Mom2boysRN

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1. Would you let a relationship affect your job advancement?

   Mom2boysRN replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't read all replies. This is my advise... You should never have to hold yourself back or make yourself smaller to keep a relationship. If your relationship will not survive it, then it's not...

2. Pre-req tutoring-Too much a bad thing?

   Mom2boysRN replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

   When I took stats I needed ALOT of help. If you know you need help in certain subjects by all means get it. My nursing school also had tutoring available, not just for pre reqs. You need to...

3. Future plans versus the unexpected future

   Mom2boysRN replied to BlueHearts53's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Ha! Yes, plans are good to have, but life has a way of changing your direction. I am also a second career nurse. My plan was to get in do my year of MS, then go to the ER. I wanted to be a...

4. Dealing with a dirty old man

   Mom2boysRN replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

   I'll just echo what others have said. You will run into patient's that look at you inappropriately, try and look down your scrubs, or say and do other inappropriate things of varying degrees. I...

5. Go Fund Me for Co-workers?

   Mom2boysRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I have donated to a couple of Go Fund Me pages, friends or someone I know of that is having a valid issue that I feel deserves help. I think back to where we had a crisis in our household (this was...

6. Documenting in car

   Mom2boysRN replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Home Health

   I just jot down some quick notes and then do my charting once I get home. I have a calendar/planner that I track my mileage on. My agency doesn't do anything on paper for the most part. I'm able to...

7. Ethics help!

   Mom2boysRN replied to KatieFRN's topic in General Nursing

   I do home health so it's a bit different, but I have made suggestions to my patient's on questions I would ask if they were my mom or dad. I try to be careful not to step on the docs toes while still...

8. Ideal RN position for mother of toddler

   Mom2boysRN replied to guest833402's topic in General Nursing

   Home health. I work as much or as little as I want. When my kids were younger and they had something going on at their school I would plan a break in my day so I could go to it. Mostly daytime...

9. Potential problem/issue

   Mom2boysRN replied to Djfrank70's topic in General Nursing

   We have agency parameters that we all have to follow. The only exception is if the doctor wants a different set of

10. Nursing School Leading to NP or OT? If you had to do it all over?

    Mom2boysRN replied to injured1's topic in General Nursing

    I almost went into OT, but chose nursing instead. Due to having a previous degree the amount of time it would have taken would have been about the same for schooling. If I had it to do over again I...

11. Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

    Mom2boysRN replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't sure. I just knew I wanted nothing to do with

12. Feeling discouraged :(

    Mom2boysRN replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    I've never been a math person. We had a class you could take before even applying to nursing school that covered "nurse math". After completing that class I had no issues with the math needed for...

13. As EpiPen Prices Skyrocket, Nurses Suggesting Patients Use Syringes

    Mom2boysRN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Patient Medications

    One other reason this is not a viable option is that children aren't always with their parents. My son is old enough he is out with his friends, with his coach, or other lay people. I could handle...

14. Treat the Patient, not the Monitor.....Really?

    Mom2boysRN replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    I love that saying. I take it as saying slow down, don't just look at the monitor, actually look at the patient before deciding interventions. When talking about this saying I use this example...

15. How do you use your flexible schedule?

    Mom2boysRN replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Home Health

    I make my schedule work for me. I schedule around doctor's appointments, break in the middle of the day to attend events at my kid's school, or whatever. I like to start as early as possible so I...