BriRN

BriRN

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  1. Have you ever heard of this?

    BriRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so I've just started my job on a busy floor, and for the past 4-5 weeks I've been getting awful migraines at work and after work... Well i figured it was all just from stress, until I talked to an...

  2. I can't do this anymore

    BriRN replied to kwaziness's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you should try a different place to work, or a different floor. I worked on a step down tele floor like that for my first two years. I was terribly depressed. I just switched to working in...

  3. What are you thankful for?

    BriRN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I'm thankful for Jack Daniels after a long

  4. Searching for Report Sheet!

    BriRN replied to erobbins's topic in Cardiac

    Hope you like this! Lots of people from my unit used a similar version, but found my tweaked version and then used that STEP DOWN REPORT

  5. Obamacare vs. The Affordable Care Act

    BriRN replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ahahaha, it seems everyone prefers the affordable care act over obamacare! (It actually is interesting, the number of people that preferred the program with the word affordable in it to the...

  6. Starting a new job in the ICU after 2 years of tele..... HELP

    BriRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi everybody! I've come here for some advice and/or reassurance. I've been a step down/tele nurse for about two years now. My hospital that I currently work at has made a ton of changes for the...

  7. Does the thought of going to your job make you sick?

    BriRN replied to Lucky724's topic in Health, Stress Management

    and no i did not cry

  8. Does the thought of going to your job make you sick?

    BriRN replied to Lucky724's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am at 6 months at my job on a cardio floor with 6 pts a night. things were beginning to get better for me, and going to work every day wasn't sucking quite as bad. i've only cried on the unit a...

  9. New Grad on Tele Floor-- ADVICE?

    BriRN replied to fsh1986's topic in Cardiac

    ive been off orientation from a cardiac floor for months and i ask questions every two seconds... i rotate between the nice nurses because i think they're getting sick of me! but it's great...

  10. Anyone else a Biker Nurse? ;)

    BriRN replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm a brand new biker nurse!! I just bought a suzuki boulevard last year but only had one nice day to ride it. i'm looking forward to

  11. doubting yourself as a nurse

    BriRN replied to missjay3's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Do we work at the same hospital or is it like this

  12. teaching hospital vs. community hospitals and the rn

    BriRN replied to anotherone's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a community hospital and our dr's are very cranky when you have to page them through the night! Its just loads of fun to use my discretion and get yelled at in the wee hours of the a.m.

  13. Sometimes it's hard to tell a drug seeker from a patient in pain.

    BriRN replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    I've always gone with the whole nursing school thing "the pt is the only one who knows their pain" so if they are in a 10/10 pain and laughin with their friends and texting, i'll give them their...

  14. Bad day. :(

    BriRN replied to pitaya's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did that the other night... It was my 3rd or 4th shift off orientation and i felt like such a .... ugh... i don't know, it was such an awful feeling. I came home and had a nervous breakdown and...

  15. First shift off orientation.

    BriRN replied to Crux1024's topic in Emergency

    I'm 5 shifts off orientation now! and got flexed down 8 hours today! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good luck! (oh yea, and nobody has died!) you'll do

  16. Sudden code & death of suspected meningitis pt... opinions please!

    BriRN replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in General Nursing

    i agree that no lp seems super weird... but definitely sounds like herniation...

  17. Any good standardized report sheets?

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

    Here's mine!!

  18. What makes a good tech?

    BriRN replied to RedCarnation's topic in General Nursing

    by the way, good luck!!! and definitelytell the RNs you are in school and that if there is anything interesting to see, you'd want to! When i was a tech, the supervisors let me take an intubation tube...

  19. What makes a good tech?

    BriRN replied to RedCarnation's topic in General Nursing

    I know it's probably out of your scope of practice, but a lot of our techs let our RNs know of crazy abnormal vital signs... It's really helpful to be told of a blood pressure of 220/110 or an oxygen...

  20. Need some opinions on my dilemma

    BriRN replied to PavementRN's topic in General Nursing

    this is officially my favorite post ever. thank

  21. Anyone take the HESI?

    BriRN replied to geekgolightly's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    the hesi seemed easy to me compared to boards... i was in the 97th percentile on the hesi and passed my boards at 75

  22. Unit manager as first job?

    BriRN replied to vm156's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yikes, i think it'd be hard to be in a management position if you'd never been in the shoes of the people you will be managing It's your call, but If i were in your shoes, id try really hard to find...

  23. Need some opinions on my dilemma

    BriRN replied to PavementRN's topic in General Nursing

    do what is good for you!! I'm in the same situation... I'm off orientation though.. I have such a great opportunity waiting for me in the big city now.. its a much further drive, but I know I will...

  24. Thinking of leaving management to return to bedside nursing

    BriRN replied to bboopRN4's topic in General Nursing

    do what makes YOU

  25. What Colored Scrubs Do You Wear?

    BriRN replied to glutton4punishment's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Hunter green and