onlyserendipity9

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1. facility responsibility to the obese

   onlyserendipity9 replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

   Whereas you may control their blood glucose with diet and insulin when the client is an inpatient, you are not going to help them to a normal BMI during an inpatient stay. I agree with many of the...

2. nurse burnout

   onlyserendipity9 replied to mntcra's topic in General Nursing

   I expected to open this thread and find a mean, bitter nurse with nothing but complaints. Instead, I found an emotionally healthy, knowledgeable nurse who knows when it's time to make some changes so...

3. Need some advice. I hate my job!

   onlyserendipity9 replied to MommyMmf's topic in General Nursing

   I totally disagree. A lot of people don't like their jobs, but if you DESPISE your job as a nurse where you work, this WILL be conveyed to your patients through your work. That will hurt them because...

4. tuition reimbursement/assistance

   onlyserendipity9 replied to birdie22's topic in General Nursing

   I also work at a hospital like this; you have to sign a contract to work there for a period of time after grad school is completed. If you quit before your contract is up, you will lose all of the...

5. First ER death

   onlyserendipity9 replied to Crux1024's topic in Emergency

   Thank you for sharing. Very well put. Any death is always hard ... I still remember my first -- I did chest compressions on him during a CAT call in the ICu and had taken care of him for almost a...

6. How do I get started?

   onlyserendipity9 replied to Brittany_love34's topic in Ob/Gyn

   You've received three awesome replies thus far. I agree with much of what they are saying! It may seem like a lot because you DO have A LOT of options still ... the most importnant thing to remember...

7. A good answer to those who ask our salary

   onlyserendipity9 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

   From some of these replies, I can tell which nurses are close to burning out and may need some time off to refresh!

8. Waynesburg U?

   onlyserendipity9 replied to GraceAdlerDesigns's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   Just released: 100% pass rate on the NCLEX-RN exam for FOUR consecutive years now! As a senior nursing major at Waynesburg University, I hope to uphold this great standard when I graduate and take my...