DaniannaRN

DaniannaRN ASN, BSN

Quality Control,Long Term Care, Psych, UM, CM

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  1. Incredibly rude and disrespectful patients and/or their family members

    DaniannaRN replied to lalexa15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know when conditions got so bad in the hospital. I haven't worked in a hospital setting in about 7 years, but I don't remember patients/families being that bad. Sure, we had a few here and...

  2. Are nurses allowed to have facial piercings?

    DaniannaRN replied to cascadingbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    As a side note, it really gets to me when people say it's not professional to have piercings/tats. What is your definition of professional? Am I an RN too? Did I pay off the BON to give me my...

  3. Are nurses allowed to have facial piercings?

    DaniannaRN replied to cascadingbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I have my lip and nose pierced and visible tattoos and have a great job. Most people I've dealt with couldn't care less, but I don't work in a hospital setting. Actually, the people I met have liked...

  4. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    DaniannaRN replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1) New Jersey 2) 8 yrs 3) Case Manager for HMO 4) $71,000/yr (salaried) 5) Yearly bonuses/raises 6) No

  5. Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

    DaniannaRN replied to Aje333's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I have a record that has been expunged. I check off "no" on job applications and there is nothing in my record to indicate I've been convicted of anything. This only applies to civilian jobs, I...

  6. Patients afraid of needles...

    DaniannaRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    As someone with a lot of tattoos, I am afraid of needles in a medical setting. Not getting shots, but IVs. I am terrified of IVs. For each pregnancy, I had to get IV because of induction. Each IV...

  7. Who actually likes nursing??

    DaniannaRN replied to mmcnabb3's topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for almost 8 years, and I hated being one for about 5 years. When I worked in the hospital and LTC, I was miserable and was actually looking to change professions. I looked into...

  8. My Reasons For Avoiding The Acute Care Hospital

    DaniannaRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU!!! These are my thoughts exactly. You perfectly described every single reason why I hated working in a hospital for 3 months, and why I would never EVER do it again. You're right, real...

  9. Ready for a change...insurance RN?

    DaniannaRN replied to mvzRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi BeachRN, I'm not sure if I'm allowed to mention which company it is, but I can say it's a very large one....nationwide. They have commercials all the time. I just started this job a few months...

  10. Ready for a change...insurance RN?

    DaniannaRN replied to mvzRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I currently work for an insurance company as a case manager. You don't have to have a BSN at my company, but it's preferred. I only had 1 year of bedside experience total, the rest was psych and...

  11. Im Pagan and a Hospice Nurse....

    DaniannaRN replied to SaylahStarr's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am an atheist and worked in a hospice that prayed before staff meetings also. This company was not religious based so I have no idea why they were praying. However, when they did pray, I just...

  12. How to NOT interview for your RN/LPN job!

    DaniannaRN replied to musicianRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I didn't read all the responses so if some one else covered this, sorry. But as a nurse with tattoos and piercings, I don't see what that has to do with my abilities as an RN. I have 4 visible tats-...

  13. Have CNAs bullied nurses (RNs/LPNs)?

    DaniannaRN replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wouldn't call this bullying, but I worked in 1 LTC place where the CNAs were the boss. You couldn't tell them anything, not even to do their job. If you asked them to do something, they would...

  14. What career did you have before nursing?

    DaniannaRN replied to julibyrd's topic in General Nursing

    While going thru nursing school, I worked in a group home for the mentally disabled. I loved it so much and I wish I could still do that as a nurse. It's a good job for those who are in school cuz...

  15. Oh boy. Let go from job... not sure if this is it. :(

    DaniannaRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    You are describing how I was in bedside nursing. Like you, I did very well in clinicals but in the real world, I was horrible. Time management, prioritization, you name it, I was bad at it. I was...

  16. How do you get thicker skin?

    DaniannaRN replied to Loves2Lurk's topic in Emergency

    Being sick and in the hospital is no excuse to be verbally abusive. Even being in pain is no excuse. There were times I was in mega pain and I was polite to the nurses trying to help me. I worked...

  17. I like being different.

    DaniannaRN replied to ajeanine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You must be in Seattle, San Fran, or lets see.......New Orleans? None of the above, lol. I'm in northern

  18. I like being different.

    DaniannaRN replied to ajeanine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I actually posted about this awhile back. I have visible tattoos and a nose piercing, never had a problem getting a job. It depends on where you live though. Where I'm at, people really don't care....

  19. Nursing hours

    DaniannaRN replied to GivingLove's topic in General Nursing

    Be a teacher, not a nurse. I wish I did. You will have better working conditions and more respect as a

  20. Need to interview an RN for a report at school!!! Help Please!!!

    DaniannaRN replied to heav90's topic in General Nursing

    1. What drew you to this profession? To be honest, I wanted something quick and that would bring in a lot of money. For women, there aren't many options out there for that. 2. How much education did...

  21. WHY did you choose to work where you did in nursing?

    DaniannaRN replied to demylenated's topic in General Nursing

    how long did it take you to find you niche in nursing? it took me about 6 years. i did everything prior to this: oncology, ltc, hospice, private duty, and psych. i now work for an insurance company...

  22. Single moms and every 3rd weekend

    DaniannaRN replied to belle005's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any advice (sorry) but I do have to say nursing is one of the most family UNfriendly careers. When you're in school, they will tell you anything. I was a single mother back when I...

  23. A vent thread for patients- what can we do better?

    DaniannaRN replied to canoehead's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My advice is....please be sensitive to your patient's religious or non-religious views. I'm an atheist. Last year when I had my daughter, the L&D nurse asked me what my religion was. I was in...

  24. I can't believe co-worker took my venting complaints to boss!

    DaniannaRN replied to lifein08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To avoid problems like this in the future, remember that NO ONE is your friend at work. Everyone has their own agenda. It doesn't matter how friendly some one is or how trustworthy they seem. No...

  25. Tattoos and nursing

    DaniannaRN replied to ryanna112's topic in General Nursing

    I have MANY visible tattoos. When I was in nursing school, I also had my eyebrow, lip, and nose pierced in 2 places. Never had a problem. Now that I'm not in my 20s anymore, I took out the...