buytheshoes11 MSN, RN

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    Wait for bsn to job hunt or not?

    buytheshoes11 replied to vle4's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You can definitely start looking now. It won't hurt to start putting resumes out and networking. You never know what may happen! Best
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    Nursing is slavery Period!!!

    buytheshoes11 replied to sonia211's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Would it be possible for you to find a different job? Like other posters have said, you've worked too hard to just throw everything away. There are days when I am physically and mentally exhausted...
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    Best shoes

    buytheshoes11 replied to pretty70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I really like Danskos. They look silly, but mine have conformed to my feet and given my arches the support they
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    Licensed staff/skilled nursing residents

    buytheshoes11 replied to pistolchick's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    For the skilled nursing at my facility the maximum the nurse can have is 18. This may not sound like a lot compared to some of the halls where I work (some halls have up to 28 patients), but the...
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    New On Call procedure. Need ideas, suggestions

    buytheshoes11 replied to gerRN23's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    We have per diem and part time nurses who are willing to come in when there are call-offs. Our DON never, ever helps out on the floor (it's nice to hear that you and your DON do!). There are times...
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    Nursing student afraid of urinary catheters!

    buytheshoes11 replied to 49*1's topic in General Students

    You will become more comfortable with this once you practice. When I was in school we practiced on dummies in skills lab before attempting this on actual patients. I'm not sure if you have simulation...
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    How long after graduation did you wait before taking the NCLEX?

    buytheshoes11 replied to aachavez's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I graduated in early May and took NCLEX about three weeks later. I'm happy that I didn't wait any longer because I feel like I may have forgotten some important concepts. To study, I looked through...
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    Why did/are you getting your BSN?

    buytheshoes11 replied to thesundowner's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I've always wanted to be a nurse and always wanted the "college experience" right after high school, so I attended a four year university for my degree. It worked out
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    Did you have to brush your classmates teeth?

    buytheshoes11 replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Students

    No, we never had to do this in our skills lab. We assisted our patients, when needed, in the hospital
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    Nurse Call button misused once again

    buytheshoes11 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    My boyfriend and I are both nurses. :loveya: I'm glad he would know better than to pull this type of
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    Why is there so much rudeness?

    buytheshoes11 replied to KB1975's topic in General Students

    It's hard to understand the tone of many posts online, whether you are on this site or another. I think where some posters are just being to-the-point and maybe even blunt, some other people may...
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    New grads who are being bullied by experienced nurses

    buytheshoes11 replied to hella_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One thing new nurses have to learn is to grow thicker skin and realize that constructive criticism is just that - constructive. I think it comes down to how the other nurse is saying something, but in...
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    Ready to leave nursing for good

    buytheshoes11 replied to OrlandoRN2011's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Would it be possible to find another facility or job in nursing? I would give it a little longer until you leave nursing for good. It says a lot that you were promoted to the charge nurse position to...
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    Blame the weekend staff! It's fun!

    buytheshoes11 replied to Nurse_Wretched's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where I work it is NOC shift that takes the crap from management. However, I have never seen a manager come in just to check in on the NOC staff and ensure things are going okay and to ask them if...
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    Oxygen Tanks

    buytheshoes11 replied to sls73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We use concentrators for the patients while they are in their rooms and tanks for when they aren't. However, we have a lot of issues with our concentrators malfunctioning, so in some cases we end up...
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    Behaviors and Failing to Chart Them

    buytheshoes11 replied to Tired_Mommy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes! This happens all of the time where I work. Because the nurses are not documenting behaviors on the MAR flowsheets and in their charting, the MD and pharmacy have been decreasing the amount and...
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    Do nurse managers work on Memorial Day?

    buytheshoes11 replied to mell260's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, not where I work. However, she will be on call in case of any kind of
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    New Grad RN still no job

    buytheshoes11 replied to annamee's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Have you tried LTC/SNF facilities yet? Also, would it possible for you to commute or relocate? Don't give up! You will find
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    Attention PRN nurses

    buytheshoes11 replied to Vtachy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love the PRN nurses that I get to work with! Without them, we would be short staffed at least three times a week. I am grateful for them and the knowledge they share with me (they are nurses who...
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    G tube wont flush but dont think its clogged?

    buytheshoes11 replied to asr10 user's topic in General Nursing

    Like other posters said we always have to get an X-ray on patients with clogged PEGs. One patient is notorious for having a clogged tube and has had several tube placements, just to my knowledge, in...
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    Do you have family members who are nurses?

    buytheshoes11 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My mom is a nurse. When she graduated high school she went to college with all intents and purposes of becoming an RN, but, she met my dad and quit school to get married (luckily for our family!). She...
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    My first year of nursing :)

    buytheshoes11 replied to katielam616's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thank you for this post. Some days I feel like I am working, working, working but getting nowhere. You sound like a great
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    Delegation

    buytheshoes11 replied to aaprimetime's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes and yes to both questions. CNAs can also collect UA specimens too, where I
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    How is the job market for nursing where you live?

    buytheshoes11 replied to Lucidity's topic in General Nursing

    CA; RN-BSN; I know in Northern CA the market is poor. Stagnant would be an appropriate
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    Time Frame for Med Administration

    buytheshoes11 replied to Unknown member's topic in Patient Medications

    Where I have been in school and where I work now I've been told it's a one hour window for acute and a two hour window for