SubSippi

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  1. My Fibro

    SubSippi replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    I'd just like to say, that even though my brain tries as hard as it can to assign stereotypes to people (because of their diagnosis, age, health history, race, social status...whatever), I'm proven...

  2. Will I really have a flexible job?

    SubSippi replied to amae519's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Although I can say you would definitely be able to find a job with flexible hours eventually, you can't count on it for the first couple of years. Depending on what area of the country you're in, you...

  3. Trying to get that full time night shift job...

    SubSippi replied to miscangelious's topic in General Nursing

    It might look bad on future applications, but it won't be a big deal if you stick out the hospital job for a couple of years. The PP that said you have 30-40 years left in nursing is right. Don't...

  4. Cost of your RN degree??

    SubSippi replied to SML456's topic in General Nursing

    What.

  5. Death of a Dream

    SubSippi replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    "Death of a Dream" is the title of your post...not, "Postponing My Dream For Two Years Until My Mother-in-Law Retires." I don't know what you wanted people to say, but you got a lot of good advice...

  6. Death of a Dream

    SubSippi replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    The possibility of financial hardship and/or illness is far from a ridiculous circumstance, and the fact that you're going to a neurologist in a month hardly predicts what's going to happen in two...

  7. Death of a Dream

    SubSippi replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    There is never going to be a good time to go back to school. There is always going to be a really good reason to wait a couple more years. In two years, your mother-in-law might have financial...

  8. Procedure on this? Nurse and her abuser

    SubSippi replied to CMarieRN87's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that he doesn't seem ashamed of himself is worrisome to me. He might have paid his debt to society in the eyes of the law, but in my opinion, nine years doesn't seem like very much time for...

  9. You will all probably hate me for this

    SubSippi replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Nursing

    Do you,

  10. Has anyone else "sensed" when something was wrong with a patient?

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

    Same here, I've NEVER been wrong when I get the "feeling." I don't get it every time a patient is about to crash, but two years in I've learned to tell the difference between nerves and stress, and...

  11. Unwanted 'diagnosis'!

    SubSippi replied to WinterLilac's topic in General Nursing

    It's probably a tactic he uses frequently, to make people feel bad about themselves so they ask for his help and buy what he's

  12. You will all probably hate me for this

    SubSippi replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Nursing

    Let's face it, if only nice people used the internet, message board probably wouldn't exist. Because nobody would read them. Nobody is perfect, and you have to deal with the good and the bad. And the...

  13. "My Tech" or "My Aide"

    SubSippi replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Non-nurses think that being a nurse is all about "doing" all these little tasks, but a chimpanzee could drop an NG or start a foley. Nurses learn how to make clinical judgement calls, it's a whole lot...

  14. Hilarious Conversation with a Patient

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

    Me: Do you know where you are right now? Patient: Yes. Me: Alright tell me where that is. Patient: I'm at the circus. ...I didn't know whether I needed to correct her or not. When I worked the...

  15. "My Tech" or "My Aide"

    SubSippi replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Yeah, it's just the way people talk. I refer to the surgeons I work with as "my surgeon" all the

  16. Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    SubSippi replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    If someone is hurting badly enough to have a fentanyl patch, stealing their meds is downright

  17. Moving to Another Area - New Grad

    SubSippi replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired from out of state for my first job. My facility was desperate for nurses, and hired me with only a phone interview after I told them I couldn't afford to fly there for an

  18. I hate being a CNA

    SubSippi replied to *K($$'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This is a good opportunity for you to learn how to overcome your anxiety. There's going to be just as much poop and sadness when you're a nurse, but with much more responsibility. Pull yourself...

  19. Scared!!!

    SubSippi replied to novicenurse1384's topic in Critical Care

    Congrats! It's normal to be nervous. My advice: Bring a notebook and write things don't so you don't have to ask the same questions over and over (phone numbers, where to find certain policies, etc.)....

  20. Apple Watch

    SubSippi replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Lol...you know you're a nurse when... This counts as a lucky

  21. Which was more stressful: nursing school or actually working as a RN?

    SubSippi replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    My life is much less stressful now that I'm out of school. When I'm not at work, I can do whatever I want to. When I was in school, I felt guilty just going to a movie sometimes (although I was always...

  22. Physician Bullying of Nurses Reaching Epidemic Levels

    SubSippi replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    No he's definitely not aware that he's being offensive. If it was a grandfatherly type doc it wouldn't make me so mad...but he's pretty young, and has a perpetual condescending attitude. So basically...

  23. Nursing Dose

    SubSippi replied to guest449786's topic in Patient Medications

    Out of curiosity, what area of nursing do you work

  24. Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    SubSippi replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny, you're the first person I've seen on this board admit to doing that. I don't know if the places I've worked and had clinical were anomalies, but nobody ever insists on watching someone...

  25. Nurses Diverting Narcotics.

    SubSippi replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    You should report it...not just for your patients, but for your coworker as well. Keeping a secret for an addict isn't doing them any favors. If someone has gotten to this point, they are in need of...