OnlybyHisgraceRN

OnlybyHisgraceRN ASN, RN

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  1. Did I just made a mistake by declining an interview?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to miniangel729's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You know how many people are dying to get an interview. You should have went, even if for practice then declined. Lesson,

  2. "No nurses of color....."

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would be relieved not to have to care for such an ignorant

  3. What was your experience in school?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to laski's topic in General Students

    I had a great experience in school. In fact I loved nursing school. Learned so much and made a ton of friends. I worked which made it more difficult, but none the less had a

  4. I'm done! I'm out!

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to white8tiger6's topic in General Students

    There are nurses that hate "CNA work". I don't judge them. They work in different areas of nursing where they don't have to do it. If you still want to do this, you should. You'll have to do "cna...

  5. Anyone heard any news?? Washington Adventist Hospital New Grad Program

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to worf's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Good luck to everyone

  6. ICU nurses: Do you check cornea reflex and gag reflex q4h ?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Critical Care

    This makes since. I still write " blinks

  7. New Nurse Horror Stories

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to Baking Nurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yup, sounds like most LTCF I've worked in. I loved the residents but hated to see the care

  8. Long-Term Care Nursing: A Specialty In Its Own Right

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you for this post. Long term care nurses are looked down upon so often. It is nice to educate nurses on what LTC nurses really do. I'm now in ICU and I still miss taking care of my

  9. Off orientation and sometimes asking myself, "Am I cut out for this?"

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to newSN's topic in Emergency

    I'm currently in orientation for ICU and I know exactly how you feel. ER and ICU are apples and organges. What has helped me is getting to work early ( so I don't feel rushed) so that I can atleast...

  10. New to allnurses.. a little introduction.

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to SarcasticLVN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Welcome. You are so right to be grateful for a job in this time. I worked longterm care for a couple years. I enjoyed my little

  11. Soon to be new grad

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to -jnicole's topic in General Nursing

    First, congrats for becoming a LPN. This is a huge and wonderful accomplishment. This will definitely be a stepping stone to becoming a RN. I suggest trying to get a position in urgent care. Where I...

  12. Particular Patient Populations - Do You Struggle?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Walkie talkies- from the icu nurse. ( no I'm just kidding, no I'm not, yeah I

  13. ICU nurses: Do you check cornea reflex and gag reflex q4h ?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Critical Care

    I have seen that too. I've also seen nurses document perrla who did not have a pen light on flash

  14. Stupid things that nurses say

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Too cute. On another note: not all cancer patients want to live. Some of them will smoke til they die or do the very things that helped them to get cancer. Could be depressing as

  15. Particular Patient Populations - Do You Struggle?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My least favorite is dealing with mech. vents. I'm very competent with vents but I just rather for my patient to be able to breathe on their own instead of a machine doing it for them. Vents can cause...

  16. ICU nurses: Do you check cornea reflex and gag reflex q4h ?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks! I just want to be cautious on what I document. So many nurses document " normal" when the assessment is not being done. I just see it coming back to hunt nurses in the

  17. Stupid things that nurses say

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    This was is more of " mean things nurss say" A coworker had a difficult patient. The patient was very sassy and sarcastic. The nurse asked the patient if he was in pain. The patient replied " are you...

  18. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    I went to an excellent school that did not teach us how to start IVs. I've never done it in my 2 years as a nurse. I'm not a CVICU nurse in an internship program, I'm required to gain competency of IV...

  19. Is Faith Enough?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to jaelpn's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Faith has been more than enough for me. With faith plus your effort, mountains truly

  20. Stupid things that nurses say

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I shared this one before. One time I was walking my blind patient to the dinning room. As we got to the table she bumped into the chair. I stated : " I'm sorry, I guess this is like the blind leading...

  21. ICU yuck

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe try school nursing. Won't help you much for NP school but you will work with kids, no wiping butts and rarely death. Good luck. I appreciate your self

  22. Stupid things that nurses say

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Wowsers.

  23. Vent: Why I won't accompany my mother to the ER anymore

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to BelgianRN's topic in Emergency

    Okay, maybe it is just me but the OP shared a very lighthearted story. I'm sure he loves his mother very much. It was a cute story, that made me

  24. Vent: Why I won't accompany my mother to the ER anymore

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to BelgianRN's topic in Emergency

    You mom is such a cutie. She is just proud of her

  25. Drama / Write Up

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to slauren's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You did the right thing. First of all: kudos to you for taking the time to do rounds. Nurses rarely take time to do rounds in LTC ( or atleast the ones I worked with). I was the same as you when I...