sleepRN

sleepRN ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. ASN, Hospital Setting

    You can absolutely get a hospital job with an ASN in CT. There is a nursing shortage
  2. PowerChart/Cerner

    Yes, it does for medication administration and lab label
  3. Nursing Education

    I think you may need to be more specific to get responses. I'm not sure what you are
  4. Things nurse students complain about

    They complain about EVERYTHING! haha...Dress code, tests, lectures, faculty, directors, classrooms, assignments, ATI, clinical location, class/clinical time, literally
  5. Nurse Incivilities: Does it Start in Academia?

    This is a great article. I have been a bedside med-surg nurse for 15 years and for the last year, faculty for a practical nursing program. Nursing needs a culture shift. Nursing needs to get with the...
  6. Clinical Rotation Expectations

    I am a clinical instructor. We have a student handbook that our students are expected to follow. I would think you be able to access the handbook for the schools you work with. When I begin with a new...
  7. Hello, I am a new nursing instructor for an LPN program. I teach in the classroom and also at clinical. We have to roll with the punches at my clinical site. When they are short-staffed, we...
  8. What's your patient load?

    Med-surg 4-6:1 on days and eves. 7:1 on
  9. LPN/RN ...Is it all the same? Please Advise!

    I'm an RN in a hospital, med-surg. My mom is an LPN at a SNF, rehab. When she first started there she loved her job. Now, since management companies bought all the SNF's in the area, she hates her...
  10. Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    I have a BA and ASN. I'm very fortunate that at the hospital where I work the credentials for staff nurse are: RN license required; BSN preferred. With the BA I have had opportunities for...
  11. Need input from NIGHT SHIFT nurses

    Friendly at my hospital! Meetings are 3 times a day to accommodate all shifts. We have an assistant manager whose hours are 5p to 1a to support a seamless transition to night shift (our hours are 11p...
  12. I smoked when I was hired as a nurse. It wasn't even brought up in the interview. The hospital offered a smoking cessation program that was free for employees. I completed it and am 1.5years smoke...
  13. Nursing student weight

    I maintained my weight throughout nursing school (which was slightly overweight for me). I exercised 3 times a week, stairs instead of elevator, and watched what I ate. My graduation present to...
  14. I am introverted and shy. I have learned to fake confidence in new situations when I felt nervous. I would do some deep breathing, then jump in to a situation with my fake confidence. I would pay...
  15. Oncology job opportunity vs pregnancy

    I have worked all my nursing career in inpatient oncology. I plan on starting a family soon so I switched to a medical floor 2 weeks ago. In oncology, we never assigned the pregnant girls patients...
  16. Almost Off Orientation And Scared

    Are there other nurses that you'll be working with who are more receptive to questions or helping a new nurse out? I am always flattered and excited to help a new nurse with a problem, question,...
  17. Are there any ADN advocates out there??

    I wonder if hospitals are using the whole BSN/ASN/qualification thing as an excuse to save money. They figure if they make it mandatory for people to get their BSN, a lot of long-time employees will...
  18. Is this normal?

    What are the hours of your shift? I've worked 3 to 11 for 4 years. I'm convinced it is the busiest shift (I've worked days and nights, 12's and 8's). Your experience sounds like a shift at its...
  19. Before I became a nurse I was a safety companion. Nurses totally appreciate you. You are stuck with a difficult patient for 8 hours! You don't get a break. It takes endurance and patience. As a...