Fruit Sucker

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1. non-emergencies

   Fruit Sucker posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   New hospice RN here. I am really starting to wonder about a couple of our office nurses. I've been called out for "emergency" visits this week for: a nosebleed (pt on o2 with dry sinuses- caregiver...

2. My online shopping reviews - please share yours!

   Fruit Sucker replied to MJB2010's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I just placed another order at Uniform Advantage, and they gave me free shipping. Maybe it has to be over $100 for the free shipping? This is my second time buying their Butter Soft Scrubs. The first...

3. Interview a Nurse (school project)

   Fruit Sucker replied to sjarmistead's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Perhaps because I don't fit the qualifications she

4. Interview a Nurse (school project)

   Fruit Sucker replied to sjarmistead's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   How are you sure what the instructor wanted? You aren't. I've had professors give out assignments that didn't require an in-person interview. And the nature of these interviews is such that it would...

5. Interview a Nurse (school project)

   Fruit Sucker replied to sjarmistead's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   People on AN are very reluctant to help students with these type of assignments. It's really a

6. pregnancy/diabetes nurse interview

   Fruit Sucker replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Thanks guys. But the interview is set up in a way that it is approved to do through email. Again, if anyone is interested, please reach

7. pregnancy/diabetes nurse interview

   Fruit Sucker posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Hi. I would greatly appreciate it if I could interview a maternity nurse, or any nurse, about her/his experiences with patients who are pregnant with diabetes. This is for a school assignment. I would...

8. new grad maybe screwed

   Fruit Sucker replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks guys. If I can squeak by financially until February, I'll be eligible for rehire at the hospital. It's not assured that they'll give me a position though. What is a potential employer allowed...

9. new grad maybe screwed

   Fruit Sucker posted a topic in General Nursing

   After graduating, I was hired onto a specialty unit where I worked for 4 months. During the 4 months I worked there, I started to have a medical problem that interfered with work. I had two syncopal...

10. Are most new grad RN preceptors like this on the first day?

    Fruit Sucker replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in General Nursing

    He sounds young. Nice how he assumed because you're female that you'd be crying about some trivial thing. I had a preceptor like that- she would try to set me up to not get meds done as fast as she...

11. days off- a rant

    Fruit Sucker replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    This is an ongoing battle. We had five nurses quit because of this a couple of months ago. Management does not care about us. It's all we can do to get a float when our census goes up. They will not...

12. days off- a rant

    Fruit Sucker replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    Well, unfortunately this is what has happened. The management threw a couple of temper tantrums at me last week when I decided to put a stop to this. Management came up to the floor to harass me while...

13. not so NETY

    Fruit Sucker replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    That's why I put "not so NETY" as the

14. not so NETY

    Fruit Sucker posted a topic in General Nursing

    Four months into my first job as a new nurse. I found the ubiquitous NETY situation to be very different from what many have described. The experienced nurses on my unit are awesome. They know things,...

15. days off- a rant

    Fruit Sucker posted a topic in General Nursing

    My employer constantly calls me in on my days off, and it's making me want to lose it. I don't mean that they just call and say "can you come in" and I have to say no. I mean, they keep on calling and...