ClaraRedheart BSN, RN

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    Have debt but don't know if I want to be an NP?

    ClaraRedheart replied to daisychains11's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, I'm sorry that you're being treated that way. As nurses, most of us are outward focused, so when we see someone who is the opposite as a co-worker, it can be difficult to make space for...
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    Covid 2021 Survey: How is your staffing determined and do you feel it is safe? Do you experience moral distress?

    ClaraRedheart replied to NursesTakeDC's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm light duty so I was working as a unit secretary on an ICU stepdown unit. I was shocked to see that many of the nurses had just as many patients as those that we usually have on a med-surg unit....
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    I called in sick today, they didn't accept it.

    ClaraRedheart replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the problem if you DON'T call off sick and come to work infecting your co-workers... they're going to be in a worse position next week. They'd better learn to
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    MEDSURG-BC certification by ANCC

    ClaraRedheart replied to Jrodgers23's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Glad you're looking into this now. I did CMSRN through MSNBC. I wasn't paying attention on the requirements until 2 months before it was due to expire. Not sure on ANCC, but with MSNBC, if you turn...
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    Weird Question: Are All Hospital Nurses Wearing Scrub Caps Now?

    ClaraRedheart replied to K. Everly's topic in General Nursing

    I started wearing them! Even if Covid wasn't a thing anymore, I'd continue wearing them. Think of all of the splashback that you've felt while emptying bedpans. Just one more protective layer to keep...
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    My boyfriend is still unvaccinated

    ClaraRedheart replied to vio's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I want my husband vaccinated, stat. I've worked with covid patients his age that are deathly ill. He refuses. His reason is that everytime he was forced to get a vaccination in the navy, he got sick....
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    Go While You Can...Raise the Pay!!

    ClaraRedheart replied to John Salyers's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I'm in North TX, but my hourly wage is almost twice what it was when I started 7 years
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    How to Stop the Mass Nursing Exodus?

    ClaraRedheart posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hi. My hospital is currently up for magnet renewal, but we're losing staff constantly. I've even said myself that I can't do another COVID round, but it's here, and I'm still there while my...
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    How to Stop the Mass Nursing Exodus?

    ClaraRedheart replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you so much! I love this idea! I suspect our ED is already doing something similar as all of our patients are on non-select rather than allowed to order room-service. I don't see why we couldn't...
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    How to Stop the Mass Nursing Exodus?

    ClaraRedheart replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Agreed. I don’t think any hospital losing staff like this deserves to be considered for magnet. I realize that this is a nation wide (likely international) problem but magnet and all of the extra...
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    How to Stop the Mass Nursing Exodus?

    ClaraRedheart replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You’re probably right, but it would be in their best interest and save money in the long run if it means they’re not having to train new staff or hire expensive travel nurses because the...
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    Vaccine Hesitancy

    ClaraRedheart replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I was also very reluctant. After many others in my hospital got their second dose, I finally asked my doctor. My thought was... why would this work any better than natural immunity from having covid...
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    How much should I ask for?

    ClaraRedheart replied to lizet4455RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just a fair warning... I have a good friend whose position in nursing so far has been to ask for the most you can get. She's gotten fired for petty crap that would NOT get you fired anywhere else in a...
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    HELP! Got a horrible teacher for Microbiology. What do I do? Drop or keep it?

    ClaraRedheart replied to cookie123d's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yuck. I'm sorry. If a professor is that bad, with my experience, I'd wait a semester. Nursing was my first love. After a video of a man shoving a huge needle into his body in a community college...
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    Rooting out Racial Bias in Nursing: Hope and Grace

    ClaraRedheart replied to jeastridge's topic in General Specialties

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    Nurses are Pushed to the Brink

    ClaraRedheart replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is such a fantastic idea! I was thinking prior to reading this article that maybe they could hire more EVS and train them to go into a covid room to empty waste baskets. It's such a small thing,...
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    How to Respond When Family Blames You for Patient Dying

    ClaraRedheart replied to CaliRN2019's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry you are dealing with that! It sounds truly horrible! I'm on a unit that was the last resort for covid patients. They're going in regular rooms and there are patients in the hallways...
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    Mobility question from new covid nurse

    ClaraRedheart posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Our unit was the last safe space from covid at my hospital. We’ve run out of space, so we’re getting them in non-negative pressure rooms. We also have patients in the hallways. Anyways,...
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    Christmas Gift Commiseration Thread

    ClaraRedheart replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    The hospital that I work at is one of the largest systems in my state. We've gotten nothing at all for the last four years. They cater a meal, but our acuity is so abnormally high that I couldn't even...
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    RN coworker discouraged me

    ClaraRedheart replied to LPNwithBIGdreams's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure many of us are hypochondriacs ? My mom is a nurse and tends towards self diagnosis. I turned out to have brca2 from my dad which has killed 3 generations of women in my family, so had...
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    Feeling Extremely Lost And Angry About Graduating

    ClaraRedheart replied to chocolateocean's topic in General Students

    I was a little sad at graduation when most of my small cohort had jobs but me and one other person. I certainly didn't begrudge them their happiness though. If you're going to work with people as...
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    Now that I've gotten it....

    ClaraRedheart replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Serious question. I had it back in July and have felt relieved for awhile. Our hospital has limited vaccines for frontline staff. I chose not to get vaccinated, because the virus itself should have...
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    Meltdown at Work and Feel like a Failure

    ClaraRedheart replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Yes. Been there, done that. My first year as a nurse I cried all the time. Going to dayshift and getting proper sleep helped, but it's still my nature. I was trained as a charge nurse and did...
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    Why be a floor nurse when they don't care?

    ClaraRedheart replied to NursesDontNeedChairstoChart12hrShift's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just curious what happens if you spend 12 hours running on all cylinders and need to sit and chart after shift because you couldn't stop? Where do you chart? I guess I'd have to see the plan to judge...
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    Covid: Protections for unsafe staffing?

    ClaraRedheart replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The malpractice insurance is a really great idea, and I think would help to decrease some stress. It's not as pricey as I thought it would