Wrench Party

Wrench Party

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  1. NCLEX Pass Rates vs. Graduation Rates

    Wrench Party replied to NavyVetNurse's topic in General Nursing

    My traditional BSN program started out with ~100 entering the bridge portion. I think around 40 graduated first time out, and maybe another 10 came back and finished the next year. I think our NCLEX...

  2. Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    Wrench Party replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Feminist here: it's well known that men, even in nursing, are more likely to negotiate for higher starting wages, will probably be offered more money after said negotiation, may be offered more to...

  3. Short staffing incentive ideas???

    Wrench Party replied to kms6417's topic in General Nursing

    ^ Totally agree. The whole point of being per diem, and self scheduled at that, is that I have the ultimate luxury of choosing when I want to work. I can work 6 days a week if I feel like it, or...

  4. Short staffing incentive ideas???

    Wrench Party replied to kms6417's topic in General Nursing

    Cross train some PRN staff from other departments (aren't other nurses always wanting to go to L & D and mother/baby?) and pull them in during the baby boom with incentives. Nothing makes me...

  5. engaging night shift

    Wrench Party replied to Mr RN Guy's topic in Nurse Management

    Because you view night shift as a bucket of bad apples and they can probably sense that. What are they complaining about at shift report? We complain that our aides can make or break our

  6. Reasons for not getting into a for profit school?

    Wrench Party replied to Tashbun's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a blessing in disguise: save yourself the cost of a for-profit school, save yourself the drama of later getting rejected by the BON to take your boards, save yourself the trouble of being...

  7. anyone work for PSA

    Wrench Party replied to txbootsy's topic in Private Duty

    I did briefly back in the fall for a few months on peds private duty. They offered me paltry wages claiming Medicaid, but gave me a pretty easy case. Staff was nice and I liked the weekly paychecks,...

  8. Nurse with ADD :(

    Wrench Party replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Let's look at it from this perspective: I'm allergic to pretty much everything outside (including a nasty bout with poison ivy that sent me to urgent care), yet I like the outdoors. I take a daily...

  9. Working FT and PRN in different dept. at the same hospital?

    Wrench Party replied to DesertSky's topic in General Nursing

    I work PRN in a different hospital, different department, and would never work PRN at my main hospital. They don't pay their PRN people

  10. what's your pet peeve?

    Wrench Party replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    1) Lines!! Coil your unused pulse ox, BP cables up and neatly secure them! Label your IV lines! I hate wasting time when 1 label would have solved the problem! 2) Irate family members who want to...

  11. How did you decide your specialty?

    Wrench Party replied to Irish_Mist's topic in General Nursing

    I like the heart and all the things that can possibly go wrong with it; so cardiology/cardiothoracic stepdown was a no-brainer. I love me some chest tubes and VADs. Also, my CT stepdown floor is the...

  12. Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

    Wrench Party replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    First one I ever had said something like "hmm, this bunch of white girls are never going to make good bedside nurses" overheard at the nursing station. She was about beside herself at our graduation,...

  13. 5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    Wrench Party replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    1) I really, really hate poison ivy. Lucky me, I got cellulitis and a fever from it on my arms, that required an urgent care visit. My arms are wrapped up like a mummy's from the weeping sores, I'm on...

  14. If you don't have a uniform...

    Wrench Party replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Y'all make me feel totally not guilty for buying another pair of Dansko Mary Janes last week in red. Lighter than the conventional clogs, and so comfy! (Also, my 4th pair

  15. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    Wrench Party replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    Good question to ponder: even if you do manage to find a daycare that will take your child before 7 am, what daycare/babysitter will be around to watch her/him until you get off at 8, even 9 p.m.? You...

  16. Day VS Night shift...help

    Wrench Party replied to Joanie49's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a permanent night shifter, until my body decides otherwise. I worked days a few weeks ago and thought it was the nth level of hell! It's been tough figuring out how to work out and take care of...

  17. New Grad - Should I let my prospective employer know I plan on going to med school?

    Wrench Party replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I would most definitely keep mum about your med school possibility- no hiring manager wants to hear you're going to jump ship after a year. Plus, I think this road is going to be longer than you think...

  18. Harassment, Stalking, Impersonation by Psycho Ex... Name Change?

    Wrench Party replied to HopefulVANurse's topic in General Nursing

    Let me be BLUNT. His next move will likely be to harm you and/or kill you, especially if he has access to firearms. This is the next logical step in this abuser's actions. Time to lawyer up, alert...

  19. Second Career Nurse Roll Call

    Wrench Party replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Biochem, and then research tech/lab manager. Pay was abysmal, but my benefits and hours were pretty sweet. Only way to seriously advance in my field was a PhD, and I wasn't about the waste my late...

  20. Is it okay for RN to ask recovery patients not to swear?

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

    Almost all of my post-CABG, post-sternotomy patients swear like sailors, especially their first day out of the ICU and transitioning to PO pain meds. Doesn't matter race, gender, etc. Usually they're...

  21. Being called in to work extra.. ALL. THE. TIME!

    Wrench Party replied to 20plusyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely get called to work OT (I have another job to get paid my $$). Just remind yourself, healthcare is part of the capitalist game, and you need to be able to play it well. In other words,...

  22. are mandatory scrub color-coding in hospitals the wave of the future?

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

    I work at one hospital that mandates scrub colors, and one that does not. I prefer to wear what I want as a professional, but it is nice to tell who's a nurse by just a

  23. 5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    Wrench Party replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    Cool things I picked up this week: 1) how to zero and monitor a CVP line through a central line (someone though it was a good idea to have this in the stepdown unit) 2) slow A fib in the 50-60s with...

  24. Female vs male patients

    Wrench Party replied to qaz99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love me some mildly confused older patients, and I also love getting the wives of the men onboard for care during the shift. Bonus on those family members that help with cleaning, keeping the...

  25. Irrational patients

    Wrench Party replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Gizmo to Gremlin? Sounds like your LOL is sundowning, UTI, possible hypercarbia, possible sepsis. I'd be all about an ABG, UA, bladder scan, BMP on her. That's