Wrench Party

Wrench Party

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  1. What do you do to relax?

    Wrench Party replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I love to get a "two for one" deal with my friends with an activity- shooting targets, yoga, exercising, riding horses, etc. I also love fixing

  2. 8hr vs. 12hr work days

    Wrench Party replied to sjm30's topic in Nurse Management

    I love my 12s on days/evenings, especially if scheduled 3 days in a row. It sucks to miss the world for 3 days/week, but I like the pt continuity on the unit, and days off to enjoy the rest of my life...

  3. Salary vs per hour for floor nurses

    Wrench Party replied to embradsmom's topic in Nursing Career

    This is a horrible idea. One of the reasons I left my previous field (science) was because of the long hours of work expected of most for inadequate compensation (the plight of grad students comes to...

  4. Students, RNs and medication admin - Is this crossing boundaries?

    Wrench Party replied to Apples&Oranges's topic in Patient Medications

    Depended on the instructor, the patient population and the semester. I was supervised on all meds by the instructor in my peds rotation because we had some really sick kids. However, in my senior...

  5. Third times a charm!

    Wrench Party replied to <3nurseE>'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Welcome to

  6. How to not feel embarrassed or dumb when you dont know a skill?

    Wrench Party replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My most recent preceptor left me with some valuable advice this past week...she said skills like starting IVs can be taught to anyone, but the most important skills to have as a new nurse are to learn...

  7. New Grad, New Location, New Dilemma

    Wrench Party replied to 8babynurse8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Depends what you think you can handle and how rigorous your program is. My orientation at the moment requires a certain amount of extra classes and meetings in addition to 3 12-hour shifts/week on the...

  8. Possible new grad job at the same hospital as your mom?

    Wrench Party replied to TooProudToMention's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why not? People help their friends and family get jobs all the time, in all fields. Anyone who thinks differently hasn't been in the real world. The hospital system I work at is a very large place,...

  9. Nurses out there! What was your hardest Nursing semester???

    Wrench Party replied to Marsha238612's topic in Nurses Rock

    Hardest semester was probably, by academic standards, the 2nd and 3rd (Had med surg II, peds, maternity, over those with some other classes thrown in for 'fun'). The last one was the hardest...

  10. Duke New Grad / SNIP 2013

    Wrench Party replied to ExploreDreamDiscover's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    PM sent

  11. Preparing for clinicals

    Wrench Party replied to love67's topic in General Students

    Hmm..let me think...we had to get medications, history, patho, labs, nursing diagnoses, and nursing interventions. If the patient was on the floor and awake, we went and introduced ourselves and...

  12. Losing my religion

    Wrench Party replied to jadelpn's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I totally agree- one of the great things about nursing is we get to be exposed to a variety of cultures and viewpoints that are different than our own. I think the 'ideal' nurse of a particular faith...

  13. Mandated colors

    Wrench Party replied to KRSLPN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Nope, no color code. Most nurses wear a lot of blue due to the university-affiliated hospital, and I think ED is mandated to wear the common 'scrub blue'. OR-issued scrubs are

  14. Would you commute an hour to a job you wanted?

    Wrench Party replied to nursebythesea's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, nope, and another tall glass of nope! I live 15 minutes by bike, and 40 minutes by walking, from my place of work, and I would never give that up. The benefits far outweigh the negatives:...

  15. New Grad Interviewing for Fast Food

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

  16. When is too soon to quit?

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

    Re-frame your boredom into an opportunity. If you have any 'down time' in the NICU (I honestly have no idea), use it to study up on more complicated cases, study for your upcoming certs, and ask your...

  17. You won't believe.....

    Wrench Party replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if she's a first semester student with little exposure to hospital culture- in that case I would have corrected her gently. Now if she's actively trying to kill your patient (ex. trying to...

  18. First RN job & it's pay

    Wrench Party replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ~$21/hr base for day, $4 evening (I'll get this if the majority of my shift falls btwn 3-11p) and $4.50+ for weekends (if/when my team expands into weekend service). Other I work days/evenings M-F, 3...

  19. It's that time of year ... Halloween

    Wrench Party replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I saw a Halloween scrub top at the local uniform store. I full intend on being THAT nurse for all

  20. MSN (not CNL) as a bedside nurse- thoughts?

    Wrench Party replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Nursing Career

    I had a clinical instructor that had her MSN- she taught students and worked at the bedside then and was an excellent clinical nurse. She had done management but went back to the bedside. Last I...

  21. Nursing Job Interview Stories

    Wrench Party replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Career

    Best interview style to me is the shadow interview: on the floor for a few hours then interviewed with 2 NMs. I really got to see my potential coworkers in action, ask honest questions away from...

  22. I regret forever not going to medical school

    Wrench Party replied to nurse2dr's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Go be a doctor if that is your dream, but being a doctor isn't what it's cracked up to be. You have to weigh your dream against a brutal schedule, more schooling, more loans, expensive malpractice...

  23. Cringe worthy follow up Note

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

    Well...let's look at it this way. If all other qualifications are roughly equal, and the decision comes down to a well-written thank you note, and a sloppily written, poorly composed one, who do you...

  24. Technology Advice for Nursing School

    Wrench Party replied to goldeeloks23's topic in General Students

    I ran a netbook with a dual boot OS (Linux and Windows). I reserved the Windows for those times I needed to run a program for school. Some nursing education programs only run on IE Explorer (totally...

  25. The importance of an address

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

    Yes, I believe it can be important for several reasons: 1) The hospital doesn't have to pay relocation expenses on a local candidate (I wish!) 2) The managers are usually familiar with the reputation...