SleeepyRN

SleeepyRN

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  1. Year 1 Down!

    SleeepyRN replied to Tarabara's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! It's very refreshing to hear excitement despite some days of hell lol. Just think of how much you'll learn in this second year

  2. cried in front of my boss, is it too bad?

    SleeepyRN replied to treeye's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I were a family member or patient, I'd actually probably feel comforted by the nurse shedding some tears. It would show me they cared, and help me feel not so alone. I've been the patient and the...

  3. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I respect your opinion (and appreciate your healthy manner of debate as others can be condescending) but I still disagree. One's ability to read and understand academic research, in my opinion, comes...

  4. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I feel like I wrote this post, lol. I've pointed out many times that ADNs are actually 4 year degrees as well. Our prerequisites just aren't included in our core nursing curriculum. Besides the...

  5. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The poster was referring to assessment at the bedside. So that's what I was responding to. If I as an ADN-RN were to take a community health position, I would like more education in that field,

  6. define break...lol

    SleeepyRN replied to lkulmann's topic in General Nursing

    We had a post taped to our nurses station that read, if you're not clocking out on time at end of shift, you're clocking in/out PRIVILEGE will be taken away and we will clock out for you." So nurses...

  7. Suicide patients

    SleeepyRN replied to lilredmc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No, I absolutely do not think that one should always be on 1:1 if having to be hospitalized again for a different reason. I don't think assessing is playing god. I think assessing that there IS a...

  8. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    So you think that a new grad BSN is superior to a new grad ADN RN at the bedside. I completely agree that most BSN programs offer more education in areas such as community health and SOME more...

  9. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    To continuously grow as nurses, learning as much as we can so we can better ourselves and be able to be the best we can in our specialty of choice. Any time I have argued that a BSN nurse isn't a...

  10. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I didn't clarify my point well. In my example of being treated as a patient, I would be treated by a BSN nurse. But by a BSN who first was LPN, then ADN-RN, then BSN. There are of course multiple...

  11. My phone keeps going off at work...

    SleeepyRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I've used mine as a timer to remind me of tasks. I think people need to catch up with the times. Our facility allowed phones, and I never once abused that. I know others will, but I still see smart...

  12. Early prandial administration to hyperglycemic patient?

    SleeepyRN replied to NurseCollins799's topic in General Nursing

    How about getting the prandial order changed to 1800? That way you can give coverage and prandial at same time. Sure BG are due to be checked at 1700, but you still have that hour window afterward...

  13. One huge reason I want to be a nurse

    SleeepyRN replied to mrnightinggale's topic in General Nursing

    The last line was if you could walk in their shoes, feel what they feel, would you treat them differently. My answer: No. If I'm not giving the best care possible, it isn't because I lack empathy, its...

  14. I still don't understand why a hospital would hire cna's, or techs but not lpn's

    SleeepyRN replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep. I was tech, did all those things plus blood draws and EKGs. Its absolutely about money. They would have to pay an LPN more. All this education stuff... LPN vs RN, ADN vs BSN.....it all sucks. I...

  15. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If I were a patient and had the choice of a nurse like you who worked your way up the ranks vs a nurse who went straight for their BSN, I'd honestly prefer the nurse who went the extra mile. The nurse...

  16. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Awesome post

  17. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Well if we do have an inferiority complex, for many of us it stems from our experiences. When I graduated my ADN program, my parents had a graduation party for me in which I had about 30 family...

  18. ADN's being pushed out

    SleeepyRN replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Not in Chicago? I'm glad your friend isn't having problems, but I live in Chicago, and there are ZERO hospitals out here that are accepting of ADNs. You either have to have a BSN or be enrolled in an...

  19. Let's call it what it is....

    SleeepyRN replied to sneeds's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Great questions. I think these questions should get put out everywhere possible and then the results published somewhere. Attention needs to be raised regarding these issues and brought as high up the...

  20. What are hospitals doing for recruiting new nurses?

    SleeepyRN replied to BeckyBrunker's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, believe me. We new grads know we're being abused. But there are pretty much 2 types. Those who go through orientation and quit, and those who are desperate and will take the abuse to get the...

  21. Suicide patients

    SleeepyRN replied to lilredmc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Human emotions are not a math equation you can predict. Who really dares to predict that an "SP2" won't suddenly change to an "SP1". That's playing God to me. I would currently probably be classed as...

  22. define break...lol

    SleeepyRN replied to lkulmann's topic in General Nursing

    If you write about stress and bullying, I'll look forward to reading it. Its a real problem in some places. It's definitely not new though. I did a lot of research on the topic and wrote a paper on...

  23. Suicide patients

    SleeepyRN replied to lilredmc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow. Just think for a moment what that says about the hospital. It says 'we care more about money than our patients." When I was a sitter, our hospital was excellent with providing 1:1 observation for...

  24. define break...lol

    SleeepyRN replied to lkulmann's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree with the health reasons. Our health AND our patients'. There were a handful of times that I left the building completely (I lived right around the corner.) I stopped off at home,...

  25. Can I get fired from signing the MARS a night before my next shift

    SleeepyRN replied to pinkdustmagic28's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It is a great idea, that before that prior to starting the routine meds pass, to check sugars and BP and O2 sats and lab reports and other indicators that can cause you to have to alter the meds you...