colorado and the surrounding states have to offer! My RN l...

I would just jot what happened down while you can remember it clearly, then let it go. BUT, don't forget it, especially if you know who the tattler was. Goodness do I dislike a tattle tale. Our unit has a few but one in particular that is THE WORST T...

I know what you mean. We had a test that included like 15 or so questions about ABG's!! THAT is one skill most nurses need to know and be able to interpret quickly!! I often ask my fellow seasoned nurses if they teach students how to give a bath, ma...

We have to move. Long story short, we've decided to move across the country. We prefer to move out west but haven't decided exactly where yet. We've got it narrowed down to Oregon, Colorado, California and possibly even Texas. My question is this...I...

Thank you for your input. This is a big decision but an adventure. We are excited to be starting a new chapter but I am very hesitant to move without having a job or a legit offer in hand. As far as an interview goes, I could fly out. For the right o...

I found out that a nurse I work with forged my signature on a form stating we traded holidays. By her doing this, she's off all the "good" holidays and only works on New Years Eve and has me working both Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve! i originally d...

You're not alone! I cannot fathom ANY situation when it is NOT OK to do a full assessment, regardless of how busy you are, patient load, etc. People need to learn to multitask and manage their time better. I can do 2 or 3 things and knock it off my l...

Speak for yourself! I do a FULL head to toe assessment Q 4 Hours, every time I work on EVERY patient. And I work on a very busy unit with alarms blaring, vents going off every 5 seconds, someone needing something, etc. Skipping out on BASIC nursing s...

Jealous women are jealous. Nursing is 99% women. I wish it were 99% men...Would definitely make things easier and there probably would be WAY less bullying in nursing, lol! No one bullies me, I give it right back the second they even TRY. Be confide...

Why is this OP/Thread ONLY worried about MEN in nursing?? Seems like a VERY bitter and whiny OP. Get over it, put your big boy pants on and suck it up. Otherwise, quit and give your job to someone who CAN do it WITHOUT crying like a little girl, lik...

Nurse Nutcase never got in trouble and actually was able to trade off all her holidays with other, newer, nurses. Actually, Nurse Nutcase got called to the Principals Office today, lol! She made sure EVERYONE knew about it, too. I heard her complaini...

Umm, nurse? For my patients, I always make sure they know my name so they call me Sofla.

Not all hospitals are the same about consents...In my hospital, EVERY consent is signed by the doctor and family with the nurse or someone else witnessing. But, I work in peds.

I AGREE!!! I would've filled out and sent an incident report before I left for the day...If I cannot reach a doctor after calling and calling and even trying to contact other physicians? Incident report it is!

I agree with many other posters and feel that you've had crappy jobs, in crappy hospitals, with crappy managers/trainers. I suggest finding a hospital that has high scores already so you are not tasked with trying to raise them. Get off the floor and...

When I got hired at my current employer I FAILED my PE drug screen. It came back positive for PCP! LOL!! I was like PCP? And they said yes, PCP! However, the day I went to employee health for my physical and drug screen I was sick as a dog w/bronchit...

Lol, this seems to be an epidemic...ESPECIALLY with new grads/new nurses. The younger ones seem to be worse about it than the older new grads, maybe bc most of them have kids...idk. I've also noticed that when we have students to our unit the student...

THIS!!! My point EXACTLY!! They're not going to fit every nurse, PCA, RT, house keeper, etc. with those Haz-Mat suits that you see them wearing in Liberia, on the TV set! I guarantee that nurse didn't have one of those suits on and the CDC threw her ...

Is he a younger guy, like early 20's? I find that this generation feels they are totally entitled and don't quite get it. I also find them to be total know it alls. I had one (a float pool new grad who was training on our unit) who wanted to write me...

We have those. Their called "locators" and work with the Hill-Rom call light system. About the only thing good about them is the button that you can push to call for help. we also have cameras in all the rooms....patient safety, ya know.

Get a notebook and put it in your CAR, not your bag. Then, document, document, document. Date, time, location, and most importantly: witnesses. Include conversations, snide remarks, behaviors, etc. You'll see a pattern after a while and if **** hits ...

Hoping to transfer to another department (critical care type unit) and am stumped on this resume. I have been working on this and just keep changing things and tweaking it. Any help is appreciated. I wish I could find my old resume or the one I did f...

Yes, I was talking about UC. The people I know in that program are not happy with it at all. Ohio U is a disaster. A total waste of money, time, and energy...I have gotten no where with them. So, I guess I will have to make a formal request through t...