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  1. Family claims hospital's staff shortage responsible for fatal crash

    SubSippi replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    The comments posted under that article are infuriating! People are acting like that woman knew what she was getting into becoming a nurse, and she should have been more responsible. If a hospital...

  2. Interviewing while on workman's comp?

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

    They might not technically be allowed to cite that as the sole reason for not hiring someone, but with so many people applying for each position, would a hiring manager really not take that into...

  3. Opinion of nurses

    SubSippi replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I live in NC... I had a patient come in from a nursing home who was very confused, oriented only to person (sometimes). After a couple days, he came out of it...turns out he was still kind of crazy...

  4. Rude/ Inconsiderate nurses during clinicals

    SubSippi replied to Nonetheless's topic in General Students

    My clinical instructor always emphasized to us that we were guests in that hospital, that the hospital was not obligated to let us come and do clinicals there, and that we should act accordingly. Be...

  5. Failing Pharmacology

    SubSippi replied to 2bRNatasha85's topic in General Students

    Try and do a test review with your teacher. She can explain to you why certain answers are right, and once you figure out how a teacher thinks, the tests become much easier. Any time I was having a...

  6. Not doing well in nursing school?

    SubSippi replied to succinate's topic in General Students

    You may not be getting the grades you want, but at least you're being challenged. Test grades aren't indicative of how much you've learned. There wasn't a single student that I graduated with that...

  7. Gerontology vs. Geriatrics

    SubSippi replied to ICUnurseEst2015's topic in General Students

    I've always loved working with my elderly patients! The good news for you is, once you start working you'll get a ton of exposure to this population and make sure it's really what you want to do,...

  8. Will I ever get over this? Personally or professionally.

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

    I'm so sorry that happened! I don't think my facility would have fired you either. We have a lot of new grads, and some have made some pretty big errors and haven't gotten fired. I agree with the PP...

  9. Finding places to put IVs

    SubSippi replied to LLL01's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Full disclosure, I am awful at starting IVs (I've only successfully started two...ever), so I am always asking people for tips. The best IV starter on my floor told me a mistake new grads make is...

  10. How long is too long to get first job?

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

    A lot of hospitals only hire new grads twice a year, like in July and December. Call nurse recruiters and ask them questions, tell them you're really interested in working at the hospital, so they...

  11. New Nurse

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

    I'm new also...all the nurses on my unit tell me not to worry too much about getting behind, because I'll get better and stressing out won't help anything. Just make sure that if there is a medication...

  12. Weird thing happening...

    SubSippi replied to Elle23's topic in Private Duty

    Any other symptoms associated with the nose

  13. There's nothing worse than a FAT nurse!

    SubSippi replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Students

    There's nothing worse than a fat nurse... ...except a fat doctor. Is what OP should have replied

  14. Facebook complaints from Patients

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

    The patient can link his or her post to the healthcare facility's Facebook page, I think most hospitals have them

  15. How does increased access to healthcare affect nursing?

    SubSippi replied to Katie71275's topic in General Nursing

    My dad has a genetic condition that causes his blood to clot super easily, and has had two PEs. Before the ACA, he was "uninsurable," because of his preexisting condition. And due to some fairly...

  16. If You Give a Patient a Cookie

    SubSippi replied to Mully's topic in Nursing Humor

    Looooove

  17. Interesting Seizure

    SubSippi replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient who sounds pretty similar to this. He also called them anxiety seizures...he was also very aware of the fact that patients get Ativan when they have a seizure. They brought in a...

  18. When someone asks you what you do for a living, do you say "nurse" or "RN" or "LVN"?

    SubSippi replied to HHN2472's topic in General Nursing

    I say that I'm a nurse in a telemetry unit, because the next question I get asked is, "What kind?" I've never been asked if I'm an LPN or RN, and definitely never had anybody ask me if I got a two or...

  19. How to handle certain patient "allergies"

    SubSippi posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been working for a few months, and I have so many questions, most of which are answered by my coworkers. Sometimes, though, I feel the need to get some outside opinions, and this is one of those...

  20. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    SubSippi replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    Hey, the good news is you got a lot of mistakes out of the way on your first day. From everything I've read/heard/experienced new grads spend a good part of their first year feeling like an idiot....

  21. Do Mean Girls make Mean Nurses

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

    Is it just me, or did "bullying" just recently become a thing? I'm not saying that it doesn't really happen, or that it's okay for people to behave that way... but it seems like it's become a buzz...

  22. Advice on dealing with confused patients

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

    It sounds like I need to hit up some yard sales and bring some toys to work with

  23. Pros and Cons of Computerized Charting

    SubSippi replied to phlowtey's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if this is the kind of opinion you're looking for, but it drives me crazy on my floor so I thought I'd mention it... If you put a computer in each room, have them on the side closer to the...

  24. Alarm fatigue

    SubSippi replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Are y'all referring only to actual alarms, or to call lights as

  25. I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

    SubSippi replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It sounds like you did your best, which is all you can do. And I guarantee you'll be more prepared for a situation like that next time, because there will be a next time! There's no way to know if...