dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

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  1. Working in unpleasant conditions

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    Hah. What was the story behind this? -- Did a scattering of PDN for a while and the only two that stand out were the a) certified hoarder's house. Not dirty, per se, but cluttered and dusty. It was,...

  2. One in Five

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    ^you could equally make the argument that personality disorders aren't truly a mental illness, either. And EDs get lumped in with substance abuse all the

  3. One in Five

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Substance abuse is another big one that affects posters

  4. Why is Night Shift always picked on?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    +like!! I'm pretty open to my dayshift coworkers -- I think night shift can get a little defensive about this and that - I make $6.00 more an hour to do less work, usually. I also have completely...

  5. Different Piggyback Antibiotics, Same IV Tubing??

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Pinky89's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm actually confused -- which part of the CDC recs are you saying that back-priming doesn't comply with? (I'm tired, so maybe more prone to confusion than usual.) The cost of a single secondary set...

  6. That Odd Thought and the Shocking Truth

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    This is a horrible idea. Like, jaw-droppingly awful. Why look at nurses as something special? Why not make *everyone* ever jump through these inane

  7. Non-CNA Jobs You Can Work While You're a Student

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Meh. Either get a CNA or PCA job. Nothing else counts when it comes to getting your first nursing

  8. Low saO2, normal sO2?

    dirtyhippiegirl posted a topic in Critical Care

    Background: ventilated burn patient. No real medical history per family. (So don't know if this is reliable or not.) saO2 is reading 86%-88%. It's reliable -- same in every conceivable extremity, good...

  9. Should I disclose my needs in the interview or wait for the job offer?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RNdancer's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I work at a large teaching hospital. The private pumping room is a good fifteen minute walk from our unit. Not feasible so the women on our unit - and there can be two or three on a shift - pump in...

  10. I pick the days that I'm dumped on....

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in General Nursing

    Our unit is pretty hit or miss on how we treat floats - depends on who is charging. I do think that the floor/tele float pool likes to come to our unit because we generally have lower pt ratios.When I...

  11. Munchausen by Internet: The Lying Disease that Preys on the Heart

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    So...what happened? Any friendly person want to explain to those of us who are totally

  12. You might be a night shifter if...

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! We used to get this all the freakin' time. 1700 - want to come in for an extra shift? NO. -- r/e the whole "Want me to turn on a light?" I always answer "I'm a night nurse. I can see in the...

  13. tell me about your most embarrassing job interview!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This sounds awful but I'm pretty sure a big part of why I got my coveted hospital job *was* my answer to this question. Not exactly asked, but the byproduct of chit-chat with the nurse manager during...

  14. Is Burn an impacted specialty?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to EmmyRN2B's topic in Burn

    I was pretty much under the impression that you won't get a nursing job in any part of CA without selling your soul to the devil. Burn has a high turnover rate, typically. I know that my unit cannot...

  15. The inactivated Flu shot only prevents the flu in just 1.5% of the population

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Garethaus's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You'd think the quintessential BSN education *with* its emphasis on both statistics and research would curb these issues, yes or

  16. PDN is killing me!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to maataus's topic in Private Duty

    I miss PDN now that I have a niche, critical care hospital job. Drove myself insane with the lesser pay, knowing that I just needed to hone in my skills. Have had my hospital job for over a year now...

  17. is your efficiency misinterpreted as lazy ?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to gloryfied's topic in Health, Stress Management

    No, because I work my butt off to help the other nurses who need a complete bedding change, a look out for a confused patient, an IV (except not really since I suck at IVs) or a foley thrown in. OP...

  18. How are Schools getting away with pumping out so many new graduates for no jobs?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to AlleycatLady's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You're looking at what is happening to nursing education from a narrow perspective. What is happening in nursing education is merely a small part of a broken educational system, fostered by a general...

  19. New Grad Nurses struggling to find jobs - CNN Reporter wants to hear from you

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm not complaining? Also, three months really *isn't* that long to be looking for a job. I remember freaking out when I couldn't find a job towards the end of summer. (May graduate, passed NCLEX in...

  20. New Grad Nurses struggling to find jobs - CNN Reporter wants to hear from you

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated with a BSN in 2011. Seems like many of my peers had job offers upon graduation or shortly after. Some from practicum placement, most on units where they worked. I was in the subset who...

  21. Today's Dr. Phil shocker: Nursing home abuse

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I *did* in-home care as a RN. It doesn't even appear that you're in nursing school as of yet. There are a lot of barriers to in-home care that you can't really grasp unless you've actually done it....

  22. Today's Dr. Phil shocker: Nursing home abuse

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I suspect these comments come from someone who has not had to seriously consider placing a family member in LTC or else you wouldn't be so flippant about $18,000. I also suspect that you've never...

  23. How are Schools getting away with pumping out so many new graduates for no jobs?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to AlleycatLady's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Meh. When my sister didn't get into the x-ray tech school that she applied to, her college career counselor convinced her that she would be able to get a job as a museum curator with a Bachelor's in...

  24. Would you call social services for a child OD'ing?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes. I don't even want to know what would have happened had my parents been reported for every time I ended up in the ED after

  25. Where you able to get a job as a new grad with a DUI???

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to SoNervous RN's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I'm in Kansas, not Florida. My DUI was in 2008. Completed diversion in 2009. I graduated nursing school in 2011. Soooo with the numbers out of the way -- I found a pediatric private duty job almost...