RNGriffin

RNGriffin

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  1. New Nurses!

    RNGriffin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I thought I would start a discussion with some of the veteran nurses, and even new nurse graduates. I have noticed with the recession, and nursing being marketed as the "in demand career field",...

  2. Do you like your long commute?

    RNGriffin replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I live in NYC( which is great when i don't have to take a taxi from pure exhaustion). But, I have to take the A-uptown, transfer to the F at W. 4th, and transfer to the 4 on certain days...My commute...

  3. Signing out medications for my manager.

    RNGriffin replied to OlaHospiceRNBSN's topic in Patient Medications

    I would bring this to the attention of the DON, hopefully in confidence. At the end of the day you are operating under your license not the nurse manager. It sounds as if he is diverting narcotics,...

  4. Having a celebrity as a patient

    RNGriffin replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    It so happened I floated to L&D the day a huge pop singer came into the unit. Because of her status they would only allow tenured staff to interact with the patient. You treat him/her in the same...

  5. Chemistry requirement... Withdrawal?

    RNGriffin replied to brenay's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If your other courses are going well, I would stick with the Chem. Granted you will have a C, a lot of nursing schools look for those students who challenge themselves in a single semester. Your...

  6. Dealing with the obnoxious co-worker help

    RNGriffin posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi Guys, I know we all learn from one another's wisdom and strengths in various areas/specialties on this site. I am in need of those with great interpersonal skills for assistance. Long story ran...

  7. Does Obamacare 2014 allow only BSRN to sit for NCLEX-RN?

    RNGriffin replied to Streamline2010's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Students and the insecure ones who come on here bashing everyone's credentials really need to have supporting documents when making assumptions. If you learn one thing from this site, you should take...

  8. Pulled to other floors?

    RNGriffin replied to DroogieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    A nurse is a nurse, regardless of where the facility places you, you should be able to provide competent care. You may feel out of place being oriented to the new floor, but your care should remain...

  9. Rate of sexual harassment occurrences at a hospital?

    RNGriffin replied to lis4b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To say ou are independent ,but feel helpless when it comes to sexual harassment is contradictory. I think it is your fiancé who has some skeletons he is afraid may be exposed by you being in the same...

  10. Anybody LIKE working holidays?

    RNGriffin replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer working the holidays. That way whenever I need a random PTO day, without actually having to use my time, I am able to do so. I have a large family, but we are all distant( not in the sense of...

  11. Most stressful and least stressful nursing specialty in the hospital?

    RNGriffin replied to Donnuh's topic in General Nursing

    I think the most stressful unit is MED-Psych. You are dealing with patients with psychiatric disorders as well as severe medical conditions. Try starting an IV with a patient who is schizophrenic and...

  12. A Guide to Nursing Specialties

    RNGriffin replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't describe PACU as being critical care, although individuals have the possibility of going critical. PACU is more of a OR/Peri-Operative specialty. CTU- Still not technically deemed a

  13. I want to quit already...

    RNGriffin replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Welcome!

  14. The nurses every co-worker hates

    RNGriffin posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know exactly how the context of this message will be articulated, but I am interested in gaining knowledge on the topic & opinions. So, I am a seasoned nurse, not that it should make any...

  15. Talked out of nursing by others and myself....

    RNGriffin replied to radicalsenseofhope's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you waited on your fear to diminish you'd be waiting forever. Don't listen to those who tell you you're in over your head. Go after what makes you happy, and don't be concerned with those who tell...

  16. RN's forced to do CNA work

    RNGriffin replied to rnckr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, you should have the more critical eye in comparison to the CNA. The only thing that sets you apart from a CNA is your Nurse Practice Acts gives you more leverage in patient care. So, there is no...

  17. Joint commission requesting to see diploma

    RNGriffin replied to akinaRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is typical of any place of employment or TJC. At any given moment HR may be asked for various employment files to check the credentials of any employee, all the way down to the transporters....

  18. What to do when a doctor won't let you read back an order

    RNGriffin replied to aem31's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    New nurses please take note: Physicians are not your bosses and can not hire or fire you. If you document every time a physician is completely out of line, not every time you are offended, they too...

  19. Coffee Is My Medicine

    RNGriffin replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh to be able to account for the gallons of Coffee I drink a day. My addiction is so bad that I stir my coffee with a pen if I forget the stirrer at the local coffee shop. I will walk 20 blocks to...

  20. Bullies at the work place.. vent

    RNGriffin replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You weren't/aren't being bullied; You are being confronted! People are becoming to lax with the term

  21. Critical care nurse with migraines on disabilty

    RNGriffin replied to theremotejen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I would work Per Diem or PRN, even part time. If you have UI utilize it and simply prepare for school. If you have no UI and Disability is running out, returning to work may be the only feasible...

  22. 5 things you wish you knew as a new nurse

    RNGriffin replied to Bugs20091's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know before I gave all of the things I wish I would have known in regards to on the job. Realistically.. 1. Know yourself and what your values are. This would have saved me ,and I am sure a ton of...

  23. 5 things you wish you knew as a new nurse

    RNGriffin replied to Bugs20091's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wish I knew that management makes the job hell, nurses are more arrogant than the physicians I trained, the pay would be less than the labor, families would be worst than the patient themselves...Oh...

  24. The nurses every co-worker hates

    RNGriffin replied to RNGriffin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My response to this is, the extent some people will go to be offended. If you are offended by something as simple as me being me, I can't help you. That's ownership to my **********, I

  25. The nurses every co-worker hates

    RNGriffin replied to RNGriffin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am going to try the conversing: Hello, Goodmorning, Good evening( a little more frequent than I am at this present moment). I truly couldn't build up the interest to be interested in my co-workers...