SubSippi

SubSippi

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  1. Convincing the manager to take a chance on a new grad

    SubSippi replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So did you end up getting an

  2. Help! Non-nursing best path to Psychiatric NP

    SubSippi replied to future student's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Having an MSN does not automatically make you a nurse practitioner, or give you the ability to prescribe medications. Even if you go the accelerated route, you'll come out with a master's but your...

  3. Convincing the manager to take a chance on a new grad

    SubSippi replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Make sure the manager knows that she will receive a return on her investment (in you). Find ways to emphasize the fact that, if hired, you plan on staying in that unit for a long time. Ask her what...

  4. Extubation protocol post CABG

    SubSippi replied to TravelRNBSN's topic in Cardiac

    Our goal is less than four hours. They are sedated initially, and we begin to wean them off as soon as their pressures are stable. Preparing the patient for extubation, and deciding when they will be...

  5. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    SubSippi replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree, and understand that most of the time, they're just trying to do they're job. But there are managers that seem to just regurgitate the ridiculous demands being made by their bosses, and those...

  6. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    SubSippi replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Preach

  7. Cardiac strips

    SubSippi replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    It's important to know, but the MOST important thing is to be able to recognize a change. It's good that you're eager to learn more, but don't worry too much in the mean time. If something looks...

  8. Love working in an area that needs nurses

    SubSippi replied to englishgeek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Gahhh, remind me to never get sick in

  9. Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    SubSippi replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd do whatever it was I had come in there to

  10. This Blows Every Other ED Visit Out of the Water

    SubSippi replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in Emergency

    Haha...that scenario, which seems to be much more likely, never once crossed my

  11. Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    SubSippi replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I knock on doors as a warning that someone is about to come in, not to ask permission. A private room means they don't have a roommate, not that the patient gets to dictate when the nurse is allowed...

  12. Love working in an area that needs nurses

    SubSippi replied to englishgeek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It was awesome when I graduated, I had an offer from each job I applied to. And it's not because I'm special, I had a very average resume. I even said something that made me look like a huge weirdo in...

  13. Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    SubSippi replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is it inappropriate? Yeah, probably...but can a hospital actually have a policy stating that sexual activity isn't allowed? Probably

  14. On Negative Feedback

    SubSippi replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wellllllll, although you might not care what she has to say, you definitely didn't ignore it. You had quite a bit you wanted to talk

  15. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    SubSippi replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Also, for your enjoyment... Doctors and Nurses Fight Back; Proposal to Link Hospital CEO Salaries to Employee Satisfaction Passes Senate - Medical Satire - GomerBlog Ohhhhh, if

  16. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    SubSippi replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Trust and believe, the posters didn't last long, at least not on my unit. I am of the opinion that campaigns of that nature are the result of an extraneous administrator attempting to validate the...

  17. The most valuable thing(s) you've been told

    SubSippi replied to paramedic-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! It took me WAY too long to figure that one out! A CNA showed me this: to help a weak patient get out of bed, have them sit at the edge with their feet on the floor. Then put a chair in front of...

  18. This Blows Every Other ED Visit Out of the Water

    SubSippi replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in Emergency

    Sooo I guess his boyfriend must have been into the idea of repeatedly ejaculating into tupperware containers? I have a feeling there's a psych admit somewhere in the near future for him,

  19. Why did you become a nurse?

    SubSippi replied to Valerie99's topic in General Nursing

    It seemed like a good idea at the

  20. The most valuable thing(s) you've been told

    SubSippi replied to paramedic-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses constantly interact with people who are in situations that are absolutely heartbreaking. We see human suffering in some of its most abject forms. Someone once told me to avoid imagining...

  21. White Coat Ceremony for Nurses

    SubSippi replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Although I appreciate the value in maintaining tradition, the nursing cap is something I'm not sad is gone. I see it as being kind of sexist...if nursing was a male dominated profession I don't think...

  22. RN's - how long did you stay at your first job?

    SubSippi replied to sunshyne17's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I stayed at my first job in the floor for about nine months. I really liked my coworkers, and I got used to the stress, but I didn't feel challenged in the particular way that I enjoy being...

  23. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    SubSippi replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    I HATE having to put anything in a person's butt. I make sure I roll them to the side where they can't see my reflection in the mirror, because I can't do it without making faces...learned that...

  24. On Negative Feedback

    SubSippi replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're completely right, a lot of people do use those phrases to justify their unnecessarily callous behavior. Not only is being rude unprofessional, it's counterproductive. What is bothersome to me,...

  25. On Negative Feedback

    SubSippi replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love this post, and completely agree. I see so many posts on here with people demanding only "constructive criticism." In my opinion, if you learn something, even if that something is to never do...