DowntheRiver

Hello! I just graduated from University of Texas at Arlington's RN-BSN program. If anyone has any questions about the program, feel free to ask and comment below.

I did not, but I also completed it over 3 years so I usually only took one class at at time. I tried one semester to take a non-nursing and a nursing course at the same time and it was too much for me personally. I have an autoimmune disorder that ca...

Back in early January I wound up in the ER for a bad flare of AS while 3 months pregnant, after being put on bedrest for 3 weeks due to a sub chorionic hematoma. For context, I'm a cancer survivor, have two autoimmune issues (AS & Sjogren's), hav...

I think what also needs to be mentioned is the fact that the nursing workforce is predominantly female. During COVID, multiple studies show that women have bore the brunt of childcare responsibilities, many having to lower their hours or quit altoget...

Do not tell your employer. This is what happens: You do your drug screen. It gets sent out. You test positive for amphetamines. The organization's MRO (Medical Review Officer) calls you and tells you it was positive. You tell that person yo...

We just finished the Peacock series Dr. Death yesterday based on a true story. The documentary about this guy is coming out soon, and there is a good podcast about him. Chris Duntsch. Anytime you're feeling silly about an honest mistake, think a...

I work in Oncology and have been a cancer patient myself so I know firsthand how awful saline flushes taste when you're nauseous. I mean, this applies to non-cancer patients as well, but for some reason it was just worsened when I had cancer. It does...

Since you live in Florida, I'd suggest the Health Department for you. Monday through Friday 8-4:30 with excellent benefits - I paid $50/month for just me with a $500 deductible with great coverage. It really is easy work and you get holidays off. The...

I don't see it going away here in Florida anytime soon. Only 42% vaccination rate in my county but 99% of people are not wearing anywhere we go. That 1% is usually me and my husband or family, and we wear them despite being fully vaccinated. I'm 33 w...

I also cannot control the cable package the hospital subscribes to. I'm sorry we don't have HBO, DVR, etc. and that you're going to miss your show. But it's not my problem and is not even on my priority list. When I worked outpatient, I also cou...

I've been in this situation. Not narcs, but the manager making stuff up. Get out. You'll be happier in the long run.

Oncology nurse here. Part of the reason I quit my job was because all of a sudden it was acceptable to not double glove during the pandemic when we've had it drilled into us for years to do so. I mean, at my last job, they tested surfaces all the tim...

I would definitely skim the chapters for major points if you can related to study guides. Do your instructors give study guides? For my ASN program, we were often given 100 point study guides for a 50 question test. So you had to study a lot more but...

I was thinking about this, too. As student nurses, we had to be there by 6:30 AM and ready to hit the floor at 6:45 AM for report with our paired nurse. For me, that meant being up at 5:15 and out the door by 6:00 without kids. We had to look present...

I echo this sentiment. I love being a nurse, I love being a native Floridian, but I do not like being a nurse in Florida. Low pay, short staffing most of the time, no unions, no worker protections, most of your patient population is needy elderly pop...

You have to be very dedicated and studious to pass CLEP exams. I took both US History I & II and only managed a passing score on one. It's funny, where I took the US History I exam at USF a 55 was needed to pass; UTA required a 60 and I made a 58...

You're basically damned if you do, damned if you don't in this situation. I'm sorry. I've never seen a whole unit be toxic - usually it is only one or two people. I don't have any advice to add but I did want to say that I'm sorry you're in this situ...

Yup, this happened to me, too. Was it for seasonal flu and/or travel vaccines?

5 jobs in 7 years: 1st job 1 year 8 months - applied for 3 promotions after being prompted to apply for them and shot down for all 3. Told to speak to my manager for reason why and manager refused to tell me so I left 2nd job 8 months with ...

No one has asked me my GPA at this point for just a regular RN job. I have had to provider transcripts for most jobs, though, so I don't know if they peak at it then? Only one job demanded by diploma. However, I am almost done with a MSN ED. pr...

I mean, is the nurse workforce 50/50 outside of the US, meaning half are male and half are female? Because I could have sworn that only 10 to 12% of nurses in the US are male. My first two jobs in healthcare I didn't encounter a single male nurse. In...

Public health is also an option. The pay is so-so but the benefits are awesome, at least here. For a family it's $180/month for a BCBS PPO with an individual deductible of $500 and family of $1500.

When I do hands, I like to have the patient make a fist and flex their wrist down. To me, this helps stabilize the vein. I'd also sit while doing them, lowering the seat to the lowest position so I could get up and close to them. My other suggestion...

I'm a RN working in Oncology and I've seen my docs do both. We had one doc who absolutely would not address other issues, such as BP, and would send them to ER if critical or to PCP. We'd also hold their treatment that day, so usually patients were m...

I had this problem at my last job. Everyone would leave between 4 and 4:30 even though there was still triage to be done. I complained enough that finally we started scheduling a late nurse until 5:00 every day. It rotated per week and typically we o...