SleeepyRN

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  1. what should I do with classmate/ friend who won't study but will complain about failing?

    SleeepyRN replied to Goal_NP's topic in General Students

    "My point of view, Test isn't that hard if you study a lot and particle nclex questions.I have A's and B's, but lately I been getting mostly A's,since I have been pushing myself extra hard." Say...

  2. Frustrated with nursing

    SleeepyRN replied to GoldieRN1's topic in General Nursing

    That really really sucks, buuuuut.....that was technically prescribing without a license. You changed the dose. You "prescribed" a different dose and didn't notify the doctor. I'd say it's definitely...

  3. Nurses with asthma

    SleeepyRN replied to VampyrSlayer's topic in General Nursing

    No need to give up on your dream. :-) I haven't read the posts, so please excuse me if it has already been brought up. Do you know your triggers? Do you have allergies that trigger an asthmatic...

  4. Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    SleeepyRN replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Edit: Clearly I didn't read other posts before responding. Forget legality even. There are places that won't hire you if you smoke cigarettes. My mom's doctor's office recent became part of a very...

  5. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    SleeepyRN replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I had a bizarre opposite experience once. I grew up with my mom, an RN, having worked for a doctor in an office since I was a little kid. He has a large family of brothers and their wives, and they...

  6. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    SleeepyRN replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with many NPs and have never come across that kind of

  7. Quitting without a notice

    SleeepyRN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Lol And that was when I had no other option but nursing homes. Now I'm 5 months in post acute rehab, with no plans on quitting anytime in the next year. Ive worked with my doctor (A LOT) on my...

  8. Depressed self-referral to ED

    SleeepyRN replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    Now, I like that idea. The nurse's authority and ability to restrain a patient, then notify the doctor and either get an order for it or something

  9. Did I pass NClex? I used PVT. Haaallllp!!!!

    SleeepyRN replied to vanialcruz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Ohhhh

  10. Depressed self-referral to ED

    SleeepyRN replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    I can't... I don't.... I mean, I have no words to this....my vocabulary fails me at the moment. How horrid. In this decade. In this country. She went to get help. Yet was humiliated, imprisoned, and...

  11. let go during orientation, needs advice?

    SleeepyRN replied to sheepingarden's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you know what you want to do. You want to resign and take the FT position at your per diem place, and it sounds like you are wanting validation. Anyway, on to my opinion....run from...

  12. Lost my new grad job 3 months in

    SleeepyRN replied to lhall92's topic in General Nursing

    I think you need to adjust your thinking on what is an ideal orientation vs real world orientation length. Even places that promise 6 months to a year, as you have heard, don't really mean 6 to 12...

  13. Lost my new grad job 3 months in

    SleeepyRN replied to lhall92's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say the same thing. Ideally, 3-4 months orientation to med-surg would be great, but the real world.....not usually the

  14. Lost my new grad job 3 months in

    SleeepyRN replied to lhall92's topic in General Nursing

    What did they expect from a new grad with these very common time management issues you stated above. That takes time. I don't get why specialty areas like ICU hire new grads then give them the boot 4...

  15. Is being a CNA imperative?

    SleeepyRN replied to chloeluvsutoo's topic in General Nursing

    I thank my lucky stars that I was a CNA 1st. Before I started nursing school, I wished I had gone for phlebotomy instead Once I actually started nursing classes and was working as a patient care tech...

  16. Health Insurance and PRN

    SleeepyRN replied to MexicanFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not from California, but I am clueless about what to do health insurance wise. My husband's insurance went up again, now to $800 a month if I were on it. We can't afford that. I, for various...

  17. Have any of you ever left a tourniquet on a patient after an iv start?

    SleeepyRN replied to Mursechico's topic in General Nursing

    The very fact that they changed colors to orange is proof that it happens more than we'd like to think it

  18. What do I do?

    SleeepyRN replied to Abbbyf911's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I went through the same thing. I sent in the court papers, the police report and a written statement of the reason for the arrest and the outcome. I received my nursing license within a few weeks, but...

  19. A coworker made me so mad!

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

    I think this goes beyond a patient of sound mind and mental health refusing care. There is a mental health issue at play, and OP was creative enough and used therapeutic communication to actually get...

  20. Quitting without a notice

    SleeepyRN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The ADON of a job I quit with no notice ended up being the DON of a job I interviewed for. Now that was an awkward interview. Dodged a bullet at least. Couldn't STAND

  21. Quitting without a notice

    SleeepyRN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    From somebody who HAS quit with no notice, TWICE, DON'T do it. Believe me, I know what it's like to not even feel like I can handle another day. I wish I would have sucked up the panick attacks that...

  22. School Reputation

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

    I actually miss spoke. They had their final evaluation or whatever they do the semester I graduated. The accreditation process was still ongoing. It wasn't official til after I graduated, but before...

  23. Accidently took home a patients' insulin!

    SleeepyRN replied to iliket0fuu's topic in Patient Medications

    I promise you will laugh about how bad you feel now in a few years. I once accidently brought home a vial of vancomycin that I took from our emergency box. It turned out the patient had completed the...

  24. How do YOU handle these situations?

    SleeepyRN replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Rehabilitation

    I agree with most of what you said. I have already stated that I am kicking myself for how I handled the situation. However, I would not consider waiting 1 hour to call the NP dangerous. I placed a...

  25. Least Favorite Things Patients Say

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

    During shift change for NOCs, figuring out assignments and getting report from multiple nurses, takes a good 45 minutes. Well one night, immediately after I got report, I answered a call light....