Wrench Party

Wrench Party

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  1. Divorced due to nursing career?

    Wrench Party replied to seahawksgirlie's topic in General Nursing

    Right, like you expected this comment to really go over well on a predominantly female professional board where the majority of us work out of financial necessity, personal goals, or a combination of...

  2. Tips for Being a Good Patient

    Wrench Party replied to keepitsecret's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    1) Communicate with me. If you notice something is off or feels weird, don't hesitate to let me know. Many crappy situations have received prompt attention when the patient lets their nurse know...

  3. Is living alone in nursing school a bad idea?

    Wrench Party replied to TravelRhythm's topic in General Nursing

    I was shacked up at the time, and had various roommates on top of that in a house. It made it cheaper, and it was nice to split the responsibilities of the house and kitchen with them (dishes,...

  4. Major Med Error

    Wrench Party replied to keynurse's topic in Patient Medications

    You made a medication error. We all have. Now learn from it and move on. For the record, I've given a ton of 2 mg Ativan PO for outpatient procedures, and have never seen someone end up on a vent...

  5. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    Wrench Party replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Uh...I don't, at least, not for now. I like getting to know my patients and treating them, not just their diagnosis. When I've got some solid bedside experience under my belt, I'm going to figure out...

  6. Aging Nurses - Where do we go?

    Wrench Party replied to TamDar429's topic in General Nursing

    Private duty or home health. I can see these being great options- more autonomy, ability to set your own schedule, not a lot of heavy lifting. Typically work 8 or 12s in private duty, depending on the...

  7. let go during orientation, needs advice?

    Wrench Party replied to sheepingarden's topic in General Nursing

    F--- that noise. You should go back to where you came! RUN, don't walk, away from that toxic work

  8. Nothing like a good old-fashioned awkward interview

    Wrench Party posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I had the pleasure yesterday of an amusingly awkward interview for a part-time position. Nurse manager was about 10 minutes late in coming out to get me, and never asked me any questions beyond "tell...

  9. How long is your commute?

    Wrench Party replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    Around 20-25 min bike ride for my full time job, 15-60 min depending on the others. Sometimes I'm asked to cover at the other office, and that can be over an hour, 15 minutes, but that's

  10. Nothing like a good old-fashioned awkward interview

    Wrench Party replied to Wrench Party's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I honestly thought the whole thing was bizarre. As a more experienced nurse now, I've walked out of interviews pretty much knowing I was going to be offered the job, else why bother with the interview...

  11. honeymoon during orientation

    Wrench Party replied to notah's topic in General Nursing

    Just take your honeymoon later... I got around to doing so about a year after we got married. Saved up for Europe and had a

  12. Working for two hospitals

    Wrench Party replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in General Nursing

    I work full time at a hospital and per diem in several other places. The key here is communication. My full-time position comes first (that's where my benefits and most of the $$ come from) but I keep...

  13. Re-Hireable?

    Wrench Party replied to Carefor82's topic in General Nursing

    Those Do Not Re-Hire lists depend on what you did. I got marked as Not Recommended for Re-Hire at my latest facility over a stupid scheduling issue, and start back there tomorrow. Now if there was a...

  14. Why do minorities have more respect for nurses?

    Wrench Party replied to Runman1914's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My experience has depended on the type of patient that I was seeing. Cardiac and ortho patients tended to be pretty pleasant, dialysis/renal/med surg not so much. ER, a mixed bag. You couldn't pay me...

  15. Ethical dilemma

    Wrench Party replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    Would you stay in a burning house out of a sense of loyalty to your past and the things inside? NO, you'd grab who/what you could, call the fire department, and BAIL. Sounds like you know what to do,...

  16. Union Contract v Hospital Policy

    Wrench Party replied to kdkrn20's topic in General Nursing

    Some facilities do not pay differential pay when orienting. I would ask your union

  17. GA Teen Contracted HIV from a hair weave? Really?!?!

    Wrench Party replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like someone was 'fooling around' on second or third base with a guy and has some explaining to do! HIV from a large, relatively dull tapestry needle I've seen used on weaves and braids? YEAH,...

  18. Question from a clinical instructor

    Wrench Party replied to luv2quilt's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    My dear med/surg instructor would have had a field day with this! Oh, I can just see the gleam in her eye now.... -product research (dressings, wound vacs, etc.) -care plan (the possibilities are...

  19. Specialties

    Wrench Party replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do all the things! Go to ICU, then travel, then get your NP, travel if you want, etc. They also offer 13-week 'travel' assignments in my area, where you only have to have your home address > 50...

  20. My I'm going to medical school

    Wrench Party replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    1) OP, your post made me LOL. However, I don't know what a 'prack' is. 2) Good luck on med school! That's a ^%%$ ton of debt, but follow your dreams. 3) I guess I'll just stick to pursuing a Masters...

  21. What would say to a nurse shadowing you

    Wrench Party replied to cloa513's topic in General Nursing

    So, why is an English teacher needed to help a Japanese nurse with English when a native English-speaking nurse could be adequate? Are you going to help the Japanese nurse outside of the hospital?...

  22. Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

    Wrench Party replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, patients came in to my clinic with all kinds of smells. Totally stinking of weed, body parts that smell like death, not to mention the body fluids that briefly doused my urge to eat my lunch...

  23. Rant - How should *I* know?

    Wrench Party replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite types of questions: 1) Will I get fired for this?? ( I don't know, consult your policies and procedures manual at work). 2) How come I can't find a job? I filled out 100s of applications...

  24. Is nursing school really "that" bad?

    Wrench Party replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    Everyone's going to be different- I was satisfied to pass the harder classes, get As/Bs where I could, and I still had time to: 1) work a part time job 2) see my now-husband (granted, he was on board...

  25. Go into nursing for the money?

    Wrench Party replied to jackhensy's topic in General Nursing

    I say, go for it! You already have done the "gross" part, now you need to learn what makes a nurse a "nurse". The assessments, the critical thinking, etc. I'm thinking you've already had more than...