Skykomish

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1. Don't like nursing at all, what can I do with my BSN?

   Skykomish replied to lostrnugh's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Definitely stick it out for 1 year. Opens a lot of doors. But the great thing about nursing is there are so many different things you can do with it. Maybe you need to be in the paperwork side of it....

2. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

   Skykomish replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I felt exactly like you do at exactly the same point you're at, 2 months before graduation. My mom (who is an NP, so she aught to know better, right?) Really pressured me to apply for jobs every...

3. Why don't you just read the chart?

   Skykomish replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   We are not allowed to research patients prior to admit for 2 reasons- 1, it locks the chart so docs & ER nurses can't access it, and 2 HIPPAA. What if the patient dies & I never see them? Or...

4. I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

   Skykomish replied to hershdawg's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I didn't read all of the comments, but I have actually had several CNAs tell me "I wanted to be a nurse but now that I've been a CNA I'm definitely not going to because of how much you nurses seem to...

5. PICC Maintenance

   Skykomish posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm doing a presentation for the clinical staff at the rehab hospital where I work. I've noticed that some of the nurses are making errors regarding PICC line maintenance and I wanted to fix them....

6. So check this out....

   Skykomish replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I have about 15-18 patients depending on the day. Sub-acute rehab. With extensive wound care, HBO, dialysis, and at least one trach/Jtube. I often find myself wondering what a bathroom is, and if my...

7. Do you have family members who are nurses?

   Skykomish replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   My mom is a FNP, working on her doctorate. I really had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, only that my present career (I used to own a dog kennel) was not going to work out financially. My mom...

8. How to get acute care experience?

   Skykomish posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   I graduated a year ago in May with my RN/BSN. I have only been able to get a job with Mollen and in a LTC/Rehab facility. All of the hospitals want at least one year of ACUTE experience... how can I...