HappyNurse2005

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  1. What's so great about the day shift?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to lizzieB05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well for me, I like the collaboration on the day shift. I like the PA's, the doc's, physical therapy, respiratory, all there. I like that it is more busy during the day. Admissions(we get those at...

  2. My first 2 night shifts (7pm-7am)

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    uuugggghhhhh. i am so tired. that sums it up pretty well. I was worried about nights. It stayed pretty busy though. First night, I got 4 admits. I was tired, but not horribly. Did ok. THen I went...

  3. Magnet Status

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HuggyPuglet's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a Magnet facility and we have some LPN's. My unit just hired a LPN, so its not like htey aren't hiring

  4. Having more than one preceptor...

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    sucks. I feel for you all who have had like, 6 of them. I had one for 6 weeks. She was great. Then I went to nights and had a different one. They do things differently, of course. But I feel like...

  5. For those who have taken the NCLEX, I have 2 questions for you...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to nurseRNtobe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I thought it was more like Kaplan's higher level questions...the "who would you see first" ones. Kaplan had a ton of priority questions, just like

  6. Anyone failed at 75 questions?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Katushka's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed with 75. I work w/ a new nurse who failed w/ 75. After taking it, but before results were posted, she said she thought it wasn't that hard. She said she only had 2 "select all that apply" and...

  7. NCLEX Myths?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to utahliz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've heard that before. I just took NCLEX RN on July 1, and of the cycle of new nurses I was in orientation w/ and graduated with, I actually had heard this more than once. ONe person claimed that a...

  8. How can I stop being so hard on myself as a new RN?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Look at how much you've learned! another quote from you I feel like this too. I always get amazed at the people who know just what to ask the doc's. I'm like "how did you know to ask that???"...

  9. The people you meet.......

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Bolts's topic in Emergency

    uh, what does that

  10. Doctors "firing" patients

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had never known this could be done before. I've been up on my floor for 1.5 months or so, and seen 2 patients who were fired by their doctors. First one I don't remember the details, really, but one...

  11. New things I've done/seen

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've done/seen some pretty neat things since starting work. Stuff we learned about in school, but just doesn't happen that often. I got to give an intradermal injection! (TB test) That was neat. I had...

  12. Anyone pregnant during clinicals?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to nursemommyof3's topic in General Students

    I was pregnant during clinicals. Now I'm graduated and in the real world, so obviously I still passed. I did my entire third semester of clinicals pregnant (I got pg in mid July, clinicals started...

  13. What do you think of video nurse patient monitoring?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to The Gunslinger's topic in General Nursing

    SO there is a camera in the room, and if the nurse gets into trouble, she can someone notify someone who can watch her do it on the camera and tell her what to do? Why can't another nurse there help...

  14. Does your hospital use agency nurses?

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I see agency nurses mentioned in several threads. We don't use them. We have a resource pool w/ in the hospital of nurses that can go to the floor if need be, they can go to any floor. They are...

  15. Does your hospital use agency nurses?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I have nothing against them, I was just wondering. Since our facility doesn't use them, I was just curious about ones who

  16. Should BSNs be paid more?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    I am an AD nurse. Yes, BSN nurses should be paid more. If nursing as a profession values education, then why don't we reward that education? Education is always a good thing, no matter if it is...

  17. Medical decision Unit or Chest Pain observation

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Dalzac's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    my ed has/is an accredited chest pain center. THough my floor gets many chest pain patients. enzymes, ekg, cardiolyte, maybe even a

  18. And the Classes Continue.

    HappyNurse2005 replied to helpinghands's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had to take a critical care class-6-7 hours a day for 10 days, 4 days of Kaplan(this was required by my facility), 1 day of "skills", 3 days of system and RN orientation, and next month, 2 days of...

  19. New Nurse Training New Nurse

    HappyNurse2005 replied to medicrnohio's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new nurse, I graduated in May. My preceptor has been a nurse for a year. I love it. We graduated from teh same school. She is great. I have learned a lot from her. I don't think the fact that...

  20. Racism in nursing

    HappyNurse2005 replied to KCIN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am a white female nurse, as was probably 80% of my nursing school class. Where I work, there are 2 Asian nurses (one from China, the other im not sure), one Arabic nurse (again, not sure which...

  21. Scrub sizing vent...grr....

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I bought some scrubs from Lydiasuniforms.com. The pants, I'm not sure what brand they are, Cherokee I think? (the logo is a tiny triangle). Well, i bought a size large. NO, i didn't check the sizing...

  22. Next PRN dose on Bridge. Do you have a window?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

    We have the MAK for med scanning at our hospital, and if you have a q4 prn, give one at 0700. If you go to scan one before 1100, you get a window that pops up and says something to teh effect of...

  23. Do you have someone to talk to about your work at home?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to enfermeria's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I talk to my hubby, but he has no idea whats going on, lol. I try. I also do talk to my best friend who is starting nursing school next month. I like to talk about what goes on at work, it's a nice...

  24. Scrub sizing vent...grr....

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    well, since i am 5'2 and many scrubs are too short, I guess all nurses should be 5'3 and 5'6. That'd be a way to weed out nursing students- YOu're too tall! YOu're too short! my preceptor is 6 foot...

  25. Is your hospital DIRTY ??? Does housekeeping clean the empty room and bath in

    HappyNurse2005 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Know what's funky? My current unit has carpeting in the hallways/nurses station. We are in a temporary unit, though, for a few more months, then will be back to unit w/ no carpeting. THey do vaccuum...