ScrappytheCoco

ScrappytheCoco

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  1. How can I increase the morale on my unit?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to BecomingNursey's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Teamwork, teamwork, teamwork. Any time you have a free moment offer to help anyone who is nearby. It really helps me with burnout when I am offered help from a co-worker, and in my experience it...

  2. The Patient's "Guests"

    ScrappytheCoco replied to rnsheri's topic in Nursing Humor

    I really didn't have time to educate the two Grandpas who were VIDEOING my pt while she was in active labor, transitioning in a triage room the size of a cracker box while I'm trying to prep her for a...

  3. Tracing Lines Each Time

    ScrappytheCoco replied to mgturtle's topic in General Nursing

    If I have anything going other than fluids I label the lines with a sticker near the port as I hang them. Especially for critical drips. I've never worked at a hospital that required it, just a good...

  4. HESI exit exam as a requirement to graduate from the Rhode Island College Nursing Program

    ScrappytheCoco replied to Rachel1001's topic in School, College Programs

    **Facepalm**

  5. Hospitals in Atlanta r Bad for nursing

    ScrappytheCoco replied to whylife3059's topic in General Nursing

    I got my very first big girl RN job in Atlanta. I loved the hospital and my co-workers were awesome there. Haters gonna

  6. I've only been in med/surg 1 year and I'm already burned out. What else can I do as an RN?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to N7K8's topic in General Nursing

    Why don't you try another department...like Day Surgery or GI

  7. HESI exit exam as a requirement to graduate from the Rhode Island College Nursing Program

    ScrappytheCoco replied to Rachel1001's topic in School, College Programs

    In my program, we were required to make a set score on the HESI entrance exam to even get into the nursing portion, pass a subjective HESI at the end of each class (2-3 per quarter) with only 2 tries....

  8. First time performing CPR.

    ScrappytheCoco replied to n1wgmp's topic in General Nursing

    I don't panic or get scared when I code someone because at this point after training and doing so many I know exactly what to do. AsIxchel said, it is an absolute blessing not to have to carry the...

  9. Quit during orientation

    ScrappytheCoco replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    I made $82,000 at the bedside last year but it was from a CRAPLOAD of overtime, after several months of that I had to be hospitalized with palpitations. No thank

  10. The Patient's "Guests"

    ScrappytheCoco replied to rnsheri's topic in Nursing Humor

    Two days ago I answered a call light, family member said a fresh c-section pt needed pain meds. Ok, cool. I go down to investigate since the primary RN was crazy busy. While I'm asking the pt about...

  11. HELP A GUY OUT!!

    ScrappytheCoco replied to ChronicSG's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Choose Tele if your goal is critical/emergency

  12. Patient Care Tech program online?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to cknapp92's topic in General Nursing

    Is there a vocational college near you? They usually have the classes for CNA and basic phlebotomy. They were less than 6w long and inexpensive when I did them a few years ago. We had hands on...

  13. i dislike med surg

    ScrappytheCoco replied to dcwang's topic in General Students

    I work in the all coveted L&D and ER and guess what I spend much of my day doing? Calling MDs and diffusing demanding

  14. How to assert my authority without feeling like I'm just being bossy.

    ScrappytheCoco replied to ceneil76's topic in General Nursing

    You might get called the b word. So what? You aren't at work to make friends. As long as you're being fair and professional within the bounds of your job description it doesn't

  15. Night shift nurses: tips on sleeping AT NIGHT

    ScrappytheCoco replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in General Nursing

    I have an orange salt lamp and Amber goggles that I wear home from work and around the house to inhibit melatonin suppression. Limit blue light from electronics before bedtime and in your bedroom at...

  16. COPDer de-satting? What do you do?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to Krazziekid78's topic in General Nursing

    Cardiac/respiratory arrest r/t hypoxia is less fixable than a little

  17. Quit during orientation

    ScrappytheCoco replied to Themostsupreme's topic in General Students

    Time management is a huge part of nursing and this was a great time to learn without having a license on the line. I know you think you know how to do everything because you've done it a few times in...

  18. Cost of your RN degree??

    ScrappytheCoco replied to SML456's topic in General Nursing

    $6000 for ADN, $8000 for BSN completion. Have a Bachelor's in another subject, thank God I got in in GA back in the good ole days of the Hope Grant so it basically cost me

  19. Mental math very important in nursing?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to Jayce2k15's topic in General Nursing

    I was awful, AWFUL at math in high school and college. I used to sit at my kitchen table and cry because I thought I'd never get it. Nursing math is easy peasy for me...if you can do calculus you...

  20. Respect from patients as a Registered Nurse?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to tiamaria123's topic in General Nursing

    I work L&D and have worked in several rough inner city EDs. Definitely not the departments to choose if you want respect out of the job. My patients are rude, harsh, lack social skills, etc. I...

  21. Nursing loans really that bad? 120K

    ScrappytheCoco replied to nursequery1's topic in General Students

    I got my ADN AND BSN for a total of about $14,000. Just throwing that out there. I wouldn't take out all that debt unless I had no other

  22. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to fangirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "I'll make your mom clean it up..." I would have had to leave the room because I would have not been able to keep it together after

  23. IV push failure - how I am failing

    ScrappytheCoco replied to Brandazzle1's topic in Patient Medications

    How long have you been on orientation? I feel like she should have explained this to you and not expected you to "just know." I feel like a lot of preceptors do that and it really is a

  24. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

    ScrappytheCoco replied to fangirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been called the B and C words more times than I can count in the ED. :/ Probably the worst ever was when a psych pt told me he would follow me home and cut my throat...gotta love ED

  25. Variable hours??

    ScrappytheCoco replied to Samt9's topic in General Nursing

    My last two jobs were classified as "variable." Basically, I could come in 11-11, 1p-1a, 3p-3a, over night, or any 8 hour shift over that time span to cover holes in the