SleeepyRN

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  1. Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    SleeepyRN replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    What do I suggest? A discussion about it in class and then this crazy idea called clinical. I've been a patient a patient. Hell I AM a patient. I spend 2 days each week with my legs wide open...

  2. Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    SleeepyRN replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    Actually, I am extremely self conscious, and it took 8 years of being with my husband before I even let him see me in my bathing suit. Even then I was unable to find a bathing suit that fit my...

  3. Am I a failure?

    SleeepyRN replied to Redstudent's topic in General Students

    Same here. We're in healthcare, and everyone glosses over "I'm suicidal."??? That statement could very well be purely attention seeking, but that is not for us to decide and gloss over. OP, you HAVE...

  4. What does Florence Nightingale mean to you?

    SleeepyRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Ditto

  5. Clinical Nursing Student Needs Advice 5 patients

    SleeepyRN replied to Lynn52's topic in General Students

    Exactly. There is a difference between doing this at work when you graduate because you get TIME to learn the unit, policies and procedures and so on. In clinical, it was extremely frustrating being...

  6. What's YOUR Dream Job?

    SleeepyRN replied to KJoRN81's topic in General Students

    I used to be SURE I wanted to be a CRNA. Then I spent some time in the OR. While what they do is definitely important, it looked so boring. I think I would love learning it, but applying it, not so...

  7. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    I don't understand why the OP is being criticized. She stated facts. And it sounds like the facts add up to her conclusion. That the hospital hired based off looks, and hiring those that would get a...

  8. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

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

    As a relatively young new graduate, I am ashamed to be classified in the same group as you. I always wondered what preceptors meant when they have said on this site that they hate when new grads act...

  9. D.C. Hospitals And Nurses Fight Over Staffing Ratios

    SleeepyRN replied to jrsRN07's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    How disgusting. At the risk of sounding very cliché, how do they sleep at

  10. D.C. Hospitals And Nurses Fight Over Staffing Ratios

    SleeepyRN replied to jrsRN07's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It WOULD be just like those money hungry execs to save money by finding a loophole like that wouldn't it? The loophole being much less nursing assistants. I can't imagine not having nursing...

  11. Is it legal for a former employer to...

    SleeepyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    In Illinois, is it legal for a former employer to tell your perspective employer (verifying employment history) how much (if any) notice you gave when you quit? I used to work for a mom and pop land...

  12. Is it legal for a former employer to...

    SleeepyRN replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have plenty of good references. I wasnt going to put that down as a reference. I just don't want it to be on my application so the prospective employer could call and ask exactly that "would you...

  13. Is it legal for a former employer to...

    SleeepyRN replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I know there are a lot of myths out there regarding what is allowed to be asked and revealed. This was 6 years ago and I was young and impulsive. I'm ashamed. The whole situation was...

  14. Nursing student lied about me to my manager, and I cannot prove it.

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

    Absolutely. Just because a student is assigned to a patient, doesn't mean that patient does not have a Registered Nurse or LPN. Besides the whole lying aspect (which is aweful!) the school should...

  15. Looking back I'd wish I'd know......

    SleeepyRN replied to stewartfamily2010's topic in General Students

    I love the Saunders as mentioned for review. But I swear by Lippincott's Q&A for NCLEX. Their rationales for an answer being right and why the other ones are wrong are wonderful. I can't think of...

  16. Looking back I'd wish I'd know......

    SleeepyRN replied to stewartfamily2010's topic in General Students

    Awesome advice. I try telling nursing students to stay away from the gossip. Don't care when people role their eyes when you ask a question in class (but at least make them sensible, not questions you...

  17. help! relationship. have no time.

    SleeepyRN replied to Kdavina's topic in General Students

    When I was in nursing school, I was married and living with my husband so I got to at least see him every day. It was difficult because much of my time was at work or studying. One of our favorite...

  18. Off the clock

    SleeepyRN replied to jbecerra's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked the LTC unit and Alzheimer's unit 30-40 residents each perspectively, I got everything done on time and didn't have to work late. It was only when I worked the skilled floor that I had a...

  19. Off the clock

    SleeepyRN replied to jbecerra's topic in General Nursing

    Ill tell you why I did it. As a new grad starting in a skilled unit with 25 residents (mostly trachs, g-tubes and wound care) in my 2nd week I was told by ADON, "get out on time tonight." I had been...

  20. preceptors?

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

    Good question. I would like some input too. One thing I hear a lot of preceptors say is they don't like new grads who think they know it all. I firmly believe that the reality is that maybe a new grad...

  21. Would wearing a sexy nursing outfit to a party disrespect the profession?

    SleeepyRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Completely agree. I'd wear my costumes on Halloween if I were comfortable with my

  22. Mandatory flu shots????

    SleeepyRN replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It doesnt matter. If a hospital requires it, you can't just say to them your OSHA spiel and expect not to get the boot. They will have no problem firing you and hiring someone who is willing to get...

  23. Mandatory flu shots????

    SleeepyRN replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Some workplaces allow you to refuse buy you have to wear a mask. Other places, like the hospital I worked at as a patient care tech REQUIRED it. My classmate who worked at the same hospital I did was...

  24. Honest Advice Needed

    SleeepyRN replied to EmmyO's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    DITTO, DITTO, DITTO. If A&P is really difficult for you, get help NOW. You HAVE to know it to understand the disease processes you learn throughout nursing

  25. Honest Advice Needed

    SleeepyRN replied to EmmyO's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In nursing school, you have class component and clinical component simultaneously. While you are in clinical, at the hospital, yes, you are doing hands on stuff. HOWEVER, there is TONS of studying for...