DisneyNurseGal

DisneyNurseGal BSN, RN

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  1. Using Dictation Equipment to Transcribe Class Notes

    DisneyNurseGal posted a topic in General Students

    I am one of those students who records every lecture (with professor approval). I find that I learn better if I mostly listen in class (I jot down some notes or draw diagrams professors write on the...

  2. Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

    DisneyNurseGal posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a little upset about something I read on Facebook tonight. Let me start by saying, I usually take things with a grain of salt when it comes to Facebook, but something about this has rubbed me the...

  3. So is there really a nursing shortage?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live, there is an extreme shortage of new and experienced nurses in all area. Like someone said in a previous post, there are pockets of shortages; however, my whole state is experiencing...

  4. Advice to novice who wants to work with geriatric population.

    DisneyNurseGal replied to ebcifaldi's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a 36 bed general medical unit in a hospital and 80% of our patient population are geriatric. I love working on this unit because we see all kinds of diagnoses from UTI, GI Bleed, COPD...

  5. Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

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

    I guess the TOS say that we can not post links to social media sites. I have cut pasted the original post below as it appears on Facebook. This persons FB page is not private and is still public as...

  6. Credentials

    DisneyNurseGal replied to phiir's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In the state I work, yes, you can be sanctioned for identifying yourself with credentials that you have not earned yet. Secondly, if you did RN, BSN its wrong anyway. The correct way is your highest...

  7. CHPN Certification

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The grant was offered through my employer. We write a proposal, and talk about how what we have chosen will benefit the work on. My unit is the unit where people who are eminently dying go to pass....

  8. CHPN Certification

    DisneyNurseGal replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Luckily, it is a grant that I get no matter if I pass or not, so that pressure is off. I like what was said about using every resource available to me, that makes sense. The $225 for the books and...

  9. Nurse at Disneyworld

    DisneyNurseGal replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    There are several positions at Disney for nurses! There are those who work with the public in a first aid/emergency capacity and employee health nurse(s). This too is a dream of mine, and I have...

  10. Would you wait for Dr orders?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to AcuteCare4Life's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital, we can add change modify orders for oxygen as the situation presents, but must obtain order within 30 minutes. In some situations we have even started fluid boluses if no s/s of...

  11. Traveling RN Wants to Get BSN While On the Road

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I finished my BSN through Dixie State University which is in Southern Utah. I happen to live in the city where this state university is located; however the program was all online. I was pleased...

  12. Night Shifts?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to MeredithAnne's topic in General Students

    I have been a night shift nurse for over two years and I love it! On my unit, it is not necessarily the place the new nurses start; however it is the preferred place. You learn your job without the...

  13. Pts handpicking assignments, and refusing nurses of opposite gender?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to jdub6's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The "no male caregiver" request is one that we have to deal with A LOT where I work because of our proximity to the polygamist communities (Warren Jeff's old sect and their offshoots). We honor all...

  14. Help, I hate Vomit - Can I still be a nurse?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I am the same way! I was so worried when I started nursing school about vomit, but the truth of the matter is it is very unusual for patients to come to my unit with new vomiting. If they are...

  15. The second interview

    DisneyNurseGal replied to ashrose1992's topic in General Nursing

    My unit does similar interviews. At the second one, we are looking for personality, teamwork, and does it seem like you are going to fit in with the team. This interview can be somewhat scary...

  16. NCLEX passing rates

    DisneyNurseGal posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    according to the ncsbn website, first time, us educated students have a 91.23% pass rate on the nclex. the pass rate drops when you factor in international students and repeat takers, but overall the...

  17. About apologizing

    DisneyNurseGal replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Its not conceding if you were indeed in the wrong, and did something worthy of the SINCERE apology. Sometimes I will present the olive branch and say "I'm sorry we do not see eye to eye on this, but...

  18. Wrongful Termination?

    DisneyNurseGal replied to MEANNRS's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure what state you live in; however, most states are now "Right to Work" or "at will" states where employees or employers can end employment at any time for any reason. Wrongful termination would...

  19. Certifications

    DisneyNurseGal replied to FloatRN19's topic in General Nursing

    I am an oncology certified nurse (OCN), because in my job we administer chemotherapy. I am also working on my Hospice and Palliative Certification (CHPN), as this is relevant to my job as well. I...

  20. New Grad - Just got a job at Starbucks. Help.

    DisneyNurseGal replied to NightWatch's topic in Nursing Career

    That is true there is not a lot of competition for hospitals, but the way I look at it, the wage is not everything. I have health insurance for a family of 5 with a $500 deductible (NOT a type-o) and...

  21. New Grad - Just got a job at Starbucks. Help.

    DisneyNurseGal replied to NightWatch's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm not LDS (Mormon) and there are less Mormons here than there use to be, and YES! They are very

  22. New Grad - Just got a job at Starbucks. Help.

    DisneyNurseGal replied to NightWatch's topic in Nursing Career

    I live two hours from Las Vegas in Southern Utah (just a mere 5 hour drive from the Inland Empire in the OC), and my hospital needs nurses. They pretty much just hired every nursing grad from the...

  23. Where's my planner nerds at?!

    DisneyNurseGal replied to happyinmyheart's topic in General Students

    When I was in school, I loved one I found on Etsy. I was able to personalize the classes I wanted (I also had sections for personal and work) and it would come preprinted with my the sections I...

  24. New-ish charge RN - advice please!

    DisneyNurseGal replied to OneDuckyRN's topic in Nurse Management

    We are in the same boat! I just started charging about 2 months ago, and I agonize over giving the right assignment. It sounds like our staffing has been done similarly, I once shorted day shift a...

  25. "My Tech" or "My Aide"

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

    I can understand what you are saying, but like others have said I think that you are reading too much into it. We use the possessive "my" to just describe every relationship in our lives, my tech, my...