not now RN

not now has 3 years experience as a RN and specializes in LTC, med-surg, critial care.

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1. So is this economy hurting anyone else??????

   not now replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

   Go for the extra education, more education is never a loss. No problems here. My facility just took away the special pay they were giving nurses for extra shifts worked. This pay was much more than...

2. A really good example of children in the USA still dying from childhood diseases.

   not now replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

   My son will get all vaccinations except for varicella and HepB. If he doesn't get chicken pox by the time he's four then I'll vaccinate him. As far as HepB goes, my four month old isn't having sex or...

3. What are some pros and cons of working in a nursing home?

   not now replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

   Pros: -A daily routine -Becoming familiar with your residents which actually makes your job easier (i.e. I can Mattie to take her pills if I do this, Ted can usually be found next to the roses, ect)...

4. Do You Wear a Lab coat?

   not now replied to L3Janit0r37's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I wear a long sleeved shirt under my scrubs and a black or dark blue hoodie. My old NM forbid them but my new NM is her polar opposite and doesn't care. The only time I wore a lab coat was in

5. Any nurses out there still wearing a cap?

   not now replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

   I've seen one nurse wear her white cap. She was younger too, only in her early 40's. She wouldn't wear all white though, she'd wear regular colored/printed scrubs with her cap. I have two caps, one...

6. Nursing preceptor says no to certain abbreviations

   not now replied to cozzy66's topic in General Nursing

   I hate reading charts and not knowing what the writer is saying because it's messy or full of abbreviations that I don't understand. For that reason alone I don't abbreviate in my charting. Ever. When...

7. Flu shoots

   not now replied to Jenn-eRN2008's topic in General Nursing

   That's what I was gonna suggest. I don't remember the name of them

8. Flu Vaccine

   not now replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

   Got the flu shot once, years ago when I was a phlebotomist, and didn't get the flu. Haven't had a flu shot since and came down with the flu once, the same year I didn't work in a health care setting....

9. How proud and grateful you are being a nurse?

   not now replied to Podeng's topic in General Nursing

   I don't have some huge sense of pride because I'm an RN but my mom sure is proud that I am. I don't hide the fact but I don't shout it from the rooftops either. I am VERY grateful to be an RN because...

10. I couldn't believe this

    not now replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Our pharmacists are so fast to arrive that we hardly ever use the meds in the crash cart. The just show up with a big bag of meds, needles, syringes and start drawing up what the doc orders except...

11. How far do you drive?

    not now replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Five minutes. Maybe ten if I hit all the red

12. How to decide who gets the first admit

    not now replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work nights on a med-surg floor. If there were multiple open beds on the floor the team lead based it on acuity. If you didn't like it, tough. If you were swamped at the moment it would...

13. Bye, Bye, LPN's

    not now replied to gilf7243's topic in LPN to RN

    My facility is odd. They have stopped hiring LVN's in all acute care except ED and urgent care. Urgent care only staffs LVN's and the LVN's in ED are regulated to the "fast track" area of the ED. All...

14. i hate med-surg

    not now replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I was in the same boat as the OP. I loved what I learned on my ortho/med-surg floor but I was drowning every night. I loved my co-workers but I hated going to work. I wanted to go to ICU but didn't...

15. Knee High vs Thigh High SCD's

    not now replied to redraccoon's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with the PP that getting patients up and walking is the ideal but sometimes it's not gonna happen. Thigh highs make patients sweaty, so do knee highs. I find that to be the biggest...